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1. Vocabulary List
| Japanese | Romaji | English |
|---|---|---|
| ่ฟๆ๏ผใใใใ๏ผ | kinjo | neighbourhood |
| ใใใใค | aisatsu | greeting |
| ไธไพฟ๏ผใตในใ๏ผ | fuben | inconvenient |
| ๅคงๅ๏ผใใใใค๏ผ | taisetsu | important |
| ใตใใใ | furoshiki | traditional wrapping cloth |
| ใคใคใ | tsutsumu | to wrap |
| ใฌใ ใใผใ | gamutฤpu | packing tape; parcel tape |
| ใฏใใฟ | hasami | scissors |
| ใใใๆธ๏ผใใใใใ๏ผ | rirekisho | CV; rรฉsumรฉ |
| ้ง่ปๅ ด๏ผใกใ ใใใใใใ๏ผ | chลซshajล | car park |
2. Grammar & Sentences
ใใจใซใใพใใ โ "I've decided to...":
Used to express a decision that has been made. The verb before ใใจใซใใพใใ uses its dictionary form (positive decision) or nai-form (negative decision).
- Structure (positive):
[Verb dictionary form]+ ใใจใซใใพใใ - Structure (negative):
[Verb nai-form]+ ใใจใซใใพใใ - Example 1: ไผใใใจใซใใพใใใ(Yasumu koto ni shimashita.) โ "I've decided to rest."
- Example 2: ใใฎใใณใทใงใณใฏๅใใชใใใจใซใใพใใใ(Kono manshon wa karinai koto ni shimashita.) โ "We've decided not to rent this apartment."
Note: ๅใใชใ is the nai-form of ๅใใ (to rent/borrow).
ใใใชใใจ โ "When it becomes (adj)...":
Turns an i-adjective into a condition using ใ form + ใชใใจ.
- Structure:
[i-adj ใ form]+ ใชใใจ +[result] - Example 1: ๆใใชใใจใใใ่ฆใใชใใฆไธไพฟใงใใ(Kuraku naru to, yoku mienakute fuben desu.) โ "When it's dark, I can't see well and it's inconvenient."
- Example 2: ใใใใชใใจใ้ปๆฐใใคใใพใใ(Kuraku naru to, denki ga tsukimasu.) โ "When it gets dark, the light will come on."
Note: ๆใ (ใใใ) โ ใใใใชใ when combined with ใชใ. ไธ (negative) + ไพฟ (convenient) = ไธไพฟ (inconvenient).
ใใใ โ "To cost / To take":
Used for both money and time. When ใ้ and ๆ้ appear together, use ใ before ใใใใพใ.
- Example 1: ใใฎใใณใทใงใณใฏใๆฏๆๅ ญไธๅใใใใพใใ(Kono manshon wa, maitsuki rokuman en kakarimasu.) โ "This apartment costs 60,000 yen per month."
- Example 2: ๆฅๆฌใฎใใ้ใใฆใใพใใใ้ใจๆ้ใใใใใพใใ(Nihon no e wo atsumete imasu. Okane to jikan ga kakarimasu.) โ "I collect Japanese drawings. It costs money and takes time."
- Example 3: ไปใใใๆธใๆธใใใใใพใใใใๆ้ใใใใใพใใใ(Ima rirekisho wo kakiowarimashita ga, jikan ga kakarimashita.) โ "I've finished writing my CV now, but it took time."
ใใใใค โ "Greeting":
- ่ฟๆใฎไบบใซใใใใคใซ่กใใพใใ(Kinjo no hito ni aisatsu ni ikimasu.) โ "I'll go and greet my neighbours."
- ๆ่ตทใใใใใใใคใใใพใใ(Asa okitara aisatsu wo shimasu.) โ "I'll greet them when I wake up in the morning."
Key Sentences:
- ่ฟๆใซใณใณใใใใใใใใไพฟๅฉใ ใ(Kinjo ni konbini ga aru kara, benri da.) โ "Because there is a convenience store in the neighbourhood, it is convenient."
- ใใฎ่ฟๆใฏๅฎๅ จใงใใใๅคใฏใใใใงใใใ(Kono kinjo wa anzen desu ka. Yoru wa kiken desu ka.) โ "Is this neighbourhood safe? Is it dangerous at night?"
- ใใใฏๅคงๅใชใฎใงใใตใใใใงใคใคใใงใใ ใใใ(Kore wa taisetsu na node, furoshiki de tsutsunde kudasai.) โ "Because this is very important, please wrap it with furoshiki."
- ใฌใ ใใผใใใฏใใฟใงๅใใพใใ(Gamutฤpu wo hasami de kirimasu.) โ "I cut parcel tape with scissors."
- ใกใ ใ่ปๅ ดใคใใฎๅฎถใใใใใฆใใพใใ(Chลซshajล tsuki no ie wo sagashite imasu.) โ "I am looking for a house with a car park."
3. Learning Context
- Topic: Moving house โ decisions, packing, and settling into a new neighbourhood
- Key grammar: ใใจใซใใพใใ for decisions (positive/negative); ใใใชใใจ for conditional change-of-state
- Culture note: ใตใใใ (้ขจๅๆท) is a traditional Japanese wrapping cloth used to carry or gift items โ important when moving or visiting neighbours
- ใคใใฎ reminder:
[Feature]+ ใคใใฎ = "with (feature)" โ e.g. ใกใ ใ่ปๅ ดใคใใฎ = "with a car park"
4. Progress Tracker
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Current Level | Intermediate B1 |
| Chapter / Topic | Chapter 9 โ Properties |
| Completion | Section 11 of 12 |
| Latest Performance | โ |