はず, I find, is only confusing when you try to think of it in English sentence patterns rather than as an idea. It indicates that you have some kind of information in your head that tells you something should be (but might not necessarily be in reality) a specific way. In the case of お母さん, 載せるはずだったのに, in her mind she had dinner planned, so the tempura was to be put on the udon for dinner. Later, with お父さん, what are suspected to be (but maybe not known as an absolute fact) his favorite foods are being talked about, hence 「大好物のはずだよ」.

Good to be back– these lessons are as fun as I’d remembered!

For example, #3 son says:
かぼちゃのてんぷらでしょう?　僕、かぼちゃ嫌いだもん。　食べるはずないよ。

Isn’t はず here more like “would” as in “I wouldn’t have eaten it” rather than “I ought not to have eaten it”?

Also, お母さん says “夕飯のうどんに載せるはずだったのに。”

Isn’t that はず more like “intend”?

This term doesn’t seem to have a clear English equivalent.

Also, wondered about the “もん” at the end of several sentences by the 3 sons. What is the meaning/purpose?

Thanks!

But I really enjoy whatever you serve up …
Thank you,
Elisabeth

My family and are very talkers when we eat, we just talk about all topic of our topics that matter to us.

I like both parts fast and slow so it’s fine what your doing, it really helps alot.

Hurrah to the Playstation mention and I’m also like a physco too! S_R_C

i sort of think of them in groups (with some overlapping, because you can be informal and still be polite)
here’s how i think of it in my mind:
2 groups of 3 levels, from low to high register.

INFORMAL
— rude/crass
— casual
— polite

FORMAL
— polite
— humble
— honorific

this is just my personal system. i’m interested in how others think about it.

marky

Does anyone else think that we don’t really need the slow part at this level? Can we have a show of hands for all those who’d appreciate the slower speed dialogue being cut from lower intermediate lessons?

*tentatively raises hand*

love this word, i try to use it once a day

marky

nice vocab today, thanks