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Situation 1
Ami is talking with her older brother Takeshi at home.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
ãĸãããããŽæŦãčĒãŋãžããīŧ
A ã¯ã
B ããã
ãĸãīŧããčĒ°ãŽæŦīŧ
ãŋãąãˇīŧäŋēãŽã ãã
ãĸãīŧéĸįŊãīŧ
ãŋãąãˇīŧãããããĒãéĸįŊããã
ãĸãīŧį§ãčĒãã§ããīŧ
ãŋãąãˇīŧåĨãĢãããã
ãĸãīŧãããã¨ãã
Situation 2
Rika and her teacher are talking at school.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
ãĒãĢã¯ãéŗæĨŊ大åĻãĢčĄãããã§ããīŧ
A ã¯ã
B ããã
å įīŧãĒãĢããã¯ããŠããĒ大åĻčĄãããīŧ
ãĒãĢīŧéŗæĨŊ大åĻãĢčĄãããã§ãã
å įīŧã¸ãŧããĒãã§īŧ
ãĒãĢīŧããĸããšããĢãĒãããããã§ãã
Situation 3
Takeshi is speaking to his older sister Kaori at home.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
ããŽãŗãŧããŧã¯ã____ã
A įĩæ§éĢã
B å°ãã ãåŽã
C įĩæ§įžåŗãã
D å°ãã ããã
ãŋãąãˇīŧäŊéŖ˛ãã§ããŽīŧ
ãĢãĒãĒīŧãŗãŧããŧã ãã
ãŋãąãˇīŧãŠãã§č˛ˇãŖãĻãããŽīŧ
ãĢãĒãĒīŧãããããŽãåēãįĩæ§įžåŗãããã
ãŋãąãˇīŧã¸ãã
ãĢãĒãĒīŧãĄããŖã¨éŖ˛ãã§ãŋãīŧ
Situation 4
In the evening, neighbors Matsui-san and Sato-san are talking outside.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
äŊč¤ããã¯____ãéŖ¯ãéŖãšãã
A ä¸äēēã§
B åéã¨
C įĩæ§ãããã
D ããããã§
æžäēīŧãããéŖ¯éŖãšãžããīŧ
äŊč¤īŧãããäģããéŖãšãžãã
æžäēīŧä¸äēēã§éŖãšããã§ããīŧ
äŊč¤īŧåéã¨ä¸įˇãĢéŖãšãžãã
æžäēīŧããã¯ããã§ããã
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I’ve done 30 of these classes so far and created my own flashcards with kanji only and their English meanings, studying them everyday and I have to say this is by far the best source to learn Japanese on the internet out of all the other programs I’ve tried, way better than college classes too.
You are doing great! Thanks for sharing.
For Situation 2 Does ãĒãĢ say the ã in the čĄãããã§ã more silently or quickly than usual? I feel like I almost can’t hear the ã in čĄã at all, could it be her accent? Because å į says the ã so clearly and slowly when he says ãŠããĒ大åĻčĄãããīŧ
Her pronunciation is clear enough, but since it comes after the particle ãĢ, it may sound like a liaison, with the ã(i) blending into the ãĢ(ni) sound. If the teacher had said, ãŠããĒ大åĻãĢčĄãããīŧ, their ã might also sound ambiguous for the same reason.
Ah you are absolutely right the ãĢ before that is causing that unique effect, very interesting and something I’ll have to consider from now on when I listen carefully to Japanese, thank you
No problem! đ
I noticed that all the family names are written in kanji, while people’s first names are always written in katakana here, even though they are Japanese names that must have kanji. Is it to make it easier to read for us? Or is it a rule or common practice? Just curious.
By using katakana, you don’t have to worry about how to write their names in kanji.
ãŋãąãˇ has several ways to write it. For example, æĻãæ¯ ãæĻåŋãæ¯ ãæĻå˛ãæĻå¸ãåĨãetc.
You don’t have to choose which one.
Also, Katakana is used to create a casual and friendly atmosphere. It’s often used for characters in manga or games.
Some people have names that are actually written in katakana, not kanji, though.
This is my first lesson with Yuta đ I am happy with the dialogue, but perplexed by my audition: the adverb “kanari”, I hear more “konori” than “kanari”, is that me? Or are vowels sometimes “blurred” in real life? Thank you đ
Thank you for your comment. We are glad to know you’re enjoying our lessons.
Regarding your question, his voice is kind of muffled, so it sounds like “ko.”
Some people speak with little or no mouth movement, which obscures their pronunciation.
Thank you. God to know. I guess it happens in all languages, but it is a challenge đ
No problem!
I know what you mean.
I was not aware of this until you mentioned it, but we Japanese understand words as chunks rather than individual sounds, so we are not bothered if one sound is unclear.
I understood almost all of the conversations hehe đ thank you so much
Good to know you are making progress!