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Lesson Transcript

Hi everyone! I’m Alisha.
Welcome to Conversational Phrases!
We’ve found that the best way to learn a language is to speak it from day one! And the best way to start speaking is to learn phrases that you’ll use in real conversations.
In this lesson, you’ll learn conversational phrases to comment on a joke. After watching this video, you’ll be able to compliment or criticize anyone on their sense of humor.
Now, let’s take a look at some conversational phrases!
Listen to the dialogue.
すうがくのほんはどうしてかなしそう？ もんだいがおおいからだよ。 (Sūgaku no hon wa dōshite kanashisō? Mondai ga ōi kara da yo.)
アハハ、ほんとうにおかしいね！ (Ahaha, hontō ni okashii ne!)
Once more with the English translation.
すうがくのほんはどうしてかなしそう？ もんだいがおおいからだよ。 (Sūgaku no hon wa dōshite kanashisō? Mondai ga ōi kara da yo.)
“Why is the math book sad? Because it has so many problems.”
アハハ、ほんとうにおかしいね！ (Ahaha, hontō ni okashii ne!)
“Haha, you're so funny!”
First of all, let’s listen to the joke again “Why is the math book sad? Because it has so many problems.”
That's:
すうがくのほんはどうしてかなしそう？ もんだいがおおいからだよ。 (Sūgaku no hon wa dōshite kanashisō? Mondai ga ōi kara da yo.)
Listen to it again:
すうがくのほんはどうしてかなしそう？ もんだいがおおいからだよ。, すうがくのほんはどうしてかなしそう？ もんだいがおおいからだよ。 (Sūgaku no hon wa dōshite kanashisō? Mondai ga ōi kara da yo., Sūgaku no hon wa dōshite kanashisō? Mondai ga ōi kara da yo.)
Now, how do you react to a joke? First, you’ll need to learn how to say “haha” . That’s アハハ, アハハ (ahaha, ahaha)
Then, you’ll need to learn how to say “You're so [adjective].” The pattern is:
ほんとうに [adjective] ね。 (Hontō ni [adjective] ne.)
“You're so [adjective].”
This Japanese sentence literally translates as “Truly [adjective], right?” But it means “You're so [adjective].”.
For example:
“Haha, you're so funny!”
アハハ、ほんとうにおかしいね！, アハハ、ほんとうにおかしいね！ (Ahaha, hontō ni okashii ne!, Ahaha, hontō ni okashii ne!)

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