2021-Jul-26 Level 1 ジャズってなんかいいね。

Lesson Dialogues

Situation 1

Haru and Ryo are talking.

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

リョウは、ジャズが好すきですか?

A はい
B いいえ


ハル:音楽(おんがく)好(す)き?

  • 音楽おんがく music
  • 好すき favorite; to like; to love

リョウ:うん、好(す)きだよ。

  • うん (casual, non-keigo) yes; yeah
  • ~よ、~よー introduces new information; emphasises a sentence: 朝あさだよ!It's morning!

ハル:どんな音楽(おんがく)が好(す)き?

  • どんな what kind of: どんな音楽おんがくが好すき?What kind of music do you like?

リョウ:ジャズとか。

  • ジャズ jazz
  • ~とか such as; or something; and so on; something like: 家いえとか車くるまとか買かいたい。I want to buy things like cars or houses; people often add とか to soften a word: 車くるまとか買かいたい。I want to buy a car (とか here doesn't always have a lot of meaning depending on the context).

ハル:よく聞(き)いてるの?

  • よく good; well; often: 日本にほんによく行いきます。 I go to Japan often.
  • 聞(き)いて te-form of 聞きく; 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...
  • 聞きく、聴きく to hear; to listen; to ask; to obey
  • ~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?
  • ~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.

リョウ:ううん、そんなに。でも、好(す)き。

  • ううん nuh-uh; no (non keigo)
  • そんな that; such: そんな事ことはできない。I can't do such a thing; そんなに so much; so; like that; often そんなに~ない: そんなに食たべれない。I can't eat that much.
  • 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?

Situation 2

Haru and Ryo are talking about jazz.

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

リョウは、ジャズを、____聞(き)きたい。

A 一人(ひとり)で
B 友達(ともだち)と
C 会社(かいしゃ)で
D みんなで


ハル:ジャズってなんかいいね。

  • ~って (は) about; as for: 名前なまえって何なんですか?What's your name?; in spoken Japanese, people use って very often instead of は: ラーメンって好すきですか?Do you like ramen? (instead of ラーメンは好すきですか?ん)
  • 何なにか、なんか something; things like ..., or something like that ...; conversation filler: なんか、寒さむい。Well, it's cold; emphasises noun, often in a deprecating way: 魚さかななんか嫌きらい。I don't like something like fish.
  • よい、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: 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.
  • ~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).

リョウ:夜(よる)、聞(き)くのがいいんだよね。

  • 夜よる night; evening
  • ~の の can make other words, such as verbs or adjectives, function like a noun: 食たべるのはやめる。I will stop eating; 欲ほしいのはどれ? Which is the one you want?
  • ~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.
  • ~よね、よな 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.

ハル:分(わ)かる。仕事(しごと)から帰(かえ)った後(あと)なんかにね。

  • 分わかる to understand; to see
  • 仕事しごと work, job; 仕事しごとする to work
  • ~から from; after: 日本にほんから来きました。I'm from Japan.
  • 帰かえった past form of 帰かえる
  • 帰かえる to return; to go home; to go back
  • 後あと 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).

リョウ:うん、一人(ひとり)で聞(き)きたい感(かん)じ。

  • 一人ひとり  one person; alone
  • 聞ききたい たい form of 聞きく; ~たい expresses desire; I want to __
  • 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.

Situation 3

Today is the day that the trash collection vehicle comes.

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

もう____は行(い)ってしまった。

A 音楽(おんがく)
B 店(みせ)
C 家族(かぞく)
D 車(くるま)


山田(やまだ):おはようございます。

    加藤(かとう):もう車(くるま)行(い)っちゃいましたよ。

    • 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?
    • 車くるま car; wheel
    • 行いく to go
    • ~ちゃいました past form of ~ちゃいます
    • ~ちゃいます ます form of ~ちゃう; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
    • ~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: 食たべちゃう to end up eating

    山田(やまだ):えー、今日(きょう)は早(はや)いですね。

    • えー、え expresses surprise or disappointment: えー、本当ほんとう? What? Really?
    • 今日きょう today
    • 早はやい early; soon; 速はやい fast

    加藤(かとう):ほんと。私(わたし)が来(き)たのも、車(くるま)が行(い)った後(あと)でした。

    • 本当ほんとう、ほんと truth; right; really
    • 来きた past form of 来くる  
    • 来くる to come
    • 行いった past form of 行いく

    Situation 4

    This is a conversation at a supermarket.

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

    今日(きょう)、レタスはありますか?

    A はい
    B いいえ


    客(きゃく):レタスはありますか?

    • レタス lettuce
    • あります ます form of ある; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
    • ある to be (existence); to have (possession); to happen; use ある for objects and いる for people and animals

    店員(てんいん):今日(きょう)はもうなくなりました。

    • なくなりました past form of なくなります
    • なくなります ます form of なくなる; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
    • なくなる to disappear; to be gone

    客(きゃく):えー、もう、ないんですか?

    • 無ない There is no . . . ; no . . .

    店員(てんいん):はい。少(すこ)し前(まえ)まであったんですけど。

    • 少すこし a little; a few
    • 前まえ forward; front; before
    • ~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.
    • あった past form of ある
    • 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.

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    Chan
    Chan
    11 months ago

    This is the most challenging lesson in Level 1 I have had so far, but I like it.

    Yuta
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    Yuta
    11 months ago
    Reply to  Chan

    Good to know! Keep going 🙂

    Luciano
    Luciano
    4 years ago

    ハル:分かる。仕事から帰った後なんかにね。
    ーーーーーーーー
    this に in the end is のように ?
    can i replace なんかにね for something like 仕事から帰った後のようにね?

    Ladd-sensei
    Ladd-sensei
    4 years ago
    Reply to  Luciano

    you can say, 仕事から帰った後のような時にね。
    or
    仕事から帰った後などにね。
    にindicates the time.

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