2021-Aug-30 Level 1 どんなヘアスタイルにしますか？

Lesson Dialogues

Situation 1

Haru is talking to her friend Yuka.

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

ハルは、そのバックをかなり前(まえ)に買(か)いましたか？

A はい
B いいえ

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ハル：そのバッグ、いいね。

• その that
• バッグ bag
• 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).

ユカ：え？これ？

• えー、え expresses surprise or disappointment: えー、本当ほんとう？ What? Really?
• これ this, these; この this, these (possessive): この車くるま this car

ハル：うん。すごくかわいい。

• うん (casual, non-keigo) yes; yeah
• すごく adverbial form of すごい
• すごい i-adj fantastic, wonderful, terrible; adv awfully, very, immensely
• かわいい cute; nice; lovely

ユカ：ありがとう。

ハル：いつ買(か)ったの？

• いつ when
• 買かった past form of 買かう
• 買かう to buy
• ～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.

ユカ：いつだったかな？かなり前(まえ)なんだよ。

• だった past form of nouns and na-adjectives: 雨(あめ)だった。 It was raining.
• ～かな indicates uncertainty; softens a sentence: ちょっと寒さむいかな。I think it's a bit cold.
• かなり very; considerably; rather: 今日きょうはかなり寒さむい。It's very cold today.
• 前まえ forward; front; before
• ～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、～よー introduces new information; emphasises a sentence: 朝あさだよ！It's morning!

Situation 2

Haru is talking to her friend Yuka.

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

ハルが____見(み)える。

A 大(おお)きく
B きれいに
C 長(なが)く
D 大変(たいへん)に

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ユカ：私(わたし)、ハルのそのスカート、好(す)き。

• スカート skirt
• 好すき favorite; to like; to love

ハル：そう？私(わたし)も好(す)きなんだよね。

• そう so (as in "I think so"): そう思おもう。 I think so. ; そうなんだ。 I see.; that is so, that's right
• ～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.

ユカ：なんかハル、きれいに見(み)えるよ。

• 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.
• きれい beautiful; pretty; clean
• 見みえる to be seen, to be able to be seen, to be in sight; to look, to seem, to appear

ハル：ほんと？いいこと言(い)うじゃん。

• 本当ほんとう、ほんと truth; right; really
• 事こと 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、日本にほんに行いくことは難むずかしい。 It's difficult to go to Japan tomorrow. ("明日あした、日本にほんに行いくこと" works like a big chunk of noun)
• 言いう to say; to speak; to talk; to mean: どういう意味いみ？What does it mean? 暑あついっていう意味いみ。It means "hot".
• ～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: 今日きょう寒さむいじゃん。だから出でかけない。It's cold today, right? So I won't go out; 私わたし、お金かねないじゃん？You know I don't have money, right?; 鈴木すずきさん、会社かいしゃ来きたじゃないですか？何なんでですか？ Suzuki-san came to work, right? Why?; expresses a slight surprise or emphasizes a remark: へえ、歌うた、うまいじゃん。Wow, you are a good singer.

Situation 3

Aki is at the beauty salon.

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

アキは、____を持(も)って来(き)た。

A お金かね
B バッグ
C 写真(しゃしん)
D スマホ

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美容師(びようし)：どんなヘアスタイルにしますか？

• 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?
• ヘアスタイル hairstyle
• します ます form of する; ～ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
• する to do; to make; to decide on; to choose

アキ：写真(しゃしん)、持(も)って来(き)たんですが。

• 写真しゃしん picture; photo
• 持もって te-form of 持もつ; 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...
• 持もつ to have; to take; to hold
• ～てきた past form of ～てくる
• ～てくる [1] go and ___; indicates that you will do something and come back to the original place; indicates you are doing something in addition to coming to a place: 学校(がっこう)に行(い)ってくる。 I'll go to school (and come back.) [2] indicates a gradual process: 空(そら)が赤(あか)くなってくる。The sky is becoming red. [3] indicates something you've been doing in the past. 今(いま)まで一人(ひとり)で仕事(しごと)してきた。I've been working alone up until now.
• ～が but: 雨あめですが行いきます。It's raining but I'll go; used for introductory phrases: イベントがありますが行いきますか？ There's an event. Do you want to go?; もう八(はち)時じですが。。。It's already 8 but (shouldn't we be going?).

美容師(びようし)：この写真(しゃしん)みたいにしたいんですね。

• ～みたい like; it seems that...; as if...: 明日あした雨あめみたい。 it seems like it's raining tomorrow.
• したい たい form of する; ～たい expresses desire; I want to __

アキ：はい、こんな感(かん)じにできますか？

• こんな so; such; like that; こんなに may indicate a great degree of quality or quantity: こんなに食たべたの？ Did you eat this much?
• 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.
• できます ます form of できる; ～ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
• 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

Situation 4

The hairdresser is confirming the hairstyle that Aki wants.

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

アキは、たくさんカットしたいですか？

A はい
B いいえ

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美容師(びようし)：結構(けっこう)たくさんカットしますよ。

• 結構けっこう adv. quite, fairly; na-adj. good
• たくさん many; much; a lot
• カットします ます form of カットする; ～ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
• カットする to cut; to cut off

アキ： 全然(ぜんぜん)問題(もんだい)ありません。

• 全然ぜんぜん (not) at all; utterly; completely; usually used with a negative form: 全然ぜんぜん分わからない。I don't understand at all; (a lot of people use it with affirmative forms lately): 全然ぜんぜんできるよ。I can easily do it.
• 問題もんだい problem; question
• ありません negative form of あります
• 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

美容師(びようし)：かなりたくさんですよ。

アキ：はい。もう長(なが)いのやめたいんです。

• 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?
• 長ながい long
• ～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?
• やめたい たい form of やめる(止やめる); ～たい expresses desire; I want to __
• 止やめる to stop, to give up; 辞やめる to quit (a job)

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