2021-May-3 Level 1 パスポート、作りたいんですが。

Lesson Dialogues

Situation 1

It's Sunday; Aki just got up.

Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)

今(いま)、何時(なんじ)ですか?

A 9時(じ)
B 10時(じ)
C 11時(じ)
D 12時(じ)


おかあさん:おはよう。

    アキ:おはよう。今(いま)、何時(なんじ)?

    • 今いま now
    • 何(なに/なん) what
    • 時とき time, when: 子供こどもの時とき when I was a child; 時(じ) o'clock

    おかあさん:11時(じ)。

      アキ:えー、もう?

      • えー expresses surprise or disappointment: えー、本当ほんとう? What? Really?
      • もう already; soon; again; more; strengthens expression of an emotion; filler word: なんか、もう、帰かえろうよ Like, let's go home already?

      おかあさん:そうだよ。

      • そう so (as in "I think so"): そう思おもう。 I think so. ; そうなんだ。 I see.; that is so, that's right
      • ~よ introduces new information; emphasises a sentence: 朝あさだよ!It's morning!

      アキ:日曜日(にちようび)はこれがいいよね。

      • 曜日ようび days of the week;月曜日げつようび Monday 火曜日かようび Tuesday 水曜日すいようび Wednesday 木曜日もくようび Thursday 金曜日きんようび Friday 土曜日どようび Saturday 日曜日にちようび Sunday
      • これ : this, these; この: this, these (possessive): この車くるま this car
      • いい good: 映画えいがよかった! The film was great!; you may use this to indicate your preference or choice: 私わたし、ラーメンがいい。I'd like to choose ramen; いいね is the Japanese version of "like" on social media.
      • ~よね shares mutual sentiments; confirms some information: 寒さむいよね。 It's cold, right?; よな is sometimes used by male speakers; かわいいよ。 may imply she might not know that she's cute, かわいいね。 may imply you expect her to notice it too, and かわいいよね。implies that the speaker is fairly certain about the statement and expect the other person to agree.

      おかあさん:何(なに)が?

        アキ:たくさん寝(ね)られること。

        • たくさん many; much; a lot
        • 寝ね(ら)れる potential form of 寝ねる; ~(ら)れる expresses possibility; can; can be; some people consider ~られる is a correct from, however, many people use ~れる in spoken Japanese
        • 寝ねる to sleep; to lie down; to go to bed
        • こと thing: 大事だいじなこと an important thing; こと converts a sentence into a massive noun: 明日あした、日本にほんに行いくことは難むずかしい。 It's difficult to go to Japan tomorrow. ("明日あした、日本にほんに行いくこと" works like a big chunk of noun)

        Situation 2

        It's Sunday; Aki is speaking with her mother.

        Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)

        アキは、友達(ともだち)と映画(えいが)に行(い)きますか?

        A はい
        B いいえ


        アキ:今(いま)から映画(えいが)行(い)こうかな。

        • ~から from; after: 日本にほんから来きました。I'm from Japan
        • 映画えいが movie
        • 行いこう ou form of 行いく; ~ou expresses suggestion; let's __; 食(た)べよう。 let's eat; 行(い)こう。 let's go; 遊(あそ)ぼう。 let's play; 作(つく)ろう。let's make.
        • 行いく to go
        • ~かな indicates uncertainty; softens a sentence: ちょっと寒さむいかな。I think it's a bit cold.

        おかあさん:友達(ともだち)と?

        • 友達ともだち friend

        アキ:ううん、一人(ひとり)で。

        • ううん nuh-uh; no (non keigo)
        • 一人ひとり one person; alone

        おかあさん:へー、一人(ひとり)で行(い)くの?

        • へー oh, yes?; really?
        • ~の emphasises a sentence or question: 本当ほんとうにできるの?Can you really do it?; できるの!I can do it!; may sound feminine in some cases; 私わたし、できるの。 sounds feminine.

        アキ:うん。私(わたし)だけなんだよね、その映画(えいが)見(み)たいの。

        • うん (casual, non-keigo) yes; yeah
        • ~だけ only; alone; merely
        • ~のです、~んです、~のだ、~んだ actually, as a matter of fact: 明日あした、映画えいが見みたいんですよね/だよね。I actually want to watch a movie tomorrow; often used with けど: すいません、トイレに行いきたいんですけど/だけど。。。Excuse me, I'd like to go to the bathroom; used to ask for a reason: なんで明日あした、会社かいしゃ来こないんですか/来こないの? Why are you not coming to work tomorrow?; used to confirm or react to your observation: もう帰かえるんですか/帰かえるの? Are you going home already?; emphasizes discontentment or anger: 何なに言いってんだよ/んですか。 what the heck are you talking about?; ~なんだ with nouns, na-adjectives, and adverbs: 明日あした雨あめなんだ。It will rain tomorrow.
        • その that
        • 見みる to see; to look; to watch; to check; we use 観みる for things like sports or TV shows
        • ~の の can make other words, such as verbs, function like a noun: 食たべるのはやめる。I will stop eating.

        Situation 3

        Haru came to a government office counter to apply for a passport.

        Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)

        ハルは、写真(しゃしん)を持(も)ってきましたか?

        A はい
        B いいえ


        ハル:パスポート、作(つく)りたいんですが。

        • パスポート passport
        • 作つくりたい たい form of 作つくる; ~たい expresses desire; I want to __
        • 作つくる to make; to create; to cook
        • ~が but: 雨あめですが行いきます。It's raining but I'll go; used for introductory phrases: イベントがありますが行いきますか? There's an event. Do you want to go?; もう八(はち)時(じ)ですが。。。It's already 8 but (shouldn't we be going?).

        窓口(まどぐち)の人(ひと):はい、分(わ)かりました。写真(しゃしん)、持(も)ってきましたか?

        • 分わかりました past form of 分わかります
        • 分わかります ます form of 分わかる; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
        • 分わかる to understand; to see
        • 写真しゃしん picture; photo
        • 持もって te-form of 持(も)つ; te-form is often used to connect to other expressions; te-form may indicate a command; 食(た)べて!Please eat!; it's common to end a sentence with a te-form. Japanese people often don't finish a sentence completely: 昨日学校行(きのうがっこうい)って、勉強(べんきょう)して。。。I went to school yesterday, studied, and...
        • 持もつ to have; to take; to hold
        • ~てきました past form of ~てきます
        • ~てきます ます form of ~てくる; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
        • ~てくる [1] go and ___; indicates that you will do something and come back to the original place; indicates you are doing something in addition to coming to a place: 学校がっこうに行いってくる。 I'll go to school (and come back.) [2] indicates a gradual process: 空そらが赤あかくなってくる。The sky is becoming red. [3] indicates something you've been doing in the past. 今いままで一人ひとりで仕事しごとしてきた。I've been working alone up until now.

        ハル:いえ、持(も)ってません。

        • いえ no; colloquial version of いいえ
        • ~て(い)ません negative form of ~て(い)ます
        • ~て(い)ます ます form of ~て(い)る; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
        • ~て(い)る verb form to express continuation; 食たべる + ている = 食たべている eating; てる is a colloquial version of ている; some verbs such as 知しる uses this form to express the present situation 知しっている (I know) but uses the present native form to say the opposite: 知しらない (I don't know); often てん in spoken Japanese: それ、知しってんの?Do you know that?

        窓口(まどぐち)の人(ひと):写真(しゃしん)が必要(ひつよう)なんですよ。

        • 必要ひつよう necessary

        Situation 4

        Haru came to apply for a passport, but did not bring a photo.

        Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)

        写真(しゃしん)はどこで撮(と)れますか?

        A このフロア
        B 上(うえ)のフロア
        C 下(した)のフロア
        D お店(みせ)のフロア


        ハル:すぐ写真(しゃしん)撮(と)れるとこ、ありますか?

        • すぐ immediately; right away; soon
        • 撮とれる potential form of 撮とる; ~れる expresses possibility; can; can be
        • 取とる to take; to get; to have; to pass; 撮とる to take (pictures, movies, etc.)
        • 所ところ、とこ place: 広ひろい所ところ a big place; point: わからない所ところある?Is there anything you don't understand?; part; aspect: どんなところが好すき? What part do you like?; area; explains the current situation: 食たべているところ I'm in the middle of eating; 食たべたところ I just finished eating (= at the point where I finished eating.)
        • あります ます form of ある; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
        • ある to be (existence); to have (possession); to happen; use ある for objects and いる for people and animals

        窓口(まどぐち)の人(ひと):はい、ありますよ。

          ハル:どこですか?

          • どこ where

          窓口(まどぐち)の人(ひと):この上(うえ)のフロアです。

          • 上うえ top; above; up; on
          • フロア floor

          ハル:分(わ)かりました。撮(と)ってきます。

          • 撮とって te-form of 撮とる; te-form is often used to connect to other expressions; te-form may indicate a command; 食たべて!Please eat!; it's common to end a sentence with a te-form. Japanese people often don't finish a sentence completely: 昨日学校行きのうがっこういって、勉強べんきょうして。。。I went to school yesterday, studied, and...

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          Ritu
          Ritu
          4 years ago

          Hi the lessons are great but the recordings start only after a few alphabets hv been spoken…it cuts in the beginning..means when we start the recording, we cant hear one or two words/ alphabets…so that makes difficult to know what the word is..

          Yuta
          Yuta
          4 years ago
          Reply to  Ritu

          Hi, we asked several people about this but we are unable to reproduce this. Could it be your environment? (Device or device settings)?

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