Learn how to talk about possession
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| Introduction |
| John: Possession. In this lesson, you'll learn how to talk about possession in Japanese. |
| Body |
| John: Here's the formal way to say "Do you have a pen?" in Japanese. |
| Risa: [Normal] ペンを持っていますか。(Pen o motte imasu ka.) |
| John: First is a word meaning "pen." |
| Risa: [Normal] ペン [Slow] ペン (pen) |
| John: Next is the object particle. |
| Risa: [Normal] を [Slow] を (o) |
| John: Next is the word meaning "have." |
| Risa: [Normal] 持って [Slow] 持って(motte) |
| John: Next is the word meaning "are." |
| Risa: [Normal] います [Slow] います(imasu) |
| John: Last is a question particle. |
| Risa: [Normal] か [Slow] か (ka) |
| John: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning "Do you have a pen?" |
| Risa: [Slow] ペンを持っていますか。 [Normal] ペンを持っていますか。 |
| John: Okay, now let's see the informal way to say "Do you have a pen?" |
| Risa: [Normal] ペン、持ってる？(Pen, motte ru?) |
| John: First is a word meaning "pen." |
| Risa: [Normal] ペン [Slow] ペン (pen) |
| John: Next is the word meaning "have." |
| Risa: [Normal] 持って [Slow]持って (motte) |
| John: Next is the informal word meaning "are." |
| Risa: [Normal] る [Slow]る (ru) |
| John: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal phrase meaning "Do you have a pen?" |
| Risa: [Slow] ペン、持ってる？ [Normal] ペン、持ってる？ |
| John: The following is the way to say "Yes, I have one." |
| Risa: [Normal] はい、持っています。(Hai, motte imasu.) |
| John: First is a word meaning "yes." |
| Risa: [Normal] はい [Slow] はい (hai) |
| John: Next is the word meaning "have." |
| Risa: [Normal] 持って [Slow] 持って (motte) |
| John: Last is the word meaning "am, are, is." |
| Risa: [Normal] います [Slow] います (imasu) |
| John: Listen again to the phrase meaning "Yes, I have one." |
| Risa: [Slow] はい、持っています。 [Normal] はい、持っています。 |
| John: Finally is a way to say "Yes, here you are." |
| Risa: [Normal] はい、どうぞ。(Hai, dōzo.) |
| John: First is a word meaning "yes." |
| Risa: [Normal] はい [Slow] はい (hai) |
| John: Last is the word meaning "here you are." |
| Risa: [Normal] どうぞ [Slow] どうぞ (dōzo) |
| John: Listen again to the phrase meaning "Yes, here you are." |
| Risa: [Slow] はい、どうぞ。 [Normal] はい、どうぞ。 |
| Cultural Insight |
| John: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Risa: If you ask Japanese people, Omamori o motte imasu ka (“Do you have omamori?”) many people would say Hai, motte imasu, meaning “Yes, I have.” Omamori is usually a tiny and flat bag-shaped charm, made of a textile. It's used for praying for the success of some important examination or game, safety while driving or sailing, and so on. You can buy omamori at shrines and temples for yourself or to give them to someone special to you. |
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: またね！(mata ne!) |
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