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Peter: Okay, without further adieu, let’s get in today's lesson. Here we go.
Natsuko: おはよう、ソウル。ナツコです。(Ohayō, Sōru. Natsuko desu.)
Take: おはよう、ソウル。タケです。(Ohayō, Sōru. Take desu.)
Miki: おはよう、ソウル。ミキです。(Ohayō, Sōru. Miki desu.)
Peter: Peter here. Beginner lesson #64. As always, we are brought to you by Erklaren, the translation and interpretation specialists. Okay, today another crowded studio. Right, Natsuko?
Natsuko: Yes, it is. We have to introduce a new face.
Peter: All right. Who is the new face?
Natsuko: It’s Miki.
Peter: ミキ、よろしくお願いします。(Miki, yoroshiku onegai shimasu.)
Natsuko: よろしくお願いします。(Yoroshiku onegai shimasu.)
Miki: よろしくお願いします。(Yoroshiku onegai shimasu.)
Peter: タケ?(Take?)
Take: また出遅れました。(Mata deokuremashita.)
Peter: Yes.
Natsuko: As always.
Miki: 初めまして、ミキです。趣味は旅行と料理です。よろしくお願いします。(Hajimemashite, Miki desu. Shumi wa ryokō to ryōri desu. Yoroshiku onegai shimasu.) My name is Miki. My hobby is travel and cooking.
Peter: Wow, nice hobbies. Okay, now let’s get into today’s lesson. Here we go.
DIALOGUE
おじいさん (o-jii-san) :  あのコンサートは最高でした。(Ano konsāto wa saikō deshita.)
おばあさん (o-bā-san) :  そうですね。あ!後もう少しで家に着きます。(Sō desu ne. A! Ato mō sukoshi de ie ni tsukimasu.)
静かに窓から入りましょう。(Shizuka ni mado kara hairimashō.)
孫 (mago) :  何の音かしら。ああ、また遅れましたよ。(Nan no oto kashira. Ā, mata okuremashita yo.)
おばあさん (o-bā-san) :  やや、ばれましたよ、おじいさん。(Yaya, baremashita yo, o-jii-san.)
孫 (mago) :  おじいさん、顔が真っ白。(O-jii-san, kao ga masshiro.)
やっぱりキッスのコンサートに行きましたね。(Yappari Kissu no konsāto ni ikimashita ne.)
おじいさん (o-jii-san) :  やややや、それもばれましたよ、おばあさん。(Yayayaya, sore mo baremashita yo, o-bā-san.)
おばあさん (o-bā-san) :  私達はちゃんと電話しましたよ。(Watashi-tachi wa chanto denwa shimashita yo.)
孫 (mago) :  本当ですか。(Hontō desu ka.)
おじいさんとおばあさん (o-jii-san to o-bā-san) : 6時に/7時に電話しましたよ。(Roku-ji/shichi-ji ni denwa shimashita yo.)
孫 (mago) :  やっぱり!おじいさん、おばあさん、門限は何時ですか。(Yappari! O-jii-san, o-bā-san, mongen wa nan-ji desu ka.)
おじいさん (o-jii-san) :  はいはい、十時です。(Hai hai, jū-ji desu.)
孫 (mago) :  これからは門限を守りましょう。(Kore kara wa mongen o mamorimashō.)
おじいさんとおばあさん (o-jii-san to o-bā-san) : 分かりました。(Wakarimashita.)
Peter:  One more time, please. Slowly please.  
Natsuko: もう一度お願いします。ゆっくりお願いします。(Mō ichi-do onegai shimasu. Yukkuri onegai shimasu.)
おじいさん (o-jii-san) :  あのコンサートは最高でした。(Ano konsāto wa saikō deshita.)
おばあさん (o-bā-san) :  そうですね。あ!後もう少しで家に着きます。(Sō desu ne. A! Ato mō sukoshi de ie ni tsukimasu.)
静かに窓から入りましょう。(Shizuka ni mado kara hairimashō.)
孫 (mago) :  何の音かしら。ああ、また遅れましたよ。(Nan no oto kashira. Ā, mata okuremashita yo.)
おばあさん (o-bā-san) :  やや、ばれましたよ、おじいさん。(Yaya, baremashita yo, o-jii-san.)
孫 (mago) :  おじいさん、顔が真っ白。(O-jii-san, kao ga masshiro.)
やっぱりキッスのコンサートに行きましたね。(Yappari Kissu no konsāto ni ikimashita ne.)
おじいさん (o-jii-san) :  やややや、それもばれましたよ、おばあさん。(Yayayaya, sore mo baremashita yo, o-bā-san.)
おばあさん (o-bā-san) :  私達はちゃんと電話しましたよ。(Watashi-tachi wa chanto denwa shimashita yo.)
孫 (mago) :  本当ですか。(Hontō desu ka.)
おじいさんとおばあさん (o-jii-san to o-bā-san) : 6時に/7時に電話しましたよ。(Roku-ji/shichi-ji ni denwa shimashita yo.)
孫 (mago) :  やっぱり!おじいさん、おばあさん、門限は何時ですか。(Yappari! O-jii-san, o-bā-san, mongen wa nan-ji desu ka.)
おじいさん (o-jii-san) :  はいはい、十時です。(Hai hai, jū-ji desu.)
孫 (mago) :  これからは門限を守りましょう。(Kore kara wa mongen o mamorimashō.)
おじいさんとおばあさん (o-jii-san to o-bā-san) : 分かりました。(Wakarimashita.)
Peter:  Okay, you know the drill. One more time, Miki, Natsuko, Take. Wow Natsuko, it’s really something at all! 
Natsuko: Yes.
Peter: We will give you the Japanese and I will give you the English. Here we go. 
おじいさん (o-jii-san) :  あのコンサートは最高でした。(Ano konsāto wa saikō deshita.)
GRANDPA: That concert was the best.
おばあさん (o-bā-san) :  そうですね。(Sō desu ne.)
GRANDMA: That's right.
おばあさん (o-bā-san) :  あ!後もう少しで家に着きます。(A! Ato mō sukoshi de ie ni tsukimasu.)
GRANDMA: Ah, we'll be home in a minute.
おばあさん (o-bā-san) :  静かに窓から入りましょう。(Shizuka ni mado kara hairimashō.)
GRANDMA: Let's go in through the window quietly.
孫 (mago) :  何の音かしら。(Nan no oto kashira.)
GRANDCHILD: What's that noise?
孫 (mago) :  ああ、また遅れましたよ。(Ā, mata okuremashita yo.)
GRANDCHILD: Ah, you're late again.
おばあさん (o-bā-san) :  やや、ばれましたよ、おじいさん。(Yaya, baremashita yo, o-jii-san.)
GRANDMA: Yaa, we've been caught, grandpa.
孫 (mago) :  おじいさん、顔が真っ白。(O-jii-san, kao ga masshiro.)
GRANDCHILD: Grandpa, your face is painted white.
孫 (mago) :  やっぱりキッスのコンサートに行きましたね。(Yappari Kissu no konsāto ni ikimashita ne.)
GRANDCHILD: Just as expected, you went to the Kiss concert!
おじいさん (o-jii-san) :  やややや、それもばれましたよ、おばあさん。(Yayayaya, sore mo baremashita yo, o-bā-san.)
GRANDPA: Ahh, grandma, she caught that, too.
おばあさん (o-bā-san) :  私達はちゃんと電話しましたよ。(Watashi-tachi wa chanto denwa shimashita yo.)
GRANDMA: We called as we were supposed to.
孫 (mago) :  本当ですか。(Hontō desu ka.)
GRANDCHILD: Really?
おじいさんとおばあさん (o-jii-san to o-bā-san) : 6時に/7時に電話しましたよ。(Roku-ji/shichi-ji ni denwa shimashita yo.)
GRANDMA: We called at 6. GRANDPA: We called at 7.
孫 (mago) :  やっぱり!おじいさん、おばあさん、門限は何時ですか。(Yappari! O-jii-san, o-bā-san, mongen wa nan-ji desu ka.)
GRANDCHILD: Grandpa, grandma, what time is your curfew?
おじいさん (o-jii-san) :  はいはい、十時です。(Hai hai, jū-ji desu.)
GRANDPA: Yeah yeah, 10 o'clock.
孫 (mago) :  これからは門限を守りましょう。(Kore kara wa mongen o mamorimashō.)
GRANDCHILD: From now on, let's keep curfew.
おじいさんとおばあさん (o-jii-san to o-bā-san) : 分かりました。(Wakarimashita.)
GRANDMA: I understand.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Peter: Oh boy!
Natsuko: I wonder, did you all notice that it was Take and Natsuko?
Peter: You were acting? I thought that was your regular voice and now you are acting.
Natsuko: Thank you, Peter.
Peter: So Natsuko, what did you think?
Natsuko: It was great.
Peter: Miki, what did you think?
Miki: It was great.
Peter: And Take, what do you think?
Take: 大変でした。(Taihen deshita.)
Natsuko: 私もそう思います。(Watashi mo sō omoimasu.)
Peter: What do you mean, Take?
Take: いや、僕本当は若いんで、こういう声を出すのってとっても大変なんですよ。(Iya, boku hontō wa wakai n de, kō iu koe o dasu no tte tottemo taihen nan desu yo.)
Natsuko: 私もです。(Watashi mo desu.)
Peter: Miki, what do you think?
Miki: 本物のおじいさんとおばあさんかと思いました。(Honmono no o-jii-san to o-bā-san ka to omoimashita.)
Peter: Yes, really amazing acting skills there. Okay, the conversation was long. So what we are going to do now is get into some vocabulary. Natsuko, first word, please.
VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE
Natsuko: ばれる (bareru)
Peter: To be discovered, to be caught, to be outed. We don’t like this word. Right, Natsuko?
Natsuko: No…
Peter: Break it down.
Natsuko: (slow)ばれる (bareru) (natural speed)ばれる (bareru)
Peter: Take, can you give us an example?
Take: 秘密がばれる (himitsu ga bareru)
Peter: To find out a secret. The secret comes to light.
Natsuko: Yes.
Peter: Oh, I don’t like it.
Natsuko: Oh really?
Peter: Yes.
Natsuko: What secret do you have?
Peter: Next word, Natsuko. Okay, but wait, wait before we go, let’s just get a few more expressions. So when grandma and grandpa were caught, what did they say, Miki?
Miki: ばれました (baremashita)
Peter: Okay Natsuko, what does this mean?
Natsuko: We were caught.
Peter: So Natsuko, when was the last time you were caught?
Natsuko: Umm I can’t remember. It’s – oh I can’t remember.
Peter: Take, recently have you been caught? Okay Take, we will take your silence as a yes.
Natsuko: Yes.
Peter: When you were caught, what did you say?
Take: ごめんなさい (gomen nasai)
Peter: And Miki, have you been caught recently? Again another yes.
Miki: Yes.
Peter: Okay, and also – ah let’s stick with this a little bit longer.
Natsuko: Oh okay, okay, okay.
Peter: So Natsuko, if someone you know was doing something and you think they are going to get caught, what can you say to them?
Natsuko: ばれるでしょう (bareru deshō)
Peter: Which is
Natsuko: You’ll get caught.
Peter: Yeah, you are going to get caught. Okay, so to be discovered, to be found out, to come to light is
Natsuko: ばれる (bareru)
Peter: Okay, now Natsuko, to discover someone, to expose someone, to bust someone is
Natsuko: ばらす (barasu)
Peter: Yes. Break it down.
Natsuko: (slow)ばらす (barasu) (natural speed)ばらす (barasu)
Peter: Take, can you give us an example?
Take: 結末をばらす (ketsumatsu o barasu)
Peter: Natsuko, what’s this?
Natsuko: To tell the ending.
Peter: Don’t do it at all. Take, that’s – where did you come up with that? Yes, ruin the ending oh! You definitely don’t want to do that.
Natsuko: Yes.
Peter: Okay Natsuko, next.
Natsuko: 門限 (mongen)
Peter: Curfew.
Natsuko: (slow)もんげん (mongen) (natural speed)門限 (mongen)
Peter: Okay, now let’s go over some expressions regarding curfew because we know that this is going to be important for many people out there. Maybe we should also cover excuses, too.
Natsuko: Oh yes, but we’ve already done that.
Peter: Natsuko, you can never have enough excuses.
Natsuko: Okay, okay.
Peter: You should know. The more the better.
Natsuko: Look forward to the future lessons.
Peter: Okay, now let’s get into some of these expressions that go with curfew. Natsuko, can you give us one expression?
Natsuko: 門限に間に合う (mongen ni ma ni au)
Peter: Be in time for your curfew. Okay Take, give us another one.
Take: 門限に遅れる (mongen ni okureru)
Peter: Be late for your curfew. Miki,
Miki: 門限を破る (mongen o yaburu)
Peter: To break curfew.
Natsuko: 門限を守る (mongen o mamoru)
Peter: To keep curfew. Okay Natsuko, let’s ask Take if he has a curfew.
Natsuko: Okay. タケさん、門限はありますか。(Take-san, mongen wa arimasu ka.)
Take: 門限はありますけれど、守ったことはありません。(Mongen wa arimasu keredo, mamotta koto wa arimasen.)
Peter: So Natsuko, can you translate what Take just said?
Natsuko: I have a curfew, but I never kept one.
Peter: Oh, Take.
Natsuko: Naughty boy.
Take: ミキちゃん、門限はありますか。(Miki-chan, mongen wa arimasu ka.)
Miki: 門限はありません。(Mongen wa arimasen.)
Peter: Hah! You should see the look – the smile on – I have never seen you smile like that.
Natsuko: It’s a good thing to be free of curfew.
Peter: Lucky Miki. Oh, very lucky.
Miki: ピーター、門限はありますか。(Pītā, mongen wa arimasu ka.)
Peter: Yes. I have to be home by 12 o’ clock.
Natsuko: Oh Cinderella.
Peter: Thank you, Natsuko.

Lesson focus

Peter: Okay, now, onto today’s point. Natsuko, what’s today’s point?
Natsuko: Past tense.
Peter: Yes, and how do we say this in Japanese?
Natsuko: 過去形 (kakokei)
Peter: Okay. Now forming the polite past tense is so … what, Natsuko?
Natsuko: Simple.
Peter: Yep. The conjugation doesn’t get any easier. It’s the same for all class verbs 1, 2, 3, all verbs are the same. Natsuko, how do we conjugate? What do we do?
Natsuko: You change す (su) to した (shita)
Peter: That’s it. Now remember, this is for the polite past as in the masu-form. Let’s take a class 2 verb. Natsuko, pick any class 2 verb.
Natsuko: 食べる (taberu)
Peter: What’s the polite form?
Natsuko: 食べます (tabemasu)
Peter: This means to eat. Now let’s make this into the past tense.
Natsuko: 食べました (tabemashita)
Peter: That’s it. す (su) becomes
Natsuko: した (shita)
Peter: 食べます (tabemasu)
Natsuko: 食べました (tabemashita)
Peter: Okay, class 3. What do we have for class 3?
Natsuko: する (suru)
Peter: How about the polite form?
Natsuko: します (shimasu)
Peter: Now let’s make it into the past.
Natsuko: しました (shimashita)
Peter: That’s it and for good measure, class 1
Natsuko: 飲む (nomu)
Peter: Polite form is
Natsuko: 飲みます (nomimasu)
Peter: Okay.
Natsuko: 飲みました (nomimashita)
Peter: That’s it. す (su) becomes
Natsuko: した (shita)
Peter: And it’s the same all the way across the board for the polite past.
Natsuko: Very simple.
Peter: So all of the verbs we’ve introduced up until this point, you can turn them into the polite past just by dropping
Natsuko: す (su)
Peter: And adding
Natsuko: した (shita)
Peter: Or if you prefer turning
Natsuko: す (su)
Peter: Into.
Natsuko: した (shita)
Peter: Okay. Either one. Huh! We ran long today.
Natsuko: Yes.
Peter: I like it though. Four people in the studio is fun.
Natsuko: Yes, it's really fun.

Outro

Peter: All right. That’s going to do it for today.
Natsuko: じゃあ、また明日。(Jā, mata ashita.)
Take: また明日。(Mata ashita.)
Miki: また明日。(Mata ashita.)

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