Dialogue

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Do you know how to talk about ongoing actions in Japanese?
Welcome to Three Step Japanese Practice by JapanesePod101.com. In this lesson, you will practice how to talk about ongoing actions.
Let’s look at the main dialogue.
Two people are having a conversation.
ただいま。 (Tadaima.)
I'm home.
おかえり。 石川さん、 むすめのりんです。 いつもは 大学のりょうに すんでいます。 でも、 今は はる休みでいえに います。 (Okaeri. Ishikawa-san, musume no Rin desu. Itsumo wa daigaku no ryō ni sunde imasu. Demo, ima wa haruyasumi de ie ni imasu.)
Welcome home. Mrs. Ishikawa, this is my daughter Rin. She usually lives in her university dormitory. But now she is at home for spring break.
We've learned that when talking about someone's location or state, like where someone lives or exists, we use に, and when talking about an action happening at a place, we use で.
Let’s practice with this grammar more in this lesson.

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