Bab 9 Elementary 1 A2-1 Marugoto Plus A2-1

Bab 9 Elementary 1 Marugoto Plus A2-1

A : Imamade ni donna gaikokugo o benkyou shimashita ka. What foreign languages have you studied until now ?

B : Shougakkou no toki, Chuugokugo o benkyou shimashita. When I was in elementary school, I studied Chinese.

A : Sou desu ka. Chuugokugo wa dou desu ka. Is that so ? How is Chinese ?

B : Chuugokugo wa hatsuon ga chotto muzukashii desu. Demo, bunpou wa kantan desu. Chinese pronunciation is a little difficult. But the grammar is easy.

A : Sou desu ka. Ima mo dekimasu ka. Is that so ? Can you still speak it ?

B : Ee, sukoshi dekimasu yo. Only a little.

A : Sumimasen. Sono hon, kashite kudasaimasen ka. Excuse me, can you lend me that book ?

B : ii desu yo. No problem.

A : Arigatou gozaimasu. Thank you very much.

A : Anou, chotto ii desu ka. Uh, excuse me ?

B : Hai. Yes ?

A : Kore, oshiete kudasaimasen ka. Could you teach me this ?

B : Sumimasen. Ima, chotto ... I'm sorry. I'm a little busy ...

Challenge Drama 

Kono fairu, nan desu ka. Kawaii desu ne. What's this fike ? It's cute.

Kore wa watashi no gaikoku no benkyou no fairu desu. This is my foreign language study file.

Tatoeba, donna gaikokugo ga dekimasu ka, toka, donna kuni no bunka o shite imasu ka, nado o kakimasu. For example, you write what languages you speak and what you know about the culture of a country and so on.

Hee, omoshiroi desu ne. Mari-nasan wa, nani go ga dekimasu ka. Oh, that's interesting. Marina, what languages can you speak ?

Watashi wa Roshiago to Eigo to Nihongo to Po-randogo ga dekimasu. I can speak Russian, English, Japanese and Polish.

Roshiago to Eigo to Nihongo to Po-randogo desu  ka. Russian, English, Japanese and Polish ? Po-randogo wa itsu benkyou shimashita ka. When did you study Polish ?

Koukou no toki, benkyou shimashita. I studied it when I was in high school.

Po-randogo wa muzukashii desu ka. Is Polish difficult ?

Ie, Po-randogo wa amari muzukashikunai desu. Roshiago to chotto nite imasu kara. No, it's not that difficult because it's similar to Russian.

Sou desu ka. Ii desu ne. Is that so ? That's nice.

A, Nihongo wa muzukashii desu ka. Oh, is Japanese difficult ?

Hai, Nihongo wa Kanji ga muzukashii desu. Yes, Kanji in Japanese is difficult.

Un, un. Watashi mo kanji o oboeru no ga taihen desu. Yes, I agree. Kanji is difficult for me to remember, too. 

Demo, Nihongo no hatsuon wa kantan desu. But, Japanese pronunciation is easy.

Ima made ni, donna gaikoku go o benkyou shimashita ka. What languages have you studied until now ? 

Koukou no toki, Chuugoku go o benkyou shimashita. When I was in high school, I studied Chinese.

Hee, sou desu ka. Is that so ?

Watashi mo Furansu go no kurasu de kakimashita yo. I wrote something like this in French class too.

E, sou desu ka. Oh, really ?

Koko de daunro-do mo dekimasu yo. You can download it here.

Waa, hontou. Wow, that's nice.

Anou, adoresu o oshiete kudasai masen ka. Excuse me, but could you tell me the address of that site ?

Ii desu yo. Jaa, me-ru de okurimasu ne. Of course. I'll send it to you in an email.

Eeto, "donna kuni ni kyoumi ga arimasu ka" . Akikawasan wa ? Hm, "what country are you interested in". Ms Akikawa ?

Sou desu ne. Kankoku desu. Shuu ni ikkai kankoku no dorama o mimasu. Well. Korea. I watch a Korean drama once a week.

Haa, sou desu ka. Oh, really ?

Donna kuni ni kyoumi ga arimasu ka. What country are you interested in ?

Nihon desu. Watashi wa shuu ni ikkai Nihongo o benkyou shite (i)masu. Japan. I study Japanese once a week.

Sou desu ka. I see. Marina- san wa ? How about you, Marina ?

Sou desu ne ... Watashi wa Tounan Ajia no kuni ni kyoumi ga arimasu. Betonamu, Tai, Indoneshia ... Well, I'm interested in Southeast Asian countries. Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia ...

A, kyou. Wa-rudo fea ga arimasu yo. Oh, today. The World Fair is being held. Kore desu. Look at this.

Betonamu ya Tai no ryouri no mise ga arimasu. There's a Vietnamese and Thai food stalls. Burajiru no dansu no sho- mo arimasu yo. There's also a Brazillian dance show. Ima kara issho ni ikimasen ka. Why don't we go together now ?

Hee, ii desu ne. Betonamu ryouri, tabetai desu. Great idea. I want to eat some Vietnamese cooking. 

Betonamu ryouri, ii desu ne. Burajiru no dansu no sho- mo mitai desu. Vietnamese sounds good. I want to see Brazillian dance show too.

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Marina- san, Antoniosan, Akikawasan to Wa-rudo fea ni ikimasu. You're going to the World Fair with Marina, Antonio, and Ms Akikawa.

Are ... ano hito ... Oh ... that person ...

Doushitan desu ka. What's wrong ?

Wa-rudo fea ni ikitain desu ga ... michi ga yoku wakarimasen. I want to go to the World Fair ... but I'm lost.

Isshoni ikimashou ka. Shall we go together ?

Sumimasen. Arigatou gozaimasu. I'm sorry. Thank you very much.

Daijoubu desu yo. Watashitachi mo Wa-rudo fea ni ikimasu kara. It's fine. We're going to the World Fair too.

Yokatta. Onegaishimasu. That's good. Thank you.

Watashitachi wa betonamu ryouri o tabe ni ikimasu. We're going to eat Vietnamese food.

Hee, sou desu ka. Is that so ?

Betonamu ryouri wa doko desu ka. Where is the Vietnamese food ?

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4 Betonamu food  4 Vietnamese food

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Hee. Wow.

Burajiru no dansu no show mo arimasu yo. There's a Brazillian dance too.

A, sou desu ka. Is that so ?

Burajiru no dansu wa nanji kara desu ka. What time does the Brazillian dance start ?

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16 : 00 - 16 : 45 Burajiru sanba dansu sho-  Brazillian Samba Dance show

Burajiru no dansu wa yoji kara desu. Brazillian dance starts at four.

Sou desu ka. Arigatou gozaimasu. I see. Thank you very much.

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Sugoi desu ne. Wow, it's nice.

Nigiyaka desu ne. It's lively.

学校  gakkou  school

小学校  shougakkou  elementary school

中学校 chuugakkou  junior high school

高校 koukou   high school

大学 daigaku  university

先生 sensei  teacher/ instructor

学生 gakusei student

~年生 ~ grade/ year (student)

1年生 ichinensei  a first-year student

勉強  benkyou study (to study/ learn)

Grammar 

You are talking about studying foreign languages with the international exchange group.

Akikawa : Po-rando go wa muzukashii desu ka. Is Polish difficult ?

Marina- : Ie, Po-rando go wa amari muzukashikunai desu. Roshiago to chotto nite imasu kara. No, it's not that difficult because it's similar to Russian.

Akikawa : Sou desu ka. Ii desu ne. Is that so ? That's nice.

A, Nihongo wa muzukashii desu ka. Oh, is Japanese difficult ?

Anata : Hai, Nihongo (wa) Kanji (ga) muzukashii desu. Yes, kanji in Japanese is difficult.

Marina- : Un un. Watashi mo kanji o (oboeru no) ga taihen desu. Yes, I agree. Kanji is difficult for me to remember too.

Demo, Nihongo no hatsuon wa kantan desu. But, Japanese pronunciation is easy.

You are talking about studying foreign languages with the international exchange group.

Akikawa : Kono fairu, nan desu ka. Kawaii desu ne. What's this file ? It's cute.

Mari-na : Kore wa watashi no gaikoku go no benkyou no fairu desu. This is my foreign language study file.

Tatoeba, donna gaikokugo ga dekimasu ka, toka, donna kuni no bunka o shitte imasu ka, nado o kakimasu. Forr example, you write what languages you speak and what you know about the culture of a country and so on.

Akikawa : Hee, omoshiroi desu ne. Oh, that's interesting.

Yamanaka : Watashi mo furansugo no kurasu de kakimashita yo. I wrote something like this in French class too.

Mari-na : E, sou desu ka. Oh, really ?

Yamanaka : Koko de daunro-do mo dekimasu yo. You can download it here.

Mari-na : Waa, hontou ! Wow, tgat's nice.

Anata : Anou, adoresu o (oshiete) kudasaimasen ka. Excuse me, but could you tell me the address of that site ?

Yamanaka : Ii desu yo. Jaa, me-ru de okuremasu ne.Of course, I'll send it to you in an email.

Q1Choose the correct option.

1. Nihongo (wa) hatsuon (ga) kantan desu. Pronunciation is easy in Japanese.

2. Taigo wa moji o (kaku) no (ga) muzukashii desu. It's very difficult to write characters in Thai.

3. Kanji no (kaki) kata (ga) wakarimasen. I don't understand how to write kanji.

4. Tegami o (kaku) no o (tetsudatte) kudasaimasen ka. Could you help me write a letter ?

Q2 Choose the correct option.

1.

A : Sumimasen. 

Pasokon no (tsukai) kata o (oshiete) kudasaimasen ka. Could you tell me how to use the computer ?

B : Ii desu yo. No problem.

2.

A : Sumimasen. Jisho o (kashite) kudasaimasen ka. Excuse me. Could you lend me a dictionary ?

B : Hai, douzo. Yes, here you are.

3.

A : Sumimasen. Nihonjin no tomodachi kara tegami ga kimashita. Excuse me. I received a letter from my Japanese friend.

Tegami o (yomu) no o (tetsudatte) kudasaimasen ka. Could you help me read the letter ?

B : Ii desu yo. That's fine.

Q3 Listen to the interview and complete the sentence.

Gaikokugo no benkyou ni tsuite intapyu- shite imasu.

Intapyua- : Abesan wa ima made ni donna gaikokugo o benkyou shimashita ka. Ms Abe, what foreign languages have you studied until now ?

Abe : Eeto, Eigo to Doitsugo to Furansugo, sorekara, ima, Taigo o benkyoushite imasu. Well, English, German, and French, and now I study Thai.

Intapyua- : Hee, sugoi desu ne. Wow, that's great.

Intapyua- : Doitsugo wa muzukashii desu ne. Is German difficult ?

Abe : Hai, muzukashii desu ne. Yes, it's difficult.

Abe : Bunpou oboboeru no ga nigate desu. I'm not good at remembering grammar.

Abe : Demo, hanasu no ga omoshiroi desu.But, speaking is interesting.

Intapyua- : Sou desu ka. Furansugo wa dou desu ka. Is that so ? 

Abe : Furansu go wa hatsuon ga muzukashii desu. Pronunciation is difficult in French.

Abe : Demo, watashi wa Furansugo o kiku no ga suki desu. But, I like listening to French.

Intapyua- : Hee. Taigo wa ? Oh. And Thai ?

Abe : Taigo wa, moji ga muzukashii desu. Characters are difficult in Thai.

Intapyua- : Aa, sou desu ka. Oh, is that so ?

Abe : Moji o yomu no ga omoshiroi desu. It's fun to read the characters.

Abe : Demo, kaku no ga taihen desu. But it's difficult to write them. 

Intapyua- : Hee. Oh. 

Doitsugo wa (bunpou) o (oboeru) no ga muzukashii desu. It's difficult to remember grammar in German.

Demo, Doitsugo o (hanasu) no ga omoashiroi desu. But, speaking in German is interesting.

Furansugo wa (hatsuon) ga muzukashii desu. Pronunciation is difficult in German.

Demo, Furansugo o (kiku) no ga suki desu. But I like listening to French.

Taigo wa (moji) o (yomu) no ga omoshiroi desu. It's fun to read the characters in Thai.

Demo, (kaku) no ga taihen desu. But, it is difficult to write them.