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| INTRODUCTION |
| Natsuko: ใใใซใกใฏใใชใคใใงใใ |
| Naomi: ใชใใฟใงใใ |
| Chris: Chris here. Thereโs No Way I Can Do Any More Japanese Work! |
| Naomi: ๅๅใใใฎ็ถใใฎใฌใในใณใงใใๅๅใฏใ็ฅ็ฐใใใจ่ฅฟๆใใใๅฑ ้ ๅฑใง่ฉฑใใใฆใใพใใใญใ |
| Natsuko: ใฏใใใงใไผ่ฉฑใฎๆๅพใซ่ฅฟๆใใใใใใใใไผๆฅๅๆฃๅๆกใ๏ผไฝใ ใฃใใใใ๏ผใใจ่จใฃใใฎใ่ฆใใฆใพใใใไปๅใฎใใคใขใญใฐใฏใ็ฅ็ฐใใใใใใฎ่จ่ใฎ่ชฌๆใใใใจใใใใๅงใพใใพใใ |
| Chris: So this lesson's conversation starts with Mr. Kanda's explaining about ไผๆฅๅๆฃๅๆก, which means "staggered holiday proposition" |
| Naomi: ๅ้ๅๅฃซใชใฎใงใใซใธใฅใขใซใชไผ่ฉฑใชใใงใใใปใปใปใกใใฃใจๅ่ชใใญใ้ฃใใใงใใใญใผใ็ใใใใใใฐใฃใฆ่ใใฆใใ ใใใใใฆใใใฎใฌใในใณใฎๆๆณใฎใใคใณใใฏ๏ผ |
| Natsuko: ใๆฅฝใใใฉใใใใใชใใ(far from being fun) ใฎใ๏ฝใฉใใใใใชใใใจ่จใใใฌใผใบใงใใใใใงใฏใใไผๆฅๅๆฃๅๆกใใใฉใใใใใฎใชใฎใใใใคใขใญใฐใ่ใใฆใฟใพใใใใ |
| Chris: Please listen to the dialogue and find out what ใใ ใใใคใถใใใใใใ is. |
| DIALOGUE |
| ็ฅ็ฐ:ใไผๆฅๅๆฃๅๆกใใฃใฆใใใฎใฏใๅฐๅใใจใซใดใผใซใใณใฆใฃใผใฏใจใใฎ้ทใไผใฟใใใใ่ฉฑใ ใใ |
| ใดใผใซใใณใฆใฃใผใฏใฃใฆใใฉใ่กใฃใฆใๆททใใงใฆใ้ฃ่กๆฉใๅฎฟใฎไบ็ดใๅใใซใใใใใใๅคๆฎตใ้ซใใใใๅฎถใซใใใฃใฆใใไบบใ็ตๆงๅคใใใใชใใใ |
| ่ฅฟๆ:ใใใใใใ ใชใ |
| ็ฅ็ฐ:ใ ใใใใพใจใพใฃใไผใฟใใๅฐๅใใจใซไธ้ฑ้ใใคใใใใฆใจใใฐใๆทท้ใ็ทฉๅใใใฆใๆ ่กๅฎขใๅขใใใใใใชใใใปใปใปใจใใ่ใใใใใใ |
| ่ฅฟๆ:ใใผ๏ผ่ใใใใจใใใใๆฅๆฌใ5ใคใฎใใญใใฏใซๅใใ่ฉฑใ ใช๏ผ |
| ็ฅ็ฐ:ใใใใใจใใฐใใดใผใซใใณใฆใฃใผใฏใชใใไนๅทใปๅๅฝใ5ๆ็ฌฌ1้ฑ็ฎใ ใจใใใจใใใฎไปใฎ4ใคใฎๅฐๅใฏใ้ ็ชใซ1้ฑ้ใใคใใใใฆใจใใใใใ |
| ่ฅฟๆ:ใงใใๆฌ็คพใๆฑไบฌใซใใฃใฆใๆฏ็คพใๅ จๅฝๅๅฐใซใใไผ็คพใฏใฉใใชใใใ ๏ผ |
| ๆฌ็คพใจๆฏ็คพใงไผใฟใ้ใใฎใฏใใชใซใใจๅฐใใใใใชใใใ |
| ็ฅ็ฐ:ใใใ ใ๏ผใใใใๅ ดๅใฏใใใฃใจใๆฌ็คพใฎไผใฟใซใใใใฆใๆฏ็คพใไผใใใจใซใชใใใ ใใ |
| ใใใใใจใๅฐๆนใฎๆฏ็คพใซๅคใใฆใใไบบใฏใๅญไพใๅฎถๆใฎไผใฟใจๅใใชใใชใใใใใใ |
| ่ฅฟๆ:ใใใ็ตๅฑใๆ ่กใฉใใใใใชใใใใชใใใ |
| ็ฅ็ฐ:ใใใๆ ่กๅฎขใๅขใใใฉใใใใใชใใใ |
| Natsuko: ๆฌกใฏใ่ฑ่ชใๅ ฅใใพใใ |
| ็ฅ็ฐ:ใไผๆฅๅๆฃๅๆกใใฃใฆใใใฎใฏใๅฐๅใใจใซใดใผใซใใณใฆใฃใผใฏใจใใฎ้ทใไผใฟใใใใ่ฉฑใ ใใ |
| Chris: The "staggered holiday proposition." It's the idea of staggering Golden Week and other long holidays by region. |
| ็ฅ็ฐ:ใดใผใซใใณใฆใฃใผใฏใฃใฆใใฉใ่กใฃใฆใๆททใใงใฆใ้ฃ่กๆฉใๅฎฟใฎไบ็ดใๅใใซใใใใใใๅคๆฎตใ้ซใใใใๅฎถใซใใใฃใฆใใไบบใ็ตๆงๅคใใใใชใใใ |
| Chris: You know, during Golden Week, it's crowded everywhere you go, it's hard to book flights and accommodations, and it's expensive, so many people just stay at home. |
| ่ฅฟๆ:ใใใใใใ ใชใ |
| Chris: Mm, true. |
| ็ฅ็ฐ:ใ ใใใใพใจใพใฃใไผใฟใใๅฐๅใใจใซไธ้ฑ้ใใคใใใใฆใจใใฐใๆทท้ใ็ทฉๅใใใฆใๆ ่กๅฎขใๅขใใใใใใชใใใปใปใปใจใใ่ใใใใใใ |
| Chris: That's why if long holidays can be staggered a week by region, then it will ease the jam and increase tourists...that is the idea. |
| ่ฅฟๆ:ใใผ๏ผ่ใใใใจใใใใๆฅๆฌใ5ใคใฎใใญใใฏใซๅใใ่ฉฑใ ใช๏ผ |
| Chris: Oh yeah! I've heard about that. Talking about how they will divide Japan up into five parts? |
| ็ฅ็ฐ:ใใใใใจใใฐใใดใผใซใใณใฆใฃใผใฏใชใใไนๅทใปๅๅฝใ5ๆ็ฌฌ1้ฑ็ฎใ ใจใใใจใใใฎไปใฎ4ใคใฎๅฐๅใฏใ้ ็ชใซ1้ฑ้ใใคใใใใฆใจใใใใใ |
| Chris: Yeah. For example, if Golden Week for Kyushu and Shikoku is the first week of May, then the other four regions will be shifted a week each, apparently. |
| ่ฅฟๆ:ใงใใๆฌ็คพใๆฑไบฌใซใใฃใฆใๆฏ็คพใๅ จๅฝๅๅฐใซใใไผ็คพใฏใฉใใชใใใ ๏ผ |
| Chris: But what happens to companies that have their headquarters in Tokyo and branch offices in various places throughout the country? |
| ่ฅฟๆ:ๆฌ็คพใจๆฏ็คพใงไผใฟใ้ใใฎใฏใใชใซใใจๅฐใใใใใชใใใ |
| Chris: If the headquarters and branch offices have different holidays, then won't they run into difficulties? |
| ็ฅ็ฐ:ใใใ ใ๏ผ |
| Chris: I know, right? |
| ็ฅ็ฐ:ใใใใๅ ดๅใฏใใใฃใจใๆฌ็คพใฎไผใฟใซใใใใฆใๆฏ็คพใไผใใใจใซใชใใใ ใใ |
| Chris: In that case, the branch offices would take the holidays according to the headquarters. |
| ็ฅ็ฐ:ใใใใใจใๅฐๆนใฎๆฏ็คพใซๅคใใฆใใไบบใฏใๅญไพใๅฎถๆใฎไผใฟใจๅใใชใใชใใใใใใ |
| Chris: But if you do that, people who work in the rural regions won't have the same holidays as their children or families... |
| ่ฅฟๆ:ใใใ็ตๅฑใๆ ่กใฉใใใใใชใใใใชใใใ |
| Chris: So in the end, it's like taking a vacation is out of the question. |
| ็ฅ็ฐ:ใใใๆ ่กๅฎขใๅขใใใฉใใใใใชใใใ |
| Chris: Right. There's no way tourists would increase. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Naomi: ใชใใจใชใใไผๆฅๅๆฃๅๆกใใซใคใใฆใใใใใพใใใใญ๏ผ |
| Chris: ใไผใฟใฎๆฅใๅใใใใฃใฆใใ่ใใฎใใจใงใใญใ |
| Natsuko: ๅๅใ่จใใพใใใใๆฅๆฌใฎไผ็คพใซใๆ็ตฆไผๆ (paid holiday) ใฏใใใพใใใงใใๆฅๆฌไบบใฏๅนณๅใง50๏ผ ใใใใใไฝฟใใชใใใงใใใใใฎไปฃใใใๆฅๆฌใฏ็ฅๆฅ (National holiday) ใๅคใใใงใใใๆฅๆฌไธญใๅใใจใใซไผใใใใใฉใใซ่กใฃใฆใๆททใใใๅคๆฎตใ้ซใใใงใใๅฐๅใซใใฃใฆใๅฅใ ใฎใจใใซๅใใฐใใใใชใซๆททใพใชใใชใใใใ็ฅๆฅใซๅบใใใไบบใๅขใใใใใใชใใใใใฎ็ตๆธใซๆๅพ ใงใใใใใใชใใใปใปใปใจใใใใจใชใใงใใญใ |
| Naomi: ใพใ็ขบใใซใใดใผใซใใณใฆใฃใผใฏใชใใฆใญใๆฌๅฝใซใฉใใซ่กใฃใฆใๆททใใงใใใใงใๅบใใใชใใใงใใใญใ็งใฏไปๅนดใๅฎถใงDVD่ฆณใใใๅ้ใจไผใฃใใใใฆ็ตใใฃใฆใใพใใพใใใ |
| Chris: ใงใใ็ฅๆฅใฃใฆใๆๅณใใใใใใใชใใงใใใ |
| Naomi: ใใใใใฉใใงใใญ๏ผ |
| Natsuko: ใใฎ้ใใชใใงใใใใใจใใฐใดใผใซใใณใฆใฃใผใฏใชใใใฟใฉใใฎๆฅ (Greenery day)ใๆฒๆณ่จๅฟตๆฅ (Constitution day)ใใใฉใใฎๆฅ (Children's day) ใจใใใใใใๆๅณใใใใใใชใใงใใใใฎๆๅณใไผ็ตฑใใใใใฆใใใฎใ๏ผใจใใๆ่ฆใใใใใงใใใญใ |
| ไปใฎๆ็นใงใฏใพใ ๆกใชใฎใงใใใฎใทในใใ ใซใชใใปใปใปใจๆฑบใพใฃใใใใงใฏใชใใงใใ |
| Naomi: ใใใใๆฐ่ใใฟใฆใใใใฎใไผๆฅๅๆฃๅๆกใใซๅฏพใใฆใๅๅฏพใใฆใใไบบใใจใฃใฆใๅคใใใใชๅฐ่ฑกใฏๅใใพใใญใ |
| Chris: ใชใใปใฉใใใใใใใๅฎ็พใใใใฏใใพใ ใใใใชใใ |
| Natsuko: ใใใใใใจใงใใ |
| VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE |
| Naomi: ใงใฏใใใคใขใญใฐใซๅบใฆใใ่กจ็พใ็ขบ่ชใใฆใใใพใใใใ |
| Natsuko: ใไฝใใจใ |
| Chris: "in various ways" or "one way or another" |
| Naomi: ใฟใชใใใใใใใใใจใใจใใ่กจ็พใฏ็ฅใฃใฆใใพใใใญ๏ผ |
| Chris: โthis and thatโ? |
| Naomi: ใใใงใใญใใใใใใใจใใจใใๆๅณใงใใใไฝใใจใใฏใใใใใใจใใจใใใใใใใจใใจใใๆๅณใงใใญใใงใฏใไพๆใ้กใใใพใใ |
| Natsuko: ใไปใไฝใใจๅฟใใใใ ใใ |
| Chris: โRecently Iโve been really busy this and that.โ |
| Naomi: ไพใใฐใใใผใใงๅฟใใใใจใใไปไบใงๅฟใใใใใๅๅผทใงๅฟใใใใปใปใปใจใใใฏใฃใใใใ็็ฑใ่จใๅฟ ่ฆใฏใชใใใงใใใไฝใใจๅฟใใใใ ใใจ่จใใจใ่ฒใ ใใฃใฆๅฟใใใใจใใๆๅณใงใใญใ |
| Natsuko: ็็ฑใใฏใฃใใ่จใๅฟ ่ฆใใชใใจใใใใใใฏใ่จใใใใชใใจใใซไพฟๅฉใงใใญใ |
| Chris: So ไฝใใจ is a handy expression. You can use when you don't need to or don't want to be specific about something. |
| ไฝใใจใฏใไฝใใจไพฟๅฉใงใใไฝใใจ is useful in various ways. |
| Natsuko: ใใพใ๏ผ๏ผ็ฌ๏ผ |
| Naomi: ใฏใใใงใฏใๆฌกใฎ่กจ็พใใ้กใใใพใใ |
| Natsuko: ใใใใ |
| Naomi: ใใใใใฏไปใพใงใซใไฝๅบฆใ็ดนไปใใฆใใพใใใใใใใใใช่จณ(ใใ)ใซใชใใพใใใใฎใฌใในใณใฎใใคใขใญใฐใฎไธญใงใฏใใใใใฏใใใใใใใ่จใๆใใใใใซไฝฟใฃใฆใใพใใ |
| Chris: ใใ has many usages depending on the context. In the context of this dialog, ใใ is used to rephrase the previous sentence to make it more understandable. |
| Naomi: ใกใใฃใจ็ทด็ฟใใฆใฟใพใใใใใ |
| ใใชใคใใใใๆฅ้ฑไบๆฅ้ใ็งใไผใฟใใพใใใ |
| Natsuko: ใใใใใใใๆฅ้ฑใฏไธ้ฑ้ใใฃใจไผ็คพใซๆฅใชใใใ๏ผใ |
| Chris: โHey, Natsuko, I'm taking a 5-day holiday next week.โ |
| โHuh? Well...it means that you won't come into work whole week?โ |
| ใชใใปใฉใใใใใใใใใฏไฝใใจไพฟๅฉใชใใใงใใญใ |
| Naomi: ใใ๏ผไธกๆนใจใๅ ฅใใฆไพๆไฝใใพใใใญใ |
| Natsuko: ใพใใพใใใพใ๏ผ |
| Chris: ใใใใจใใใใใพใใ |
Lesson focus |
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| Naomi: ใใฎใฌใในใณใฎๆๆณใฏใ๏ฝใฉใใใใใชใใ |
| Natsuko: ใใใฏใ๏ฝใฉใใใงใฏใชใใใฎใซใธใฅใขใซใช่จใๆนใงใใใญใ |
| Naomi: ใฏใใ |
| Chris: The focus of this lesson is the expression of ๏ฝใฉใใใใใชใ, which means "far from..." which is the casual, contracted form of ๏ฝใฉใใใงใฏใชใ. |
| Naomi: ใๅ จใ็ก็ใใจใใๅ จใ้ใใใจใๅผทใๅฆๅฎใใใจใใซไฝฟใใพใใญใ |
| Chris: ๏ฝใฉใใใใใชใ or ๏ฝใฉใใใงใฏใชใ is used to strongly negate the content preceded by ๏ฝใฉใใใใใชใ or ๏ฝใฉใใใงใฏใชใ. |
| Naomi: ใใคใขใญใฐใฎๆ็ซ ใ่ฆใฆใใใพใใใใใ |
| Natsuko: ใๆ ่กๅฎขใๅขใใใฉใใใใใชใใใใ |
| Chris: "There's no way tourists would increase." |
| Naomi: ๆ ่กๅฎขใชใใฆใๅ จใๅขใใชใใใปใปใปใจใใๆๅณใงใใญใ |
| Chris: "out of the question" ใฟใใใชใใฅใขใณในใงใใญใ |
| Natsuko: ใใใงใใญใใใใใชไฝ่ฃใฏใชใใใ(can't afford it) ใชใใฆ่จณใใใจใใงใใใจๆใใพใใ |
| Chris: ๆฅๆฌใซๆฅใๅใใใณใใฎ่ปใใปใใใฃใใใงใใใงใๆฅๆฌใฏๅฎถ่ณใ้ซใใใใ่ปใฉใใใใใชใใงใใญใ |
| Before I came to Japan, I really wanted a Honda, but with rent this high, Iโm in no position to buy a car. |
| Naomi: ใ๏ฝใใใไพๆใงใใญใใๅฎถ่ณใ้ซใใใใ่ปใ่ฒทใไฝ่ฃใฏๅ จ็ถใชใใใจใใ่ปใ่ฒทใใใจใฏๅ จใ็ก็ใใจใใๆๅณใงใใญใ |
| Natsuko: ใใใชไพๆใฏใฉใใงใใใ๏ผใๆ่ฟไฝ่ชฟใๆชใใฆใใ้ ใ้ฃฒใใฉใใใใใชใใใ |
| Naomi: ไฝ่ชฟใๆชใใใใใ้ ใๅ จ็ถ้ฃฒใใชใใใ้ ใ้ฃฒใใใจใฏๅ จใใงใใชใใใใใจใใๆๅณใงใใใปใปใปๆฌๅฝใงใใใใใใใชใคใใใ๏ผ |
| Natsuko: ใตใตใตใตใปใปใปใฉใฃใกใใฃใฆ่จใใจใใๆ่ฟ้ฃฒใใงใฐใใใงไปไบใฉใใใใใชใใใ ใฃใใใใฆ๏ผ๏ผ็ฌ๏ผ |
| Naomi: ใใฉใใใใใชใใใจใใใใฌใผใบใไฝฟใฃใฆใ็ใใใไพๆใๆฏ้ๆธใใฆใฟใฆใใ ใใใ |
Outro |
| Natsuko: ใใใใใใไปๅใฎใฌใในใณใฏใใใใพใง๏ผใใฃใใๅพฉ็ฟใใฆใใ ใใใญ๏ฝใ |
| Chris: See you. |
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