2021-May-24 Level 1 このお店はどこですか?

Lesson Dialogues

Situation 1

Sato-san and Tanaka-san are talking in the office.

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

田中(たなか)さんは、今日(きょう)の夜(よる)、時間(じかん)ありますか?

A はい
B いいえ


佐藤(さとう):おつかれさまです。今日(きょう)、夜(よる)、時間(じかん)ありますか?

  • おつかれさまです good job; expression used to thank someone for hard work; also used as a greeting
  • 今日きょう today
  • 夜よる night; evening
  • 時間じかん time; hour: 一(いち)時間じかん one hour, 二(に)時間じかん two hours
  • 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

田中(たなか):ごめん、今日(きょう)は帰(かえ)る。

  • 帰かえる to return; to go home; to go back

佐藤(さとう):今度(こんど)、いろいろ、仕事(しごと)の話(はなし)してもいいですか?

  • 今度こんど next time; sometime; this time
  • いろいろ various, different kinds: いろいろ食たべた。 I ate many different kinds of food.
  • 仕事しごと work, job; 仕事しごとする to work
  • 話はなし story; talk
  • して te-form of する; 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...
  • する to do; to make; to decide on; to choose
  • ~ていい、~てもいい expression to give or ask for permission: 食たべていい? Can I eat?; 食たべていいよ。You can eat (it's OK to eat); 食たべなくていいよ。You don't have to eat (It's OK not to eat); てもいい is softer: (I) don't mind if: 夕食ゆうしょく作つくってもいいよ。I don't mind cooking dinner; can I...?: ペン借かりてもいい? Can I borrow your pen?

田中(たなか):いいよ。

  • よい、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 introduces new information; emphasises a sentence: 朝(あさ)だよ!It's morning!

Situation 2

Takada-san, who is looking for a store, and Suzuki-san, who happened to pass by, are talking.

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

お店(みせ)は____だ。

A すぐそこ
B この上(うえ)
C 会社(かいしゃ)の前(まえ)
D 家(いえ)のとこ


高田(たかだ):このお店(みせ)はどこですか?

  • これ this, these; この this, these (possessive): この車くるま this car
  • (お)店みせ store; shop; restaurant
  • どこ where

鈴木(すずき):すぐ、そこです。

  • すぐ immediately; right away; soon
  • そこ there

高田(たかだ) : よくわからないのですが。

  • よく good; well; often: 日本にほんによく行いきます。 I go to Japan often.
  • わからない negative form of わかる
  • わかる to understand; to see
  • ~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.
  • ~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?).

鈴木(すずき) : じゃあ、お店(みせ)に、一緒(いっしょ)に行(い)きましょう。

  • じゃあ well, so, then; if: 雨あめじゃ外そとで遊あそべないね。If it's raining, we can't play outside.
  • 一緒いっしょ together; with
  • 行いきましょう ましょう form of 行いく; ~ましょう is a keigo form of ~こう which expresses desire; let's __
  • 行いく to go

Situation 3

Lisa and Manabu, who are a couple, are on a date.

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

最近(さいきん)、マナブの仕事(しごと)は、ちょっと____。

A きれい
B おいしい
C 大変(たいへん)
D 新(あたら)しい


リサ:最近(さいきん)、仕事(しごと)はどう?

  • 最近さいきん recently; lately
  • どう how; what: どう思おもう?What do you think?; how about: ラーメンどう?How about (eating) ramen?

マナブ:うん、ちょっと大変(たいへん)。

  • うん (casual, non-keigo) yes; yeah
  • ちょっと (just) a little; a bit; (conversation filler)
  • 大変たいへん serious; terrible; hard; difficult

リサ:そっか。じゃあ、今日(きょう)はおいしいもの食(た)べよう!

  • そうか、そっか is that so?; I see; you're right; そっか is colloquial
  • おいしい delicious; tasty
  • もの thing; object; stuff
  • 食たべよう ou form of 食たべる; ~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.
  • 食たべる to eat

マナブ:そうだね!ありがとう。

  • 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

Situation 4

Lisa and Kaori, who are friends, are talking.

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

カオリもスマホを買(か)いたいですか?

A はい
B いいえ


リサ:見(み)て。スマホ、最近(さいきん)新(あたら)しいの買(か)ったの。

  • 見みて te-form of 見みる; 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...
  • 見みる to see; to look; to watch; to check; we use 観みる for things like sports or TV shows
  • スマホ スマートフォン smartphone
  • 新あたらしい new; fresh
  • ~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.
  • 買かった past form of 買かう
  • 買かう to buy
  • ~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.

カオリ:えー、一番(いちばん)新(あたら)しいのじゃん。

  • えー expresses surprise or disappointment: えー、本当ほんとう? What? Really?
  • 一番いちばん number one; first; most
  • ~じゃん、じゃない、じゃないですか じゃん: common way of ending a sentence mainly in Kanto region, a colloquial form of じゃない; isn't it; 今日きょう寒さむいじゃん。だから出でかけない。It's cold today, right? So I won't go out; You know I don't have money, right?; 鈴木すずきさん、会社かいしゃ来きたじゃないですか?何なんでですか? Suzuki-san came to work, right? Why?; expresses a slight surprise or emphasizes a remark: へえ、歌うた、うまいじゃん。Wow, you are a good singer.

リサ:そうなんだ。

    カオリ:いいなー。私(わたし)も買(か)う!

    • ~なー expresses emotions; emphasises the emotion; softens the sentence; often なー: 日本にほんへ行いきたいな。I want to go to Japan; かわいいなー。It's so cute.

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    Liuxi
    Liuxi
    4 years ago

    I am impressed by the content and lessons offered here, they are very practical. I find them extremely useful. i really like the one ” 何言ってんだよ”, as ” what the heck are you talking about? ” i think it is useful haha.
    Thank you for helping us learn Japanese much easier and fun!

    Ladd-sensei
    Ladd-sensei
    4 years ago
    Reply to  Liuxi

    I am glad that you found it useful and fun. Additionally, you got the phrase you like from this lesson. Fantastic!
    Why not practise何言ってんだよ until you familiarize it? Fun!
    Enjoy learning!

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