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| INTRODUCTION |
| Becky: Hi everyone! Welcome back to JapanesePod101.com. This is Japanese for Everyday Life Lower Intermediate Series, Lesson 15 - Giving Directions to a Taxi Driver. |
| Kaori: こんにちは！古橋香織 です！Hi everyone, Kaori Furuhashi here! |
| Becky: I'm Becky. In this lesson, you'll learn a useful skill for taking a taxi - How to tell a taxi driver directions. |
| Kaori: Becky さんは、タクシーの運転手さんに、うまく道順 (Becky: directions) を説明できますか。 |
| Becky: I think I can tell them directions well when I get near my house. |
| Kaori: 家の近くを説明できれば大丈夫だと思いますよ。タクシーに乗ったら、まず最初に、目的地 |
| Becky: destination |
| Kaori: の近くにある駅の名前や有名な建物などを伝えれば、説明しなくてもそこまでは、行ってくれますからね。 |
| Becky: Right. If you tell them first the name of the station or a famous building near your destination, you’ll be taken there without any directions. Okay. Right before going into the lesson, here's a basic and important expression, “Turn left at the next traffic light, and go straight.” |
| Kaori: 次の信号を左に曲がって、まっすぐ行ってください。 |
| Becky: You should use this expression or similar ones many times. Furuhashi-sensei, can you say that again? |
| Kaori: 次の信号を左に曲がって、まっすぐ行ってください。 |
| MODEL DIALOG |
| Becky: Listen to the dialogue and participate when prompted by speaking aloud in Japanese. Use the patterns of Japanese you studied in the Beginner-level lessons. After you speak, you'll hear a model line of dialogue. Your answer doesn't need to be exactly the same, but do compare your response to the model line. |
| In this lesson, you'll play the role of a passenger of a taxi. Your goal is to give a taxi driver the right directions. |
| Becky: You get in a taxi. Say to the driver, “It’s near Akasaka station. Please go there first. |
| (PAUSE) |
| Passenger:赤坂駅の近くなので、まず、そこまでお願いします。 |
| Taxi driver: はい、わかりました。(pause) お客さん、赤坂駅まで来ましたけど、ここから案内してもらえますか。 |
| Becky: The driver told you that you're near Akasaka station, and asked you to tell him directions. Say, ”Turn left at the next traffic light and go straight, please.” |
| (pause) |
| Passenger:あ、はい、えーと、次の信号を左に曲がって、まっすぐ行ってください。 |
| Taxi driver: わかりました。 |
| Becky: For the next instruction, say, “If you go straight, you’ll see ABC bank on the right side. Please turn right there." |
| (pause) |
| Passenger:まっすぐ行くと右手にABC銀行が見えるので、そこを右折してください。 |
| Taxi driver: 右折ですね。 |
| Becky: For the final instruction, say, “Stop at the yellow sign over there, please.” |
| (pause) |
| Passenger:あの黄色い看板のお店の前で止めてください。 |
| Taxi driver: こちらでよろしいですか。 |
| Becky: The driver asked if here is OK. Answer, “Yes, here’s fine.” |
| Passenger: はい。ここで大丈夫です。 |
| VOCABULARY AND PHRASES |
| Becky: Here are some useful words and phrases for this task. The first word is, |
| Kaori: 信号、 |
| Becky: traffic light |
| Kaori: 信号 (slow), 信号 |
| Kaori: 交差点 |
| Becky: intersection |
| Kaori: 交差点(slow), 交差点 |
| Kaori: 角 |
| Becky: corner |
| Kaori: 角(slow), 角 |
| Kaori:「曲がり角」も同じ意味です。 |
| Kaori: まがり角(slow), 曲がり角 |
| Kaori: 信号、交差点、角、曲がり角、という言葉は、右に曲がる |
| Becky: turn right |
| Kaori: 左に曲がる |
| Becky: turn left |
| Kaori: と一緒につかうことが多いですね。 |
| Becky: Right. |
| Kaori: 信号を左に曲がる |
| Becky: turn left at the traffic light |
| Kaori: 交差点を右に曲がる |
| Becky: turn right at the intersection |
| Becky: Next is another way of saying “turn right” |
| Kaori: 右折する |
| Becky: Another way of saying “turn left” is, |
| Kaori: 左折する |
| Kaori: 右折 の 「う」 は、「右(みぎ）」と同じ漢字ですが、「う」と読みます。そして、左折の「さ」も、「左（ひだり）」と同じ漢字ですが、「さ」と読みます。 |
| Becky: Right. Many kanji have different readings. |
| Kaori: はい、そうですね。 |
| Becky: Next is |
| Kaori: まっすぐ行く |
| Becky: go straight |
| Kaori: まっすぐ行く |
| Becky: Next is a phrase to use If you go along a road without turning, although it’s not really straight. |
| Kaori:道なりに行く |
| Becky: go along the road |
| Kaori:道なりに行く、道なりに行く。 |
| Becky: Next is, |
| Kaori: 右手に |
| Becky: "on the right side," or "on your right" |
| Kaori:左手に |
| Becky: "on the left side," or "on your left" |
| Kaori: 側 |
| Becky: side |
| Kaori: という言葉を使って、右側に |
| Becky: on the right side |
| Kaori: 左側に |
| Becky: on the left side |
| Kaori: と言ってもいいです。でも、道案内 |
| Becky: telling directions |
| Kaori: では、右手に |
| Becky: on your right |
| Kaori: 左手に |
| Becky: on your left |
| Kaori: を使うことがよくあります。 |
Lesson focus |
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| Becky: Now, the first key expression for this task is, "Turn left at the next traffic light and go straight.” |
| Kaori: 次の信号を左に曲がって、まっすぐ行ってください。 |
| Becky: The first part of this instruction is "Turn left at the next traffic light." |
| Kaori: 次の信号を左に曲がってください。 |
| Becky: This is a sentence pattern, which is, [something you see] plus |
| Kaori: を plus 右にまがってください or 左にまがってください。 |
| Becky: So, let's say, “Turn right at the next intersection.” |
| (pause) |
| Kaori: 次の交差点を右に曲がってください。 |
| Becky: The next key expression is, “If you go straight, you’ll see ABC bank on the right side. Please turn right there." |
| Kaori: まっすぐ行くと右手にABC銀行が見えるので、そこを右折してください。 |
| Becky: The first part of this expression is a sentence meaning “If you go straight, you’ll see ABC bank on the right side. |
| Kaori: まっすぐ行くと右手にABC銀行が見える |
| Becky: The first part is a clause meaning “If you go straight” |
| Kaori: まっすぐ行くと |
| Kaori: まっすぐ行く |
| Becky: plus, a conjunction meaning “if” |
| Kaori: と |
| Kaori: まっすぐ行くと |
| Becky: followed by a clause meaning “you’ll see ABC bank on the right side.” |
| Kaori: 右手にＡＢＣ銀行が見える |
| Becky: Together, they make an expression, "If you go straight, you’ll see ABC bank on the right side" |
| Kaori: まっすぐ行くと、右手にＡＢＣ銀行が見える。 |
| Becky: This is a useful expression If you want to explain how you can find a landmark. The pattern is, [do something] plus |
| Kaori: と |
| Becky: landmark が右手にみえる or 左手にみえる。 |
| Becky: In this case, “do something” is |
| Kaori: まっすぐ行く |
| Becky: And the landmark is |
| Kaori: ＡＢＣ銀行 |
| Becky: "If you go straight, you can see ABC Bank on the right side." |
| Kaori: まっすぐ行くと、右手にＡＢＣ銀行が見える。 |
| Becky: Let’s practice. Say, “If you turn right, you can see ABC Hospital on the left side.” |
| (Pause) |
| Kaori: みぎに曲がると、左手にＡＢＣ病院が見える。 |
| Becky: Okay, in the model dialog, what did she say after explaining where you can find ABC Bank? She said, “turn right there.” |
| Kaori:そこを右折してください。 |
| Kaori: 「そこ」(Becky: there) は、この場合、ABC銀行ですね。 |
| Becky: So, you might want to explain first where you can see a landmark, and then give the next direction using the landmark. |
| Kaori: そうですね。まず、最初に目印 |
| Becky: landmark |
| Kaori: がどこにあるかを説明して、それから、その目印を使って次の道順を説明するといいですね。 |
| Becky: Can we hear the whole sentence again, “If you go straight, you’ll see ABC bank on the right side. Please turn right there." |
| Kaori: まっすぐ行くと右手にABC銀行が見えるので、そこを右折してください。 |
| Becky: The two clauses are connected by a conjunction, |
| Kaori: ので |
| Becky: The basic meaning of |
| J:ので |
| Becky: is a reason or cause. |
| Kaori: 「寒いので、コートを着る」とか、理由を表すときに「ので」をよく使いますね。でも、 and に近い意味で使われることもあります。 |
| Becky: So, in this case, |
| J: ので |
| Becky: is used to mean “and.” |
| Kaori: そうですね。 |
| PRACTICE OF DIALOG |
| Becky: Now try to participate in the dialogue using some alternative words you learned in this lesson. You'll play the role of a passenger in a taxi. Use as many of the expressions you learned in this lesson as possible. Let's get started! |
| Becky: You get in a taxi. Say “It’s near Akihabara station. Please go there first." |
| (PAUSE) |
| Passenger: 秋葉原駅の近くなので、まず、そこまでお願いします。 |
| Taxi driver: はい、わかりました。(pause) お客さん、秋葉原駅まで来ましたけど、ここから案内してもらえますか。 |
| Becky: The driver told you that you were near Akihabara station, and asked you to tell him directions. Say, ”Turn left at the next intersection and go straight." |
| (pause) |
| Passenger: あ、はい、えーと、次の交差点を左に曲がって、まっすぐ行ってください。 |
| Taxi driver: わかりました。 |
| Becky: For the next instruction, say, “If you go straight, you'll see Bic Camera on the left side , please turn left there.” |
| (pause) |
| Passenger: まっすぐ行くと左手にビックカメラが見えるので、そこを左折してください。 |
| Taxi driver: 左折ですね。 |
| Becky: For the final instruction, say, “Stop in front of the post office over there, please.” |
| (pause) |
| Passenger: あの郵便局の前で止めてください。 |
| Taxi driver: こちらでよろしいですか。 |
| Becky: The driver asked if here is OK. Answer, “Yes, here’s fine.” |
| Passenger: はい。ここで大丈夫です。 |
| Becky: How did you do? There are actually a large number of variations you can use in this situation. Make sure to look for them in the lesson notes. |
Outro |
| Becky: Okay, That’s all for this lesson. |
| Kaori:タクシーで道順を説明したことはありますか。うまくできましたか？皆さんの経験談を聞かせてください。 |
| Becky: In the next lesson, you’ll learn how to make a request when getting a haircut. |
| Kaori: それではまた！ |
| Becky: See you all next time! |
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