2021-Sep-6 Level 1 ゆうたは本当にカレー好きだよね。

Lesson Dialogues

Situation 1

Yuta and Kaori are walking in front of a restaurant.

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

ゆうたとかおりは、____を食(た)べる。

A スナック)
B ご飯(はん)
C スマホ)
D お店(みせ)


ゆうた:もう12時(じ)だ。

  • 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?
  • 時とき time, when: 子供こどもの時とき when I was a child; 時じ o'clock

かおり:もう12時(じ)?お昼(ひる)ご飯(はん)食(た)べる?

  • ご飯はん、ごはん rice; meal: 朝あさご飯はん(朝食ちょうしょく・朝飯あさめし) breakfast, 昼ひるご飯はん(昼食ちゅうしょく・昼飯ひるめし) lunch, 夜よるご飯はん(夕飯ゆうはん・夕食ゆうしょく) dinner; supper
  • 食たべる to eat

ゆうた:いいね。ご飯(はん)食(た)べよう。

  • 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).
  • 食(た)べよう ou form of 食(た)べる; ~ou expresses suggestion; let's __; 食(た)べよう。 let's eat; 行(い)こう。 let's go; 遊(あそ)ぼう。 let's play; 作(つく)ろう。let's make.

かおり:このお店(みせ)はどう?

  • これ this, these; この this, these (possessive): この車くるま this car
  • 店みせ store; shop; restaurant
  • どう how; what: どう思おもう?What do you think?; how about: ラーメンどう?How about (eating) ramen?

ゆうた:いいね。この店(みせ)にしよう。

  • しよう ou form of する; ~ou expresses suggestion; let's __; 食(た)べよう。 let's eat; 行(い)こう。 let's go; 遊(あそ)ぼう。 let's play; 作(つく)ろう。let's make.
  • する to do; to make; to decide on; to choose

Situation 2

Yuta and his mother are eating curry for dinner.

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

ゆうたは、カレーをもっと食(た)べたいですか?

A はい
B いいえ


お母(かあ)さん:どう?おいしい?

  • おいしい delicious; tasty

ゆうた:うん、ほんとおいしいよ。

  • うん (casual, non-keigo) yes; yeah
  • 本当ほんとう、ほんと truth; right; really
  • ~よ introduces new information; emphasises a sentence: 朝あさだよ!It's morning!

お母(かあ)さん:ゆうたは本当(ほんとう)にカレー好(す)きだよね。

  • カレー curry
  • 好すき favorite; to like; to love
  • ~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.

ゆうた:うん、好(す)き。もっと食(た)べていい?

  • もっと more
  • 食(た)べて te-form of 食(た)べる; 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...
  • ~ていい、てもいい expression to give or ask for permission: 食たべていい? Can I eat?; 食たべていいよ。You can eat (it's OK to eat); 食たべなくていいよ。You don't have to eat (It's OK not to eat); てもいい is softer: (I) don't mind if: 夕食ゆうしょく作つくってもいいよ。I don't mind cooking dinner; can I...?: ペン借かりてもいい? Can I borrow your pen?

Situation 3

Suzuki-san starts talking to Sato-san, who is listening to something with earphones.

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

佐藤(さとう)さんは____を聞(き)いている。

A 音楽(おんがく)
B ラジオ
C 話(はなし)
D スマホ


鈴木(すずき):何(なん)の音楽(おんがく)を聴(き)いてるんですか?

  • 何なに what
  • 音楽おんがく music
  • 聞きいて、聴きいて te-form of 聴きく; 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.

佐藤(さとう):いえ、音楽(おんがく)ではないです。ラジオを聞(き)いてます。

  • いや、いえ no; colloquial version of いいえ
  • ラジオ radio
  • 聞(き)いて(い)ます ます form of 聞(き)いて(い)る; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence

鈴木(すずき):へぇー、面白(おもしろ)いですか?

  • へぇ、へー oh, yes?; really?
  • 面白おもしろい interesting; fun; funny

佐藤(さとう):面白(おもしろ)いですよ。

Situation 4

An automobile dealer and customer are looking at cars.

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

安(やす)い車(くるま)はありますか?

A はい
B いいえ


お客(きゃく)さん:この車(くるま)は高(たか)いですか?

  • 車くるま car; wheel
  • 高たかい high; tall; expensive

ディーラー:そうですね。結構(けっこう)高(たか)いです。

  • 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
  • 結構けっこう adv. quite, fairly; na-adj. good

お客(きゃく)さん:もっと安(やす)い車(くるま)はありますか。

  • 安やすい cheap; low (price); inexpensive
  • 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

ディーラー:あります。あれは結構(けっこう)安(やす)いですよ。

  • あれ that

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Zeadar Sagaena
Zeadar Sagaena
4 years ago

Is there any nuance bewteen 聞く and 聴く?

Ladd-sensei
Ladd-sensei
4 years ago
Reply to  Zeadar Sagaena

Basically,
聞く is to hear.
When you don’t concentrate on listening to something.
聴く is to listen.
When you listen to something carefully or with some interest
Hope it helps!

Zeadar Sagaena
Zeadar Sagaena
4 years ago
Reply to  Ladd-sensei

Help it does! Thank you!

Ladd-sensei
Ladd-sensei
4 years ago
Reply to  Zeadar Sagaena

you are very welcome!

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