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Intro |
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| Naomi: ใใชใใงใใ |
| Chris: Chris here, Would You Like a Japanese Gift or Not? ใใฎใฌใในใณใฎgrammar point ใฏใชใใงใใใ |
| Naomi: ๏ฝใใฉใใใ ใงใใ |
| Chris: In this lesson, you'll learn how to form a sentence using "whether or not." |
| Naomi: So "whether or not" ใใ๏ฝใใฉใใใใงใใญใ |
| Chris: ่ชฐใจ่ชฐใ่ฉฑใใฆใใพใใใ |
| Naomi: ้ซๆ ก็ใไธไบบใ่ฉฑใใฆใใพใใๆกๅญใใใจใ่ๅณใใใจๅฎใใใงใใญใ |
| Chris: This conversation is mainly between 3 high school students, Sakurako, Nami and Minoru. |
| Naomi: ๅญฆๆ กใง่ฉฑใใฆใใพใใญใใใใใๆๆฅญใๅงใพใใพใใ |
| Chris: They are at school and the class is about to start. |
| Naomi: ๆกๅญใใใฏๅฌไผใฟใซๅคๅฝใซ่กใฃใใฟใใใงใใใ |
| Chris: It seems like Sakurako went abroad during winter vacation. |
| Naomi: ใฉใใซ่กใฃใใใงใใใใญใ |
| Chris: ใใใงใใญใ |
| Naomi: ใงใฏใ่ใใฆใฟใพใใใใ |
| Chris: Let's listen to the conversation. |
Lesson conversation |
| ๅคง่ๆกๅญ: ใใใพใใฆใใใงใจใใ |
| ้ๆฒข่ๅณ: ไปๅนดใใใใใใญใๆกๅญใใใฏใคใฏใฉใใ ใฃใใ |
| ้ฃ้ ๅฎ: ๅคง่ใใใใใฏใค ่กใฃใใฎ๏ผ |
| ๅคง่ๆกๅญ: ใใใไบๆณไธๆฅใง ่กใฃใฆใใใใใฐใใกใใใ ไฝใใงใใใใ ใ |
| ใฏใใใใใๅ็ฃใๆฐใซๅ ฅใใใฉใใ ใใใใชใใใฉใ |
| ้ๆฒข่ๅณ: ใใใใจใ๏ผ้ใใฆใใใ๏ผ |
| ๅคง่ๆกๅญ: ใใใ |
| ้ๆฒข่ๅณ: ใใฌในใฌใใ๏ผใใใใ๏ผไบๆฌใ๏ผใใใฎ๏ผ |
| ้ฃ้ ๅฎ: ไผผๅใใใฉใใใปใปใปใ |
| ้ๆฒข่ๅณ: ใใใใใ |
| ้ฃ้ ๅฎ: ๅคง่ใใใไฟบใฎใๅ็ฃใฏ๏ผ |
| ๅคง่ๆกๅญ: ใใใใ็ใใใฎใๅฅฝใใใฉใใใใใใชใใฃใใใฉใใใงใณ่ฒทใฃใใใ ใ |
| ้ฃ้ ๅฎ: ใตใณใญใฅใผใ |
| ๏ผใใซ๏ผ |
| ๆกๅฑๅ ็: ใฏใใๅบงใฃใฆใใใใพใใฆใใใงใจใใ |
| ๅ ็ใใใๅนด็ใใใใพใใ |
| ใฟใใชใไผใฟไธญใซๅๅผทใใใใฉใใ็ฅใใใใฎใงไปใใใในใใใใพใใ |
| ๅ้ก็จ็ดใฏๅ จ้จใงไบๆใใในใๆ้ใฏ30ๅใ |
| Naomi: ไปๅบฆใฏ่ฑ่ชใฎ่จณใจไธ็ทใซ่ใใฆใฟใพใใใใ |
| ๅคง่ๆกๅญ: ใใใพใใฆใใใงใจใใ |
| Happy New Year. |
| ้ๆฒข่ๅณ: ไปๅนดใใใใใใญใๆกๅญใใใฏใคใฏใฉใใ ใฃใใ |
| Best wishes for this year too, Sakurako. How was Hawaii? |
| ้ฃ้ ๅฎ: ๅคง่ใใใใใฏใค ่กใฃใใฎ๏ผ |
| Ms. ลba, you went to Hawaii? |
| ๅคง่ๆกๅญ: ใใใไบๆณไธๆฅใง ่กใฃใฆใใใใใฐใใกใใใ ไฝใใงใใใใ ใ |
| Yeah. I went for seven days and five nights. My granny lives there, you know. |
| ใฏใใใใใๅ็ฃใๆฐใซๅ ฅใใใฉใใ ใใใใชใใใฉใ |
| ChrisHere, I have a souvenir for you. I don't know whether or not you'll like it, though. |
| ้ๆฒข่ๅณ: ใใใใจใ๏ผ้ใใฆใใใ๏ผ |
| Thanks! Can I open it? |
| ๅคง่ๆกๅญ: ใใใ |
| Yeah. |
| ้ๆฒข่ๅณ: ใใฌในใฌใใ๏ผใใใใ๏ผไบๆฌใ๏ผใใใฎ๏ผ |
| Bracelets! They're so cute! And there's two? Really? |
| ้ฃ้ ๅฎ: ไผผๅใใใฉใใใปใปใปใ |
| But whether or not they'll look good on you... |
| ้ๆฒข่ๅณ: ใใใใใ |
| Shut up. |
| ้ฃ้ ๅฎ: ๅคง่ใใใไฟบใฎใๅ็ฃใฏ๏ผ |
| Ms. ลba, what about my souvenir? |
| ๅคง่ๆกๅญ: ใใใใ็ใใใฎใๅฅฝใใใฉใใใใใใชใใฃใใใฉใใใงใณ่ฒทใฃใใใ ใ |
| I have one for you. I didn't know whether or not you like sweet things, but I bought you some chocolate. |
| ้ฃ้ ๅฎ: ใตใณใญใฅใผใ |
| Thanks! |
| ๆกๅฑๅ ็: ใฏใใๅบงใฃใฆใใใใพใใฆใใใงใจใใ |
| Alright, sit down. Happy New Year. |
| ๅ ็ใใใๅนด็ใใใใพใใ |
| ChrisI have a New Year's gift for you all. |
| ใฟใใชใไผใฟไธญใซๅๅผทใใใใฉใใ็ฅใใใใฎใงไปใใใในใใใใพใใ |
| I want to know whether or not you all studied during the holidays, so we're going to have a test now. |
| ๅ้ก็จ็ดใฏๅ จ้จใงไบๆใใในใๆ้ใฏ30ๅใ |
| There are five sheets of questions. The time for the test is thirty minutes. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Chris: ๆกๅญใปใปใปใใใฏๆฎ้ใฎๅๅใงใใ๏ผใIs Sakurako a common name? Because Iโve never heard it before. |
| Naomi: Commonใใฉใใใฏใใใใพใใใโฆใๅฅณใฎๅญใฎๅๅใงใใใใใใใใๅๅใใใชใใงใใใ้ๆใกใงใใใใใชๅฅณใฎๅญใจใใใคใกใผใธใใใใพใใญใใพใใใ ใฎในใใฌใชใฟใคใใงใใใฉใญใ |
| Chris: ใชใใปใฉใSo Sakurako is not an uncommon name, but it carries the stereotype of a well-off, or rich, beautiful girl or woman. |
| Naomi: ้ข็ฝใใงใใใญใไบบใฎๅๅใซใคใกใผใธใๆใฃใฆใใใฎใฃใฆใ |
| Chris: Yes. It's interesting that names carry their own stereotypes of the people who have them. Even though that stereotype, of course, isn't always true! |
| Naomi: ่ฑ่ชใงใใใใพใ๏ผใ้ๆใกใใใชๅๅใจใใใใ็พไบบใใใชๅๅใจใใใใ |
| Chris: ใใใใใใพใใญใThere are some names like that in my image, in English. ไพใใฐใFor example, Bianca. |
| Naomi: Bianca? ใฉใใชใคใกใผใธ๏ผ |
| Chris: ใใใใๅฌขๆงใฎๆใใงใใญใ |
| Naomi: ใใงใ |
| Chris: ็ตๆง็ใใใใจใฏ็ณใ็ตๆงใ้ๆใกใชใคใกใผใธใใใใใงใใญใ |
| Naomi: ใใกใใใใฏใชในใใๅๆใฎใคใกใผใธใงใใใใ |
| Chris: ใใกใใใงใใญใใใไธใค่ณชๅใใใใพใใ |
| Naomi: ไฝใงใใ๏ผๆใใชใปใปใปใ |
| Chris: ๆกๅญใใใฏใใใฐใใกใใใใไฝใใงใใใใจ่จใใพใใใญใ |
| Naomi: ใใใงใใญใใใใฐใใกใใใใใใฏใคใซไฝใใงใใใใจใใๆๅณใงใใญใ |
| Chris: ใใใฐใใกใใใใฏๅคงไธๅคซใงใใ๏ผใใใผใใใใชใใงใใ๏ผ Shouldn't it be ใใผ since Sakurako is talking about her own grandmother? |
| Naomi: ใใใใใใใใ่ณชๅใงใใญใ ใใใฏใ้ซๆ ก็ๅๅฃซใฎใซใธใฅใขใซใชไผ่ฉฑใชใฎใงใใใใฐใใกใใใใจ่จใฃใฆใใใใงใใญใๅ้ๅๅฃซใฎใซใธใฅใขใซใชไผ่ฉฑใ ใจใmy mother ใ ใใใใใ ใจใ my father ใใใจใใใใจใใ่จใใใจใใใใพใใ |
| Chris: ใงใใใในใใงไฝฟใใจใ ใใงใใญใ |
| Naomi: ใใใใ ใใงใใญใๆฅๆฌ่ชใฎใฏใฉในใใในใใงใฏใmy grandmotherใฏใใใผ my mother ใฏใใฏใฏใmy father ใฏใใกใกใใจ่จใฃใฆใใ ใใใ |
| Chris: ใใใงใใญใSo in casual conversation, people often say ใใฐใใกใใ for their own grandmother, as well as ใใใใใ for "my mother" and ใใจใใใ for "my father". But in correct Japanese, for example in a Japanese test, you should definitely use the proper terms ใใผ, ใฏใฏใand ใกใก. |
| Naomi: ใใใ็ตถๅฏพใใงใฏใๅ่ชใๅๅผทใใพใใใใ |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Chris: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
| : The first word we shall see is: |
| Naomi: ใใฏใค [natural native speed] |
| Chris: Hawaii |
| Naomi: ใใฏใค [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Naomi: ใใฏใค [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Naomi: ๆฐใซๅ ฅใ [natural native speed] |
| Chris: to be pleased with, to suit, to like;V1 |
| Naomi: ๆฐใซๅ ฅใ [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Naomi: ๆฐใซๅ ฅใ [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Naomi: ๅใใ [natural native speed] |
| Chris: to understand, to grasp, to know;V1 |
| Naomi: ๅใใ [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Naomi: ๅใใ [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Naomi: ้ใใ [natural native speed] |
| Chris: to open;๏ผถ2 |
| Naomi: ้ใใ [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Naomi: ้ใใ [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Naomi: ใใฌในใฌใใ [natural native speed] |
| Chris: bracelet |
| Naomi: ใใฌในใฌใใ [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Naomi: ใใฌในใฌใใ [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Naomi: ไผผๅใ [natural native speed] |
| Chris: to suit, to match; V1 |
| Naomi: ไผผๅใ [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Naomi: ไผผๅใ [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Naomi: ๅบงใ [natural native speed] |
| Chris: to sit;V1 |
| Naomi: ๅบงใ [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Naomi: ๅบงใ [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Naomi: ใๅนด็ [natural native speed] |
| Chris: New Year's gift of money |
| Naomi: ใๅนด็ [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Naomi: ใๅนด็ [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Naomi: ๅ้ก [natural native speed] |
| Chris: problem, question |
| Naomi: ๅ้ก [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Naomi: ๅ้ก [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Naomi: ็จ็ด [natural native speed] |
| Chris: blank form, sheets of paper |
| Naomi: ็จ็ด [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Naomi: ็จ็ด [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Naomi: ๅ จ้จ [natural native speed] |
| Chris: all, entire, whole |
| Naomi: ๅ จ้จ [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Naomi: ๅ จ้จ [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCABULARY AND PHRASES |
| Chris: Let's have a closer look at the usage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson. |
| Naomi: The first word/phrase weโll look at is.... |
| Chris: Let's have a closer look at the usage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson.็ด็พๅ ็ใๆๅใฎ่กจ็พใฏไฝใงใใ๏ผ |
| Naomi: ๆฐใซๅ ฅใ |
| Chris: to like, to be pleased with, take a fancy to. |
| ่ชญใฟๆน้ฃใใใงใใญใใใใซใฏใใใใใใชใใใงใใญใใ |
| Naomi: ใใใงใใญใใใใซใใใใๆผขๅญใ้ฃใใใงใใญใใ |
| Chris: Yeah, the reading is tricky. Because you can also read as ใใซใฏใใ but it's not correct. It's ใใซใใ ใไพๆใ้กใใใพใใSample sentence please. |
| Naomi: ็งใฏใใใฎไปไบใๆฐใซๅ ฅใฃใฆใใใ |
| Chris: I'm happy with this job. |
| ใใใใใจไฝใ้ใใพใใใ |
| Naomi: ใใผใใไผผใฆใใพใใใใกใใฃใจ้ใใพใใญใ |
| ๆฐใซๅ ฅใใฏใใๅฅฝใฟใซใใใ"to match my taste" ใฃใฆๆใใงใใใญใ |
| ใๆฐใซๅ ฅใใใไบบใซไฝฟใใจใใกใใฃใจๅใใใงใใ่ฉไพกใใฆใใใฟใใใ |
| Chris: So ๆฐใซๅ ฅใ sounds a little arrogant when used to describe people, as if you're evaluating them. |
| Naomi: ไพใใฐใใ็งใฏใใใใๆฐใซๅ ฅใฃใใใ |
| Chris: "I like this." as in, "This suits me," or "This matches my tastes". |
| Naomi: ใItem plus ๆฐใซๅ ฅใใใฏใๅคงไธๅคซใ |
| ใงใใไบบใซๅใใฃใฆใใ็งใฏใใฑใณใๆฐใซๅ ฅใฃใใใใ ใจใใจใฆใๅใใใงใใใฑใณใ่ชๅใใๅนดไธใชใใใใใงใใใฉใ่ชๅใจๅใใฌใใซใจใ็ฎไธใฎไบบใซใฏไฝฟใใชใใปใใใใใงใใญใ |
| Chris: You can take an item or someone who has lower status than you as an object of ๆฐใซๅ ฅใ, but not someone who has equal social status or higher social status. |
| ๆฌกใฎ่กจ็พใฏใชใใงใใใOK. What's the next expression? |
| Naomi: ไบๆณไธๆฅ |
| Chris: Five nights and seven days. |
| Naomi: ๆณใใฏใใซใฆใณใฟใผใงใใญใ |
| Chris: Right. Haku is a counter suffix for overnight stays. |
| Naomi: ่ฑ่ชใ ใจ dayใจnight, ๆฅใจๆณ ใฏใฉใกใใๅ ใซ่จใใพใ๏ผ |
| Chris: ใใใงใใญใWe usually say "days" first. Like "Five days, six nights". |
| Naomi: ใชใใปใฉใๆฅๆฌ่ชใ ใจใๆณใใใคใๅ ใงใใไธๆฅไบๆณใฏ็ตถๅฏพใใใชใใงใใ |
| Chris: ใชใใปใฉใIn Japanese, you always have to say the number of nights first. |
| Naomi: ใใใงใใๆฅๆฌ่ชใฏใใใคใๆณใๅ ใจ่ฆใใใปใใใใใงใใญใ |
| Chris: ็ตถๅฏพใซใ |
Lesson focus |
| Chris: In this lesson, youโll learn how to form the structure โwhether or notโ in Japanese. |
| Naomi: ใใใฉใใใใงใใญใ |
| Chris: Can we have a sentence from the dialogue? |
| Naomi: ๆฐใซๅ ฅใใใฉใใใใใใชใใใฉใ |
| Chris: "I don't know whether or not you'll like it though." Let's break this down |
| Naomi: ๆฐใซๅ ฅใ (to like)ใใใฉใใ๏ผwhether or not) ใใใใชใ(I don't know) ใใฉ(but, though) |
| formation ใฏใ[informal speech] plus ใใฉใใ. |
| Chris: Actuallyโka dล kaโ follows an informal yes-no question sentence. |
| Naomi: ่กใใใฉใใใใใใใชใใ |
| Chris: "I donโt know whether or not Iโll go." |
| Naomi: ใใใใใใฉใใ ใใใใชใใ |
| Chris: "I donโt know whether or not itโs tasty." |
| Naomi: ใใใใฉใใใใใใชใใ |
| Chris: "I donโt know whether or not you'll like it." |
| Have you got that pattern? |
| Now let's tackle a slightly more challenging sentence. |
| Let's say "I don't know whether or not Ken is going to the party." |
| First say "I don't know". |
| Naomi: ็งใฏใใใใชใใ |
| Chris: Next, how to say "Ken is going to the party"? |
| Naomi: ใฑใณใฏใใผใใฃใผใซ่กใใ |
| Chris: Combine these two sentences. |
| Naomi: ็งใฏใใฑใณใใใผใใฃใผใซ่กใใใฉใใใใใใใชใใ |
| Chris: "I don't know whether or not Ken is going to the party." |
| Did you notice something? |
| Naomi: Ken was marked by particle ใ, right? |
| Chris: The subject of the question sentence before ใใฉใใ is marked by particle ga. |
| OK, listeners, listen and repeat after Naomi-sensei. |
| Naomi: ็งใฏใใฑใณใใใผใใฃใผใซ่กใใใฉใใใใใใใชใใ |
| Chris: Usually the topic ใใใ and ใฏ is omitted, right? |
| Naomi: ใฏใใใใใงใใ |
| Chris: OK. So here's a recap quiz for you listeners, How do you say, "I don't know whether or not this is tasty." |
| Chris: Here's a hint. This is tasty, isnโt it? |
| Naomi: ใใใฏใใใใ |
| Chris: You have to insert this into ใใใใฏใใใใชใใ |
| To do so, you have to mark ใใ with a particle ใ |
| Naomi: ใใใใพใใใ๏ผ |
| Chris: Did you get the answer?ใNaomi-sensei the answer is? |
| Naomi: ็งใฏใใใใใใใใใฉใใใใใใชใใ |
| Chris: "I don't know whether or not this is tasty." |
| ใใฎใใฌใผใบใใคไฝฟใใพใใ๏ผWhen do you use this phrase. |
| Naomi: ใๅ็ฃใๆธกใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใญใใใใใใใใฉใใใใใใชใใใฉใปใปใปใใจใใใใใใฉใใใใใใใฉใใจใใ |
| Chris: I see ... Like when you bring someone some cookies or some kind of food back as a souvenir, I donโt know if youโll like it butโฆ here you go. |
| Naomi: ใใใงใใญใใใใใใฎใฌใในใณใฏใใใพใงใ |
| Chris: ใใฎใฌใในใณใใใใใใใใฃใใใฉใใใใใใฆใใ ใใใ |
| Naomi: ใ๏ผใใใตใณใใซใปใณใใณในใงใใญใๆฏ้ใ้กใใใพใใ |
| Chris: Please let us know whether or not this lesson was easy to understand. |
Outro |
| Chris: See you next time. |
| Naomi: ใใใใพใใ |
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