Learn how to state essential negative statements
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| Introduction |
| John: Using Negation. In this lesson, you'll learn how to state essential negative statements in Japanese. |
| Body |
| John: Here's the way to say "I don't have a pen" in Japanese. |
| Risa: [Normal] ペンを持っていません。(Pen o motte imasen.) |
| 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 "don't have." |
| Risa: [Normal] 持っていません [Slow] 持っていません (motte imasen) |
| John: Listen again to the phrase meaning "I don't have a pen." |
| Risa: [Slow] ペンを持っていません。 [Normal] ペンを持っていません。 |
| John: Okay, now let's see how to say "I don't have time." |
| Risa: [Normal] 時間がありません。(Jikan ga arimasen.) |
| John: First is a word meaning "time." |
| Risa: [Normal] 時間 [Slow] 時間 (jikan) |
| John: Next is the subject particle. |
| Risa: [Normal] が [Slow] が (ga) |
| John: Last is the word literally meaning "there is not." |
| Risa: [Normal] ありません [Slow] ありません (arimasen) |
| John: Listen again to the phrase meaning "I don't have time." |
| Risa: [Slow] 時間がありません。 [Normal] 時間がありません。 |
| John: The following is the way to say "I don't know." |
| Risa: [Normal] 知りません。(Shirimasen.) |
| John: This expression has only one word meaning "do not know." |
| Risa: [Normal] 知りません [Slow] 知りません(shirimasen) |
| John: Listen again to the word meaning "I don't know." |
| Risa: [Slow] 知りません。 [Normal] 知りません。 |
| John: Finally, this is a way to say "I don't understand." |
| Risa: [Normal] 分かりません。(Wakarimasen.) |
| John: This expression has only one word meaning "do not understand." |
| Risa: [Normal] 分かりません [Slow] 分かりません (wakarimasen) |
| John: Listen again to the word meaning "I don't understand." |
| Risa: [Slow] 分かりません。 [Normal] 分かりません。 |
| Cultural Insight |
| John: Now, it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Risa: If you ask Japanese people for information about their country, such as the population, the area, or the GDP, some might say Wakarimasen (分かりません) meaning "I don't know." It’s said that Japanese people are not very familiar with internal affairs. How about 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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