Learn how to say "I did something beforehand"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Naomi: なおみです。 |
| Kat: Kat here. Learn This Japanese Verb Ahead of Time. In this lesson you'll learn how to say "I did something beforehand". |
| Naomi: Right. The usage of -te oku. |
| Kat: The conversation takes place at? |
| Naomi: うち |
| Kat: At home. And who is this conversation between? |
| Naomi: 大地君と、大地君のお父さんとお母さん |
| Kat: Daichi and his mother and father. |
| Naomi: 多分、誰かの誕生日ですね。 |
| Kat: Yes, that’s right. It's maybe someone's birthday today. The speakers are family members, so of course the speakers will be speaking informal Japanese. |
| Naomi: では聞きましょう。 |
| Kat: Let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| お母さん:お父さん、かぎ、しめた？ |
| お父さん: ああ、さっきしめておいたよ。 |
| お母さん:料理は？ |
| お父さん:作って、テーブルの上に並べておいたよ。 |
| お母さん:じゃ、飲み物は？ |
| お父さん:さっき、買った。冷蔵庫に入れておいたよ。 |
| : ビールとジュースでいいんだろう？ |
| お母さん:そう。あ、大地、ろうそくは？ |
| 大地:買っておいた。火はどうする？つけておく？ |
| お母さん:まだ。 |
| お父さん:シー！来た！ |
| お母さん:電気を消して！ |
| ジョシュ:ただいま・・・。 |
| : あ、誰もいないんだ・・・。 |
| みんな:ジョシュ、誕生日おめでとう！ |
| もう一度会話を聞いてください。今度はゆっくり話します。 |
| お母さん:お父さん、かぎ、しめた？ |
| お父さん: ああ、さっきしめておいたよ。 |
| お母さん:料理は？ |
| お父さん:作って、テーブルの上に並べておいたよ。 |
| お母さん:じゃ、飲み物は？ |
| お父さん:さっき、買った。冷蔵庫に入れておいたよ。 |
| : ビールとジュースでいいんだろう？ |
| お母さん:そう。あ、大地、ろうそくは？ |
| 大地:買っておいた。火はどうする？つけておく？ |
| お母さん:まだ。 |
| お父さん:シー！来た！ |
| お母さん:電気を消して！ |
| ジョシュ:ただいま・・・。 |
| : あ、誰もいないんだ・・・。 |
| みんな:ジョシュ、誕生日おめでとう！ |
| 今度は英語の訳と一緒に聞いてみましょう。 |
| お母さん:お父さん、かぎ、しめた？ |
| Kat: Dad, did you lock the door? |
| お父さん: ああ、さっきしめておいたよ。 |
| Kat: Yeah, I locked it just now. |
| お母さん:料理は？ |
| Kat: And the food? |
| お父さん:作って、テーブルの上に並べておいたよ。 |
| Kat: I prepared it, then left it laid out on the table. |
| お母さん:じゃ、飲み物は？ |
| Kat: What about the drinks? |
| お父さん:さっき、買った。冷蔵庫に入れておいたよ。 |
| Kat: I bought them just now. I've already put them in the fridge. |
| : ビールとジュースでいいんだろう？ |
| Kat: Beer and fruit juice will do, right? |
| お母さん:そう。あ、大地、ろうそくは？ |
| Kat: Yes. Oh, Daichi, what about candles? |
| 大地:買っておいた。 |
| Kat: I bought them. |
| : 火はどうする？つけておく？ |
| Kat: Should I go ahead and light them? |
| お母さん:まだ。 |
| Kat: Not yet. |
| お父さん:シー！来た！ |
| Kat: Shh! He's here! |
| お母さん:電気を消して！ |
| Kat: Turn off the lights! |
| ジョシュ:ただいま・・・。: あ、誰もいないんだ・・・。 |
| Kat: I'm home...Oh, no one's home... |
| みんな:ジョシュ、誕生日おめでとう！ |
| Kat: Happy Birthday, Josh! |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Kat: So it was Josh's birthday. ジョシュの誕生日でしたね。 |
| Naomi: そうです。ホストファミリーはよさそうな人たちですよね。It seems like he has a great host family, doesn't it? |
| Kat: そうですよね！やさしそうですね。 It seems like the mother is the director of operations, doesn't it? She's the organizer! She was telling her husband and her son what to do. |
| Naomi: そうですね。Yes. ジョシュは群馬に住んでいるといっていましたね。群馬の女の人は強いそうです。これは有名です。 |
| Kat: Yeah, I remember Josh was saying that he lives in Gunma. And Gunma is known for strong women? Is that what you are telling me? (Laugh) |
| Naomi: Yes. My friend from Gumna told me that. （笑） |
| Kat: Really? I've actually heard that before! You know. |
| Naomi: 本当？ |
| Kat: Ah, Gunma has a textile weaving industry, and apparently in the old days weavers were women. They could make money by themselves from their weaving work, without needing a husband to provide for them, so they were called "strong". Economically strong. |
| Naomi: なるほどね。 面白いですよね。 |
| Kat: 面白い。Interesting. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Kat: OK. So now, let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
| And the first word we are going to see is: |
| Naomi: かぎ [natural native speed] |
| Kat: key |
| Naomi: かぎ [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Naomi: かぎ [natural native speed] |
| Kat: Next: |
| Naomi: 冷蔵庫 [natural native speed] |
| Kat: refrigerator |
| Naomi: 冷蔵庫 [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Naomi: 冷蔵庫 [natural native speed] |
| Kat: Next: |
| Naomi: 火 [natural native speed] |
| Kat: fire, flame |
| Naomi: 火 [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Naomi: 火 [natural native speed] |
| Kat: Next: |
| Naomi: つける [natural native speed] |
| Kat: to turn on, to switch on, to light up |
| Naomi: つける [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Naomi: つける [natural native speed] |
| Kat: And next: |
| Naomi: 消す [natural native speed] |
| Kat: to erase, turn off, to put out |
| Naomi: 消す [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Naomi: 消す [natural native speed] |
| VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE |
| Kat: OK. So now, let's have a closer look at the usage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson. |
| Kat: And the first one we are going to look at is? |
| Naomi: 冷蔵庫 |
| Kat: Fridge, or in American English, I believe, "refrigerator". It's -not- れいぞこ! This word contains a long “ō” sound so be careful. |
| Naomi: そうですね。れいぞーこ。Actually the first れい part becomes れー |
| れーぞーこ |
| Kat: れーぞーこ |
| Naomi: Right. |
| Kat: Next, |
| Naomi: 火をつける |
| Kat: to set a fire, to light a fire, or to light something. |
| Naomi: 火 is fire を is an object marker つける is "to turn on" "to switch on" or "to light". |
| Kat: Right. And tsukeru has various meanings. When it’s used with hi, which means "fire", it becomes “to light" (something). The (something) is marked by に. |
| Naomi: Here's a sample sentence. |
| その男はタバコに火をつけた。 |
| Kat: That man lit a cigarette. |
| Naomi: The opposite word of つける is けす. |
| Kat: けす can mean put out, turn off, or erase, depending on the context. |
| Naomi: Right. So 電気を消す means... |
| Kat: "to turn off the light". |
| Naomi: 火を消す means ... |
| Kat: "To put out the fire". |
| Naomi: はい、そうです。 |
Lesson focus |
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| Kat: The focus of this lesson is how to say “do something in advance.” |
| Naomi: Yes. You'll learn the usage of te-oku |
| Kat: Meaning "to do something in advance for future purpose” |
| Naomi: Let's check the formation. |
| Kat: The formation is [te form of a verb] plus おく. How do you say...to buy? |
| Naomi: 買う |
| Kat: And te form is? |
| Naomi: 買って |
| Kat: Attach おく |
| Naomi: 買っておく。 |
| Kat: "to buy something in advance" Here is a sample sentence. |
| Naomi: チケットを買っておく。 |
| Kat: I'll buy a ticket in advance. Listeners, repeat. |
| Naomi: チケットを買っておく。 |
| Kat: (pause) Listeners, please say "I'll buy a ticket in advance" in Japanese. |
| Naomi: (pause)チケットを買っておく。 |
| Naomi: Here's a longer sample sentence. 明日、映画に行くので,今日、チケットを買っておく |
| Kat: Since I’m going to see a film tomorrow, I’ll buy tickets in advance today. |
| Kat: Let's do one more example. How do you say "to clean", as in "to clean the room". |
| Naomi: 掃除する |
| Kat: And te form is? |
| Naomi: 掃除して。 |
| Kat: Attach おく |
| Naomi: 掃除をしておく |
| Kat: To clean in advance. |
| Naomi: Here is a sample sentence. 部屋を掃除しておく |
| Kat: "I'll clean the room in preparation." Listeners, repeat. |
| Naomi: 部屋を掃除しておく |
| Kat: (pause)Listeners, say "I'll clean the room in preparation." |
| Naomi: (pause)部屋を掃除しておく |
| Here's a longer sentence.友達が来るので、部屋を掃除しておく。 |
| Kat: Since my friends are coming over, I'll clean my room in preparation. |
| Kat: And now, let's recap this lesson with a quiz. Naomi-sensei is going to say a phrase. Your job is to complete the sentence using -te oku. |
| Naomi: 明日は、テストがあるので・・・ |
| Kat: (Pause) I have a test tomorrow so... Naomi-sensei. Could you give us one possible answer? |
| Naomi: 明日はテストがあるので、勉強しておく。 |
| Kat: Since I have a test tomorrow, I'll study in preparation. |
| OK. How did you do? Of course there are many other possible answers. If you want us to check if your sentence is correct, leave us a comment and we'll check it for you! It’s very easy. Go to the lesson page on JapanesePod101.com, enter your comment and name. |
| Naomi: And that’s it! |
| Kat: Go to JapanesePod101.com and leave us a comment. |
| Naomi: じゃ、また。 |
| Kat: Bye, everyone! |
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