Lesson Dialogues
Situation 1
Tanaka-san and Matsumoto-san are talking in the office.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
æžæŦããã¯ãæĨææĨãĢäģäēãããžããīŧ
A ã¯ã
B ããã
į°ä¸īŧæĨææĨã¯ãäŊããããã§ããīŧ
- ææĨ days of the week;æææĨ Monday įĢææĨ Tuesday æ°´ææĨ Wednesday æ¨ææĨ Thursday éææĨ Friday åææĨ Saturday æĨææĨ Sunday
- äŊ what
- ãã to do; to make; to decide on; to choose
- īŊãŽã§ãããã§ãããŽã ããã ã㎠actually, as a matter of fact: ææĨãæ įģčĻãããã§ããã/ã ãããI actually want to watch a movie tomorrow; often used with ããŠ: ãããžããããã¤ãŦãĢčĄããããã§ãããŠ/ã ããŠãããExcuse me, I'd like to go to the bathroom; used to ask for a reason: ãĒãã§ææĨãäŧį¤žæĨãĒããã§ãã/æĨãĒããŽīŧ Why are you not coming to work tomorrow?; used to confirm or react to your observation: ãã帰ããã§ãã/帰ããŽīŧ Are you going home already?; emphasizes discontentment or anger: äŊč¨ãŖãĻãã ã/ãã§ããã What the heck are you talking about?; īŊãĒãã with nouns, na-adjectives, and adverbs: ææĨé¨ãĒãã ãIt will rain tomorrow.
æžæŦīŧäģäēã ãã
- äģäē work, job; äģäēãã to work
- īŊã introduces new information; emphasises a sentence: æã ãīŧIt's morning!
į°ä¸īŧããŧãæĨææĨãĢäģäēã§ããīŧ
- ããŧãã expresses surprise or disappointment: ããŧãæŦåŊīŧ What? Really?
æžæŦīŧããã
- ãã (casual, non-keigo) yes; yeah
į°ä¸īŧ大å¤ã§ããããã¤ããããžã§ãã
- å¤§å¤ serious; terrible; hard; difficult
- īŊã shares information or experiences; softens a sentence; expects an agreement; isn't it?, don't you?: é¨ã ããOh, it's raining (as you can see).
- ãã¤ããããã¤ããããžã§ãããã¤ããããžã§ãã good job; expression used to thank someone for hard work; also used as a greeting
Situation 2
Kaori and Yuta are looking through an album.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
ããŽåįãŽåäžã¯ã____ã ã
A ããããŽåäž
B ããããŽåäž
C åäžãŽæãŽããã
D åäžãŽæãŽããã
ãããīŧããŽåįãŽåäžãčǰīŧ
- ãã this, these; ã㎠this, these (possessive): ããŽčģ this car
- åį picture; photo
- åäž child
- čǰ who
ãããīŧåäžãŽæãŽäŋēãŽåįã ãã
- æ time, when: åäžãŽæ when I was a child; æ o'clock
- äŋē I (used by male speakers)
ãããīŧããããīŧ
- ãããã cute; nice; lovely
ãããīŧããīŧäģã¨åããããã
- ãã so (as in "I think so"): ããæãã I think so. ; ãããĒãã ã I see.; that is so, that's right
- äģ now
- åã same; ãããĒã is colloquial
- īŊãããããããĒãããããĒãã§ãã ããã: common way of ending a sentence mainly in Kanto region, a colloquial form of ãããĒã; isn't it: äģæĨå¯ãããããã ããåēãããĒããIt's cold today, right? So I won't go out; į§ããéãĒããããīŧYou know I don't have money, right?; é´æ¨ãããäŧį¤žæĨããããĒãã§ããīŧäŊã§ã§ããīŧ Suzuki-san came to work, right? Why?; expresses a slight surprise or emphasizes a remark: ã¸ããæãããžãããããWow, you are a good singer.
ãããīŧåããããĒãããäģããããããã
- īŊãã than; from: ãĢããã¯æĨæŦãã大ããã Canada is bigger than Japan.
Situation 3
Yuta is calling out to his mother, who is in the kitchen.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
ãããã¯ã____ããĒãã
A ãé
B æé
C åį
D ãšãã
ãããīŧäŋēãŽãšããįĨããĒãīŧ
- ãšãã = ãšããŧãããŠãŗ smartphone
- įĨããĒã negative form of įĨã
- įĨã to know; use the te-form to say "I know": ããŽãĸããĄįĨãŖãĻãããI know that anime.
ãæ¯ããīŧãšããīŧįĨããĒãããĒãã§īŧ
- ãĒãããĒãã§ why; how come
ãããīŧãĒããĒãŖããã ããã
- ãĒããĒãŖã past form of ãĒããĒã
- ãĒããĒã to disappear; to be gone
- īŊãããããĒ shares mutual sentiments; confirms some information: å¯ãããã It's cold, right?; ããĒ is sometimes used by male speakers; ãããããã may imply she might not know that she's cute, ãããããã may imply you expect her to notice it too, and ãããããããimplies that the speaker is fairly certain about the statement and expect the other person to agree.
ãæ¯ããīŧčĒåãŽé¨åąãĢããããããĒãīŧ
- čĒå oneself
- é¨åą room
- ãã to be (existence); to have (possession); to happen; use ãã for objects and ãã for people and animals
Situation 4
Suzuki-san and Kimura-san are talking.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
æ¨æããã¯ãããĒãåããããŽįēãĢäŊãã§ããžããīŧ
A ã¯ã
B ããã
é´æ¨īŧãã¤ããããŽįēãĢäŊãã§ãããã§ããīŧ
- ã㤠when
- īŊãã from; after: æĨæŦããæĨãžãããI'm from Japan.
- įēãčĄ town; city
- äŊãã§(ã)ã progressive from of äŊã: ãžã ãéŖãšãĻããI'm still eating.
- äŊã to live
æ¨æīŧæčŋã§ããã
- æčŋ recently; lately
é´æ¨īŧããŽįēã¯ãŠãã§ããīŧ
- ãŠã how; what: ãŠãæãīŧWhat do you think?; how about: ãŠãŧãĄãŗãŠãīŧHow about (eating) ramen?
æ¨æīŧæĨŊããã§ããããŋããĒããäēēã§ããīŧ
- æĨŊãã pleasant; happy; enjoyable; fun
- ãŋããĒ everyone (often ãŋãĒãã); everything
- ããããã good: æ įģãããŖãīŧ The film was great!; you may use this to indicate your preference or choice: į§ããŠãŧãĄãŗããããI'd like to choose ramen; ããã is the Japanese version of "like" on social media.
- äēē person; people; human being
- īŊã and; besides; because, since: é¨ã ãčĄããĒããīŧčĄããĒããé¨ã ãã I won't go. Besides, it's raining.
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ãããããã§ãããxD
I can’t wrap my head around how the three ㎠particles work in åäžãŽæãŽäŋēãŽåįã ãã
I mean, I’m confused about what possesses what.
Yes, I know what you mean. it looks a bit confusing.
åäžãŽæãŽäŋēãŽåįã ã ãŧ It’s a photo of me in my childhood.
åäžãŽæãŽ ãŧãin one’s childhood
äŋēãŽåįããŧ a photo (photos) of myself
Thanks! It’s a bit easier thinking about two different compounds rather than for four attached words.
Yes, it would be much easier if you know where to chunk a sentence. đ
That was a good question and you’re on the right track. Keep it up!
Is Yuta from situation 2 the same Yuta we all know?
Nope, it’s just a coincidence.
When I picture you in my head you always have a red T-shirt, so that scenario looked like a sneaky reference to me. ????