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INTRODUCTION
John: Hi everyone, I'm John.
Risa: And I'm Risa.
John: And welcome to Must-Know Japanese Sentence Structures, Season 1, Lesson 46. Talking About a Decision.
John: In this lesson, you'll learn how to use a sentence pattern for talking about a decision.
PATTERN
John: For example,
John: "I decided to live in Japan."
Risa: 日本に住むことにしました。 (Nihon ni sumu koto ni shimashita.)
Risa: [slow] 日本に住むことにしました。 (Nihon ni sumu koto ni shimashita.)
John: The pattern for talking about a decision has two elements. First, a phrase referring to what you decided with the non-past plain form of the verb, in this case "to live in Japan."
Risa: 日本に住む (Nihon ni sumu)
John: Second, a phrase that roughly means "decided to do something."
Risa: ことにしました (koto ni shimashita)
John: Altogether, we have... "I decided to live in Japan."
Risa: 日本に住むことにしました。 (Nihon ni sumu koto ni shimashita.) [slow] 日本に住むことにしました。 (Nihon ni sumu koto ni shimashita.) [normal] 日本に住むことにしました。 (Nihon ni sumu koto ni shimashita.)
John: The sentence pattern to say you "decided to do something" in Japanese is [the thing you decided] with the non-past plain form of the verb, plus
Risa: ことにしました (koto ni shimashita)
John: which indicates one's decision.
Again, "I decided to live in Japan." is...
Risa: 日本に住むことにしました。 (Nihon ni sumu koto ni shimashita.)
John: So remember, to talk about a decision, say the thing you've decided, with the non-past plain form of the verb, and at the end just add...
Risa: ことにしました (koto ni shimashita)
John: Here is another example meaning, "I decided to start jogging." First, a phrase meaning "to start jogging" with the non-past plain form of the verb.
Risa: ジョギングを始める (Jogingu o hajimeru).
John: Second, a phrase that roughly means "decided to do something."
Risa: ことにしました (koto ni shimashita).
John: Altogether we have...
Risa: ジョギングを始めることにしました。 (Jogingu o hajimeru koto ni shimashita.) [slow] ジョギングを始めることにしました。 (Jogingu o hajimeru koto ni shimashita.) [normal] ジョギングを始めることにしました。 (Jogingu o hajimeru koto ni shimashita.)
John: "I decided to start jogging."
[pause]
Risa: ジョギングを始めることにしました。 (Jogingu o hajimeru koto ni shimashita.)
John: How do you say, "I decided to give up smoking." To give you a hint, "to give up smoking" is...
Risa: タバコをやめる (tabako o yameru). [slow] タバコをやめる (tabako o yameru). [normal] タバコをやめる (tabako o yameru).
John: "I decided to give up smoking."
[pause]
Risa: タバコをやめることにしました。 (Tabako o yameru koto ni shimashita.) [slow] タバコをやめることにしました。 (Tabako o yameru koto ni shimashita.) [normal] タバコをやめることにしました。 (Tabako o yameru koto ni shimashita.)
[pause]
Risa: タバコをやめることにしました。 (Tabako o yameru koto ni shimashita.)
REVIEW
John: Let's review the sentences from this lesson. I will give you the English equivalent of the phrase and you are responsible for shouting it out loud in Japanese. Here we go.
John: "I decided to live in Japan."
[pause]
Risa: 日本に住むことにしました。 (Nihon ni sumu koto ni shimashita.)
[pause]
Risa: 日本に住むことにしました。 (Nihon ni sumu koto ni shimashita.)
John: "I decided to start jogging."
[pause]
Risa: ジョギングを始めることにしました。 (Jogingu o hajimeru koto ni shimashita.)
[pause]
Risa: ジョギングを始めることにしました。 (Jogingu o hajimeru koto ni shimashita.)
John: "I decided to give up smoking."
[pause]
Risa: タバコをやめることにしました。 (Tabako o yameru koto ni shimashita.)
[pause]
Risa: タバコをやめることにしました。 (Tabako o yameru koto ni shimashita.)

Outro
John: Okay. That's all for this lesson. You learned a pattern for talking about a decision, as in...
Risa: 日本に住むことにしました。 (Nihon ni sumu koto ni shimashita.)
John: meaning "I decided to live in Japan."
John: You can find more vocab or phrases that go with this sentence pattern in the lesson notes. So please be sure to check them out on JapanesePod101.com. Thanks everyone, see you next time!
Risa: またね！(Mata ne!).

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