2021-Jun-21 Level 1 クラシックカーだよね。

Lesson Dialogues

Situation 1

Aki and Jun are walking together. Aki found a vintage car.

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

アキとジュンは____を見(み)ている。

A 写真(しゃしん)
B 車(くるま)
C テレビ
D 家族(かぞく)

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アキ：見(み)て、見(み)て。

• 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

ジュン：何(なに)？

• 何なに what

アキ：あれ。あの車(くるま)。

• あれ that
• あの that; those
• 車くるま car; wheel

ジュン：かわいいね。

• かわいい cute; nice; lovely
• ～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).

アキ：クラシックカーだよね。

• クラシックカー vintage car
• ～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.

ジュン：みんな、写真(しゃしん)撮(と)ってる。

• みんな everyone (often みなさん); everything
• 写真しゃしん picture; photo
• 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...
• 取とる to take; to get; to have; to pass; 撮とる to take (pictures, movies, etc.)
• ～ている、～てる 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?

アキ：私(わたし)たちも写真(しゃしん)撮(と)ろうよ。

• ～たち makes a noun (mostly people, animals) plural: 私わたしたち we, 子こどもたち children, クマたち bears
• 撮(と)ろう ou form of 撮(と)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.
• ～よ introduces new information; emphasises a sentence: 朝あさだよ！It's morning!

Situation 2

Aki and Jun caught sight of a stylish vintage car in town.

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

ジュンは、昔(むかし)の車(くるま)を買(か)いたいですか？

A はい
B いいえ

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アキ：昔(むかし)の車(くるま)でも乗(の)れるんだね。

• 昔むかし the past; in the past; once (in the past)
• 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?
• 乗のれる potential form of 乗のる; ～れる expresses possibility; can; can be
• 乗のる to ride; to get on; to take (the train, bus etc.)
• ～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.

ジュン：乗(の)りたいな。

• 乗のりたい たい form of 乗のる; ～たい expresses desire; I want to __
• ～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.

アキ：私(わたし)も。乗(の)ってみたい。

• 乗のって te-form of 乗のる; 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...
• ～てみたい たい form of ～てみる; ～たい expresses desire; I want to __
• ～てみる to try and ___; to try something; to attempt to do something: 食たべてみる。I'll try eating.

ジュン：でも、自分(じぶん)ではたぶん買(か)わないだろうな。

• 自分じぶん oneself
• たぶん probably; perhaps; maybe
• 買かわない negative form of 買かう
• 買かう to buy
• ～だろう seems; I think; I guess; I wonder

アキ：すごく高(たか)いんだろうね。

• すごく adverbial form of すごい
• すごい i-adj fantastic, wonderful, terrible; adv awfully, very, immensely
• 高たかい high; tall; expensive

Situation 3

At the venue of an event that showcases vintage cars, an onlooker approaches the owner of one of the vintage cars.

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

オーナーの車(くるま)は、普通ふつうに乗のれますか？

A はい
B いいえ

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見物人(けんぶつにん)：いい車(くるま)ですね。

• 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.

オーナー：ありがとうございます。

見物人(けんぶつにん)：これ、普通(ふつう)に乗(の)れるんですか？

• これ this, these; この this, these (possessive): この車くるま this car
• 普通ふつう normal; regular; ordinary; common

オーナー：はい。問題(もんだい)なく乗(の)れますよ。これでいろんなとこ行(い)ってますよ。

• 問題もんだい problem; question
• なく adverbial form of ない
• ない There is no . . . ; no . . .
• いろんな various; different kinds of: いろんなものを買かった。I bought many different kinds of things; いろんな is more colloquial than いろいろな
• 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.)
• 行いって(い)ます ます form of 行いって(い)る; ～ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
• 行いって(い)る progressive from of 行いく: まだ、食べてる。I'm still eating.
• 行いく to go

Situation 4

At the venue of an event that showcases vintage cars, an onlooker is talking to the owner of a vintage car.

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

オーナーは、メンテナンスが____。

A 高(たか)い
B 楽(たの)しい
C 普通(ふつう)だ
D かわいい

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見物人(けんぶつにん)：メンテナンス、大変(たいへん)ですよね。

• メンテナンス maintenance
• 大変たいへん serious; terrible; hard; difficult

オーナー：はい。でも、それも楽(たの)しいんです。

• それ that; those
• 楽たのしい pleasant; happy; enjoyable; fun

見物人(けんぶつにん)：本当(ほんとう)にこの車(くるま)、好(す)きなんですね。

• 本当ほんとう、ほんと truth; right; really
• 好すき favorite; to like; to love

オーナー：もう家族(かぞく)みたいなものですね。

• 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?
• 家族かぞく family
• ～みたい like; it seems that...; as if...: 明日あした雨あめみたい。 it seems like it's raining tomorrow.
• もの thing; object; stuff

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