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)

(いま)何時(なんじ)ですか?

A 9()
B 10()
C 11()
D 12()


おかあさん:おはよう。

    アキ:おはよう。(いま)何時(なんじ)

    • いま now
    • (なに/なん) what
    • とき time, when: 子供こどもとき when I was a child; () o'clock

    おかあさん:11()

      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、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: 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: 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: 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:(なに)が?

        アキ:たくさん()られること。

        • たくさん many; much; a lot
        • (ら)れる potential form of 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
        •  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くことはむずかしい。 It's difficult to go to Japan tomorrow. ("明日あした日本にほんくこと" 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)映画(えいが)()きますか?

        A はい
        B いいえ


        アキ:(いま)から映画(えいが)()こうかな。

        • ~から from; after: 日本にほんからました。I'm from Japan
        • 映画えいが movie
        • こう ou form of く; ~ou expresses suggestion; let's __; ()べよう。 let's eat; ()こう。 let's go; (あそ)ぼう。 let's play; (つく)ろう。let's make.
        •  to go
        • ~かな indicates uncertainty; softens a sentence: ちょっとさむいかな。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)()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; わたし、できるの。 sounds feminine.

        アキ:うん。(わたし)だけなんだよね、その映画(えいが)()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ないんですか/ないの? Why are you not coming to work tomorrow?; used to confirm or react to your observation: もうかえるんですか/かえるの? Are you going home already?; emphasizes discontentment or anger: なにってんだよ/んですか。 what the heck are you talking about?; ~なんだ with nouns, na-adjectives, and adverbs: 明日あしたあめなんだ。It will rain tomorrow.
        • その that
        •  to see; to look; to watch; to check; we use  for things like sports or TV shows
        • ~の の can make other words, such as verbs, function like a noun: 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)()ってきましたか?

        A はい
        B いいえ


        ハル:パスポート、(つく)りたいんですが。

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

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

        • かりました past form of かります
        • かります ます form of かる; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
        • かる to understand; to see
        • 写真しゃしん picture; photo
        • って te-form of ()つ; te-form is often used to connect to other expressions; te-form may indicate a command; ()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...
        •  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: 学校がっこうってくる。 I'll go to school (and come back.) [2] indicates a gradual process: そらあかくなってくる。The sky is becoming red. [3] indicates something you've been doing in the past. いままで一人ひとり仕事しごとしてきた。I've been working alone up until now.

        ハル:いえ、()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; べる + ている = べている eating; てる is a colloquial version of ている; some verbs such as る uses this form to express the present situation っている (I know) but uses the present native form to say the opposite: らない (I don't know); often てん in spoken Japanese: それ、ってんの?Do you know that?

        窓口(まどぐち)(ひと)写真(しゃしん)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()れますか?

        A このフロア
        B (うえ)のフロア
        C (した)のフロア
        D お(みせ)のフロア


        ハル:すぐ写真(しゃしん)()れるとこ、ありますか?

        • すぐ immediately; right away; soon
        • れる potential form of る; ~れる expresses possibility; can; can be
        •  to take; to get; to have; to pass;  to take (pictures, movies, etc.)
        • ところ、とこ place: ひろところ a big place; point: わからないところある?Is there anything you don't understand?; part; aspect: どんなところがき? What part do you like?; area; explains the current situation: べているところ I'm in the middle of eating; 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)(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)(ひと):この(うえ)のフロアです。

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

          ハル:()かりました。()ってきます。

          • って te-form of ; te-form is often used to connect to other expressions; te-form may indicate a command; 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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