2021-Nov-1 Level 1 レタス、高いね。

Lesson Dialogues

Situation 1

Haru and her mother are talking at the supermarket.

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

ハルはレタスが()きですか?

A はい
B いいえ


(かあ)さん:レタス、(たか)いね。

  • レタス lettuce
  • たか high; tall; expensive
  • ~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).

ハル:ほんと。最近(さいきん)、すごく(たか)いよね。

  • 本当ほんとう、ほんと truth; right; really
  • 最近さいきん recently; lately
  • すごく adverbial form of すごい
  • すごい i-adj fantastic, wonderful, terrible; adv awfully, very, immensely
  • ~よね、よな shares mutual sentiments; confirms some information: 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.

(かあ)さん:こんな(たか)いの、()えないよ。

  • こんな(に) so; such; like that; こんなに may indicate a great degree of quality or quantity: こんなにべたの? Did you eat this much?
  • ~の の can make other words, such as verbs or adjectives, function like a noun: べるのはやめる。I will stop eating; しいのはどれ? Which is the one you want?
  • えない negative form of える
  • ()える potential form of ()う; ~える expresses possibility; can; can be
  •  to buy
  • ~よ、~よー introduces new information; emphasises a sentence: あさだよ!It's morning!

ハル:レタス、()きなんだけどな。

  •  favorite; to like; to love
  • ~のです、~んです、~のだ、~んだ 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.
  • けれど、けど but; however; although; though; a lot of people finish a sentence with (だ)けど because it makes the sentence less direct.
  • ~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.

Situation 2

Haru and her mother are at the supermarket to buy vegetables.

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

(かあ)さんは____を()う。

A バナナ
B レタス
C ピーマン
D ブロッコリー


(かあ)さん:(たか)くないの(なに)かあるかな?

  • (たか)くない negative form of (たか)
  • なにか、なんか something; things like ..., or something like that ...; conversation filler: なんか、さむい。Well, it's cold; emphasises noun, often in a deprecating way: さかななんかきらい。I don't like something like fish.
  • ある to be (existence); to have (possession); to happen; use ある for objects and いる for people and animals
  • ~かな indicates uncertainty; softens a sentence: ちょっとさむいかな。I think it's a bit cold.

ハル:(いま)結構(けっこう)みんな(たか)いかも。

  • いま now
  • 結構けっこう adv. quite, fairly; na-adj. good
  • みんな everyone (often みなさん); everything
  • ~かも(しれない) perhaps; maybe: 明日あしたあめかもしれない。Maybe it will rain tomorrow.

(かあ)さん:ピーマンはどう?

  • ピーマン bell pepper
  • どう how; what: どうおもう?What do you think?; how about: ラーメンどう?How about (eating) ramen?

ハル:まあ、普通(ふつう)

  • まー、まあ well; I think: まあ、そうだよね。Well, that's right.
  • 普通ふつう normal; regular; ordinary; common

(かあ)さん:じゃあ、ピーマン()おう。

  • じゃ、じゃあ well, so, then; if: あめじゃそとあそべないね。If it's raining, we can't play outside.
  • ()おう ou form of ()う; ~ou expresses suggestion; let's __; ()べよう。 let's eat; ()こう。 let's go; (あそ)ぼう。 let's play; (つく)ろう。let's make.

Situation 3

A customer is asking a clerk a question at the supermarket.

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

ブロッコリーは(やす)いですか?

A はい
B いいえ


(きゃく)(なに)(やす)いですか?

  • なに what
  • やす cheap; low (price); inexpensive

店員(てんいん):ブロッコリーが(やす)いですよ。

  • ブロッコリー broccoli

(きゃく):ブロッコリーは()きじゃなくて。

  • ()きじゃなくて te-form of ()きじゃない
  • ()きじゃない negative form of ()

店員(てんいん):そうなんですね。

  • 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

(きゃく)(ほか)にありませんか?

  • ほか other; another; else; ほかひと other people
  • ありません negative form of ある

Situation 4

It is the release date for a new product. Having gone to the store, it was already sold out.

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

()(ひと)が____。

A (やす)かった
B (たか)かった
C (おお)かった
D (すく)なかった


(きゃく):もうないんですか?

  • もう already; soon; again; more; strengthens expression of an emotion; filler word: なんか、もう、かえろうよ。 Like, let's go home already?
  • ない There is no . . . ; no . . .

店員(てんいん):はい。すぐなくなりました。

  • すぐ immediately; right away; soon
  • なくなりました past form of なくなります
  • なくなります ます form of なくなる; ~ます makes a keigo (polite) sentence
  • なくなる to disappear; to be gone

(きゃく)()(ひと)(おお)かったんですね。

  • ひと person; people; human being
  • (おお)かった past form of (おお)
  • おお many; much; a lot of

店員(てんいん):そうなんですよ。

    (きゃく):すごく()いたかったんですが。

    • ()いたかった past form of ()いたい
    • ()いたい たい form of ()う; ~たい expresses desire; to want to __
    • ~が but: あめですがきます。It's raining but I'll go; used for introductory phrases: イベントがありますがきますか? There's an event. Do you want to go?; もう(はち)ですが。。。It's already 8 but (shouldn't we be going?).

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