2024-Jan-1 Level 1 この問題できた?

Lesson Dialogues

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Situation 1

Naoki is talking with his classmate Rika.

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

ナオキは、その問題もんだいができましたか?

A はい
B いいえ)


ナオキ:この問題(もんだい)できた?

リカ:うん、できたよ。

ナオキ:ほんと?俺(おれ)、全然(ぜんぜん)分(わ)からなくて。

リカ:教(おし)えようか?

ナオキ:いいの?ありがとう!

Situation 2

At the company, Saito-san is speaking out to his subordinate Suzuki-san.

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

鈴木すずきさんの仕事しごとは、____。

A 全然ぜんぜん終おわらない
B 後少あとすこしで終おわる
C もう終おわってる
D 今いまちょうど終おわった


斉藤(さいとう):鈴木(すずき)、その仕事(しごと)終(お)わった?

鈴木(すずき):いえ、まだです。

斉藤(さいとう):結構(けっこう)かかる?

鈴木(すずき):いえ。後(あと)少(すこ)しで終(お)わります!

斉藤(さいとう):そっか。よかった!

Situation 3

Yuya and his girlfriend Saki are looking for a restaurant.

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

ここは、お店みせがたくさんありますか?

A はい
B いいえ


サキ:お店(みせ)たくさんあるね。ここ。

ユウヤ:そうだなー。

サキ:どこで食(た)べる?

ユウヤ:どこがいいかな。

サキ:一番(いちばん)美味(おい)しいの、どこかな?

Situation 4

At the company, Yamada-san spoke up to her superior Matsui-san.

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

山田やまださんは、____気持きもち悪わるい。

A ちょっと
B すごく
C よく
D 毎日まいにち


山田(やまだ):今日(きょう)、早(はや)く帰(かえ)ってもいいですか?

松井(まつい):この後(あと)、何(なに)かあるの?

山田(やまだ):いえ。ちょっと気持(きも)ち悪(わる)くて。

松井(まつい):え?早(はや)く帰(かえ)って、すぐ寝(ね)てね。

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Kurineko
Kurineko
1 year ago

Hey, i have a question, in [ナオキ:ほんと?俺、全然分からなくて] what is the て form of ない for exactly? i see it a lot where the て form of verbs, helper words and more are used at the end of a sentence with not much explanation as to why

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Hana-Sensei
1 year ago
Reply to  Kurineko

The full sentence should be:
俺、全然分からなくて、できない (or 解けない、or 終わらない).

You can explain a reason in the first part of a sentence by using くて.
And you can omit the latter part when it is so obvious that you don’t have to say.

Kurineko
Kurineko
1 year ago
Reply to  Hana-Sensei

分かった!ありがろう!

Hana-Sensei
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Hana-Sensei
1 year ago
Reply to  Kurineko

よかったです! どういたしまして。^ ^

Kyle
Kyle
1 year ago

In Situation #2, Suzuki’s last line would read better as…
“I just have a little more to do.”

Hana-Sensei
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Hana-Sensei
1 year ago
Reply to  Kyle

後少しで終わります means “I’m almost done.” or “I’ll be done soon.”

As for your sentence “I just have a little more to do.”, we’d say もう少しだけやることがあります.
The phrase is used when you tell others that you won’t finish something soon.

Michelle
Michelle
1 year ago

Small typo in intro: “Yamada-san spoke up to his superior” should be “…her superior”.

Hana-Sensei
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Hana-Sensei
1 year ago
Reply to  Michelle

Thank you for pointing it out! We’ll fix it.

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