2025-Dec-8 Level 1 ちょっと、この店入ってもいい?

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Situation 1

Hiroto is talking with his junior, Naoki, while taking a walk.



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ヒロトとナオキは、そのみせはいりますか?

A はい
B いいえ 


ヒロト:ちょっとこの(みせ)(はい)ってもいい

ナオキ:もちろんいいです

ヒロト:ありがとう

ナオキ:(なに)()んです

ヒロト:うんペン()いたくて

Situation 2

Hiroto is talking with his junior, Naoki.



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ナオキは、きなひとがいますか?

A はい
B いいえ


ヒロト:(いま)()(ひと)いる

ナオキ:はいいます

ヒロト:ほんとうち学校(がっこう)(ひと)

ナオキ:いえ(ほか)学校(がっこう)です

ヒロト:へーどこ()った

Situation 3

Takeshi is about to go out when his father speaks to him.



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タケシはかえとき、____。

友達ともだち
みせはい
電話でんわする
D コーヒーをむ 


(ちち)どこ()

タケシ:友達(ともだち)(いえ)

(ちち)そっか何時(なんじ)(かえ)ってくる

タケシ:えー()かんない

(ちち)じゃ(かえ)(とき)電話(でんわ)して

タケシ:()かった

Situation 4

After school, following the teacher’s talk, Yuko is speaking with her classmate Hiroto.



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ヒロトは、先生せんせいはなしを____。

A よくいていた
すこいていた
C あまりおぼえていない
全然ぜんぜんおぼえていない 


ユウコ:(なが)かった今日(きょう)先生(せんせい)(はなし)

ヒロト:ほんと(なが)かったよね

ユウコ:(はなし)(おぼ)えて

ヒロト:いや全然(ぜんぜん)()いてなかった

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Luc Taylor
Luc Taylor
21 days ago

In Dialogue 1 why is it

買いたくて
instead of
買いたい

Stephen
Stephen
21 days ago
Reply to  Luc Taylor

I have the same question.

Hana-Sensei
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Hana-Sensei
21 days ago
Reply to  Luc Taylor

買いたくて explains why he wants to go into the shop.
He could have said:
ペン買いたいから、ちょっとこの店入ってもいい?
 - I want to buy a pen, so can I go into this store for a bit?

A phrase that ends with xxxくて suggests that the speaker omits the part that is obvious.
He omits the この店入ってもいい? part because he has already said that.

If he says 買いたい, he just tells the other person his intention.

Stephen
Stephen
19 days ago
Reply to  Hana-Sensei

In replying to Naoki, could Hiroto also have said either:-
ヒロト “うん。ぺン買いたい/だ/です/する/します。”   or “うん。ペン買いてくる。

If the 買いたくて could be ‘broken down’, literally what would it ‘say’, eg 買い (buy) + たくて(??????); is the
たくて a ‘contraction’ of’——–‘.

Hana-Sensei
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Hana-Sensei
18 days ago
Reply to  Stephen

> ヒロト “うん。ぺン買いたい/だ/です/する/します。”   or “うん。ペン買いてくる。

ーー You can say 買いたいです, but the rest of them aren’t correct.
You can say 買ってくる, but never say 買いてくる.

> If the 買いたくて could be ‘broken down’, literally what would it ‘say’, eg 買い (buy) + たくて(??????); is the
たくて a ‘contraction’ of’——–‘.

※買う (buy) → 買いたい (want to buy)

To make the くて form from 買いたい, you should leave out the last い.
買いた → 買いたくて

Last edited 14 days ago by Hana-Sensei
Stephen
Stephen
14 days ago
Reply to  Hana-Sensei

Thank you.

Hana-Sensei
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Hana-Sensei
14 days ago
Reply to  Stephen

You’re welcome! Keep up the good work!

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