Learn how to form polite requests
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Naomi: なおみです！ |
| Peter: Peter here. Please give me a discount on that Japanese item. Naomi sensei, in this lesson, you'll learn about...? |
| Naomi: Commands! |
| Peter: Right. How to give a command in a slightly polite way. |
| Naomi: そう。丁寧な命令です。This is known as the "polite imperative". |
| Peter: This conversation takes place? |
| Naomi: "on the phone" 電話です。天道きりと大空はるやがはなしています。 |
| Peter: Kiri Tendo and Haruya Ozora are talking. Since Kiri is Haruya's mother in law, Haruya uses |
| Naomi: 丁寧な日本語 |
| Peter: "Formal Japanese". But Kiri uses |
| Naomi: カジュアルな日本語。 |
| Peter: Informal Japanese. OK. Let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| 大空 風歌: かーぜかぜふくな、しゃーぼんだまとばそー。かーぜかぜふくな、しゃーぼん… |
| 大空 晴夜: やめなさい。風歌。 |
| : パパ、電話中なんだ。静かにしなさい。 |
| 天道 きり: あら、まだ風歌ちゃん起きているの？ |
| : もう、８時よ。もうお風呂に入ったの？ |
| 大空 晴夜: あ、はい。 |
| 天道 きり: でね、本当にそっくりなのよ。 |
| : その人を見たとき、晴夜さんだと思ったわ。 |
| 大空 晴夜: ...こら、風歌。走るな。 |
| 天道 きり: 下山さんっていう親せき、いる？ |
| 大空 晴夜: いませんよー。 |
| 天道 きり: でもね、その人、晴夜さんと、同じ出身地なのよ。 |
| : ね！ちょっと、聞いているの？ |
| 大空 晴夜: いいかげんにしなさい、風歌！もう ねなさい！ |
| Naomi: もう一度、お願いします。今度は、ゆっくり、お願いします。 |
| 大空 風歌: かーぜかぜふくな、しゃーぼんだまとばそー。かーぜかぜふくな、しゃーぼん… |
| 大空 晴夜: やめなさい。風歌。 |
| : パパ、電話中なんだ。静かにしなさい。 |
| 天道 きり: あら、まだ風歌ちゃん起きているの？ |
| : もう、８時よ。もうお風呂に入ったの？ |
| 大空 晴夜: あ、はい。 |
| 天道 きり: でね、本当にそっくりなのよ。 |
| : その人を見たとき、晴夜さんだと思ったわ。 |
| 大空 晴夜: ...こら、風歌。走るな。 |
| 天道 きり: 下山さんっていう親せき、いる？ |
| 大空 晴夜: いませんよー。 |
| 天道 きり: でもね、その人、晴夜さんと、同じ出身地なのよ。 |
| : ね！ちょっと、聞いているの？ |
| 大空 晴夜: いいかげんにしなさい、風歌！もう ねなさい！ |
| Naomi: 今度は、英語が入ります。 |
| 大空 風歌: かーぜかぜふくな、しゃーぼんだまとばそー。かーぜかぜふくな、しゃーぼん… |
| Lady: Wind~ wind~ don't blow ♪ Let my little soap bubble float~ Wind~ wind~ don't blow~ ♪ |
| 大空 晴夜: やめなさい。風歌。 パパ、電話中なんだ。静かにしなさい。 |
| Lady: Cut that out, Fuka. Daddy's on the phone. Be quiet. |
| 天道 きり: あら、まだ風歌ちゃん起きているの？もう、８時よ。 |
| Lady: Oh my, Fuka's still awake? It's already eight o'clock! |
| : もうお風呂に入ったの？ |
| Lady: Did she already take a bath? |
| 大空 晴夜: あ、はい。 |
| Lady: Oh, yes, she has. |
| 天道 きり: でね、本当にそっくりなのよ。 |
| Lady: Anyway, the person looked just like you! |
| : その人を見たとき、晴夜さんだと思ったわ。 |
| Lady: When I saw him, I thought it was you! |
| 大空 晴夜: ...こら、風歌。走るな。 |
| Lady: ...Hey, Fuka. Don't run around. |
| 天道 きり: 下山さんっていう親せき、いる？ |
| Lady: Do you have any relatives by the name Shimoyama? |
| 大空 晴夜: いませんよー。 |
| Lady: I don't. |
| 天道 きり: でもね、その人、晴夜さんと、同じ出身地なのよ。 |
| Lady: But you know, that person has the same hometown as you! |
| : ね！ちょっと、聞いているの？ |
| Lady: Hey, are you listening? |
| 大空 晴夜: いいかげんにしなさい、風歌！もう ねなさい！ |
| Lady: That's enough, Fuka! Get to bed already! |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Naomi: フウカ はかわいいですね。 |
| Peter: So you think Fuka is cute? |
| Naomi: うん。 |
| Peter: Hm. |
| Naomi: なに？なに？ |
| Peter: If you were with her for 24 hours, your opinion might change rather quickly. She seems like a really 元気... really active kid. |
| Naomi: Ah, ま、そうでしょうね。I guess you're right. But the song she was singing was definitely cute, wasn't it? |
| Peter: そうですね。What's the title of the song Fūka was singing in the dialogue? |
| Naomi: "シャボン玉"-Soap bubbles. 有名な歌ですよ。 |
| Peter: This is a famous children's song. |
| Naomi: うん。 |
| Peter: And you can listen to the full version of this song and get lyrics and the translation in Japanese Song lesson No.7. |
| Naomi: はい。 |
| Peter: Which is another series we have on our website. |
| Naomi: はい。ちょっと広告でした。 |
| Peter: So that was a small announcement. OK. Let's have a look at the vocabulary used for this lesson. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| The first word is: |
| Naomi: 起きる [natural native speed] |
| Peter: to wake up, to get up |
| Naomi: 起きる [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Naomi: 起きる [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Naomi: 走る [natural native speed] |
| Peter: to run |
| Naomi: 走る [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Naomi: 走る [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Naomi: 同じ [natural native speed] |
| Peter: same |
| Naomi: 同じ [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Naomi: 同じ [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Naomi: 親せき [natural native speed] |
| Peter: relative as in relative of the family |
| Naomi: 親せき [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Naomi: 親せき [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Naomi: 出身地 [natural native speed] |
| Peter: hometown, birthplace |
| Naomi: 出身地 [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Naomi: 出身地 [natural native speed] |
| VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE |
| Peter: Let's have a closer look at the usage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson. |
| The first word is? |
| Naomi: 出身地 |
| Peter: "hometown" |
| Naomi: The first Kanji means "to come out". The second Kanji means "body", and the third Kanji means "Place". |
| Peter: So altogether, literally, "the place one's body comes from". Of course it means "hometown" or "birthplace." |
| Naomi: そうです。 |
| Peter: But Naomi-sensei. |
| Naomi: はい。 |
| Peter: Doesn't 出身 by itself mean "hometown" too? |
| Naomi: ああ、いい質問ですね。Good question. Both 出身 and 出身地 mean "hometown". |
| Peter: 違いは何ですか？What's the difference? |
| Naomi: Well...出身地 is exclusively used for "Hometown", whereas 出身 can refer to a certain group you used to belong to, like school, classes, clubs, social classes, and so on. |
| Peter: Ah...I see. Now that you mention it, I've heard the expression 出身大学 - "the university one graduated from" |
| Naomi: あ、そうそうそう。 Right. |
| Peter: How do you say "I graduated from Tokyo University. |
| Naomi: わたしは、東京大学出身です |
| Peter: Alright. Next we have? |
| Naomi: こら |
| Peter: "Hey", or "come on! " Now, Kora is an interjection used for scolding someone. It's usually used by an adult when scolding kids. |
| Naomi: そうですね. In the dialogue, Haruya said こらフウカ。"Hey, Fuka" はしるな "don't run around" |
| Peter: So for kids, こら is a sign that they're in trouble. |
| Naomi: It depends on the tone, but generally speaking "yes". |
| Peter: I've also heard こら used among adults too. |
| Naomi: あーそうね。 Yeah. Some people might use it as a joke. |
| Peter: Yeah. I’ve actually used it as a joke quite few times, and goes on pretty well. |
| Naomi: うん、そうね。 You mean, you’ve been used, right? |
| Peter: You mean, you’ve used that to me? Today think about it. It’s very easy to remember. |
| Naomi: そうですね。こら。 |
| Peter: On to the grammar point. |
Lesson focus |
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| Peter: The focus of this lesson is giving a command in a slightly polite way |
| Naomi: Right. It's called "polite imperative" in grammar terms. |
| Peter: OK. Naomi-sensei, tell us how to form the polite imperative form of a verb. |
| Naomi: The formation is [masu stem of a verb ] plus なさい. |
| Peter: Let us show you with an example. How do you say "to sleep"? |
| Naomi: 寝る |
| Peter: The Masu form is? |
| Naomi: 寝ます |
| Peter: Now,take off ます to get the masu stem. |
| Naomi: ね |
| Peter: To that, attach なさい. And we get? |
| Naomi: ね・なさい 寝なさい |
| Peter: "Go to sleep","Go to bed" |
| Naomi: In the dialogue, Haruya said, もう、寝なさい |
| Peter: "Get to bed already!" OK. Let's do one more example. How do you say "to write"? |
| Naomi: 書く |
| Peter: The Masu form is? |
| Naomi: 書きます |
| Peter: Take off masu to get the masu stem |
| Naomi: 書き |
| Peter: Attach なさい |
| Naomi: 書きなさい Here's a sample sentence. 名前を書きなさい |
| Peter: "Write your name." |
| Naomi: 住所 is "address". So 住所を書きなさい? |
| Peter: "Write your address." |
| Now, please remember that the polite imperative is used most often when a parent is scolding a child. |
| Naomi: そうですね。 Yes, but they're also used for instructions on a test or form as well. |
| Peter: OK. Naomi-sensei, let's review this lesson with a quiz. |
| Naomi: Good idea. |
| Peter: How do you say "Please write in Kanji." |
| Naomi: Wow...that's a bit tough. "in Kanji" is 漢字で, and "to write" is 書く. |
| So...[ pause ] 漢字で書きなさい。 |
| Peter: Listeners, repeat. |
| Naomi: 漢字で書きなさい。 |
| Peter: Now, listeners, say "please write in Kanji". |
| Naomi: [pause] 漢字で書きなさい。 |
| Peter: That's all for this lesson. |
| Naomi: じゃ、また。 |
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