Learn how to ask and understand basic directions
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| Introduction |
| John: Asking Directions. In this lesson, you'll learn how to ask and understand basic directions in Japanese. |
| Body |
| John: Here's a way to ask "Where is the station?" in Japanese. |
| Risa: [Normal] ι§ γ―γ©γγ§γγγ(Eki wa doko desu ka.) |
| John: First is a word meaning "station." |
| Risa: [Normal] ι§ [Slow] ι§ (eki) |
| John: Next is the topic particle. |
| Risa: [Normal] γ― [Slow] γ― (wa) |
| John: Next is the word meaning "where." |
| Risa: [Normal] γ©γ [Slow] γ©γ(doko) |
| John: Next is the word meaning "is." |
| Risa: [Normal] γ§γ [Slow] γ§γ(desu) |
| John: Last is the question particle. |
| Risa: [Normal] γ [Slow] γ(ka) |
| John: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning "Where is the station?" |
| Risa: [Slow] ι§ γ―γ©γγ§γγγ [Normal] ι§ γ―γ©γγ§γγγ |
| John: Here's the way to answer "it's straight over here." |
| Risa: [Normal] γγγγΎγ£γγγ§γγ(Koko o massugu desu.) |
| John: First is a word meaning "here." |
| Risa: [Normal] γγ [Slow] γγ (koko) |
| John: Next is the particle which marks the place of motion. |
| Risa: [Normal] γ [Slow] γ(o) |
| John: Next is the word meaning "straight." |
| Risa: [Normal] γΎγ£γγ [Slow] γΎγ£γγ (massugu) |
| John: Last is the word meaning "is." |
| Risa: [Normal] γ§γ [Slow] γ§γ(desu) |
| John: Listen again to the response meaning "it's straight over here." |
| Risa: [Slow] γγγγΎγ£γγγ§γγ [Normal] γγγγΎγ£γγγ§γγ |
| John: Here's a response meaning "Turn right." |
| Risa: [Normal] ε³γ«ζ²γγ£γ¦γγ γγγ(Migi ni magatte kudasai.) |
| John: First is a word meaning "right" |
| Risa: [Normal] ε³ [Slow] ε³(migi) |
| John: Next is the word meaning "to." |
| Risa: [Normal] γ« [Slow] γ« (ni) |
| John: Next is the word meaning "turn." |
| Risa: [Normal] ζ²γγ£γ¦ [Slow] ζ²γγ£γ¦ (magatte) |
| John: Last is the word meaning "please." |
| Risa: [Normal] γγ γγ [Slow] γγ γγ (kudasai) |
| John: Listen again to the response - "Turn right." |
| Risa: [Slow] ε³γ«ζ²γγ£γ¦γγ γγγ [Normal] ε³γ«ζ²γγ£γ¦γγ γγγ |
| John: Here's a response meaning "Turn left." |
| Risa: [Normal] ε·¦γ«ζ²γγ£γ¦γγ γγγ(Hidari ni magatte kudasai.) |
| John: First is a word meaning "left." |
| Risa: [Normal] ε·¦ [Slow] ε·¦ (hidari) |
| John: Next is the word meaning "to." |
| Risa: [Normal] γ« [Slow] γ« (ni) |
| John: Next is the word meaning "turn." |
| Risa: [Normal] ζ²γγ£γ¦ [Slow] ζ²γγ£γ¦ (magatte) |
| John: Last is the word meaning "please." |
| Risa: [Normal] γγ γγ [Slow] γγ γγ (kudasai) |
| John: Listen again to the response - "Turn left." |
| Risa: [Slow] ε·¦γ«ζ²γγ£γ¦γγ γγγ [Normal] ε·¦γ«ζ²γγ£γ¦γγ γγγ |
| Cultural Insight |
| John: Now, it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Risa: Recently, Japan has been implementing measures to become a tourism nation. One of the most noticeable measures include changing road sign displays. In the past, place names were written in both Romanized Japanese and English, for example Mount Fuji-san. After the change, the signs will include only the correct English translation. So, Mount Fuji-san will become Mount Fuji and Shibuya-eki Station, will become simply Shibuya Station. |
Outro |
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| John: And that's all for this lesson. Don't forget to check out the lesson notes, and we'll see you in the next lesson! |
| Risa: γΎγγοΌ(mata ne!) |
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