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INTRODUCTION
Becky:Hi everyone! Welcome back to JapanesePod101.com. This is Japanese for Everyday Life, Lower Intermediate Series, Lesson 24 - Talking About Your Goals.
Kaori:こんにちは!古橋香織 です!Hi everyone, Kaori Furuhashi here!
Becky:I'm Becky. In this lesson, you'll learn a useful skill for telling someone a decision you’ve made - How to tell your friend what your goal is and what you're trying hard to do.
Kaori:Becky さん、今、何かがんばっていることはありますか?
Becky:Do I have something I’m trying hard to do? Umm, I run everyday.
Kaori:毎日ですか。それは、健康的ですね。
Becky:Yeah, I realized a while ago how unhealthy my life is, and I decided to run every day. I want to tell my friend about my decision. How can I do it?
Kaori:毎日走るって決めたんだ。
Becky:"I decided to run every day.”
MODEL DIALOG
Becky:Listen to the dialogue and participate when prompted by speaking aloud in Japanese. Use the patterns of Japanese you studied in the Beginner-level lessons. After you speak, you'll hear a model line of dialogue. Your answer doesn't need to be exactly the same, but do compare your response to the model line.
In this lesson, you'll play the role of a person who has decided to run every day to take on the challenge of a full-marathon next year. Your goal is to tell your friend about the decision.
Your Friend: 最近、元気そうだね。
Becky: He said that you’ve looked good lately. Answer, “Yeah, I've been running in the morning since a while ago. That might be why.”
(pause)
You: あ、ちょっと前から、朝、走ってるから。だからかも。
Your Friend: 毎日走ってるの?
Becky: He asked if you run every day. Say, “Yes, I decided to run every day except for rainy days.”
(pause)
You: うん、雨の日以外は、毎日走るって決めたんだ。
Your Friend: すごいね。 でも、なんで?
Becky: He said “Wow!, but, why is that?” Answer, “I’m thinking of taking on the challenge of a full marathon next year.”
(pause)
You: 来年、フルマラソンに挑戦しようと思って。
Your Friend:フルマラソンか~。目標タイムは?
Becky: He said “Full marathon! Do you have a target time?” Answer, “I’m trying hard so that I can run it within 4 hours.”
(pause)
You: 4時間以内で走れるようにがんばろうと思ってるんだ。
Your Friend:応援してるよ。がんばってね。
VOCABULARY AND PHRASES
Becky:Here are some useful words and phrases for this task. The first word is,
Kaori:挑戦する、
Becky:"challenge"
Kaori:挑戦する (slow), 挑戦する
Becky:Next is,
Kaori:がんばる
Becky:“try hard” or “work hard”
Kaori:がんばる(slow), がんばる
Kaori:日本語の勉強をがんばる
Becky:"work hard on studying Japanese."
Kaori:試験を頑張る
Becky:"try hard on an exam"
Kaori:このように、「自分、私が頑張る」ときは、(E- try hard, or, work hard). という意味です。でも、相手に「がんばって」というときは、(E- good luck) という意味になります。
Kaori:試験、がんばって。
Becky:"Good luck with your exam."
Kaori:仕事、がんばって。
Becky:"Good luck with your work."
Becky:Here are some more useful expressions to react with when you hear that your friend is trying hard to do something. The first is,
Kaori:応援してるよ
Becky:"I’m behind you."
Kaori:応援する
Becky:“cheer for”, or “support”
Kaori:応援してるよ
Becky:It’s a set phrase you can use when you want to tell someone that you really hope they can make it. Next is,
Kaori:きっとできるよ。
Becky:"I’m sure you can do it."
Becky:It’s a set phrase you can use when you want to make the person feel confident. Again, it’s “I’m sure you can do it.”
Kaori:きっとできるよ。

Lesson focus

Becky:Now, here are useful expressions for this task. The first is, "I decided to run every day except for rainy days.”
Kaori:雨の日以外は、毎日走るって決めたんだ。
Becky:The first part of this sentence is the phrase "except for rainy days"
Kaori:雨の日以外は
Kaori:雨の日
Becky:"rainy day"
Kaori:以外は
Becky:"except for"
Becky:The next part is the phrase “run every day”
Kaori:毎日走る
Becky:It's followed by a casual quotation marker,
Kaori:って
Becky:after that is the past tense of a verb meaning “to decide”
Kaori:決めた
Becky:Altogether they are,
Kaori:雨の日以外は、毎日走るって決めた
Becky:In the context of your explaining or responding to someone’s question like in this dialog, you add a sentence-ending phrase to explain the situation (J- んだ).
Kaori:「雨の日以外は、毎日走るって決めたんだ。」
Becky:The sentence structure to explain your decision is, [informal form of a verb] plus [quotation marking particle (J- って)] plus
Kaori:きめた んだ。
Becky:Let's practice. Tell your friend that you’ve decided to stop drinking.
(Pause)
Kaori:お酒はやめるって決めたんだ。
Becky:Tell your friend that you’ve decided to get up at 5 o'clock every morning.
(Pause)
Kaori:毎朝、5時に起きるって決めたんだ。
Becky:This sentence can be also said as
Kaori:毎朝、5時に起きることにしたんだ。
Kaori:ことにする
Becky:"decide to do something"
Becky:The formation is, [a non-past informal form of a verb] plus
Kaori:ことにする
Becky: Say “I decided to go to the US.”
(Pause)
Kaori:アメリカに行くことにしたんだ。
Becky:The next key expression is, “I’m thinking of taking on the challenge of a full marathon next year.”
Kaori:来年、フルマラソンに挑戦しようと思ってるんだ。
Becky:First is the word, “next year”
Kaori:来年
Becky: Next is a phrase literally meaning “will challenge in a full marathon”
Kaori:フルマラソンに挑戦しよう
Kaori:(J- しよう) is a volitional form of a verb (J- する).
Becky:It’s followed by a quotation marker
Kaori:と
Becky:Next is the present progressive form of a verb meaning “to think”
Kaori:思っている
Becky:After this is the sentence-ending phrase to explain the situation, (J- んだ).
Becky:Altogether they are,
Kaori:来年、フルマラソンに挑戦しようと思っているんだ。
Becky: Here, you can use a slightly more casual version, (J- 思ってるんだ) with (J- い)dropped.
Kaori:来年、フルマラソンに挑戦しようと思ってるんだ。
Becky:The sentence pattern is, [volitional form of a verb] plus the quotation marker (J- と) plus
Kaori:思ってるんだ。
Becky:You hear a similar expression in the dialog, “I’m thinking I should try hard so that I can run it within 4 hours.”
Kaori:4時間以内で走れるようにがんばろうと思ってるんだ。
Kaori:「がんばろう」は、 (E- Volitional form of the verb meaning “try hard” 「がんばる」 ですね。
Becky:So, it uses the same pattern, (J- がんばろう) plus (J- と おもってるんだ。)
Becky:Let’s practice. Say, “I'm thinking of going to Japan next year.”
(Pause)
Kaori:来年、日本に行こうと思ってるんだ。
Becky:Let’s practice. Say, “I'm thinking of writing a blog every day.”
(Pause)
Kaori:毎日、ブログを書こうと思ってるんだ。
TIP
Becky:Now, another more casual way of saying, "I’m thinking of taking on the challenge of a full marathon next year.”
Kaori:来年、フルマラソンに挑戦しようと思って。
Kaori:最後の「いるんだ」や「るんだ」は、カジュアルな会話では、省略されることがあります。
Becky:You can often omit (J- いるんだ) or (J- るんだ)in casual conversation.
Becky:Say in a very casual way, “I'm thinking of going to Japan next year.”
(Pause)
Kaori:来年、日本に行こうと思って。
PRACTICE OF DIALOG
Becky:Now try to participate in the dialogue using some alternative words you learned in this lesson. This time you'll play the role of a person who has decided to go to the gym three days a week. Use as many of the expressions you learned in this lesson as possible. Let's get started!
Your Friend: 最近、元気そうだね。?
Becky: He said that you look good lately. Answer, “Yeah, I've been going to the gym since a while ago. That might be why.”
(pause)
You: あ、ちょっと前から、ジムに行ってるから。だからかも。
Your Friend: 毎日行ってるの?
Becky: He asked if you go every day. Say, “Yes, I decided to go there three days a week.”
(pause)
You: うん、週に3日、行こうって決めたんだ。
Your Friend: すごいね。 でも、なんで?
Becky: He said “Wow!, but, why is that?” Answer in a very casual way, “I’m thinking of losing a bit of weight.”
(pause)
You: ちょっとやせようと思って。
Your Friend: そうなんだ。がんばってね。

Outro

Becky:Okay, That’s all for this lesson.
Kaori:目標はありますか。頑張っていることはありますか。コメント欄で教えてください。
Becky:In the next lesson, you’ll learn how to offer your help.
Kaori:それではまた!
Becky:See you all next time!

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