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| INTRODUCTION |
| Naomi: なおみです！ |
| Peter: Peter here. I want you to visit me in Japan. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to say “I want you to do something” in Japanese. |
| Naomi: Right! Such as きてほしい |
| Peter: I want you to come. |
| Naomi: Or わかってほしい |
| Peter: I want you to understand. And you will also review some usual expressions for giving reasons. |
| Naomi: そうです。Such as から、ので、で and し |
| Peter: The conversation is between? |
| Naomi: 彼氏と彼女の会話です。 |
| Peter: A boyfriend and a girlfriend. |
| Naomi: 下山新さんと遠井歩さん。 |
| Peter: Shin Shimoyama and Ayumu Toi. |
| Naomi: 電話で話していますね。 |
| Peter: They are talking on the phone. Now! This is a conversation between a boyfriend and a girlfriend, so therefore you will hear an informal conversation. |
| Naomi: そうですね。カジュアルな会話です。 |
| Peter: Let’s listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| 下山 新: ハ、ハ、ハックション！ |
| (リンリンリン) |
| 下山 新: もしもし。 |
| 遠井 歩: あのさ、上司から映画のタダ券をもらったから、久しぶりに映画に付き合って欲しいんだ。 |
| 下山 新: ごめん。無理。 |
| : 体調悪くて、家でねているんだ。 |
| 遠井 歩: え？大丈夫？ |
| 下山 新: さっき、医者に行って来た。 |
| : 「インフルエンザかもしれないので、会社を休んだ方がいいですよ」って言ってた。 |
| : 病気で会社を休みたくないんだよなぁ。 |
| : 今忙しいし、来週出張にも行くし・・・。(ケホケホ） |
| : 見舞いに来て欲しいなぁ・・・（ケホケホ） |
| 遠井 歩: ・・・あ、上司が呼んでいるから、行かなきゃ。じゃあ。 |
| Naomi: もう一度、お願いします。今度は、ゆっくり、お願いします。 |
| 下山 新: ハ、ハ、ハックション！ |
| : もしもし。 |
| 遠井 歩: あのさ、上司から映画のタダ券をもらったから、久しぶりに映画に付き合って欲しいんだ。 |
| 下山 新: ごめん。無理。 |
| : 体調悪くて、家でねているんだ。 |
| 遠井 歩: え？大丈夫？ |
| 下山 新: さっき、医者に行って来た。 |
| : 「インフルエンザかもしれないので、会社を休んだ方がいいですよ」って言ってた。 |
| : 病気で会社を休みたくないんだよなぁ。 |
| : 今忙しいし、来週出張にも行くし・・・。 |
| : 見舞いに来て欲しいなぁ・・・ |
| 遠井 歩: ・・・あ、上司が呼んでいるから、行かなきゃ。じゃあ。 |
| Naomi: 今度は、英語が入ります。 |
| 下山 新: ハ、ハ、ハックション！ |
| Lady: A…a…achoo! |
| 下山 新: もしもし。 |
| Lady: Hello? |
| 遠井 歩: あのさ、上司から映画のタダ券をもらったから、久しぶりに映画に付き合って欲しいんだ。 |
| Lady: Hey, I got free movie tickets from my boss, so I want you to come with me for old times' sake. |
| 下山 新: ごめん。無理。 |
| Lady: Sorry, I can't. |
| : 体調悪くて、家でねているんだ。 |
| Lady: I'm not well. I'm at home in bed. |
| 遠井 歩: え？大丈夫？ |
| Lady: Huh? Are you okay? |
| 下山 新: さっき、医者に行って来た。 |
| Lady: I just went to the doctor. |
| : 「インフルエンザかもしれないので、会社を休んだ方がいいですよ」って言ってた。 |
| Lady: She was saying it might be flu and that I'd better take some time off work. |
| : 病気で会社を休みたくないんだよなぁ。 |
| Lady: I really don't want to take time off for illness... |
| : 今忙しいし、来週出張にも行くし・・・。 |
| Lady: Things are really busy at the moment, and I'm going on a business trip next week... |
| : 見舞いに来て欲しいなぁ・・・ |
| Lady: I want you to come and visit me! |
| 遠井 歩: ・・・あ、上司が呼んでいるから、行かなきゃ。じゃあ。 |
| Lady: Oh, my boss is calling me, so I have to go. See you. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Peter: So this girl, Ayumu is the おてんきおねえさんですね - the weather lady from Lesson 1 right? |
| Naomi: そうです。そうです。で、歩さんは新さんの彼女なんですね。 |
| Peter: So, Ayumu is Shin's girlfriend. |
| Naomi: Right! 新と歩は長いと思いますよ。I bet they've been seeing each other for quite awhile. |
| Peter: I agree. And I think the way you can tell, is from the way Ayumu starts the conversation. |
| Naomi: Ahh! |
| Peter: あのさ～ |
| Naomi: あのさ～. How do you translate this word? |
| Peter: Well, I think it depends on the context. And in this context, it was “Hey”! |
| Naomi: Mm... |
| Peter: But kind of like, excited. |
| Naomi: そうね。 Hey! You know what? |
| Peter: Or guess what? |
| Naomi: Ah, right! Also the way Shin turns her down. ごめん無理。 |
| Peter: Sorry! I can't. |
| Naomi: そうね. Quite short. |
| Peter: Actually, I think a better translation of the way he said it was like uhh… sorry, no way. |
| Naomi: そうね。 |
| Peter: You know, if he was talking to his co-worker or someone that he was not close to, he'd probably have said something like あ～すみません。ちょっとぉ・・・ |
| Naomi: そうね～。 Right! And, the very last line, Ayumu said- あ、上司がよんでいるから、行かなくちゃ、じゃあね。 |
| Peter: Oh, my boss is calling me, I've gotta go. See ya... |
| Naomi: She didn't even say ごめん |
| Peter: Yeah! So they've been together a while. |
| Naomi: Mmm..そうね。 |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Peter: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
| First word: |
| 上司 [natural native speed] |
| boss |
| 上司 [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| 上司 [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| ただ [natural native speed] |
| free |
| ただ [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| ただ [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| もらう [natural native speed] |
| to receive, to get |
| もらう [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| もらう [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| 付き合う [natural native speed] |
| to keep company with, to go out |
| 付き合う [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| 付き合う [natural native speed] |
| ext: |
| 呼ぶ [natural native speed] |
| to call |
| 呼ぶ [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| 呼ぶ [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. Naomi-sensei. What’s the first word we are going to cover? |
| Naomi: 上司 |
| Peter: Boss or superior. |
| Naomi: そうですね。 It's got a long vowel, so be careful. It's not じょし but じょうし |
| Peter: じょうし |
| Naomi: そうです. Right! By the way じょし is a formal way to say woman or girl. |
| Peter: Can we hear them again? |
| Naomi: Sure! |
| Peter: Boss is? |
| Naomi: じょうし. |
| Peter: And a girl or a woman is... |
| Naomi: じょし. |
| Peter: Okay! The next word is? |
| Naomi: もらう. |
| Peter: To receive, to get. |
| Naomi: For example, わたしはプレゼントをもらった. |
| Peter: I got a present. I received a present. |
| Naomi: If you want to say who you got the present from, mark the person with the particle から or に. |
| Peter: If you got a present from your boss, that would be? |
| Naomi: 私は上司からプレセントをもらった or わたしは上司にプレゼントをもらった。 |
| Peter: Both are fine. I personally recommend that you use から at this stage because it's easy. |
| Naomi: あ、そうですね。I think it's good advice. |
| Peter: OK the last word... |
| Naomi: つきあう |
| Peter: To go out with, to keep someone company. |
| Naomi: If you say 僕は歩と付き合っています。 |
| Peter: It means I'm going out with Ayumu or I'm accompanying Ayumu (as in a friend). So, it can mean either. |
| Naomi: そうです. |
| Peter: So, person plus the particle と plus the verb 付き合う could be to go out with romantically or to keep someone's company. Platonically. |
| Naomi: そうですね. You have to guess from the context, but if you say 買い物に付き合う |
| Peter: It means, go shopping together with someone. So, the structure is something something, particle に, the verb付き合う is to go somewhere with that person or do something with that person. |
| Naomi: Exactly! In the dialogue, Ayumu said映画に付き合って欲しい |
| Peter: I want you to come to see a movie with me. Thisてほしい used here is the lesson's grammar point. |
| Naomi: そうですね。 |
Lesson focus |
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| Peter: Now, in this lesson, you'll learn how to say “I want you to do something” in Japanese. |
| Naomi: Right! This lesson's target expression is- such and such ～てほしい。 |
| Peter: Now! As you've already learned in the Beginner Series Season 4, Lesson 4, ほしい is an i-adjective that means 'want'. |
| Naomi: Right. Like, わたしは休みが欲しい |
| Peter: I want a day off. |
| Naomi: ほしいです。 |
| Peter: Now, in this lesson, though, you'll learn the usage of hoshii as an auxiliary verb. When hoshii follows a te-form of a verb, it expresses the idea of wanting someone to act in a certain way or “to want someone to do something.” Let's illustrate this with an example. Naomi-sensei, To come, the verb 'to come' is.. |
| Naomi: くる |
| Peter: And the corresponding te-from is |
| Naomi: きて |
| Peter: So, to the te-form, let's add hoshii |
| Naomi: きてほしい. So if you want Peter to come with you, you'd sayピーターに来てほしい |
| Peter: The person you want to do something is marked by the particle 'ni'. |
| Naomi: そうです。 |
| Peter: So, for example? |
| Naomi: ピーターに来てほしい。 |
| Peter: I want Peter to come. |
| Naomi: Sounds like I really want YOU to come. |
| Peter: So, in this lesson, let's just focus on the phrase “I want YOU to do ....” |
| Naomi: If that's the case, just来てほしい is enough. |
| Peter: If you want the person you're talking with to do something, the “[ person ] plus the particle 'ni' part would usually be left out. Unless you really want to emphasize it... I want YOU to come. |
| Naomi: そう。わたしは「あなたに」きてほしい。 |
| Peter: Sometimes, the best way to describe Japanese is like the romantic comedy, when the guy doesn't get it, 'I wanted you to come'. |
| Naomi: Ahh.. |
| Peter: 'I wanted you to say it'. |
| Naomi: Ahh..そうね。 |
| Peter: You know, that's when you would add that extra part and usually, it's kind of left unsaid. |
| Naomi: うん、そうね。 |
| Peter: OK. How about the negative form? |
| Naomi: Actually, there are two ways to do this. The easier way is just change ほしい into the negative ほしくない。 |
| Peter: きてほしくない. I don't want you to come. |
| Naomi: そうですね. Right! But this has quite a strong connotation, so when you don't want it to sound so strong, I recommend that you attach でほしい to the nai form. |
| Peter: When hoshii follows the informal negative form of a verb (nai form) plus de, it expresses that you want someone not to do something. So, to come is |
| Naomi: くる |
| Peter: The negative form is |
| Naomi: こない |
| Peter: To this attach でほしい |
| Naomi: こないでほしい |
| Peter: I don't want you to come. |
| Naomi: Basically the message is the same, but.. |
| Peter: Not that much softer. |
| Naomi: Mm.. Okay! So let's do one more example. 使う is to use. So, 英語を使う is to use English. |
| Peter: How do you say “I want you to use English”? |
| Naomi: 英語を使って欲しい |
| Peter: How about “I don't want you to use English” |
| Naomi: 英語を使わないで欲しい |
| Peter: Now, if you want to be polite, just add です after it, right? |
| Naomi: そうです。It's quite simple. Isn't it? 英語を使って欲しいです。 |
| Peter: OK, well that's all for this lesson. |
| Naomi: じゃまた！ |
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