2021-Jun-14 Level 1 結構、高い車じゃない?

Lesson Dialogues

Situation 1

A couple, Yuji and Aya, are talking while looking at a car.

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

ユウジの車(くるま)は、結構(けっこう)____。

A かわいい
B 高(たか)い
C 大(おお)きい
D 小(ちい)さい


アヤ:この車(くるま)、すごい!買(か)ったの?

  • これ this, these; この this, these (possessive): この車くるま this car
  • 車くるま car; wheel
  • すごい i-adj fantastic, wonderful, terrible; adv awfully, very, immensely
  • 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.

ユウジ:うん。買(か)ったんだ。

  • うん (casual, non-keigo) yes; yeah
  • ~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.

アヤ:結構(けっこう)、高(たか)い車(くるま)じゃない?

  • 結構けっこう adv. quite, fairly; na-adj. good
  • 高たかい high; tall; expensive
  • ~じゃない、じゃん 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; 私(わたし)、お金(かね)ないじゃん?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.

ユウジ:うん、まあ。わかる?

  • まあ well; I think: まあ、そうだよね。Well, that's right.
  • わかる to understand; to see

アヤ:やっぱり!

  • やはり、やっぱり as (one) expected; still; either way; after all; nonetheless; やっぱり and やっぱ are colloquial versions of やはり

Situation 2

Risako, a senior, and Maiko, a junior, are talking in a restaurant.

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

リサコは、おいしかった、と言(い)いましたか?

A はい
B いいえ


リサコ:よく食(た)べたね。

  • よく good; well; often: 日本にほんによく行いきます。 I go to Japan often.
  • 食たべた past form of 食たべる
  • 食たべる to eat
  • ~ね shares information or experiences; softens a sentence; expects an agreement; isn't it?; don't you?: 雨あめだね。Oh, it's raining (as you can see).

マイコ:もう何(なに)も食(た)べれないです。

  • 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?
  • 何なにも anything; nothing: 何なにもない。There's nothing: 何なにも食たべれない。 I can't eat anything.
  • 食たべ(ら)れない negative form of 食たべ(ら)れる
  • 食たべ(ら)れる potential form of 食たべる; ~(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

リサコ:ほんと。でも、おいしかった。

  • ほんと truth; right; really
  • でも but; however: でも、日本にほんに行いきたい。But, I want to go to Japan; even: プロでも出来できない。Even professionals can't do it.; or something; things like; how about; often used to soften a word and doesn't have a lot of meanings: お茶ちゃでもどう?How about tea?; ラーメンでも食たべる?Do you want to eat (things like) ramen?
  • おいしかった past form of おいしい
  • おいしい delicious; tasty

マイコ:このお店(みせ)、いい感(かん)じですね。また来(き)ましょう!

  • (お)店みせ store; shop; restaurant
  • 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.
  • 感かんじ feeling; impression; atmosphere; often used to express your impression: この部屋へやいい感かんじ。 This room looks good.
  • また adv additionally; moreover; conj. again; too; and: また来きます。I'll come here again.
  • 来きましょう ましょう form of 来くる; ~ましょう is a keigo form of ~よう which expresses desire; let's __
  • 来くる to come

Situation 3

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

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

田中(たなか)さんは、家(いえ)から会社(かいしゃ)まで____くらいかかる。

A 1時間(じかん)
B 1日(にち)
C 1週間(しゅうかん)
D 1分(ぷん))


佐藤(さとう):田中(たなか)、家(いえ)から会社(かいしゃ)まで歩(ある)いて来(き)てるの?

  • 家いえ house; home
  • ~から from; after: 日本にほんから来きました。I'm from Japan.
  • 会社かいしゃ company; firm
  • ~まで to, as far as:日本にほんまで行いった。I went to (as far as) Japan; till, until: 朝あさまで仕事しごとした。I worked until morning.
  • 歩(ある)いて te-form of 歩(ある)く; 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...
  • 歩あるく to walk
  • 来(き)て(い)る progressive from of 来(く)る: まだ、食(た)べてる。I'm still eating.
  • 来くる to come

田中(たなか):はい!

    佐藤(さとう):結構(けっこう)、時間(じかん)かかるよね?

    • 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
    • かかる to take (time, resource); to cost; to hang
    • ~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.

    田中(たなか):1時間(じかん)くらいですね。

    • ~くらい about; around; as ... as ...; like; to there point where: 時間じかんを忘わすれるくらい楽たのしかった。It was so fun that I almost forgot time.

    佐藤(さとう):1時間(じかん)? よく歩(ある)くな。

    • ~な 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.

    Situation 4

    A couple, Seiji and Eri, are talking at home while watching a movie.

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

    エリは、昔むかしの映画(えいが)が好(す)きですか?

    A はい
    B いいえ


    セイジ:これ、結構(けっこう)前(まえ)の映画(えいが)?

    • 前まえ forward; front; before
    • 映画えいが movie

    エリ:うん。私(わたし)、昔(むかし)の映画(えいが)、好(す)きなんだ。

    • 昔むかし the past; in the past; once (in the past)
    • 好すき favorite; to like; to love

    セイジ:この映画(えいが)、音楽(おんがく)がいいね。

    • 音楽おんがく music

    エリ:わかる? 私(わたし)、この音楽(おんがく)が特(とく)に好(す)きなの。

    • 特とくに especially; particularly

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