2021-Sep-27 Level 1 この前海に行ったんです。

Lesson Dialogues

Situation 1

Tanaka-san called out to Sato-san.

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

佐藤(さとう)さんは、大学(だいがく)(ある)いていきますか?

A はい
B いいえ


田中(たなか)佐藤(さとう)さん。どこに()くんですか?

  • どこ where
  •  to go
  • ~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ないんですか/ないの? Why are you not coming to work tomorrow?; used to confirm or react to your observation: もうかえるんですか/かえるの? Are you going home already?; emphasizes discontentment or anger: なにってんだよ/んですか。 What the heck are you talking about?; ~なんだ with nouns, na-adjectives, and adverbs: 明日あしたあめなんだ。It will rain tomorrow.

佐藤(さとう):ちょっと大学(だいがく)まで()ってきます。

  • ちょっと (just) a little; a bit; (conversation filler)
  • 大学だいがく university; college
  • ~まで to, as far as:日本にほんまでった。I went to (as far as) Japan; till, until: あさまで仕事しごとした。I worked until morning.
  • ()って te-form of ()く; te-form is often used to connect to other expressions; te-form may indicate a command: ()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...
  • ~てきます ます form of ~てくる; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
  • ~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: 学校がっこうってくる。 I'll go to school (and come back.) [2] indicates a gradual process: そらあかくなってくる。The sky is becoming red. [3] indicates something you've been doing in the past. いままで一人ひとり仕事しごとしてきた。I've been working alone up until now.

田中(たなか)(ある)いて()くんですか?

  • あるいて te-form of ある; te-form is often used to connect to other expressions; te-form may indicate a command: ()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...
  • ある to walk

佐藤(さとう):いや、(くるま)()きます。

  • いや、いえ no; colloquial version of いいえ
  • くるま car; wheel
  • ()きます ます form of ()く; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence

Situation 2

Sato-san showed Takahashi-san a photograph.

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

高橋(たかはし)さんも____が()きだ。

A 大学(だいがく)
B (くるま)
C 写真(しゃしん)
D (うみ)


佐藤(さとう):この(まえ)(うみ)()ったんです。その(とき)写真(しゃしん)です。

  • この(まえ) some time ago; recently; lately; the other day: この(まえ)(くるま)()ったよ。I bought a car the other day.
  • (うみ) sea; ocean
  • ()った past form of ()
  • その that
  • (とき) time, when: 子供(こども)(とき) when I was a child; () o'clock
  • 写真(しゃしん) picture; photo

高橋(たかはし):きれいですね。(わたし)(うみ)()きです。

  • きれい beautiful; pretty; clean
  • ~ね shares information or experiences; softens a sentence; expects an agreement; isn't it?, don't you?: (あめ)だね。Oh, it's raining (as you can see).
  • () favorite; to like; to love

佐藤(さとう)今度(こんど)一緒(いっしょ)()きましょうよ!

  • 今度(こんど) next time; sometime; this time
  • 一緒(いっしょ) together; with
  • ()きましょう ましょう form of ()く; ~ましょう is a keigo form of ~よう which expresses desire; let's __
  • ~よ introduces new information; emphasises a sentence: (あさ)だよ!It's morning!

Situation 3

Mayumi called out to Hide.

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

ヒデは、マユミと一緒(いっしょ)映画(えいが)()きますか?

A はい
B いいえ


マユミ:ヒデ。今日(きょう)(よる)時間(じかん)ある?

  • 今日きょう today
  • よる night; evening
  • 時間じかん time; hour: (いち)時間じかん one hour, ()時間じかん two hours
  • ある to be (existence); to have (possession); to happen; use ある for objects and いる for people and animals

ヒデ:うん。あるよ。なんで?

  • うん (casual, non-keigo) yes; yeah
  • なぜ、なんで why; how come

マユミ:一緒(いっしょ)映画(えいが)()かない?

  • 映画えいが movie
  • ()かない negative form of ()

ヒデ:ごめん。お(かね)がないから()けない。

  • (お)(かね) money
  •  There is no . . . ; no . . .
  • ~から because; since: (あめ)だから()きません。I won't go because it's raining.; use だから with nouns and na-adjectives.
  • ()けない negative form of ()ける
  • ()ける potential form of ()く; ~ける expresses possibility; can; can be

Situation 4

Takashi invited Megumi over to his home.

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

タカシは、____(いえ)()んでいる。

A かわいい
B (おお)きい
C 大変(たいへん)
D きれいな


タカシ:ここが(ぼく)(いえ)だよ。

  • ここ here
  • (ぼく) I (used by male speakers)
  • (いえ) house; home

メグミ:え!?ここに()んでるの?

  • えー、え expresses surprise or disappointment: えー、本当(ほんとう)? What? Really?
  • ()んで(い)る progressive from of ()む: まだ、()べてる。I'm still eating.
  • ()む to live

タカシ:そうだよ。

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

メグミ:(おお)きい(いえ)だね!すごいなー。

  • (おお)きい big; large; great
  • すごい i-adj fantastic, wonderful, terrible; adv awfully, very, immensely
  • ~な expresses emotions; emphasises the emotion; softens the sentence; often なー: 日本(にほん)()きたいな。I want to go to Japan; かわいいなー。It's so cute.

タカシ:そんなことないよ。

  • そんな that; such: そんな(こと)はできない。I can't do such a thing; そんなに so much; so; like that; often そんなに~ない: そんなに()べれない。I can't eat that much.
  • (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)()くことは(むずか)しい。 It's difficult to go to Japan tomorrow. ("明日(あした)日本(にほん)()くこと" works like a big chunk of noun)

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