2021-Aug-23 Level 1 子䞛ぎ時ぎäŋēãŽå†™įœŸã ã‚ˆã€‚

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)

杞æœŦ(ぞつもと)さんは、æ—Ĩ曜æ—Ĩ(ãĢãĄã‚ˆã†ãŗ)ãĢäģ•äē‹(しごと)をしぞすかīŧŸ

A はい
B いいえ


ᔰ䏭(たãĒか)īŧšæ—Ĩ曜æ—Ĩ(ãĢãĄã‚ˆã†ãŗ)は、äŊ•(ãĒãĢ)をするんですかīŧŸ

  • 曜æ—Ĩã‚ˆã†ãŗ days of the week;月曜æ—Ĩã’ã¤ã‚ˆã†ãŗ Monday įĢ曜æ—Ĩã‹ã‚ˆã†ãŗ Tuesday æ°´æ›œæ—Ĩã™ã„ã‚ˆã†ãŗ Wednesday æœ¨æ›œæ—Ĩã‚‚ãã‚ˆã†ãŗ Thursday é‡‘曜æ—Ĩãã‚“ã‚ˆã†ãŗ Friday åœŸæ›œæ—ĨãŠã‚ˆã†ãŗ Saturday æ—Ĩ曜æ—ĨãĢãĄã‚ˆã†ãŗ Sunday
  • äŊ•ãĒãĢ what
  • する to do; to make; to decide on; to choose
  • īŊžãŽã§ã™ã€ã‚“です、ぎだ、んだ、ぎ actually, as a matter of fact: æ˜Žæ—Ĩあした、映į”ģえいがčĻ‹ãŋたいんですよね/だよね。I actually want to watch a movie tomorrow; often used with けお: すいぞせん、トイãƒŦãĢčĄŒã„ããŸã„ã‚“ã§ã™ã‘ãŠ/だけお。。。Excuse me, I'd like to go to the bathroom; used to ask for a reason: ãĒんで明æ—Ĩあした、äŧšį¤žã‹ã„しゃæĨこãĒいんですか/æĨこãĒいぎīŧŸ 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/帰かえるぎīŧŸ Are you going home already?; emphasizes discontentment or anger: äŊ•ãĒãĢč¨€ã„ãŖãĻんだよ/んですか。 What the heck are you talking about?; īŊžãĒんだ with nouns, na-adjectives, and adverbs: æ˜Žæ—Ĩあした雨あめãĒんだ。It will rain tomorrow.

杞æœŦ(ぞつもと)īŧšäģ•äē‹(しごと)だよ。

  • äģ•äē‹ã—ごと work, job; äģ•äē‹ã—ごとする to work
  • īŊžã‚ˆ introduces new information; emphasises a sentence: æœã‚さだよīŧIt's morning!

ᔰ䏭(たãĒか)īŧšãˆãƒŧ、æ—Ĩ曜æ—Ĩ(ãĢãĄã‚ˆã†ãŗ)ãĢäģ•äē‹(しごと)ですかīŧŸ

  • えãƒŧ、え expresses surprise or disappointment: えãƒŧ、æœŦåŊ“ãģんとうīŧŸ What? Really?

杞æœŦ(ぞつもと)īŧšã†ã‚“。

  • うん (casual, non-keigo) yes; yeah

ᔰ䏭(たãĒか)īŧšå¤§å¤‰(たいへん)ですね。おつかれさぞです。

  • 大変たいへん serious; terrible; hard; difficult
  • īŊžã­ shares information or experiences; softens a sentence; expects an agreement; isn't it?, don't you?: é›¨ã‚めだね。Oh, it's raining (as you can see).
  • おつかれ、おつかれさぞです、おつかれさぞでした 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)

ã“ãŽå†™įœŸ(しゃしん)ぎ子䞛(こおも)は、____だ。

A ゆうたぎ子䞛(こおも)
B かおりぎ子䞛(こおも)
C 子䞛(こおも)ぎ時(とき)ぎゆうた
D 子䞛(こおも)ぎ時(とき)ぎかおり


かおりīŧšã“ãŽå†™įœŸ(しゃしん)ぎ子䞛(こおも)、čǰ(だれ)īŧŸ

  • これ this, these; こぎ this, these (possessive): こぎčģŠãã‚‹ãž this car
  • å†™įœŸã—ã‚ƒã—ã‚“ picture; photo
  • 子䞛こおも child
  • čĒ°ã ã‚Œ who

ゆうたīŧšå­äž›(こおも)ぎ時(とき)ぎäŋē(おれ)ãŽå†™įœŸ(しゃしん)だよ。

  • 時とき time, when: å­äž›ã“おもぎ時とき when I was a child; æ™‚じ o'clock
  • äŋēおれ I (used by male speakers)

かおりīŧšã‹ã‚ã„いīŧ

  • かわいい cute; nice; lovely

ゆうたīŧšãã†īŧŸäģŠ(いぞ)と同(おãĒ)じじゃん。

  • そう so (as in "I think so"): そう思(おも)う。 I think so. ; そうãĒんだ。 I see.; that is so, that's right
  • äģŠã„ぞ now
  • 同おãĒじ same; おんãĒじ is colloquial
  • īŊžã˜ã‚ƒã‚“、じゃãĒい、じゃãĒいですか ã˜ã‚ƒã‚“: common way of ending a sentence mainly in Kanto region, a colloquial form of じゃãĒい; isn't it: ä슿—Ĩきょう寒さむいじゃん。だからå‡ēでかけãĒい。It's cold today, right? So I won't go out; į§ã‚ãŸã—、お金かねãĒいじゃんīŧŸYou know I don't have money, right?; éˆ´æœ¨ã™ãšãã•ん、äŧšį¤žã‹ã„しゃæĨきたじゃãĒいですかīŧŸäŊ•ãĒんでですかīŧŸ Suzuki-san came to work, right? Why?; expresses a slight surprise or emphasizes a remark: へえ、歌うた、うぞいじゃん。Wow, you are a good singer.

かおりīŧšåŒ(おãĒ)じじゃãĒいよ。äģŠ(いぞ)よりかわいい。

  • īŊžã‚ˆã‚Š than; from: ã‚Ģナダはæ—ĨæœŦãĢãģんより大おおきい。 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)

ゆうたは、____がãĒい。

A お金かね
B 時間じかん
C å†™įœŸ(しゃしん)
D ゚マホ


ゆうたīŧšäŋē(おれ)ぎ゚マホįŸĨ(し)らãĒいīŧŸ

  • ゚マホ = ゚マãƒŧãƒˆãƒ•ã‚Šãƒŗ smartphone
  • įŸĨしらãĒい negative form of įŸĨしる
  • įŸĨしる to know; use the te-form to say "I know": そぎã‚ĸãƒ‹ãƒĄįŸĨã—ãŖãĻるよ。I know that anime.

お母(かあ)さんīŧšã‚šãƒžãƒ›īŧŸįŸĨ(し)らãĒい。ãĒんでīŧŸ

  • ãĒぜ、ãĒんで why; how come

ゆうたīŧšãĒくãĒãŖãŸã‚“ã ã‚ˆã­ã€‚

  • ãĒくãĒãŖãŸ past form of ãĒくãĒる
  • ãĒくãĒる to disappear; to be gone
  • īŊžã‚ˆã­ã€ã‚ˆãĒ shares mutual sentiments; confirms some information: 寒(さむ)いよね。 It's cold, right?; よãĒ 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.

お母(かあ)さんīŧšč‡Ē分(じãļん)ãŽéƒ¨åą‹(へや)ãĢあるんじゃãĒいīŧŸ

  • č‡Ē分じãļん oneself
  • éƒ¨åą‹ã¸ã‚„ room
  • ある to be (existence); to have (possession); to happen; use ある for objects and いる for people and animals

Situation 4

Suzuki-san and Kimura-san are talking.

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

木村(きむら)さんは、かãĒり前(ぞえ)からこぎį”ē(ãžãĄ)ãĢäŊ(す)んでいぞすかīŧŸ

A はい
B いいえ


鈴木(すずき)īŧšã„つからこぎį”ē(ãžãĄ)ãĢäŊ(す)んでいるんですかīŧŸ

  • いつ when
  • īŊžã‹ã‚‰ from; after: æ—ĨæœŦãĢãģんからæĨきぞした。I'm from Japan.
  • į”ēãžãĄã€čĄ—ãžãĄ town; city
  • äŊã™ã‚“で(い)る progressive from of äŊã™ã‚€: ãžã ã€éŖŸ(た)ずãĻる。I'm still eating.
  • äŊã™ã‚€ to live

木村(きむら)īŧšæœ€čŋ‘(さいきん)ですよ。

  • 最čŋ‘さいきん recently; lately

鈴木(すずき)īŧšã“ぎį”ē(ãžãĄ)はおうですかīŧŸ

  • おう how; what: おう思おもうīŧŸWhat do you think?; how about: ナãƒŧãƒĄãƒŗãŠã†īŧŸHow about (eating) ramen?

木村(きむら)īŧšæĨŊ(たぎ)しいですよ。ãŋんãĒいいäēē(ã˛ã¨)ですしīŧ

  • æĨŊたぎしい pleasant; happy; enjoyable; fun
  • ãŋんãĒ everyone (often ãŋãĒさん); everything
  • よい、いい good: æ˜ į”ģãˆã„ãŒã‚ˆã‹ãŖãŸīŧ The film was great!; you may use this to indicate your preference or choice: į§ã‚ãŸã—、ナãƒŧãƒĄãƒŗãŒã„ã„ã€‚I'd like to choose ramen; いいね is the Japanese version of "like" on social media.
  • äēēã˛ã¨ person; people; human being
  • īŊžã— and; besides; because, since: 雨(あめ)ã ã—čĄŒ(い)かãĒい。īŧčĄŒ(い)かãĒい、雨(あめ)だし。 I won't go. Besides, it's raining.

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Robert
Robert
2 years ago

äģŠã‚ˆã‚Šã‹ã‚ã„い:comment image

Last edited 2 years ago by Robert
Hana-Sensei
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Hana-Sensei
2 years ago
Reply to  Robert

かわいそうですね。xD

Zeadar Sagaena
Zeadar Sagaena
4 years ago

I can’t wrap my head around how the three ぎ particles work in 子䞛ぎ時ぎäŋēãŽå†™įœŸã ã‚ˆã€‚
I mean, I’m confused about what possesses what.

Hana-Sensei
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Hana-Sensei
4 years ago
Reply to  Zeadar Sagaena

Yes, I know what you mean. it looks a bit confusing.
子䞛ぎ時ぎäŋēãŽå†™įœŸã ã‚ˆ ãƒŧ It’s a photo of me in my childhood.
子䞛ぎ時ぎ ãƒŧ in one’s childhood
äŋēãŽå†™įœŸã€€ãƒŧ a photo (photos) of myself

Zeadar Sagaena
Zeadar Sagaena
4 years ago
Reply to  Hana-Sensei

Thanks! It’s a bit easier thinking about two different compounds rather than for four attached words.

Hana-Sensei
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Hana-Sensei
4 years ago
Reply to  Zeadar Sagaena

Yes, it would be much easier if you know where to chunk a sentence. 😀
That was a good question and you’re on the right track. Keep it up!

Zeadar Sagaena
Zeadar Sagaena
4 years ago

Is Yuta from situation 2 the same Yuta we all know?

Yuta
Yuta
4 years ago
Reply to  Zeadar Sagaena

Nope, it’s just a coincidence.

Zeadar Sagaena
Zeadar Sagaena
4 years ago
Reply to  Yuta

When I picture you in my head you always have a red T-shirt, so that scenario looked like a sneaky reference to me. ????

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