๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ja-learning

Visiting a Japanese family

1. Vocabulary List

JapaneseRomajiEnglish
ใคใ / ็€๏ผˆใค๏ผ‰ใtsukuto arrive
ใใ†ใ“ใ† / ็ฉบๆธฏ๏ผˆใใ†ใ“ใ†๏ผ‰kuukouairport
ใใฃใท / ๅˆ‡็ฌฆ๏ผˆใใฃใท๏ผ‰kipputicket
ใŠใ—ใˆใ‚‹ / ๆ•™๏ผˆใŠใ—๏ผ‰ใˆใ‚‹oshieruto teach; to tell
ใฐใ‚“ใ”ใฏใ‚“ / ๆ™ฉ๏ผˆใฐใ‚“๏ผ‰ใ”ใฏใ‚“bangohandinner
ใธใ‚„ / ้ƒจๅฑ‹๏ผˆใธใ‚„๏ผ‰heyaroom
ใ˜ใ‚…ใ‚“ใณ / ๆบ–ๅ‚™๏ผˆใ˜ใ‚…ใ‚“ใณ๏ผ‰junbipreparation
ใฏใใถใคใ‹ใ‚“ / ๅš็‰ฉ้คจ๏ผˆใฏใใถใคใ‹ใ‚“๏ผ‰hakubutsukanmuseum
ใคใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ / ้€ฃ๏ผˆใค๏ผ‰ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใtsureteikuto take (someone somewhere)
ใŠใ‚„ใ™ใฟoyasumigood night

2. Grammar & Sentences

ใฆใใ‚Œใ‚‹ โ€” Someone Does a Favour for You: Use [verb ใฆ form] + ใใ‚Œใ‚‹ to describe an action someone else does for the speaker's benefit.

  • Structure: [Verb ใฆ form] + ใใ‚Œใ‚‹ / ใใ‚ŒใŸ (past)
  • Key Phrase / Example: ใŸใใฏ้›ป่ปŠใฎ้ง…ใงๅˆ‡็ฌฆ๏ผˆใใฃใท๏ผ‰ใฎ่ฒทใ„ๆ–นใ‚’ๆ•™ใˆใฆใใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚(Taku wa densha no eki de kippu no kaikata o oshiete kureta.) โ€” "Taku taught me how to buy a ticket at the train station."

Story โ€” Nim's Diary (Taku's Family):

  • ใใฎใ†ใ€ๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎ็ฉบๆธฏใซ็€ใ„ใŸใ€‚(Kinou, Nihon no kuukou ni tsuita.) โ€” "Yesterday, I arrived at an airport in Japan."
  • ใŸใใŒๅพ…ใฃใฆใ„ใฆใใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚(Taku ga matte ite kureta.) โ€” "Taku was waiting for me."
  • ใŠ็ˆถ๏ผˆใจใ†๏ผ‰ใ•ใ‚“ใฏๆ™ฉใ”ใฏใ‚“ใ‚’ไฝœใฃใฆใใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚(Otousan wa bangohan o tsukutte kureta.) โ€” "His father cooked dinner for me."
  • ใŠๆฏ๏ผˆใ‹ใ‚๏ผ‰ใ•ใ‚“ใฏ้ƒจๅฑ‹ใฎใ˜ใ‚…ใ‚“ใณใ‚’ใ—ใฆใใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚(Okaasan wa heya no junbi o shite kureta.) โ€” "His mother prepared a room for me to sleep in."
  • ใŠๅ…„๏ผˆใซใ„๏ผ‰ใ•ใ‚“ใฏใ‚†ใฃใใ‚Š่ฉฑใ—ใฆใใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚(Oniisan wa yukkuri hanashite kureta.) โ€” "His older brother spoke Japanese slowly for me."
  • ๆ˜Žๆ—ฅใ€ใŸใใฎๅฎถๆ—๏ผˆใ‹ใžใ๏ผ‰ใฏ็งใ‚’ใฏใใถใคใ‹ใ‚“ใซใคใ‚Œใฆใ„ใฃใฆใใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚(Ashita, Taku no kazoku wa watashi o hakubutsukan ni tsurete itte kuremasu.) โ€” "Tomorrow, Taku's family will take me to the museum."

Vocabulary Note: ใŠใ‚„ใ™ใฟ (good night) is a greeting used before going to bed at night.


3. Learning Context

  • Story Context: Nim's diary entry after arriving in Japan and staying with Taku's family
  • Grammar Focus: ใฆใใ‚Œใ‚‹ vs. ใฆใ‚ใ’ใ‚‹ vs. ใฆใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใ† โ€” ใฆใใ‚Œใ‚‹ specifically marks a favour done for the speaker by someone else
  • Key Pattern: ๅพ…ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ (to be waiting) + ใฆใใ‚ŒใŸ โ†’ ๅพ…ใฃใฆใ„ใฆใใ‚ŒใŸ

4. Progress Tracker

FieldDetail
Current LevelB1 Intermediate
Chapter / TopicChapter 7: Services
CompletionSection 5 of Chapter 7
Latest Performance86% (+10 stars)