Visiting a Japanese family
1. Vocabulary List
| Japanese | Romaji | English |
|---|---|---|
| ใคใ / ็๏ผใค๏ผใ | tsuku | to arrive |
| ใใใใ / ็ฉบๆธฏ๏ผใใใใ๏ผ | kuukou | airport |
| ใใฃใท / ๅ็ฌฆ๏ผใใฃใท๏ผ | kippu | ticket |
| ใใใใ / ๆ๏ผใใ๏ผใใ | oshieru | to teach; to tell |
| ใฐใใใฏใ / ๆฉ๏ผใฐใ๏ผใใฏใ | bangohan | dinner |
| ใธใ / ้จๅฑ๏ผใธใ๏ผ | heya | room |
| ใใ ใใณ / ๆบๅ๏ผใใ ใใณ๏ผ | junbi | preparation |
| ใฏใใถใคใใ / ๅ็ฉ้คจ๏ผใฏใใถใคใใ๏ผ | hakubutsukan | museum |
| ใคใใฆใใ / ้ฃ๏ผใค๏ผใใฆใใ | tsureteiku | to take (someone somewhere) |
| ใใใใฟ | oyasumi | good night |
2. Grammar & Sentences
ใฆใใใ โ Someone Does a Favour for You: Use [verb ใฆ form] + ใใใ to describe an action someone else does for the speaker's benefit.
- Structure:
[Verb ใฆ form]+ ใใใ / ใใใ (past) - Key Phrase / Example: ใใใฏ้ป่ปใฎ้ง ใงๅ็ฌฆ๏ผใใฃใท๏ผใฎ่ฒทใๆนใๆใใฆใใใใ(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):
- ใใฎใใๆฅๆฌใฎ็ฉบๆธฏใซ็ใใใ(Kinou, Nihon no kuukou ni tsuita.) โ "Yesterday, I arrived at an airport in Japan."
- ใใใๅพ ใฃใฆใใฆใใใใ(Taku ga matte ite kureta.) โ "Taku was waiting for me."
- ใ็ถ๏ผใจใ๏ผใใใฏๆฉใใฏใใไฝใฃใฆใใใใ(Otousan wa bangohan o tsukutte kureta.) โ "His father cooked dinner for me."
- ใๆฏ๏ผใใ๏ผใใใฏ้จๅฑใฎใใ ใใณใใใฆใใใใ(Okaasan wa heya no junbi o shite kureta.) โ "His mother prepared a room for me to sleep in."
- ใๅ ๏ผใซใ๏ผใใใฏใใฃใใ่ฉฑใใฆใใใใ(Oniisan wa yukkuri hanashite kureta.) โ "His older brother spoke Japanese slowly for me."
- ๆๆฅใใใใฎๅฎถๆ๏ผใใใ๏ผใฏ็งใใฏใใถใคใใใซใคใใฆใใฃใฆใใใพใใ(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: ใใใใฟ (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: ใฆใใใ vs. ใฆใใใ vs. ใฆใใใ โ ใฆใใใ specifically marks a favour done for the speaker by someone else
- Key Pattern: ๅพ ใฃใฆใใ (to be waiting) + ใฆใใใ โ ๅพ ใฃใฆใใฆใใใ
4. Progress Tracker
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Current Level | B1 Intermediate |
| Chapter / Topic | Chapter 7: Services |
| Completion | Section 5 of Chapter 7 |
| Latest Performance | 86% (+10 stars) |