Learn how to invite someone out
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| Introduction |
| John: Offering an Invitation. In this lesson, you'll learn how to invite someone out in Japanese. |
| Body |
| John: Here's the formal way to say "Do you have plans on Friday night?" in Japanese. |
| Risa: [Normal] 金曜日の夜、予定はありますか。(Kin-yōbi no yoru, yotei wa arimasu ka.) |
| John: First is a phrase meaning "Friday night." |
| Risa: [Normal] 金曜日の夜 [Slow] 金曜日の夜 (kin-yōbi no yoru) |
| John: Next is the word meaning "plan." |
| Risa: [Normal] 予定 [Slow] 予定 (yotei) |
| John: Next is the topic particle. |
| Risa: [Normal] は [Slow] は (wa) |
| John: Next is the word literally meaning "there is." |
| Risa: [Normal] あります [Slow] あります(arimasu) |
| John: Last is a question particle. |
| Risa: [Normal] か [Slow] か (ka) |
| John: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning "Do you have plans on Friday night?" |
| Risa: [Slow] 金曜日の夜、予定はありますか。 [Normal] 金曜日の夜、予定はありますか。 |
| John: Okay, now let's see the informal way to ask a similar question, "Are you free on Friday night?" |
| Risa: [Normal] 金曜日の夜、あいてる？ (Kin-yōbi no yoru, aite ru?) |
| John: First is a word meaning "Friday." |
| Risa: [Normal] 金曜日 [Slow] 金曜日 (kin-yōbi) |
| John: Next is the word meaning "of." |
| Risa: [Normal] の [Slow] の (no) |
| John: Next is the word meaning "night." |
| Risa: [Normal] 夜 [Slow] 夜(yoru) |
| John: Last is a casual word meaning "to have free time." |
| Risa: [Normal] あいてる [Slow] あいてる (aite ru) |
| John: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning "Do you have plans on Friday night?" |
| Risa: [Slow] 金曜日の夜、あいてる? [Normal] 金曜日の夜、あいてる? |
| John: The following is the way to say "I'm going to the movies." |
| Risa: [Normal] 映画に行きます。(Eiga ni ikimasu.) |
| John: First is a word meaning "movies." |
| Risa: [Normal] 映画 [Slow] 映画 (eiga) |
| John: Next is the word meaning "to." |
| Risa: [Normal] に [Slow] に (ni) |
| John: Next is the word meaning "go." |
| Risa: [Normal] 行きます [Slow] 行きます (ikimasu) |
| John: Listen again to the phrase meaning "I'm going to the movies." |
| Risa: [Slow] 映画に行きます。 [Normal] 映画に行きます。 |
| John: Finally is a way to say "Will you join?" |
| Risa: [Normal] 一緒に行きませんか。(Issho ni ikimasen ka.) |
| John: First is a word meaning "together." |
| Risa: [Normal] 一緒に [Slow] 一緒に (issho ni) |
| John: Next is the word meaning "not to go." |
| Risa: [Normal] 行きません [Slow] 行きません (ikimasen) |
| John: Last is the question particle. |
| Risa: [Normal] か [Slow] か (ka) |
| John: Listen again to the phrase meaning "Will you join?" |
| Risa: [Slow] 一緒に行きませんか。 [Normal] 一緒に行きませんか。 |
| Cultural Insight |
| John: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Risa: Japanese people have many drinking parties at work or with friends at the end of the year, New Year’s, cherry blossom season, to welcome or send-off someone, and even on ordinary days. Even if you cannot drink at all, many restaurants have recently started serving non-alcoholic cocktails. Give it a try! |
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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