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、ジャズがですか?

A はい
B いいえ


ハル:音楽(おんがく)()き?

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

リョウ:うん、()きだよ。

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

ハル:どんな音楽(おんがく)()き?

  • どんな what kind of: どんな音楽おんがくき?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: いえとかくるまとかいたい。I want to buy things like cars or houses; people often add とか to soften a word: くるまとかいたい。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()いてるの?

  • よく good; well; often: 日本にほんによくきます。 I go to Japan often.
  • ()いて te-form of ; 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...
  • く、 to hear; to listen; to ask; to obey
  • ~ている、てる verb form to express continuation; べる + ている = べている eating; てる is a colloquial version of ている; some verbs such as る uses this form to express the present situation っている (I know) but uses the present native form to say the opposite: らない (I don't know); often てん in spoken Japanese: それ、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; わたし、できるの。 sounds feminine.

リョウ:ううん、そんなに。でも、()き。

  • ううん nuh-uh; no (non keigo)
  • 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.
  • でも but; however: でも、日本にほんきたい。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: おちゃでもどう?How about tea?; ラーメンでもべる?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、____()きたい。

A 一人(ひとり)
B 友達(ともだち)
C 会社(かいしゃ)
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: ラーメンってきですか?Do you like ramen? (instead of ラーメンはきですか?ん)
  • なにか、なんか 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.
  • 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: 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?: あめだね。Oh, it's raining (as you can see).

リョウ:(よる)()くのがいいんだよね。

  • よる night; evening
  • ~の の can make other words, such as verbs or adjectives, function like a noun: べるのはやめる。I will stop eating; 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.
  • ~よね、よな shares mutual sentiments; confirms some information: 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:()かる。仕事(しごと)から(かえ)った(あと)なんかにね。

  • 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: 日本にほんからました。I'm from Japan.
  • かえった past form of かえ
  • かえ to return; to go home; to go back
  • 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)()きたい(かん)じ。

  • 一人ひとり  one person; alone
  • きたい たい form of く; ~たい expresses desire; I want to __
  • かん feeling; impression; atmosphere; often used to express your impression: この部屋へやいいかんじ。 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()ってしまった。

A 音楽(おんがく)
B (みせ)
C 家族(かぞく)
D (くるま)


山田(やまだ):おはようございます。

    加藤(かとう):もう(くるま)()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、かえろうよ。 Like, let's go home already?
    • くるま car; wheel
    •  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: べちゃう to end up eating

    山田(やまだ):えー、今日(きょう)(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
    • はや early; soon; はや fast

    加藤(かとう):ほんと。(わたし)()たのも、(くるま)()った(あと)でした。

    • 本当ほんとう、ほんと truth; right; really
    • past form of る  
    •  to come
    • った past form of

    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


    (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

    (きゃく):えー、もう、ないんですか?

    •  There is no . . . ; no . . .

    店員(てんいん):はい。(すこ)(まえ)まであったんですけど。

    • すこ a little; a few
    • まえ forward; front; before
    • ~まで to, as far as:日本にほんまでった。I went to (as far as) Japan; till, until: 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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