2021-Jul-5 Level 1 このケーキ、リサが作ったの?

Lesson Dialogues

Situation 1

Lisa and Hiromi are talking.

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

ケーキは____が(つく)った。

A リサの友達(ともだち)
B ヒロミの家族(かぞく)
C ヒロミ
D リサ


ヒロミ:このケーキ、リサが(つく)ったの?

  • これ this, these; この this, these (possessive): このくるま this car
  • ケーキ cake
  • つくった past form of つく
  • つく to make; to create; to cook
  • ~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.

リサ:うん!()べて。

  • うん (casual, non-keigo) yes; yeah
  • ()べて te-form of ()べる; 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...
  • べる to eat

ヒロミ:おいしい!これ、どうやって(つく)るの?

  • おいしい delicious; tasty
  • どう how; what: どうおもう?What do you think?; how about: ラーメンどう?How about (eating) ramen?
  • やって te-form of やる; 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...
  • やる to do; to give; often more casual than する
  • どうやって how

リサ:簡単(かんたん)だから、(おし)えるよ。

  • 簡単かんたん easy
  • ~から because; since: あめだからきません。I won't go because it's raining.; use だから with nouns and na-adjectives.
  • おしえる to teach; to tell
  • ~よ introduces new information; emphasises a sentence: あさだよ!It's morning!

Situation 2

The couple Makoto and Yuka are talking in a town.

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

マコトとユカはこの(まち)で、____を()いたい。

A 家族(かぞく)
B (ほん)
C (いえ)
D 写真(しゃしん)


マコト:この(まち)子供(こども)(とき)、よく()たなー。

  • (まち)(まち) town; city
  • 子供こども child
  • とき time, when: 子供こどもとき when I was a child; () o'clock
  • よく good; well; often: 日本にほんによくきます。 I go to Japan often.
  • () past form of ()
  •  to come
  • ~な expresses emotions; emphasises the emotion; softens the sentence; often なー: 日本にほんきたいな。I want to go to Japan; かわいいなー。It's so cute.

ユカ:へぇ。きれいだし、いい(ところ)だね。

  • へぇ、へー oh, yes?; really?
  • きれい beautiful; pretty; clean
  • ~し and; besides; because, since: あめだしかない。/かない、あめだし。 I won't go. Besides, it's raining.
  • ()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: 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.
  • ところ 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.)
  • ~ね shares information or experiences; softens a sentence; expects an agreement; isn't it?; don't you?: あめだね。Oh, it's raining (as you can see).

マコト:この(まち)に、(いえ)()って()みたいね。

  • いえ house; home
  • ()って te-form of ()う; 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 buy
  • ()みたい たい form of ()む; ~たい expresses desire; I want to __
  •  to live

ユカ:うん。(わたし)もそう(おも)う。

  • 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
  • おも to think; to believe; to feel; to expect; ~とおもう to think that: 明日あしたくとおもう。I think I will go tomorrow.

Situation 3

Tanaka-san and Takahashi-san are talking at the company.

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

佐藤(さとう)さんは、もうかえっちゃいましたか?

A はい
B いいえ


田中(たなか)佐藤(さとう)さん、もう(かえ)っちゃいました?

  • 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?
  • かえ to return; to go home; to go back
  • ~ちゃいました ます form of ~ちゃった; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
  • ~ちゃった past form of ~ちゃう
  • ~てしまう、ちゃう to end up doing; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do; to connect a verb to ちゃう, simply remove た from the past form: べちゃう to end up eating

高橋(たかはし):ちょうど(いま)(かえ)りましたよ。

  • ちょうど just; exactly: ちょうど鈴木すずきさんたよ!Suzuki-san just came; 気温きおんちょうどいいよ。The temperature is just right.
  • いま now
  • (かえ)りました past form of (かえ)ります
  • (かえ)ります ます form of (かえ)る; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence

田中(たなか)佐藤(さとう)さんのスマホ、ここにあるんですけど。

  • スマホ = スマートフォン smartphone
  • ここ here
  • ある to be (existence); to have (possession); to happen; use ある for objects and いる for people and animals
  • ~のです、んです、のだ、んだ、の 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.
  • けれど、けど but; however; although; though; a lot of people finish a sentence with (だ)けど because it makes the sentence less direct.

高橋(たかはし):それは大変(たいへん)だ!

  • それ that; those
  • 大変たいへん serious; terrible; hard; difficult

Situation 4

Yuka and Takashi are talking.

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

鈴木(すずき)くんは、彼女(かのじょ)ができましたか?

A はい
B いいえ


ユウカ:あの(ひと)鈴木(すずき)くんの彼女(かのじょ)だ。

  • あの that; those
  • ひと person; people; human being
  • 彼女かのじょ she; girlfriend

タカシ:鈴木(すずき)彼女(かのじょ)できたの?

  • できた past form of できる
  • できる to be able to do, to be good at; to be ready; to be made: 彼女かのじょができる=to find a girlfriend; 友達ともだちができる=to make a friend

ユウカ:鈴木(すずき)くん、(まえ)からあの(ひと)()きだったみたい。

  • まえ forward; front; before
  • ~から from; after: 日本にほんからました。I'm from Japan.
  •  favorite; to like; to love
  • ~だった past form of nouns and na-adjectives: あめだった。 It was raining.
  • ~みたい like; it seems that...; as if...: 明日あしたあめみたい。 it seems like it's raining tomorrow.

タカシ:へー!全然(ぜんぜん)()らなかった。

  • (ぜん)(ぜん) (not) at all; utterly; completely; usually used with a negative form: (ぜん)(ぜん)()からない。I don't understand at all; (a lot of people use it with affirmative forms lately): 全然(ぜんぜん)できるよ。I can easily do it.
  • ()らなかった past form of ()らない
  • ()らない negative form of ()
  •  to know; use the te-form to say "I know": そのアニメってるよ。I know that anime.

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austin-david
austin-david
4 years ago

In situation 3, could you also say これは問題よ!
For “That’s a problem?”

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Hana-Sensei
4 years ago
Reply to  austin-david

Yes, you can, except これ means “this.”
これは問題だ ー This is a problem.
それは問題だ ー That is a problem.

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