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| INTRODUCTION |
| Natsuko: おはよう、シカゴ。ナツコです。(Ohayō, Shikago. Natsuko desu.) |
| Jun: おはよう、シカゴ。ジュンです。(Ohayō, Shikago. Jun desu.) |
| Peter: Peter here. Beginner lesson #60. Okay, Natsuko. 今日元気ですか。(Kyō genki desu ka.) |
| Natsuko: とっても元気ですよ。ジュンは？(Tottemo genki desu yo. Jun wa?) |
| Jun: すごく元気です。ピーターは？(Sugoku genki desu. Pītā wa?) |
| Peter: 今日は、かなり元気です。(Kyō wa, kanari genki desu.) |
| Natsuko: あ、いいですね。(A, ii desu ne.) |
| Peter: Yes, Okay |
| DIALOGUE |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : 到着！富士山の頂上でございます！すごいでしょう？(Tōchaku! Fuji-san no chōjō de gozaimasu! Sugoi deshō?) |
| 夏子 (Natsuko) : 水、水お願いします。(Mizu, mizu onegai shimasu.) |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : 6 時1 分35 秒です。今日は1 分35 秒も遅いです。夏子遅いですね。(Roku-ji ippun san-jū go-byō desu. Kyō wa ippun san-jū go-byō mo osoi desu. Natsuko osoi desu ne.) |
| 夏子 (Natsuko) : 身体が痛いし、息が苦しい。水がほしいです。(Karada ga itai shi, iki ga kurushii. Mizu ga hoshii desu.) |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : 景色はすばらしいでしょう？でしょう？あっ、私の家が見えます！(Keshiki wa subarashii deshō? Deshō? A, watashi no ie ga miemasu!) |
| 夏子 (Natsuko) : 富士山は何メートルですか。(Fuji-san wa nan-mētoru desu ka.) |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : 3776 メートルです。はい、どうぞ。乾杯しましょう。(San-zen nana-hyaku nana-jū roku-mētoru desu. Hai, dōzo. Kanpai shimashō.) |
| どれがいいですか。ビール？ワイン？(Dore ga ii desu ka. Bīru? Wain?) |
| 夏子 (Natsuko) : ここで飲みますか。ここは寒くて・・・(Koko de nomimasu ka. Koko wa samukute…) |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : もちろん。乾杯しましょう。あの山が見えますか。(Mochiron. Kanpai shimashō. Ano yama ga miemasu ka.) |
| 夏子 (Natsuko) : はい。見えます。(Hai. Miemasu.) |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : 次、あの山に登ります。行きましょう！(Tsugi, ano yama ni noborimasu. Ikimashō!) |
| 夏子 (Natsuko) : えー、冗談でしょう？(Ē, jōdan deshō?) |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : いいえ、冗談は嫌いです。(Iie, jōdan wa kirai desu.) |
| 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.) |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : 到着！富士山の頂上でございます！すごいでしょう？(Tōchaku! Fuji-san no chōjō de gozaimasu! Sugoi deshō?) |
| 夏子 (Natsuko) : 水、水お願いします。(Mizu, mizu onegai shimasu.) |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : 6 時1 分35 秒です。今日は1 分35 秒も遅いです。夏子遅いですね。(Roku-ji ippun san-jū go-byō desu. Kyō wa ippun san-jū go-byō mo osoi desu. Natsuko osoi desu ne.) |
| 夏子 (Natsuko) : 身体が痛いし、息が苦しい。水がほしいです。(Karada ga itai shi, iki ga kurushii. Mizu ga hoshii desu.) |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : 景色はすばらしいでしょう？でしょう？あっ、私の家が見えます！(Keshiki wa subarashii deshō? Deshō? A, watashi no ie ga miemasu!) |
| 夏子 (Natsuko) : 富士山は何メートルですか。(Fuji-san wa nan-mētoru desu ka.) |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : 3776 メートルです。はい、どうぞ。乾杯しましょう。(San-zen nana-hyaku nana-jū roku-mētoru desu. Hai, dōzo. Kanpai shimashō.) |
| どれがいいですか。ビール？ワイン？(Dore ga ii desu ka. Bīru? Wain?) |
| 夏子 (Natsuko) : ここで飲みますか。ここは寒くて・・・(Koko de nomimasu ka. Koko wa samukute…) |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : もちろん。乾杯しましょう。あの山が見えますか。(Mochiron. Kanpai shimashō. Ano yama ga miemasu ka.) |
| 夏子 (Natsuko) : はい。見えます。(Hai. Miemasu.) |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : 次、あの山に登ります。行きましょう！(Tsugi, ano yama ni noborimasu. Ikimashō!) |
| 夏子 (Natsuko) : えー、冗談でしょう？(Ē, jōdan deshō?) |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : いいえ、冗談は嫌いです。(Iie, jōdan wa kirai desu.) |
| Peter: Okay, you know the drill. This time Natsuko and Jun will give you the Japanese and I will give you the English. Here we go. |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : 到着！(Tōchaku!) |
| YAMAZAKI: We’re here! |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : 富士山の頂上でございます！(Fuji-san no chōjō de gozaimasu!) |
| YAMAZAKI: The top of Mt. Fuji! |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : すごいでしょう？(Sugoi deshō?) |
| YAMAZAKI: It’s amazing, right? |
| 夏子 (Natsuko) : 水、(Mizu,) |
| NATSUKO: Water, |
| 夏子 (Natsuko) : 水お願いします。(mizu onegai shimasu.) |
| NATSUKO: water please. |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : 6 時1 分35 秒です。(Roku-ji ippun san-jū go-byō desu.) |
| YAMAZAKI: 6:01 and 35 seconds. |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : 今日は1 分35 秒も遅いです。(Kyō wa ippun san-jū go-byō mo osoi desu.) |
| YAMAZAKI: Today, I’m a minute and 35 seconds late. |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : 夏子遅いですね。(Natsuko osoi desu ne.) |
| YAMAZAKI: Natsuko, you are slow. |
| 夏子 (Natsuko) : 身体が痛いし、(Karada ga itai shi,) |
| NATSUKO: My body hurts and |
| 夏子 (Natsuko) : 息が苦しい。(iki ga kurushii.) |
| NATSUKO: it’s hard to breathe. |
| 夏子 (Natsuko) : 水がほしいです。(Mizu ga hoshii desu.) |
| NATSUKO: I want water. |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : 景色はすばらしいでしょう？(Keshiki wa subarashii deshō?) |
| YAMAZAKI: The view is amazing, right? |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : でしょう？(Deshō?) |
| YAMAZAKI: Right? |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : あっ、私の家が見えます！ (A, watashi no ie ga miemasu!) |
| YAMAZAKI: I can see my house! |
| 夏子 (Natsuko) : 富士山は何メートルですか。(Fuji-san wa nan-mētoru desu ka.) |
| NATSUKO: How high is Mt. Fuji? |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : 3776 メートルです。(San-zen nana-hyaku nana-jū roku-mētoru desu.) |
| YAMAZAKI: 3776 meters. |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : はい、どうぞ。 (Hai, dōzo.) |
| YAMAZAKI: Here, please. |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : 乾杯しましょう。(Kanpai shimashō.) |
| YAMAZAKI: Let’s toast. |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : どれがいいですか。(Dore ga ii desu ka.) |
| YAMAZAKI: Which do you prefer? |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : ビール？(Bīru?) |
| YAMAZAKI: Beer? |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : ワイン？(Wain?) |
| YAMAZAKI: Wine? |
| 夏子 (Natsuko) : ここで飲みますか。(Koko de nomimasu ka.) |
| NATSUKO: We will drink here? |
| 夏子 (Natsuko) : ここは寒くて・・・(Koko wa samukute…) |
| NATSUKO: It’s cold here and … |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : もちろん。(Mochiron.) |
| YAMAZAKI: Of course. |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : 乾杯しましょう。(Kanpai shimashō.) |
| YAMAZAKI: Let’s toast. |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : あの山が見えますか。(Ano yama ga miemasu ka.) |
| YAMAZAKI: Can you see that mountain? |
| 夏子 (Natsuko) : はい。見えます。(Hai. Miemasu.) |
| NATSUKO: Yes, I can see it. |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : 次、あの山に登ります。(Tsugi, ano yama ni noborimasu.) |
| YAMAZAKI: Next, we’re climbing that mountain. |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : 行きましょう！(Ikimashō!) |
| YAMAZAKI: Let’s go! |
| 夏子 (Natsuko) : えー、冗談でしょう？(Ē, jōdan deshō?) |
| NATSUKO: What!? You are joking, right? |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : いいえ、(Iie,) |
| YAMAZAKI: No, |
| 山崎 (Yamazaki) : 冗談は嫌いです。(jōdan wa kirai desu.) |
| YAMAZAKI: I hate jokes. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Peter: Oh, Natsuko. |
| Natsuko: What a date! I can’t believe this. What a date! |
| Peter: It’s so romantic. Drinking on the top of Mt. Fuji… |
| Natsuko: Yes, yes, yes. I may like the situation with a different person maybe. |
| Peter: Oh… Wow but again Natsuko, unfortunately it’s not your decision. |
| Natsuko: No. |
| Peter: This is up to the listening audience. |
| Natsuko: Oh… |
| Peter: Again we need your help. |
| Natsuko: Oh please. |
| Peter: So is bachelor #2 the person for Natsuko. Okay, again stop by japanesepod101.com and leave us a post if you think bachelor #2 is the right guy for Natsuko, stop by, leave us a post. If you would like to see Natsuko try bachelor #3, stop by and say bachelor #3. |
| Natsuko: Hah! |
| VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE |
| Peter: Okay, long, long, long dialogue. What we are going to do now is get into some vocabulary. Here we go. |
| Natsuko: 到着 (tōchaku) |
| Peter: Arrive. Again we give you this word very often. |
| Natsuko: 次の言葉いきましょう。頂上 (Tsugi no kotoba ikimashō. chōjō) |
| Peter: Top. |
| Natsuko: (slow)ちょうじょう (chōjō) (natural speed)頂上 (chōjō) 次の言葉いきます。水 (Tsugi no kotoba ikimasu. mizu) |
| Peter: Water. |
| Natsuko: (slow)みず (mizu) (natural speed)水 (mizu) |
| Peter: The expression Natsuko gave us in the dialogue was |
| Natsuko: 水お願いします。(Mizu onegai shimau.) |
| Peter: But when you are in a restaurant, you might want to be a bit more polite when asking for water. So in a restaurant, what expression will you use? |
| Natsuko: お水お願いします。(O-mizu onegai shimasu.) |
| Peter: Yep, just add a |
| Natsuko: お (o) |
| Peter: In front of |
| Natsuko: 水 (mizu) |
| Peter: And there you have it. |
| Natsuko: 次は、秒 (Tsugi wa, byō) |
| Peter: Second. |
| Natsuko: (slow)びょう (byō) (natural speed)秒 (byō) 次は、遅い (Tsugi wa, osoi) |
| Peter: Late, slow, it has both meanings. |
| Natsuko: (slow)おそい (osoi) (natural speed)遅い (osoi) |
| Peter: So if someone arrives late, we can say |
| Natsuko: ピーター、遅い！(Pītā, osoi!) |
| Peter: I said someone, Natsuko. |
| Natsuko: Oh sorry, sorry as usual. |
| Peter: Yes. Okay, feel free to use my name interchangeably with anybody. Also if someone is moving slow, you can say |
| Natsuko: 遅いよ。(Osoi yo.) |
| Peter: For example, whenever we are watching the Japanese national soccer team play |
| Natsuko: Yes. |
| Peter: We often hear |
| Natsuko: ナカタ、遅い！(Nakata, osoi!) |
| Peter: Oh, yes. |
| Natsuko: Useful. |
| Peter: Very useful. I like that one. Natsuko, that’s a great example. |
| Natsuko: I didn’t act that. |
| Peter: ナカタ (Nakata) is slow. Okay… |
| Natsuko: Not really. |
| Peter: Okay, I will take it back. We have it… |
| Natsuko: He is capable enough. |
| Peter: Oh… |
| Natsuko: じゃ、次。景色 (Ja, tsugi. keshiki) |
| Peter: View. |
| Natsuko: (slow)けしき (keshiki) (natural speed)景色 (keshiki) |
| Peter: And in Japan, they have many |
| Natsuko: 素晴らしい景色 (subarashii keshiki) |
| Peter: Yes, lots of mountains and in the fall, that’s especially… |
| Natsuko: Oh yes, I heard that western people refer that every river in Japan looks like a waterfall because mountains are so near to the sea, the water flow is very rapid. |
| Peter: Yeah, they have – well you will see for yourself one day or you already know. |
| Natsuko: Umm yes. Very beautiful. |
| Peter: Okay, next. |
| Natsuko: 次は、痛い (Tsugi wa, itai) |
| Peter: Painful, pain but it can also mean ouch. |
| Natsuko: Yes. 痛い！(Itai!) |
| Peter: Yes. For example, when Natsuko hits me. 痛い！(Itai!) |
| Natsuko: I am sorry. |
| Peter: It kind of looked like it was on purpose but yes you say so, Natsuko. |
| Natsuko: (slow)いたい (itai) (natural speed)痛い (itai) |
| Peter: And in the dialogue, what construction did you use, Natsuko? |
| Natsuko: 痛いし、(itai shi,) |
| Peter: Now we had a lot of questions about this し (shi). |
| Natsuko: Oh yes. |
| Peter: And what this means is end among other things. |
| Natsuko: Yes, right. |
| Peter: So I am in pain and so on. |
| Natsuko: Yes. 痛いし、(itai shi,) |
| Peter: Okay. Next. |
| Natsuko: 息 (iki) |
| Peter: Breath. |
| Natsuko: (slow)いき (iki) (natural speed)息 (iki) |
| Peter: And this was paired with |
| Natsuko: 苦しい (kurushii) |
| Peter: Painful. |
| Natsuko: (slow)くるしい (kurushii) (natural speed)苦しい (kurushii) |
| Peter: This phrase together was |
| Natsuko: 息が苦しい (iki ga kurushii) |
| Peter: So I am having trouble breathing. |
| Natsuko: Yes. Poor Natsuko. |
| Peter: Poor, poor Natsuko. |
| Natsuko: 次は、メートル (Tsugi wa, mētoru) |
| Peter: Meter, meters. |
| Natsuko: (slow)めーとる (mētoru) (natural speed)メートル (mētoru) 次は、ビール (Tsugi wa, bīru) |
| Peter: Beer. |
| Natsuko: (slow)びーる (bīru) (natural speed)ビール (bīru) |
| Peter: Okay, and don’t confuse this with the word for building, which is |
| Natsuko: ビル (biru) |
| Peter: Yes. ビール (bīru) has the long vowel. |
| Natsuko: Yes. |
| Peter: And finally |
| Natsuko: ワイン (wain) |
| Peter: Wine. |
| Natsuko: (slow)わいん (wain) (natural speed)ワイン (wain) |
| Peter: Okay, and we cannot recommend drinking on the top of Mt. Fuji. |
| Natsuko: Yes, you better not. |
| Peter: The air up there is pretty thin. So some people bring up oxygen just in case. |
| Natsuko: Yes, right. |
Outro |
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| Peter: Okay. So that’s going to do for today. |
| Natsuko: じゃあ、また明日ね。(Jā, mata ashita ne.) |
| Peter: See you tomorrow. |
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