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Today, I will cover some complicated conversations. Be ready….

Conversation 1
Tony : Ohayō gozaimasu. Ame ga (furu)futtari (Yamu)yandari shite, iya na tenki desu ne. Good Morning. The weather is bad as the rain comes and goes.

Kobayashi : Ee, Nihon no 6 gatsu wa tsuyu to itte, mai nichi konna tenki ga (tsujiku)tsujikun desu yo. Yeah, In Japan, rainy season falls in every June. During this season, this kind of weather will go on every day.

Tony : Tsuyu ake wa itsu desu yo. When the rainy season ends?

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“Kyū Ni” means “Suddenly”. Example:
It’s suddenly rains - Ame ga kyū ni (furu)furi dashimashita

The train suddenly moves - Densha ga kyū ni (ugoku)ugoki dashimashita

Dad suddenly got angry - Chichi ga kyū ni (okoru)okori dashimashita
Meaning : Ame (Rain), Densha (Train), Ugoku (Move), Chichi (Dad), Okoru (Angry / Mad)

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“~ri” is used to indicate that you will / can do multiple things. This should be used to attach in past tense verbs.

Example :
Kaku (Write) - Kaita (Past Tense) = Kaitari

Q : Where wouldyou go during summer holiday? - Natsu yasumi ni wa doko e ikimasu ka?
A : I’ll go to sea and mountain - Umi e ittari, yama e ittari shimasu.
Meaning : Natsu (Summer), Yasumi (Holiday / Rest), Umi (Sea), Yama (Mountain)

Remember, the “~ri” used in tha last verb must be followed by “shimasu”

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Today, I will start a first level 4 lesson on the usage of “~shi”. This is use for a combination of 2 subjects like the following example :

Subject : I play tennis. I play golf. - Tenisu o shimasu. Gorufu o shimasu.
Q : Do you play sports? - Anata wa supo-tsu o shimasu ka?
A : Yes, I play tennis as well as golf - Hai, tenisu mo suru shi, gorufu mo shimasu
Meaning : Supo-tsu (Sports), Tenisu (Tennis), Gorufu (Golf)

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It’s being a while without any new post. This was due to my laptop being hit by lightning and the motherboard was burnt. Anyway I got it back now and would like to cover the last part of Level 3 before moving into Level 4.

Conversation 1
Tony : Have you decided what to do during summer holiday - Natsu yasumi, dō suru ka, (kimeru)kimeta
Kobayashi : No, not yet. How about you - Uun, mada. Toni-san wa
Tony : I have decided to go camping in August - Kimatte iru no wa 8 gatsu no kyanpu dake da yo
Meaning : Natsu (Summer), Yasumi (Holiday / Rest), Kimeru (Decide), Kyanpu (Camp)

Conversation 2
Kobayashi : My car could’t go out because there’s a big truck parking in front of my house - Uchi no mae ni ookii torakku ga (Tomaru)tomatte ite, kuruma o dasu koto ga dekinain da.
Tony : When was the truck parked there - Sono torakku, itsu kara (Tomeru)tomete aru no
Kobayashi : Hmm, I think it’s being there for 30 minutes - Sō da naa, mō 30 bun naru ka na
Meaning : Torakku (Truck), Tomaru / Tomeru (Stop / Park), Itsu (When)

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This will be the final lesson for Level 3. I will cover other words / sentences related to this level. Next , I will post some conversations on what we have learned in this level before I proceed to Level 4. So,Stay Tune!!!

Q : Who is the person wearing spectacles? - Megane o kakete iru no wa dare desu ka?
A : The person who is wearing spectacles is Tony - Megane o kakete iru no wa toni desu.

If you are refering to human, you can also use “hito wa” instead of “no wa”. As you know, “no” means “belongs to” so with the conbination of “no” & “wa”, it will becomes “referring to something / someone”. Of course, “no wa” can be used for things as well. For example : Hako ni haite aru no wa nan desu ka? (What is in the box?).

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Yet another conversation session.

Conversation 1
Q : Since it is raining, shouldn’t we go by taxi? - Ame ga (furu)futte iru kara, takushi-de ikimashō ka?
A : Yeah. I’ll call a taxi - Sō desu ne. Jaa, boku ga (yobu)yonde kimasu
Meaning : Ame ga furu (Raining), Ame (Rain), Takushi- (Taxi), Boku (I), Yobu (Call)

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Today, I will show you how to use “toki (when)” & “kara (because)”.

Example (toki)

• When I go out, I lock the door - Uchi o deru toki, kagi o kakimasu
• When I was taking meal, the phone rang - Shokuji o shite ita toki, denwa ga (naru)narimashita
• When I am free, I visit my friend - Hima na toki, otomodachi no uchi e asobi ni ikimasu

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Conversation time again !!! Here we go …..

Conversation 1
Q : What happened? - Dō shimashita ka?
A : I have flu - Kaze o (hiku)hiitan desu.
Q : Do you have fever? - Netsu ga arimasu ka?
A : Yes, about 37 degree - Hai. 37 do chotto arimasu.
Meaning : Kaze (Flu), Hiku (Catch a flu), Netsu (Fever), 37 Do (37 degree)

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“~n” is to attached at the end of the verb like : (iku) ikun, (kau) kaun. “~n” is used when you want to emphasize something that you WILL do it.

Example
Q: Kobayashi, shopping? - Kobayashi san, kaimono desu ka?
A: Yeah. Are you going for shopping too? - Ee. Toni san mo kaimono ni ikun desu ka?
Q: No, I am going to the library - Iie, watashi wa toshokan e ikun desu
Meaning : Kaimono (Shopping), Toshokan (Library)

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