2021-Jul-12 Level 1 世界の街の写真です。

Lesson Dialogues

Situation 1

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

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

高橋(たかはし)さんは、仕事(しごと)()わりましたか?

A はい
B いいえ


佐々木(ささき):まだ仕事(しごと)()わらない?

  • まだ yet; still: まだかえれない。I can't go home yet.
  • 仕事しごと work, job; 仕事しごとする to work
  • わらない negative form of わる
  • わる to end; to finish

高橋(たかはし):はい、もう(すこ)しやります。

  • 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?
  • すこ a little; a few
  • やります ます form of やる; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
  • やる to do; to give; often more casual than する

佐々木(ささき)(わたし)もやろうか。

  • やろう ou form of やる; ~ou expresses suggestion; let's __; ()べよう。 let's eat; ()こう。 let's go; (あそ)ぼう。 let's play; (つく)ろう。let's make.

高橋(たかはし):いえ、そんなに時間(じかん)かかりませんので。

  • いや、いえ no; colloquial version of いいえ
  • そんな that; such: そんなことはできない。I can't do such a thing; そんなに so much; so; like that; often そんなに~ない: そんなにべれない。I can't eat that much.
  • 時間じかん time; hour: (いち)時間じかん one hour, ()時間じかん two hours
  • かかりません negative form of かかります
  • かかります ます form of かかる; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
  • かかる to take (time, resource); to cost; to hang
  • ~ので、んで as; because; since; つかれたんでかえります。I'll go home because I'm tired; (ので・んで may sound a little softer and more objective than から.)

佐々木(ささき):じゃあ、(さき)(かえ)るね。

  • じゃあ well, so, then; if: あめじゃそとあそべないね。If it's raining, we can't play outside.
  • さき before; first (as in "you go first"); end; front; future
  • かえ to return; to go home; to go back
  • ~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).

Situation 2

Takuya and Kai are talking.

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

カイは、毎日(まいにち)、たくさん_____。

A 勉強(べんきょう)してる
B 仕事(しごと)してる
C 写真(しゃしん)()ってる
D (ある)いてる


タクヤ:(からだ)にいい(こと)(なに)かしてる?

  • からだ body
  • 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.
  • こと thing: 大事だいじなこと an important thing; こと converts a sentence into a massive noun: 明日あした日本にほんくことはむずかしい。 It's difficult to go to Japan tomorrow. ("明日あした日本にほんくこと" works like a big chunk of noun)
  • なに something; things like ..., or something like that ...; conversation filler: なんか、さむい。Well, it's cold; emphasises noun, often in a deprecating way: さかななんかきらい。I don't like something like fish.
  • して(い)る progressive from of する: まだ、()べてる。I'm still eating.
  • する to do; to make; to decide on; to choose

カイ:うん。毎日(まいにち)、たくさん(ある)いてる。

  • うん (casual, non-keigo) yes; yeah
  • 毎日まいにち every day
  • たくさん many; much; a lot
  • (ある)いて(い)る progressive from of (ある)く: まだ、()べてる。I'm still eating.
  • ある to walk

タクヤ:毎日(まいにち)大変(たいへん)じゃない?

  •  大変たいへん serious; terrible; hard; difficult
  • ~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: 今日きょうさむいじゃん。だからかけない。It's cold today, right? So I won't go out; わたし、おかねないじゃん?You know I don't have money, right?; 鈴木すずきさん、会社かいしゃたじゃないですか?なんでですか? Suzuki-san came to work, right? Why?; expresses a slight surprise or emphasizes a remark: へえ、うた、うまいじゃん。Wow, you are a good singer.

カイ:いや、(たの)しいよ。気持(きも)ちがいいし。

  • たのしい pleasant; happy; enjoyable; fun
  • ~よ introduces new information; emphasises a sentence: あさだよ!It's morning!
  • 気持きも feeling; sensation; mood; 気持きもちがいい feeling good; 気持きもちがわるい feeling bad, feeling sick
  • ~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.

タクヤ:そっか。(おれ)もやってみようかな。

  • そっか is that so?; I see; you're right; そっか is colloquial
  • おれ I (used by male speakers)
  • 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
  • ~てみよう ou form of ~てみる; ~ou expresses suggestion; let's __; ()べよう。 let's eat; ()こう。 let's go; (あそ)ぼう。 let's play; (つく)ろう。let's make.
  • ~てみる to try and ___; to try something; to attempt to do something: べてみる。I'll try eating.
  • ~かな indicates uncertainty; softens a sentence: ちょっとさむいかな。I think it's a bit cold.

Situation 3

A mother is talking to her son, Yuki.

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

ユウキはご(はん)()べますか?

A はい
B いいえ


(はは):ご(はん)できたよ。

  • はん rice; meal: あさはん(朝食ちょうしょく朝飯あさめし) breakfast, ひるはん(昼食ちゅうしょく昼飯ひるめし) lunch, よるはん(夕飯ゆうはん夕食ゆうしょく) dinner; supper
  • 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

ユウキ:うん。

    (はは):まだゲームやってるの?

    • ゲーム game
    • ~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.

    ユウキ:(あと)、もう(すこ)しで()わる。

    • あと after; later; the rest; also; in addition; from now: あと三分さんぷんあります。We have 3 minutes left (from now).

    (はは):じゃあ、(わたし)(さき)()べちゃおう。なくなっちゃうよ。

    • べる to eat
    • ~ちゃおう ou form of ~ちゃう; ~ou expresses suggestion; let's __; ()べよう。 let's eat; ()こう。 let's go; (あそ)ぼう。 let's play; (つく)ろう。let's make.
    • ~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 paste form: べちゃう to end up eating
    • なくなる to disappear; to be gone

    ユウキ:えー!じゃ、ご(はん)()べる!

    • えー expresses surprise or disappointment: えー、本当ほんとう? What? Really?

    Situation 4

    A teacher and Hayato are talking.

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

    この(ほん)写真(しゃしん)は、______)写真しゃしんだ。

    A 世界(せかい)(まち)
    B 日本(にほん)(やま)
    C 世界(せかい)(ひと)
    D 日本(にほん)ゲーム)


    先生(せんせい):この(ほん)写真(しゃしん)(なに)

    • これ this, these; この this, these (possessive): このくるま this car
    • ほん book
    • 写真しゃしん picture; photo
    • なに what

    ハヤト:世界(せかい)(まち)写真(しゃしん)です。

    • 世界せかい world
    • まち town; city

    先生(せんせい)写真(しゃしん)()きなんだ?

    •  favorite; to like; to love
    • ~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.

    ハヤト:はい。(ぼく)も、こんな写真(しゃしん)()りたいんです。

    •  ぼく I (used by male speakers)
    • こんな so; such; like that; こんなに may indicate a great degree of quality or quantity: こんなにべたの? Did you eat this much?
    • ()りたい たい form of ()る; ~たい expresses desire; I want to __
    •  to take; to get; to have; to pass;  to take (pictures, movies, etc.)

    先生(せんせい):へぇ。今度(こんど)()った写真(しゃしん)()たいな。

    • 今度こんど next time; sometime; this time
    • った past form of
    • ()たい たい form of ()る; ~たい expresses desire; I want to __
    •  to see; to look; to watch; to check; we use る for things like sports or TV shows
    • ~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.

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