Dialogue

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Do you know how to talk about bringing someone or something in Japanese?
Welcome to Three Step Japanese Practice by JapanesePod101.com. In this lesson, you will practice talking about bringing someone or something.
Let’s look at the main dialogue.
Two people are having a conversation.
よかった!ごしゅじんと しんくんを つれて 来て くださいね。
Yokatta! Go-shujin to Shin-kun o tsurete kite kudasai ne.
Great! Please bring your husband and Shin too.
はい、ありがとうございます。 デザートを もって 行きますね。 それから、ささも もって 行きます。
Hai, arigatō gozaimasu. Dezāto o motte ikimasu ne. Sorekara, sasa mo motte ikimasu.
Thank you very much. I’ll bring dessert. I’ll also bring some bamboo leaves.
When the verbs 持つ and 連れるpaired with いくor くる, they bear the meaning "take or bring someone or something to somewhere." 持つ is usually used for things, and 連れる is used for people.
Also, remember
~ていく: implies movement away from the current location.
~てくる: implies movement toward the speaker's current location.
Let’s practice these grammar points more in this lesson.

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