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Situation 1
Kanae is talking with her friend, Naomi, in school.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
新しいお店は、____できた。
A 一緒に
B すぐそこに
C まだ
D 特に
カナエ：新しいお店、もう行った？
ナオミ：どこ？
カナエ：すぐそこにできたお店。
ナオミ：そこ、まだ行ってない。
カナエ：じゃあ一緒に行こうよ。
ナオミ：いいよ。
Situation 2
In the office, Sato-san has called out to a colleague, Yamada-san.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
山田君は、ペンを持っていますか？
A はい
B いいえ
佐藤：山田くん、ペン持ってる？
山田：ありますよ。
佐藤：今、使ってもいい？
山田：いいですよ。はい、これ。
佐藤：ありがとう！
Situation 3
Saki has come over to her friend Yumi's home to play. Yumi's mother is calling out to Saki.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
サキちゃんは、ご飯を食べていきますか？
A はい
B いいえ
ユミの母：サキちゃん、ご飯食べてく？
サキ：いいんですか？
ユミの母：もちろん。
サキ：ありがとうございます。
ユミの母：食べれない物ある？
サキ：特にないです。
Situation 4
Fujiki-san is talking with a younger colleague, Takahashi-san, in the office.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
藤木さんと高橋さんは、この後____。
A 飲んで帰る
B あまり食べない
C 仕事が終わらない
D 家に行きたい
藤木：仕事、もう終わる？
高橋：はい。もう少しで。
藤木：じゃあ飲んで帰る？この後。
高橋：行きたいです！
藤木：この前の店行こう。うまかったから。
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Thanks for this lesson. Will it be the same, instead of [食べれない物ある？] to ask [何が食べれない？]
As you already understand, 食べれない物ある？ means “Is there anything that you can’t eat?”
But 何が食べれない？ means “What can’t you eat?” I guess it sounds strange as the first question in English, too.
You can ask it when you’d like to know more specifically.
Example:
Person A: 食物アレルギーがあるから、なかなか外食できないんですよ。
- I have food allergies, so it’s difficult for me to eat out.
Person B: そうなんですね。 何が食べれないんですか？
– I see. What can’t you eat?
Does it make sense?
By the way, 食べれない basically should be 食べられない. Dropping ら is called ら抜き and it’s considered grammatically wrong. It’s permissible in daily conversation, but people who care about grammar don’t use ら抜き.
You can use it, but I added this because it is good for learners to know how to use it correctly.
Thank you for such a detailed answer!ありがとうございます！
どういたしまして。その調子で楽しく学習を続けてください。^ ^
[じゃあ一緒に行こうよ] Is the い that follow the に just extended so it would be more like にい。I know the い is in the word 行こうよ but just want to make sure that I’m not miss hearing it.
I guess it sounds like extending for you since she pronounced い a bit weaker.
If she pronounced it a little more strongly, the boundary between “に” and “い” would be more distinct.
People who don’t pronounce い strongly tend to pause after に so that they can make い sounds more clearly.