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Situation 1
In the morning at home, Mom spoke to Ami.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
もう____に行く時間だ。
A 仕事
B 学校
C お店
D 家
母：アミ、まだ寝てるの？
アミ：うん…。もうちょっとだけ寝る…。
母：いいの？もう学校行く時間だけど。
アミ：え、もうそんな時間？
Situation 2
At school, Hiroto is talking to a classmate, Yuko.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
その本は、結構面白いですか？
A はい
B いいえ
ヒロト：何してるの？
ユウコ：本読んでる。
ヒロト：それ、面白い？
ユウコ：うん、結構面白いよ。
ヒロト：どこまで読んだの？
ユウコ：ここ。もうほとんど読んじゃった。
Situation 3
At a cafe, Rika is talking to a senior classmate, Yuko, while looking at the menu.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
ユウコは、ご飯を食べますか？
A はい
B いいえ
リカ：何か食べます？
ユウコ：ご飯はいいや。食べてきたから。
リカ：そうなんですね。
ユウコ：私、コーヒー飲む。リカは？
リカ：じゃあ、ホットティーで。
Situation 4
At the company, Matsui-san spoke to a colleague, Saito-san.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
鈴木くんは、____ご飯に行った。
A 今
B よく
C 毎日
D 結構
松井：鈴木くん、どこにいます？
斉藤：今、ご飯行きましたよ。
松井：いつ帰ってきます？
斉藤：すぐ帰ってくると思いますけど。
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I’m not sure I follow the sentence “ご飯はいいや” in situation 3. Doesn’t adding the いいmean that it sounds good, like eating sounds good? I’m trying to understand how it translates to “no food for me” any explanation would be appreciated.
That’s a good question, and I understand why it’s confusing.
I think it’s similar to the use of “good” and “fine” in English.
People often say “No, I’m good” or “No, I’m fine” to mean “No, thank you.”
In this case, Yuko could have said いや、ご飯はいいや or ううん、ご飯はいいや, which would make it clearer that she’s declining, since いや and ううん mean “no.”
However, the next sentence — もう食べてきたから (because I already ate) — helps clarify the meaning through context.
Thank you! That makes a lot of sense. I think i was too focused on いい instead of the full context.
Thank you, Hana-sensei
You’re very welcome! I’m glad the explanation helped.
Please keep up your interest in learning! 🙂