Learn how to describe where you're from
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Intro |
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| Risa: Imagine someone asks you where youโre from. How do you respond? ใใใซใกใฏใใใใงใ. Risa here. Describing where you are from in Japanese is easy. In this lesson, youโre going to learn how. Mark is on the plan to Japan. Letโs watch. |
| Dialogue |
| Mark: ใใใฏใใตใๅฑฑใงใใใ |
| Kyoko: ใฏใใใใใงใใ |
| Mark: ใใ ใฃใใใฏใจใใใใใงใใใ |
| Kyoko: ใฏใใใใใงใใใใชใใฏ๏ผใใ ใฃใใใฏใฉใใงใใใ |
| Mark: ใขใกใชใซใงใใ |
| Kyoko: ใใฅใผใจใผใฏใงใใใ |
| Mark: ใใใใใกใใใพใใใใผใใฉใณใใใ ใฃใใใงใใ |
| Kyoko: ใใใใใใงใใใ |
| Risa: Now with English. |
| Mark: Is that Mt. Fuji? |
| Kyoko: Yes, that's right. |
| Mark: So, are you from Tokyo? |
| Kyoko: Yes, I am. And you? Where are you from? |
| Mark: I'm from America. |
| Kyoko: Oh, are you from New York? |
| Mark: No, I'm not. I'm from Portland. |
| Kyoko: Oh, is that so? |
| Vocab |
| Risa: Here are the keywords from the scene. |
| Mark: ใตใๅฑฑ |
| Kyoko: ใตใๅฑฑ |
| Alisha: Mt. Fuji, |
| Kyoko: ใตใๅฑฑ, ใตใๅฑฑ, ใตใๅฑฑ |
| Mark: ใใ ใฃใใ |
| Kyoko: ใใ ใฃใใ |
| Alisha: hometown |
| Kyoko: ใใ ใฃใใ, ใใ ใฃใใ, ใใ ใฃใใ |
| Mark: ใจใใใใ |
| Kyoko: ใจใใใใ |
| Alisha: Tokyo |
| Kyoko: ใจใใใใ, ใจใใใใ |
| Mark: ใใชใ |
| Kyoko: ใใชใ |
| Alisha: you |
| Kyoko: ใใชใ, ใใชใ, ใใชใ |
| Mark: ใขใกใชใซ |
| Kyoko: ใขใกใชใซ |
| Alisha: America |
| Kyoko: ใขใกใชใซ, ใขใกใชใซ, ใขใกใชใซ |
| Mark: ใใฅใผใจใผใฏ |
| Kyoko: ใใฅใผใจใผใฏ |
| Alisha: New York |
| Kyoko: ใใฅใผใจใผใฏ, ใใฅใผใจใผใฏ, ใใฅใผใจใผใฏ |
| Mark: ใใผใใฉใณใ |
| Kyoko: ใใผใใฉใณใ |
| Alisha: Portland |
| Kyoko: ใใผใใฉใณใ, ใใผใใฉใณใ, ใใผใใฉใณใ |
| Mark: ใใใ |
| Kyoko: ใใใ |
| Alisha: No |
| Kyoko: ใใใ, ใใใ, ใใใ |
| Key Phrases |
| Risa: Here are the key phrases from the scene. |
| Alisha: In the scene, after Mark asked Kyoko a question, what expression did Kyoko use to ask Mark the same thing? |
| Kyoko: ใใชใใฏ๏ผ |
| Alisha: First is the word for "you.โ |
| Kaori: ใใชใ |
| Alisha: And next is the topic-marking particleโฆ |
| Kaori: ใฏ |
| Alisha: Together, itโsโฆ |
| Kaori: ใใชใใฏ๏ผใใใชใใฏ๏ผ ใใชใใฏ๏ผ |
| Alisha: "How about you?" or "and you?" |
| Alisha: Please note โ you should say it with a rising intonation. |
| Kaori: ใใชใใฏ๏ผ |
| Alisha: Now you try! Say Kyoko's next line after she speaks. |
| Kaori: ใฏใใใใใงใใ |
| Kaori: ใใชใใฏ๏ผ |
| Alisha: In the scene, after Kyoko asked Mark if he wasใfrom New York, how did he say โnoโ? |
| Mark: ใใใใใกใใใพใใ |
| Alisha: First is the word for "no." |
| Kaori: ใใใ |
| Alisha: Next is a word meaning "not true" or "not right." |
| Kaori: ใกใใใพใใใกใใใพใใใกใใใพใใ |
| Alisha: Together itโsโฆ |
| Kaori: ใใใใใกใใใพใใ |
| Alisha: "No, that's not right.โ It may sound almost confrontational in English, but in Japanese it's very polite. |
| Kaori: ใใใใใกใใใพใใ |
| Alisha: Now you try! Say Mark's first line after Kyoko asks him if he's from New York. |
| Kyoko: ใใฅใผใจใผใฏใงใใใ |
| Mark: ใใใใใกใใใพใใ |
| Alisha: In the scene, what did Kyoko say to react in a supportive way when Mark said he was from Portland? |
| Kyoko: ใใใใใใงใใใ |
| Alisha: The first word is an interjection meaning "oh.โ |
| Kaori: ใใ |
| Alisha: Next is an expression meaning "Is that so?" or something like "Is it?" |
| Kaori: ใใใงใใใใใใงใใใใใใงใใใ |
| Alisha: Last is a question marking particle. |
| Kaori: ใ |
| Alisha: But this is not really a question. The goal of the statement is to show a supportive reaction to something that has been said, so you should say it in a falling tone. |
| Kaori: ใใใใใใงใใใ |
| Alisha: Now you try! Say Kyoko's line after Mark says... |
| Mark: ใใผใใฉใณใใใ ใฃใใใงใใ |
| Kyoko: ใใใใใใงใใใ |
Lesson focus |
| Risa: Now, the lesson focus. Hereโs how to talk about where you are from. |
| Alisha: Do you remember how Mark described where he was from? |
| Mark: ใใผใใฉใณใใใ ใฃใใใงใใ |
| Alisha: First is the word for โPortland.โ |
| Kaori: ใใผใใฉใณใ |
| Alisha: Next is the word for "hometown." |
| Kaori: ใใ ใฃใใ |
| Alisha: Last is a linking verb, which in this case means something like "am" or "is." |
| Kaori: ใงใ |
| Alisha: Together itโsโฆ |
| Kaori: ใใผใใฉใณใใใ ใฃใใใงใใ |
| Alisha: โIโm from Portland.โ Because it's clear that Mark is talking about his hometown, he omits the expression for โI.โ |
| Kaori: ใใใใฏ |
| Alisha: In some cases, though, you may need to add it to the beginning of the sentence. So, basically, the structure is, |
| Kaori: ใใใใฏโฆ |
| Alisha: place |
| Kaori: ใใ ใฃใใใงใใ |
| Alisha: Now you try! Imagine your hometown is London. What would you say? |
| (pause) |
| Kaori: ใใใใฏใญใณใใณใใ ใฃใใใงใใ |
| Alisha: โIโm from London.โ Now, imagine your hometown is Tokyo. What would you say? |
| Kaori: ใใใใฏใจใใใใใใ ใฃใใใงใใ |
| Alisha: โIโm from Tokyo.โ OK, there's another way of saying "I'm from Tokyo." |
| Kaori: ใใ ใฃใใใฏใจใใใใใงใใ |
| Alisha: First is the word for hometown. |
| Kaori: ใใ ใฃใใ |
| Alisha: Next is the topic-marking particle. |
| Kaori: ใฏ |
| Alisha: And next is the city. |
| Kaori: ใจใใใใ |
| Alisha: Last is the linking verb, which in this case means "is." |
| Kaori: ใงใ |
| Alisha: Together itโsโฆ |
| Kaori: ใใ ใฃใใใฏใจใใใใใงใใ |
| Alisha: "As for my home town, Tokyo is." In English, "I'm from Tokyo." If you want to place emphasis on the "my" in "MY hometown", you can sayโฆ |
| Kaori: ใใใใฎใใ ใฃใใ |
| Alisha: Instead of justโฆ |
| Kaori: ใใ ใฃใใ |
| Alisha: This isn't necessary when it's clear that you're talking about YOUR hometown, and in most cases, there's no need to emphasize the "my.โ When it is necessary, though, the phrase for "my" comes first. |
| Kaori: ใใใใฎ |
| Alisha: The usual sentence structure, then, isโฆ |
| Kaori: ใใ ใฃใใใฏ |
| Alisha: place |
| Kaori: ใงใใ |
| Kaori: ใใ ใฃใใใฏใจใใใใใงใใ |
| Alisha: Now, here's how to ask where someone is from. |
| Mark: ใใ ใฃใใใฏใจใใใใใงใใใ |
| Alisha: This is almost the same as the expression we just learned. |
| Kaori: ใใ ใฃใใใฏใจใใใใใงใใ |
| Alisha: The only difference is that at the end of the phrase, you need to add a question-marking particle. |
| Kaori: ใ |
| Alisha: Put this at the end of the sentence to turn it into a question. |
| Kaori: ใใ ใฃใใใฏ ใจใใใใใงใใใ |
| Alisha: โIs your hometown Tokyo?โ or โAre you from Tokyo?โ |
| Alisha: The sentence structure is |
| Kaori: ใใ ใฃใใใฏ |
| Alisha: place |
| Kaori: ใงใใใ |
| Alisha: Now it's your turn. Imagine you've met someone in New York. Ask if he's from New York. |
| Kaori: ใใ ใฃใใใฏใใฅใผใจใผใฏใงใใใ |
| Alisha: โAre you from New York?โ |
| Alisha: Now, if you have no idea where someone's from, you can askโฆ |
| Kyoko: ใใ ใฃใใใฏใฉใใงใใใ |
| Alisha: "Where is your hometown?" or "Where are you from?" |
| Alisha: You can use the same sentence pattern asโฆ |
| Kaori: ใใ ใฃใใใฏใใฅใผใจใผใฏใงใใใ |
| Alisha: Just replaceโฆ |
| Kaori: ใใฅใผใจใผใฏ |
| Alisha: with the word for "where.โ |
| Kaori: ใฉใ |
| Alisha: Together itโsโฆ |
| Kaori: ใใ ใฃใใใฏใฉใใงใใใ |
| Alisha: โWhere is your hometown?โ Because the sentence is a question, the listener will understand that you're talking about his or her hometown. In Japanese, you don't have to say "Your hometownโโฆ |
| Kaori: ใใชใใฎใใ ใฃใใ |
| Alisha: โฆbut just "hometown.โโ |
| Kaori: ใใ ใฃใใ |
| Alisha: The sentence structure isโฆ |
| Kaori: ใใ ใฃใใใฏใฉใใงใใใ |
| Alisha: Now you try! Imagine you've met a new friend in Tokyo. Ask her where she's from. |
| Kaori: ใใ ใฃใใใฏใฉใใงใใใ |
| Alisha: It turns out she's from Tokyo. Now she wants to know where you're from. |
| Alisha: Pretend you're from New York, and answer her question out loud. |
| Kaori: ใใ ใฃใใใฏใฉใใงใใใ |
| Kaori: ใใ ใฃใใใฏใใฅใผใจใผใฏใงใใ |
| Alisha: To simplify things, you can also just sayโฆ |
| Kaori: ใใฅใผใจใผใฏใงใใ |
| Alisha: โฆsince it's clear you're answering a question about your hometown. |
| Practice |
| Risa: Now, itโs time to practice your new ability. |
| Alisha: You're at a party and meet a Japanese woman. After introducing yourselves, you want to talk about where you're from. Ready? Here we go. |
| Alisha: How do you ask someone if he or she is from Tokyo? |
| Kaori: ใใ ใฃใใใฏใจใใใใใงใใใ |
| Alisha: You're asked by the woman where you're from. Answer her question. |
| Kyoko: ใใ ใฃใใใฏใใฉใใงใใใ |
| Kaori: ใใ ใฃใใใฏ |
| Alisha: your hometown |
| Kaori: ใงใใ |
| Mark: ใขใกใชใซใงใใ |
| Alisha: Then, you're asked another question. |
| Kyoko: ใใฅใผใจใผใฏใงใใใ |
| Alisha: You're not from New York. How do you answer? |
| Kaori: ใใใใใกใใใพใใ |
| Alisha: Your hometownโฆ |
| Kaori: ใใ ใฃใใใงใใ |
| Mark: ใใใใใกใใใพใใใใผใใฉใณใใใ ใฃใใใงใใ |
| Alisha: Great job! Youโll follow this same pattern many times. So be sure to practice it. |
Outro |
| Risa: ใใใใใซใงใใพใใ๏ผ Now, watch the scene one more time. After that, use this pattern when you introduce yourself to people. Or practice in the comments. ใใใพใใญ๏ผ |
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