Lesson Dialogues
Situation 1
Chihiro and Saori are doing their homework. Saori approaches Chihiro as she puts her English notes away.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
ちひろは、さおりに教えますか?
A はい
B いいえ
さおり:もう終わったの?
- もう already; soon; again; more; strengthens expression of an emotion; filler word: なんか、もう、帰ろうよ。 Like, let's go home already?
- 終わった past form of 終わる
- 終わる to end; to finish
- ~のです、んです、のだ、んだ、の actually, as a matter of fact: 明日、映画見たいんですよね/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、会社来ないんですか/来ないの? Why are you not coming to work tomorrow?; used to confirm or react to your observation: もう帰るんですか/帰るの? Are you going home already?; emphasizes discontentment or anger: 何言ってんだよ/んですか。 What the heck are you talking about?; ~なんだ with nouns, na-adjectives, and adverbs: 明日雨なんだ。It will rain tomorrow.
ちひろ:うん。
- うん (casual, non-keigo) yes; yeah
さおり:え、早いね。この問題、分かる?
- えー、え expresses surprise or disappointment: えー、本当? What? Really?
- 早い early; soon; 速い fast
- ~ね shares information or experiences; softens a sentence; expects an agreement; isn't it?, don't you?: 雨だね。Oh, it's raining (as you can see).
- これ this, these; この this, these (possessive): この車 this car
- 問題 problem; question
- 分かる to understand; to see
ちひろ:うん、分かるよ。
- ~よ introduces new information; emphasises a sentence: 朝だよ!It's morning!
さおり:本当?ちょっと教えて。
- 本当、ほんと truth; right; really
- ちょっと (just) a little; a bit; (conversation filler)
- 教えて te-form of 教える; te-form is often used to connect to other expressions; te-form may indicate a command: 食べて!Please eat!; it's common to end a sentence with a te-form. Japanese people often don't finish a sentence completely: 昨日学校行って、勉強して。。。I went to school yesterday, studied, and...
- 教える to teach; to tell
ちひろ:いいよ。
- よい、いい good: 映画よかった! The film was great!; you may use this to indicate your preference or choice: 私、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.
Situation 2
Yuta and Kaori are making plans for tomorrow.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
ゆうたとかおりは、____を観る。
A 本
B 問題
C 映画
D 英語
ゆうた:何かやりたい事ある?
- 何か、なんか something; things like ..., or something like that ...; conversation filler: なんか、寒い。Well, it's cold; emphasises noun, often in a deprecating way: 魚なんか嫌い。I don't like something like fish.
- やりたい たい form of やる; ~たい expresses desire; I want to __
- やる to do; to give; often more casual than する
- 事 thing: 大事なこと an important thing; こと converts a sentence into a massive noun: 明日、日本に行くことは難しい。 It's difficult to go to Japan tomorrow. ("明日、日本に行くこと" works like a big chunk of noun)
- ある to be (existence); to have (possession); to happen; use ある for objects and いる for people and animals
かおり:映画観たいな。
- 映画 movie
- 観たい たい form of 観る; ~たい expresses desire; I want to __
- 見る、観る to see; to look; to watch; to check; we use 観る for things like sports or TV shows
- ~な expresses emotions; emphasises the emotion; softens the sentence; often なー: 日本へ行きたいな。I want to go to Japan; かわいいなー。It's so cute.
ゆうた:いいね。観たい映画あるの?
かおり:うん。ハリーポッターが観たいな。
- ハリーポッター Harry Potter
ゆうた:いいね。
Situation 3
Sato-san has come to the department where Aoki-san is.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
鈴木さんはまだいますか?
A はい
B いいえ
佐藤:お疲れ様です。鈴木さんはいますか?
- おつかれ、おつかれさまです、おつかれさまでした good job; expression used to thank someone for hard work; also used as a greeting
- います ます form of いる; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
- いる to be; to exist; to stay; use ある for objects and いる for people and animals
青木:鈴木さんですか。今日はもう帰りましたよ。
- 今日 today
- 帰りました past form of 帰ります
- 帰ります ます form of 帰る; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
- 帰る to return; to go home; to go back
佐藤:そうですか。わかりました。
- そう so (as in "I think so"): そう思う。 I think so. ; そうなんだ。 I see.; that is so, that's right
- わかりました past for of わかります
- わかります ます form of わかる; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
Situation 4
Matsumoto-san and Suzuki-san are talking.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
鈴木さんと村上さんは同じ____だった。
A 会社
B 大学
C 高校
D 家
鈴木:村上さんっていますか?松本さんの会社に。
- ~って (は) about; as for: 名前って何ですか?What's your name?; in spoken Japanese, people use って very often instead of は: ラーメンって好きですか?Do you like ramen? (instead of ラーメンは好きですか?)
- 会社 company; firm
松本:いますよ。知ってるんですか?
- 知って(い)る progressive from of 知る: まだ、食べてる。I'm still eating.
- 知る to know; use the te-form to say "I know": そのアニメ知ってるよ。I know that anime.
鈴木:はい。同じ大学だったんです。
- 同じ same; おんなじ is colloquial
- 大学 university; college
- ~だった past form of nouns and na-adjectives: 雨だった。 It was raining.
Step 2 - Take the Quiz
Let's see how many words you remember.
Take the quiz here.
Step 3 - Writing Exercises (Optional)
Let's practice what you learned here.
May I ask for the reason why the first video does not exist?
I have to ask but is つ only heard/spoken when its at the beginning of a word like 対馬(つしま)or 津波 (つ なみ) I know that in words like 買った its a pause, is it all ways a pause when its in the middle of a word or sentence?
What is written in roman letters as the double consonants, kk, pp,ss,tt is expressed with kana, っ or ッ. e.g. 切符(きっぷ)結婚(けっこん)
The small kana requires the slightest pause as you know.
Hope it helps!
Yes, this helped a lot あらがとうございます。
You are very welcome! Keep going and enjoy learning!