Learn how to use the sentence pattern "Will you do [something] for me?"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Hi everyone, I'm Eric. |
| Risa: And I'm Risa. |
| Eric: And welcome to Must-Know Japanese Sentence Structures, Season 1, Lesson 25. Politely Asking Someone to Do Something, Part 2. |
| Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to use another sentence pattern to politely ask someone to do something. |
| PATTERN |
| Eric: For example, "Will you discount it for me?" |
| Risa: ๅฎใใใฆใใใใพใใใ (Yasuku shite moraemasu ka.) |
| Risa: [slow] ๅฎใใใฆใใใใพใใใ (Yasuku shite moraemasu ka.) |
| Eric: This pattern for politely asking someone to do something has 3 elements. First, the te-form of a verb phrase meaning "to discount." |
| Risa: ๅฎใใใฆ (Yasuku shite-). |
| Eric: Second, the formal potential form of a verb meaning โto receive.โ |
| Risa: ใใใใพใ (moraemasu). |
| Eric: And last, the question marker. |
| Risa: ใ (ka). |
| Eric: Altogether, we have, "Will you discount it for me?" |
| Risa: ๅฎใใใฆใใใใพใใใ (Yasuku shite moraemasu ka.) [slow] ๅฎใใใฆใใใใพใใใ (Yasuku shite moraemasu ka.) [normal] ๅฎใใใฆใใใใพใใใ (Yasuku shite moraemasu ka.) |
| Eric: To ask someone to do something for you in Japanese, use the te-form of a verb or verb phrase describing what you want done, |
| Risa: ๅฎใใใฆ (yasuku shite), |
| Eric: then add "can have/can receive," |
| Risa: ใใใใพใ (moraemasu) |
| Eric: and at the end, the question marker. |
| Risa: ใ (ka) |
| Eric: All together... |
| Risa: ๅฎใใใฆใใใใพใใใ (Yasuku shite moraemasu ka.) |
| Eric: So remember, to politely ask someone to do something for you, first say the te-form of a verb or verb phrase, and then add |
| Risa: ใใใใพใใ(moraemasu ka). |
| Eric: This pattern implies "can you [do something] for me?" It sounds more polite and passive than the pattern we studied in the previous lessons, which was verb in te-form, plus kudasai. |
| Eric: Here is another example meaning, "Can you help me?" First, the te-form of a verb meaning "to help." |
| Risa: ๆไผใฃใฆ (Tetsudatte-). |
| Eric: Second, the formal potential form of a verb meaning "to receive." |
| Risa: ใใใใพใ (moraemasu). |
| Eric: And last, the question marker. |
| Risa: ใ (ka). |
| Eric: Altogether we have... |
| Risa: ๆไผใฃใฆใใใใพใใใ (Tetsudatte moraemasu ka.) [slow] ๆไผใฃใฆใใใใพใใใ (Tetsudatte moraemasu ka.) [normal] ๆไผใฃใฆใใใใพใใใ (Tetsudatte moraemasu ka.) |
| Eric: "Can you help me?" |
| [pause] |
| Risa: ๆไผใฃใฆใใใใพใใใ (Tetsudatte moraemasu ka.) |
| Eric: How do you say, "Can you show me the way?" To give you a hint, "to show" is... |
| Risa: ๆใใ (oshieru). [slow] ๆใใ (oshieru). [normal] ๆใใ (oshieru). |
| Eric: "Can you show me the way?" |
| [pause] |
| Risa: ้ใๆใใฆใใใใพใใใ (Michi o oshiete moraemasu ka.) [slow] ้ใๆใใฆใใใใพใใใ (Michi o oshiete moraemasu ka.) [normal] ้ใๆใใฆใใใใพใใใ (Michi o oshiete moraemasu ka.) |
| [pause] |
| Risa: ้ใๆใใฆใใใใพใใใ (Michi o oshiete moraemasu ka.) |
| REVIEW |
| Eric: Let's review the sentences from this lesson. Iโll give you the English equivalent of the phrase, and youโre responsible for shouting it out loud in Japanese. Here we go. |
| Eric: "Will you discount it for me?" |
| [pause] |
| Risa: ๅฎใใใฆใใใใพใใใ (Yasuku shite moraemasu ka.) |
| [pause] |
| Risa: ๅฎใใใฆใใใใพใใใ (Yasuku shite moraemasu ka.) |
| Eric: "Can you help me?" |
| [pause] |
| Risa: ๆไผใฃใฆใใใใพใใใ (Tetsudatte moraemasu ka.) |
| [pause] |
| Risa: ๆไผใฃใฆใใใใพใใใ (Tetsudatte moraemasu ka.) |
| Eric: "Can you show me the way?" |
| [pause] |
| Risa: ้ใๆใใฆใใใใพใใใ (Michi o oshiete moraemasu ka.) |
| [pause] |
| Risa: ้ใๆใใฆใใใใพใใใ (Michi o oshiete moraemasu ka.) |
Outro |
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| Eric: Okay. That's all for this lesson. You learned another pattern for politely asking someone to do something, as in... |
| Risa: ๅฎใใใฆใใใใพใใใ (Yasuku shite moraemasu ka.) |
| Eric: meaning "Will you discount it for me?" |
| Eric: You can find more vocab or phrases that go with this sentence pattern in the lesson notes. So please be sure to check them out on JapanesePod101.com. Thanks everyone, see you in another series! |
| Risa: ใใใใพใใ(Ja, mata.). |
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