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Situation 1
Nakaoka-san, who works at a factory that manufactures car parts, is at a meeting with Kitahama-san from a car company.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
1. ä¸å˛Ąããã¯ãäŊãããŧããĢã¤ããĻãĄãŧãĢããã
A ãã
B ããĻããĒã
2. åæĩããã¯ãäŊãčŠŗããæąēãžãŖãĻããĒãã¨č¨ãŖãĻããžããīŧ
A ãŠãŽããŧããå ããã
B ãã¤ä¸å˛ĄãããĢãĄãŧãĢããã
C ãŠãããŖãĻããŧããäŊãã
D ãŠãŽčģãäŊãã
ä¸å˛ĄīŧäŊãããŧãã¯ãäģĨåãĄãŧãĢããéãã§ããã§ããīŧ
- ããŧã part; component
- äģĨå before; formerly
- ãĄãŧãĢ e-mail; ãĄãŧãĢãã to e-mail
åæĩīŧããŋãžããããĄãŧãĢã§č¨ããŽãåŋããĻãããŽã§ãããäŊãŖãĻãããããŧãããäģĨåįŗãä¸ããããŽããå¤ããĒããããããžããã
- įŗãä¸ãã to tell; to say (kenjougo)
ä¸å˛ĄīŧãããĒãã§ããã
åæĩīŧã¨ãããããäģĨåįŗãä¸ããããŧãã¯ãéĄãããžãããããĢå ããĻãäģãĢãããŧãããéĄããããã¨ãĢãĒãããã§ãã
- ã¨ãããã for the time being; for now; anyway
- ãéĄã request, favor: ãéĄãīŧ Please!; ãéĄããã to ask a favor
- å ãã to add; to include
- īŊãã¨ãĢãĒã it happens that . . . ; it is decided that: ææĨã¯čĄããĒããã¨ãĢãĒãŖããIt was decided that we don't go tomorrow.
ä¸å˛Ąīŧããããžããã
åæĩīŧãžã ãčŠŗãããã¨ã¯æąēãžãŖãĻããĒããĻããŠãŽããŧããäŊãŖãĻããããã¯ããããžãããâĻâĻ
- čŠŗãã detailed, in detail; to know well, familiar (with)
- æąēãžã to be decided
ä¸å˛ĄīŧãããĒããã¨ããããäģĨåãĄãŧãĢããĻããã ããããŧãã ããå ãĢäŊããžããã
åæĩīŧãŠãŽããŧããå ããããčŠŗãããã¨ãæąēãžãŖãããžããĄãŧãĢããžããã
Situation 2
Kojima-san and Takao-san are discussing the idea of going out for a meal.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
1. éĢå°žããã¯ããé ãããã
A éŖ˛ãã
B éŖ˛ããĒã
2. äēäēēã¯ããŠããĢčĄããžããīŧ
A į
éĸ
B ãšããã財ãããåē
C å°åŗļãããŽčĄããããåē
D ãé
ãéŖ˛ããĒããåē
å°åŗļīŧããŽåžæéããīŧ ãéŖ¯éŖãšãĢčĄãããã
éĢå°žīŧãããīŧãŠãŖãæĸããããåãäŊéŖãããīŧ
- æĸã to look for; to search for; to seek
- ãå you (colloquial); only used for someone close and can be very rude with strangers
- éŖã to eat; to consume (less polite than éŖãšã)
å°åŗļīŧčĄããããåēããããã ãå ã į éĸã ãŖãã¨ããĢããåēãã§ãããããããé ããããããã ãŖãĻã
- å ã from the first; originally
- é alcohol; sake; rice wine
éĢå°žīŧããŧãäŋēãé éŖ˛ããĒããã ããŠã
å°åŗļīŧãģãã¨īŧ åã¯éŖ˛ããããīŧ
éĢå°žīŧå ã éŖ˛ããĒãããããŽåããŋããĒã§éŖ¯čĄãŖãã¨ããéŖ˛ãžãĒããŖãã§ããããåãčĻããĻãĒããŽīŧ
- éŖ¯ slang word for ãã¯ã (food, meal)
- īŊã§ãããã§ããã reminding something (you think is) obvious: į§ããéãĒãã§ããīŧI don't have money, right?; čĻãĻãã㎠T ãˇãŖãããããã§ãããLook, this T-shirt is cute, isnât it?; making a guess: ææĨã¯æ´ããã§ããããIt is likely to be sunny tomorrow.
å°åŗļīŧããã ãŖãīŧ ããããåĨãŽã¨ãæĸããã
- īŊãŖãīŧ Is it?; used for something or someone you don't quite remember clearly: ãããčǰã ãŖãīŧWho was it again?; ææĨãåĻæ Ąäŧãŋã ãŖãīŧThere's no school tomorrow, right?
- īŊã can be feminine with a rising pitch and non-feminine with a falling pitch; éŖãšããã(where ã is said with a rising pitch) sounds feminine. You hear this more often in fiction and real-life Japanese women don't use it as often as fictional characters. On the other hand, non-feminine ã is common in real-life, especially with young people.
éĢå°žīŧãžããéŖ¯éŖãããĒãããããéŖ¯ãããžããã§ããīŧ
å°åŗļīŧåž ãŖãĻããšããã§ãŦããĨãŧæĸããâĻâĻįĩæ§ããæããåįãããããéããããããã
- ãŦããĨãŧ review
- é fish
éĢå°žīŧããããäŋēãéåĨŊãã ããčĄãŖãĻãŋãããã
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I retract my earlier statement, situation 1 on this is really hard. On the bright side situation 2 was easier and I understood about 70-80%.
I understand what you mean. There are some business terms in situation 1.
If you understand situation 2 that much, though, it means you’re on the right track, so don’t discourage or anything. Feel free to ask us if you have difficulty understanding any vocabulary and phrases.
After reviewing I understand it better, but it had me scared there for a moment. I’m glad situation 2 was more casual to counter-balance it.
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