๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ja-learning

Listening to a dialogue about a journey

1. Vocabulary List

JapaneseRomajiEnglish
ๆ–ฐใ‹ใ‚“ใ›ใ‚“๏ผˆใ—ใ‚“ใ‹ใ‚“ใ›ใ‚“๏ผ‰shinkansenShinkansen / Bullet train
ใŠในใ‚“ใจใ†obentouBento (boxed meal)
้ฃฒใฟ็‰ฉ๏ผˆใฎใฟใ‚‚ใฎ๏ผ‰nomimonoDrink / Beverage
ใตใ˜ๅฑฑ๏ผˆใตใ˜ใ•ใ‚“๏ผ‰FujisanMt. Fuji
ใฎใผใ‚‹noboruTo climb
ๅพ…ใค๏ผˆใพใค๏ผ‰matsuTo wait
้•ทใ„้–“๏ผˆใชใŒใ„ใ‚ใ„ใ ๏ผ‰nagai aidaFor a long time
ใ•ใณใ—ใ„sabishiiLonely
ใ†ใ‚Œใ—ใ„ureshiiHappy / Glad
ใ ใ„ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใถdaijoubuIt's fine / No problem
ใฎใ‚‹ๅ‰ใซ๏ผˆใพใˆใซ๏ผ‰noru mae niBefore boarding / Before riding
ใ„ใคใ‹itsukaSomeday / One day

2. Dialogue โ€” Keiko and Robert

Full dialogue (Japanese):

  • ใ‘ใ„ใ“๏ผšใƒญใƒใƒผใƒˆใ•ใ‚“ใ€ใ™ใฟใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚้•ทใ„้–“ๅพ…ใกใพใ—ใŸใ‹ใ€‚
  • ใƒญใƒใƒผใƒˆ๏ผšใ ใ„ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใถใงใ™ใ‚ˆใ€‚ๆœฌใ‚’่ชญใฟใชใŒใ‚‰ๅพ…ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€‚
  • ใ‘ใ„ใ“๏ผšใ†ใ‚Œใ—ใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€‚
  • ใƒญใƒใƒผใƒˆ๏ผšใฏใ„ใ€ใพใ ๆ–ฐใ‹ใ‚“ใ›ใ‚“ใซใฎใฃใŸใ“ใจใŒใชใ„ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ€‚
  • ใ‘ใ„ใ“๏ผšใใ†ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚ใฎใ‚‹ๅ‰ใซใŠในใ‚“ใจใ†ใ‚’่ฒทใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹ใ€‚ๆ–ฐใ‹ใ‚“ใ›ใ‚“ใซไน—ใ‚ŠใชใŒใ‚‰ใŠในใ‚“ใจใ†ใ‚’้ฃŸในใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ‚ˆใ€‚
  • ใƒญใƒใƒผใƒˆ๏ผšใฏใ„ใ€‚ใ‚ใ‚ใ€ใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใญใ€‚ใ˜ใ‚ƒใ‚ใ€ใ“ใ‚ŒใŒใ„ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
  • ใ‘ใ„ใ“๏ผš้ฃฒใฟ็‰ฉใ‚‚่ฒทใฃใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใญใ€‚๏ผˆๆ–ฐใ‹ใ‚“ใ›ใ‚“ใซใฎใ‚‹๏ผ‰
  • ใƒญใƒใƒผใƒˆ๏ผšใ‚ใ€ใตใ˜ๅฑฑ๏ผใตใ˜ๅฑฑใ‚’่ฆ‹ใชใŒใ‚‰ใŠในใ‚“ใจใ†ใ‚’้ฃŸในใ‚‹ใฎใฏใ„ใ„ใงใ™ใญใ€‚ใ„ใคใ‹ใตใ˜ๅฑฑใซใฎใผใ‚ŠใŸใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚

Translation:

  • Keiko: I'm sorry, Robert. Have you been waiting long?
  • Robert: It's fine because I was reading while waiting.
  • Keiko: You look happy, don't you?
  • Robert: Yes, I have never been on the shinkansen before.
  • Keiko: Is that so? Shall we buy bento before boarding? While we're on the shinkansen, we can eat bento.
  • Robert: Yes. Wow, so many choices. I will take this one, then.
  • Keiko: Please buy your drink, too. (They board the shinkansen.)
  • Robert: Wow, Mt. Fuji! It's nice to eat bento while looking at Mt. Fuji. I want to climb Mt. Fuji one day.

3. Grammar Points

ใชใŒใ‚‰ โ€” Simultaneous Actions (Review)

Structure: Verb 1 (masu stem) + ใชใŒใ‚‰ + Verb 2

  • ๆœฌใ‚’่ชญใฟใชใŒใ‚‰ๅพ…ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚(Hon wo yominagara matte imashita.) โ€” I was reading while waiting.
  • ไป•ไบ‹ใ‚’ใ—ใชใŒใ‚‰ใ‚ณใƒผใƒ’ใƒผใ‚’้ฃฒใฟใพใ™ใ€‚(Shigoto wo shinagara koohii wo nomimasu.) โ€” While working, I drink coffee.
  • ใตใ˜ๅฑฑใ‚’่ฆ‹ใชใŒใ‚‰ใŠในใ‚“ใจใ†ใ‚’้ฃŸในใ‚‹ใ€‚(Fujisan wo minagara obentou wo taberu.) โ€” Eat bento while looking at Mt. Fuji.

ใใ†ใงใ™ โ€” "Looks / Seems Like"

Attach ใใ†ใงใ™ directly to an adjective stem to express an impression.

i-adjective: drop ใ„, add ใใ†ใงใ™

Adjectiveใใ†ใงใ™ formMeaning
ใ†ใ‚Œใ—ใ„ใ†ใ‚Œใ—ใใ†ใงใ™Looks happy
ใ•ใณใ—ใ„ใ•ใณใ—ใใ†ใงใ™Looks lonely
  • ใ†ใ‚Œใ—ใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€‚(Ureshisou desu ne.) โ€” You look happy, don't you?
  • ๅ‹ใ ใกใŒใ„ใชใใฆใ•ใณใ—ใใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚(Tomodachi ga inakute sabishisou desu.) โ€” He doesn't have friends and he looks lonely.

ใŸใ“ใจใŒใชใ„ / ใ‘ใ„ใ‘ใ‚“ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ โ€” Experience

  • ใพใ ๆ–ฐใ‹ใ‚“ใ›ใ‚“ใซใฎใฃใŸใ“ใจใŒใชใ„ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ€‚(Mada shinkansen ni notta koto ga nain desu.) โ€” I have never been on the shinkansen (yet).
  • ๆ—ฅๆœฌใงไป•ไบ‹ใ‚’ใ—ใŸใ‘ใ„ใ‘ใ‚“ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚(Nihon de shigoto wo shita keiken ga arimasu.) โ€” I have experience working in Japan.

ใฎใ‚‹ๅ‰ใซ โ€” Before Boarding

Structure: Verb (dictionary form) + ๅ‰ใซ

  • ใฎใ‚‹ๅ‰ใซใŠในใ‚“ใจใ†ใ‚’่ฒทใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹ใ€‚(Noru mae ni obentou wo kaimasen ka.) โ€” Shall we buy bento before boarding?

4. Learning Context

  • ใชใŒใ‚‰ verb order: The background / ongoing action uses the masu stem + ใชใŒใ‚‰; the main / foreground action is the final verb. ๆœฌใ‚’่ชญใฟใชใŒใ‚‰ๅพ…ใค = waiting (main) while reading (background).
  • ใใ†ใงใ™ vs ใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ™: ใใ†ใงใ™ (looks like, based on visual impression) vs ใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ™ (seems like, based on reasoning). At B1 level, ใใ†ใงใ™ + adjective is the primary pattern.
  • ใพใ ใ€œใŸใ“ใจใŒใชใ„: ใพใ  (not yet) + ใŸ-form + ใ“ใจใŒใชใ„ = have never done [yet]. The ใ‚“ใงใ™ ending adds explanation/context โ€” "the reason is I've never..."
  • Dialogue comprehension notes: Robert was reading a book while waiting (not buying bento โ€” common trap). Keiko suggested ใŠในใ‚“ใจใ† AND ้ฃฒใฟ็‰ฉ. Robert has NOT been on the shinkansen before (False). Keiko said Robert looks ใ†ใ‚Œใ—ใใ† (happy), not ใ•ใณใ—ใใ†.

5. Progress Tracker

FieldDetail
Current LevelIntermediate B1
Chapter / TopicChapter 4: Profiles โ€” Listening to a dialogue about a journey
Completion100% of Chapter 4
Latest Performance89% score (+10 Stars)