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| INTRODUCTION |
| Naomi: ใใชใใงใใ |
| Chris: Chris here, You're Just About to Learn More Japanese! |
| Chris: ใใฎใฌใในใณใงใฏไฝใๅๅผทใใพใใใ |
| Naomi: ใใจใใใใจใใ่จ่ใฎไฝฟใๆนใๅๅผทใใพใใ |
| Chris: By the end of this lesson, you'll be able to say sentences like "I'm just about to do something," "I'm just now doing something" and "I've just done something." in Japanese. |
| Naomi: ไปๅใฎไผ่ฉฑใงใฏใๅบๅกใใใจๅบ้ทใ่ฉฑใใฆใใพใใ |
| Chris: In the dialogue, we have a store clerk and a store manager. |
| Naomi: ๅบๅกใใใฏไธๅฏงใซใๅบ้ทใฏใซใธใฅใขใซใซ่ฉฑใใฆใใพใใไบไบบใฏใใถใซใคใใฆ่ฉฑใใฆใใใฟใใใงใใ |
| Chris: The store clerk is speaking formally but the store manager is speaking informally. It seems like they're talking about pizza. |
| Naomi: ใฉใใชใๅบใชใฎใงใใใใญใใงใฏใ่ใใฆใฟใพใใใใ |
| Chris: Please listen to the conversation and find out what kind of store it is. |
Lesson conversation |
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| ้ๆฒขๅฅๅณ: ๏ผ๏ผๅไฝๅใซใใใใญใใใถใ3ๆๆณจๆใใ้ๆฒขใงใใใฉ...ใพใ ใงใใใ |
| ๅบๅก: ็ณใ่จณใใใใพใใใไปไฝใฃใฆใใใจใใใชใฎใงใใใๅฐใใๅพ ใกใใ ใใใ |
| ๅบๅก: ๅบ้ทใใใถใงใใพใใใ๏ผ |
| ๅบ้ท: ไปใใฌใทใๆฌใ่ชญใใ ใจใใใชใใ ใ |
| : ไปใใ็ๅฐใไฝใใจใใใ ใใใใใๅฐใๆ้ใใใใใชใใ |
| : ใใฆใจใๅฐ้บฆ็ฒ300gใจใๆนฏ200ccใๆททใใฆใปใปใปใ |
| ๅบๅก: ใจใใใงใๅบ้ทใใใใญไบใฃใฆไฝใงใใใ |
| ๅบ้ท: ใใซใญใใฎ่ฆชๆใ ใใ |
| ๅบๅก: ใใใๅบ้ทใใงใใๅใใฆใใถใฎๆณจๆใๆฅใพใใใญใ |
| ๅบ้ท: ใใใ ใชใใใใใใใใกใฏใใฐๅฑใ ใใใชใ |
| ๏ผใชใณใชใณ๏ผ |
| ๅบๅก: ใใใใใใ๏ผใใใใฟใพใใใไปใใๅบใๅบใใจใใใชใใงใใใใๅฐใใๅพ ใกใใ ใใใ |
| ๏ผใซใใฃ๏ผ |
| ๅบๅก: ๅบ้ทใๆฅใใงใใ ใใใ |
| Naomi: ไปๅบฆใฏ่ฑ่ชใฎ่จณใจไธ็ทใซ่ใใฆใฟใพใใใใ |
| ้ๆฒขๅฅๅณ: ๏ผ๏ผๅไฝๅใซใใใใญใใใถใ3ๆๆณจๆใใ้ๆฒขใงใใใฉ...ใพใ ใงใใใ |
| Chris: This is Nozawa. Twenty minutes ago I ordered three pepperoni pizzas... are they ready yet? |
| ๅบๅก: ็ณใ่จณใใใใพใใใไปไฝใฃใฆใใใจใใใชใฎใงใใใๅฐใใๅพ ใกใใ ใใใ |
| Chris: I'm very sorry. We're in the middle of making them, so please wait a little while longer. |
| Chris: Manager, are the pizzas ready? |
| ๅบๅก: ๅบ้ทใใใถใงใใพใใใ๏ผ |
| Chris: I've just read the recipe. |
| ๅบ้ท: ไปใใฌใทใๆฌใ่ชญใใ ใจใใใชใใ ใ |
| Chris: I'm just about to make the dough now, so it'll still take a while. |
| : ไปใใ็ๅฐใไฝใใจใใใ ใใใใใๅฐใๆ้ใใใใใชใใ |
| Chris: Alright, so...mix together three hundred grams of flour and two hundred cubic centimeters (cc) of water... |
| : ใใฆใจใๅฐ้บฆ็ฒ300gใจใๆนฏ200ccใๆททใใฆใปใปใปใ |
| Chris: By the way, Manager, what's pepperoni? |
| ๅบๅก: ใจใใใงใๅบ้ทใใใใญไบใฃใฆไฝใงใใใ |
| Chris: Something related to macaroni, I think. |
| ๅบ้ท: ใใซใญใใฎ่ฆชๆใ ใใ |
| Chris: Manager, I'm impressed! But...this is the first time we've gotten a pizza order, isn't it. |
| ๅบๅก: ใใใๅบ้ทใใงใใๅใใฆใใถใฎๆณจๆใๆฅใพใใใญใ |
| Chris: Yeah, you're right... Well, we ARE originally a soba shop, so... |
| ๅบ้ท: ใใใ ใชใใใใใใใใกใฏใใฐๅฑใ ใใใชใ |
| Chris: Yes, hello? Oh, I'm sorry. They've just left the shop. Please wait a little while longer. |
| ๅบๅก: ใใใใใใ๏ผใใใใฟใพใใใไปใใๅบใๅบใใจใใใชใใงใใใใๅฐใใๅพ ใกใใ ใใใ |
| Chris: Manager, please hurry! |
| ๅบๅก: ๅบ้ทใๆฅใใงใใ ใใใ |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Chris: ใใปใปใปใใใฎใๅบใฏใใถๅฑใใใชใใฆใ่้บฆๅฑใงใใญใ |
| Naomi: ใใใใใ้้ใใฆใใ่้บฆๅฑใใใซใใใถใๆณจๆใใกใใฃใใใงใใญใ |
| Chris: So Nami called a soba-ya or buckwheat noodle place to order pizza. ใใ ใฎ้้ใ้ป่ฉฑใชใฎใซใปใปใปใใใใใไฝใฃใฆใใใฆใใใใใงใใญใ้้ใ้ป่ฉฑ isใ"calling a wrong number by mistake" |
| Naomi: ใๅฎขใใใใใชใใฆๆใ ใฃใใใงใใใญ๏ฝใ |
| Chris: ใใใใใใใชใใงใใญใ |
| Naomi: ใจใใใงใChrisใใใฏใใใใถใ้ ผใฟใพใใใ |
| Chris: ใ๏ฝใใใใช้ ผใพใชใใใใใใชใใงใใญใๆฅๆฌใงใฏ็ตๆง้ซใใฎใงใ |
| Naomi: ใใผใ้ซใใงใใญใ |
| Chris: ใใพใซใใ้ ผใพใชใใงใใญใใใชใๅ ็ใใใฎใๆฅๆฌไบบใใใใใใถใฎใใใใณใฐใจใใฆใใใจใใผใบใจใใใใจใใณใผใณใไฝฟใฃใใใใพใใใญใJapanese often have like tuna and mayonnaise and corn as toppings. |
| Naomi: I like it! |
| Chris: You like it?! |
| Naomi: ๅฅฝใใงใใๅคงๅฅฝใใงใใ |
| Chris: ใขใกใชใซไบบใซใฏใกใใฃใจๅใใใชใใใใใใชใใ |
| Naomi: ใใใงใใใญ๏ฝใ |
| Chris: Itโs hard for Americans to deal with that kind of toppings. |
| Naomi: ใใใใณใผใณใจใใๅคใ ใฃใฆ่จใใพใใใญใใฟใใชใญใ |
| Chris: ใใผใใใใใงใใญใ |
| Naomi: ใชในใใผใฎ็ใใ ใฏใใฉใใชใใถใๅฅฝใใงใใใใใฒๆใใฆใใ ใใใ |
| Vocabulary and Phrases |
| Chris: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. The first word we shall see is: |
| Naomi: ใใใญใใใถ [natural native speed] |
| Chris: pepperoni pizza |
| Naomi: ใใใญใใใถ [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Naomi: ใใใญใใใถ [natural native speed] |
| Naomi: ๆณจๆ [natural native speed] |
| Chris: order |
| Naomi: ๆณจๆ [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Naomi: ๆณจๆ [natural native speed] |
| Naomi: ใฌใทใๆฌ [natural native speed] |
| Chris: recipe book |
| Naomi: ใฌใทใๆฌ [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Naomi: ใฌใทใๆฌ [natural native speed] |
| Naomi: ็ๅฐ [natural native speed] |
| Chris: uncooked dough, batter, cloth |
| Naomi: ็ๅฐ [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Naomi: ็ๅฐ [natural native speed] |
| Naomi: ๅฐ้บฆ็ฒ [natural native speed] |
| Chris: wheat flour |
| Naomi: ๅฐ้บฆ็ฒ [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Naomi: ๅฐ้บฆ็ฒ [natural native speed] |
| Naomi: ใๆนฏ [natural native speed] |
| Chris: hot water |
| Naomi: ใๆนฏ [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Naomi: ใๆนฏ [natural native speed] |
| Naomi: ๆททใใ [natural native speed] |
| Chris: to mix, to stir, to blend;V2 |
| Naomi: ๆททใใ [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Naomi: ๆททใใ [natural native speed] |
| Naomi: ๅบ้ท [natural native speed] |
| Chris: shop manager, store manager |
| Naomi: ๅบ้ท [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Naomi: ๅบ้ท [natural native speed] |
| Naomi: ใใซใญใ [natural native speed] |
| Chris: macaroni |
| Naomi: ใใซใญใ [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Naomi: ใใซใญใ [natural native speed] |
| Naomi: ่ฆชๆ [natural native speed] |
| Chris: relative, (extended) family member |
| Naomi: ่ฆชๆ [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Naomi: ่ฆชๆ [natural native speed] |
| Naomi: ใใใใ [natural native speed] |
| Chris: in the first place, originally, from the start |
| Naomi: ใใใใ [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Naomi: ใใใใ [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. ใงใฏใๅ่ชใใใฌใผใบใๅๅผทใใพใใใใๆๅใฏใชใใงใใ๏ผ |
| Naomi: ใใใใ |
| Chris: in the first place, to begin with, original |
| Naomi: ใใใจใใจใ ใฏ็ฅใฃใฆใใพใใ๏ผ |
| Chris: Do you know the expression ใใจใใจ meaning "originally"? |
| Naomi: ใใใใใใใฏใใใจใใจใใจใปใจใใฉๅใใงใใญใ |
| Chris: So can we use somosomo and motomoto interchangeably?ใไพๆใ้กใใใพใใ |
| Naomi: ใใใใใใใกใฏใใฐๅฑใ ใใใชใ |
| Chris: "trans." |
| ๆฅๆฌ่ชใฏใใใใ่จ่ๅคใใงใใญใใใใจใใจใใจใใๅฑฑใ ใใจใใไบบใ ใใจใใใจใใฉใใใจใ๏ฝฅ๏ฝฅ๏ฝฅใ |
| Naomi: ใใใงใใญใ่ฑ่ชใ ใจใชใใฆใใใใงใใ๏ผใReduplicationใใฃใฆ่จใใใงใใใญ๏ผ |
| Chris: Sure, reduplication would be the grammatical term. (any other ways to say it?) |
| Naomi: ็นฐใใใใ่จ่ใๅคใใงใใญใ |
| Chris: ้ณใใใใใใใ่ฆใใใใใงใใญใ |
| ๆฌกใฏใชใใงใใ๏ผWhat are we looking at next? |
| Naomi: ใๅฑใ ไพใใฐใ่ๅฑใ้ญๅฑใใใณๅฑใใฎใๅฑใ Suffix ใงใใญใ |
| Chris: Right. ๅฑ is a suffix meaning "store", "shop" or "merchant". |
| So ่ๅฑใis a butcher, ้ญๅฑใis a fish shop, andใใใณๅฑใis a bakery. |
| Naomi: ใใฎใๅฑใใไฝฟใฃใฆใไบบใฎๆงๆ ผใ่จใใใจใๅบๆฅใพใใ |
| Chris: We can also use ๅฑ to describe a person's nature or characteristics. |
| Naomi: ไพใใฐใๆฐๅ is |
| Chris: mood or temper |
| Naomi: ๆฐๅๅฑ |
| Chris: moody person, temperamental person |
| Naomi: ็ งใ is |
| Chris: bashfulness |
| Naomi: So ็ งใๅฑ is |
| Chris: Someone who is bashful or shy ไพๆใ้กใใใพใใ |
| Naomi: ๅใฎๅงใฏใๆฐๅๅฑใ ใ |
| Chris: My sister is a moody person. |
| Naomi: ๆฐๅๅฑใฏใใพใใใใๆๅณใงใฏไฝฟใใใชใใงใใญ๏ฝใๆชใๆๅณใงใใ |
| Chris: ่ฑ่ชใฎ moodyใจๅใใงใใญใใงใใๆฅๆฌ่ชใ ใจใใ ใผใใฃใผใใฃใฆใใใๆๅณใงใใใญใ |
| Naomi: ใใใๆฅๆฌ่ช่ฑ่ชใงใใญ๏ฝใๆฅๆฌ่ชใฎใ ใผใใฃใผใฏไบบใซใฏไฝฟใใชใใงใ้ณๆฅฝใจใๅ ดๆใซไฝฟใใพใใใ้ฐๅฒๆฐใใใใใจใใๆๅณใงใใญ |
| ใใ ใผใใฃใผใชใๅบใใใจใใใจใ้ฐๅฒๆฐใใใใๅบใ |
| Chris: So if you say ใ ใผใใฃใผใชใๅบ it doesn't mean the staff at that shop are moody or anything. It just means the shop has a nice ambiance. |
| Naomi: ใกใใฃใจใๆใใใๆใใฆใใซใใใซใใใใใใญใใณใใใฏใชใๅบใปใปใปใจใใใคใกใผใธใงใใญใ |
| Chris: ใชใใปใฉใSo this Japanese-English word ใ ใผใใฃใผใhas a bit of a romantic connotation. |
Lesson focus |
| Chris: In this lesson, you'll learn Three Different Ways to Use ใจใใ |
| Naomi: ไปใใ3ใคๆใ่ชญใฟใพใใ้ใใใใใใพใใ๏ผ |
| Chris: Naomi is going to read three sentences. See if you can tell the difference.ใOK. The first sentence, please. |
| Naomi: ใๆผใใฏใใไฝใใจใใใ |
| Chris: The second sentence, please. |
| Naomi: ใๆผใใฏใใไฝใฃใฆใใใจใใใ |
| Chris: The third sentence is? |
| Naomi: ใๆผใใฏใใไฝใฃใใจใใใ |
| Chris: How was it? Were you able to tell the difference? If not, stay tuned, you'll be able to tell the difference by the end of this lesson. |
| Naomi: ๅ่ฉใฎๅฝขใ ใใ้ใใพใใใญใ |
| Chris: Right. If you compare those three sentences, the only difference is the verb form right before ใจใใ. OK. Naomi-sensei, can you read the first sentence, again? |
| Naomi: ใๆผใใฏใใไฝใใจใใใ |
| Chris: "I'm about to make lunch." |
| Naomi: ใคใใ ใปใจใใ |
| Chris: Right. Dictionary form of a verb plus tokoro. |
| This is translated as "to be just about to..." |
| Naomi: ใใใงใใญใใพใ ใไฝใฃใฆใใพใใใใใใไพใใฐใใใๆผใใฏใใ้ฃในใใจใใใใฏ๏ผ |
| Chris: "I'm about to eat lunch" |
| Chris: Let's look at the second sentence. |
| Naomi: ใๆผใใฏใใไฝใฃใฆใใใจใใใ |
| Chris: "I'm just (now) making lunch." |
| Naomi: ใคใใฃใฆใใใปใจใใ |
| Chris: Present progressive form of a verb plus ใจใใใ |
| This is translated as "be in the middle of..." |
| Naomi: ใไปไฝใฃใฆใใพใใใใจใใๆๅณใงใใใใใใใใๆผใ้ฃฏใ้ฃในใฆใใใจใใใใฏ๏ผ |
| Chris: "I'm just now eating lunch." |
| Chris: How about the third sentence? |
| Naomi: ใๆผใใฏใใไฝใฃใใจใใใงใใ |
| Chris: "I've just made lunch." |
| Naomi: ใคใใฃใใปใจใใ |
| Chris: Informal past form or ta-form of a verb plus ใจใใใmeans "have just done..." |
| Naomi: ใใใไฝใใพใใใใจใใๆๅณใงใใใใใใใๆผใ้ฃฏใ้ฃในใใจใใใใฏ๏ผ |
| Chris: "I've just had lunch." |
| Chris: OK. Let's recap with a quiz. I'm going to give you a situation. Your job is to create an appropriate sentence to fit the situation. Are you ready? |
| Here's a situation. Your phone rings when you're about to get on an airplane. It's from your boss, so you should answer - but at the same time, you don't want to miss the flight. |
| Chris: Naomi-sensei, how would you explain the situation to your boss? What would you say? |
| Naomi: ใใใใใใใใฟใพใใใไปใใ้ฃ่กๆฉใซไนใใจใใใชใใงใใใพใใใใจใง้ป่ฉฑใใพใใใ |
| Chris: "Hello? I'm sorry, I'm just about to get on the plane. I will call you back later." |
| Chris: Here's the next situation. You got a phone call from your friend when you're in the middle of frying tempura. You want to tell your friend you'll call him or her back. |
| Chris: Naomi-sensei, what would you say if you were in this situation? |
| Naomi: ใใใใใใใใใใไปใๆ็ใไฝใฃใฆใใใจใใใชใใ ใใพใใๅพใง้ป่ฉฑใใใญใใ |
| Chris: "Hello? Sorry, I'm in the middle of cooking right now. I'll call you back later, okay?" |
| Can we say ใฆใใทใใไฝใฃใฆใใใจใใ๏ผ |
| Naomi: ใใใงใใญใใใใใจๆใใพใใใงใใใใฆใใทใใๆใใฆใใใจใใใใฎๆนใใใใงใใญใ |
| Chris: ใฆใใทใใๆใใฆใใใใจใใ๏ผ ใชใใปใฉ๏ฝ ใใใฆใใ is from the verb ใใใ "to fry", right? |
| Naomi: ใใใงใใญใ |
| Chris: Speaking of tempura... ใฆใใทใ้ฃในใใใงใใญใใฌใณใผใใฃใณใฐใฎๅพใซ่กใใพใใใ๏ผ |
| Naomi: ใใใงใใญใใงใใ็งใใใคใจใใใใฆใใใจใใใชใฎใงใปใปใปใใใใชใใใ |
| Chris: ใใคใจใใไธญใงใใใปใปใปใๆๆฅใใใซใใพใใใ๏ผ |
| Naomi: ใใใงใใญ๏ฝใใใใใใใใชใใใใ่กใใพใใใฏใชในใใใจใใฆใใทใใ้ฃในใซ่กใใฎใงใใใฎใฌใในใณใฏใใฎ่พบใงใ |
| Chris: Great! Thanks for listening, everyone! See you in the next lesson. |
| Naomi: ใใใใพใใ |
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