Learn about counting (11-20)
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Natsuko: ナツコです。(Natsuko desu.) |
| Peter: Peter here.Natsuko-san. |
| Natsuko: Back to Math lessons? |
| Peter: Back to the Math lessons. |
| Natsuko: Ah…. |
| Peter: But Natsuko-san, today we are adding. |
| Natsuko: Does that make any difference? |
| Peter: Yes. |
| Natsuko: Oh, it does. |
| Peter: Everybody loves adding. Accumulation, everybody likes to get things plus, plus, plus, plus, plus. |
| Natsuko: I am not sure of that. |
| Peter: Okay, well we will try and figure that out. What we are talking about today is again Mathematics. Natsuko-san, how do we say add in Japanese? |
| Natsuko: たす (tasu) |
| Peter: So Natsuko-san, can you give us a sample question using the numbers from last week and this new word, たす (tasu), plus? |
| Natsuko: ２たす３は？(Ni tasu san wa?) |
| Peter: ５ですね。(Go desu ne.) |
| Natsuko: よくできました。(Yoku dekimashita.) |
| Peter: ありがとうございます、先生！(Arigatō gozaimasu, sensei!) All right. Oh…hearing today’s conversation just got us in this mood. Wait till you hear this conversation but again, most of the numbers that we introduced last week are in today’s lesson, but now, since we are doing addition, the numbers are going to get higher. So we are going to be covering numbers from 11 to 20. |
| Natsuko: Okay. |
| Peter: Okay. So with that said, let’s see who is good at adding. Here we go. |
| DIALOGUE |
| 先生 (Sensei):皆さん、黒板を見てください。(Mina-san, kokuban o mite kudasai.) |
| 清＆智子 (Kiyoshi&Tomoko):は〜い。(Hāi.) |
| 先生 (Sensei):清さん、８たす５は？(Kiyoshi-san, hachi tasu go wa?) |
| 清 (Kiyoshi):１３です。(Jū san desu.) |
| 先生 (Sensei):はい、そうです。(Hai, sō desu.) |
| 次は智子さん、７たす４は？(Tsugi wa Tomoko-san, nana tasu yon wa?) |
| 智子 (Tomoko):１５です。(Jū go desu.) |
| 先生 (Sensei):う～ん、違います。清さん？(Ūn, chigaimasu. Kiyoshi-san?) |
| 清 (Kiyoshi):１１です。(Jū ichi desu.) |
| 先生 (Sensei):そうですね。よくできました。(Sō desu ne. Yoku dekimashita.) |
| じゃあ、智子さん、９たす１は？(Jā, Tomoko-san, kyū tasu ichi wa?) |
| 智子 (Tomoko):う～んと...２０です。(Ūnto ... ni-jū desu.) |
| 先生 (Sensei):...う～ん、もう少しですね。(... Ūn, mō sukoshi desu ne.) |
| 清 (Kiyoshi):はい！はい！はーい！(Hai! Hai! Hāi!) |
| 先生 (Sensei):はい、清さん。(Hai, Kiyoshi-san.) |
| 清 (Kiyoshi):１０です。(Jū desu.) |
| 先生 (Sensei):よくできました。(Yoku dekimashita.) |
| 智子さんも頑張ってくださいね。(Tomoko-san mo ganbatte kudasai ne.) |
| Natsuko: もう一度お願いします。ゆっくりお願いします。(Mō ichi-do onegai shimasu. Yukkuri onegai shimasu.) |
| Kiyoshi: もう一度お願いします。ゆっくりお願いします。(Mō ichi-do onegai shimasu. Yukkuri onegai shimasu.) |
| 先生 (Sensei):皆さん、黒板を見てください。(Mina-san, kokuban o mite kudasai.) |
| 清＆智子 (Kiyoshi&Tomoko):は〜い。(Hāi.) |
| 先生 (Sensei):清さん、８たす５は？(Kiyoshi-san, hachi tasu go wa?) |
| 清 (Kiyoshi):１３です。(Jū san desu.) |
| 先生 (Sensei):はい、そうです。(Hai, sō desu.) |
| 次は智子さん、７たす４は？(Tsugi wa Tomoko-san, nana tasu yon wa?) |
| 智子 (Tomoko):１５です。(Jū go desu.) |
| 先生 (Sensei):う～ん、違います。清さん？(Ūn, chigaimasu. Kiyoshi-san?) |
| 清 (Kiyoshi):１１です。(Jū ichi desu.) |
| 先生 (Sensei):そうですね。よくできました。(Sō desu ne. Yoku dekimashita.) |
| じゃあ、智子さん、９たす１は？(Jā, Tomoko-san, kyū tasu ichi wa?) |
| 智子 (Tomoko):２０です。(Ni-jū desu.) |
| 先生 (Sensei):もう少しですね。(Mō sukoshi desu ne.) |
| 清 (Kiyoshi):はい！はい！はーい！(Hai! Hai! Hāi!) |
| 先生 (Sensei):はい、清さん。(Hai, Kiyoshi-san.) |
| 清 (Kiyoshi):１０です。(Jū desu.) |
| 先生 (Sensei):はい、そうです。(Hai, sō desu.) |
| 智子さんも頑張ってくださいね。(Tomoko-san mo ganbatte kudasai ne.) |
| Natsuko: 次は英語が入ります。(Tsugi wa Eigo ga hairimasu.) |
| 先生 (Sensei):皆さん、黒板を見てください。(Mina-san, kokuban o mite kudasai.) |
| Teacher:Everyone, please look at the blackboard. |
| 清＆智子 (Kiyoshi&Tomoko):は〜い。(Hāi.) |
| Kiyoshi &Tomoko:Okay. |
| 先生 (Sensei):清さん、８たす５は？(Kiyoshi-san, hachi tasu go wa?) |
| Teacher:Kiyoshi, what is 8 plus 5? |
| 清 (Kiyoshi):１３です。(Jū san desu.) |
| Kiyoshi:13. |
| 先生 (Sensei):はい、そうです。(Hai, sō desu.) |
| Teacher:Yes, that's right. |
| 先生 (Sensei):次は智子さん、７たす４は？(Tsugi wa Tomoko-san, nana tasu yon wa?) |
| Teacher:Next is Tomoko. What is 7 plus 4? |
| 智子 (Tomoko):１５です。(Jū go desu.) |
| Tomoko:15. |
| 先生 (Sensei):う～ん、違います。清さん？(Ūn, chigaimasu. Kiyoshi-san?) |
| Teacher:Um, that's incorrect. Kiyoshi. |
| 清 (Kiyoshi):１１です。(Jū ichi desu.) |
| Kiyoshi:11. |
| 先生 (Sensei):そうですね。よくできました。(Sō desu ne. Yoku dekimashita.) |
| Teacher:That's right. Good job. |
| 先生 (Sensei):じゃあ、智子さん、９たす１は？(Jā, Tomoko-san, kyū tasu ichi wa?) |
| Teacher:Okay, Tomoko, what is 9 plus 1? |
| 智子 (Tomoko):う～んと...２０です。(Ūnto ... ni-jū desu.) |
| Tomoko:Let me see... 20. |
| 先生 (Sensei):.... う～ん、もう少しですね。(... Ūn, mō sukoshi desu ne.) |
| Teacher:... um, not quite. |
| 清 (Kiyoshi):はい！はい！はーい！(Hai! Hai! Hāi!) |
| Kiyoshi:Ooh ooh ooh! |
| 先生 (Sensei):はい、清さん。(Hai, Kiyoshi-san.) |
| Teacher:Yes, Kiyoshi. |
| 清 (Kiyoshi):１０です。(Jū desu.) |
| Kiyoshi:It’s 10. |
| 先生 (Sensei):よくできました。(Yoku dekimashita.) |
| Teacher:Well done. |
| 先生 (Sensei):智子さんも頑張ってくださいね。(Tomoko-san mo ganbatte kudasai ne.) |
| Teacher:Tomoko, you too keep at it, okay? |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Peter: Natsuko-san, a kind of reversal of fortune here. |
| Natsuko: Seems like so. |
| Peter: Yeah, my boy Kiyoshi came through today. He was adding very well today. |
| Natsuko: Yes. |
| Peter: And Tomoko let us down. |
| Natsuko: They really seem to have a clear tendency on what they are good at. |
| Peter: Very clear tendencies. All right, remember that we have so much to cover today. Let’s start today by taking a look at the vocab. Natsuko-san, what new words and phrases do we have today? |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Natsuko: 黒板 (kokuban) |
| Peter: Blackboard. |
| Natsuko: こくばん (kokuban) 黒板 (kokuban) |
| Peter: How do we say whiteboard in Japanese? |
| Natsuko: ホワイトボード (howaito bōdo) |
| Peter: Break it down. |
| Natsuko: ホワイトボード (howaito bōdo) ホワイトボード (howaito bōdo) |
| Peter: Followed by |
| Natsuko: 見てください。(Mite kudasai.) |
| Peter: Please look. te-form of 見る (miru) plus ください (kudasai). Literally look please but when we translate it, please look. The verb in here is |
| Natsuko: 見る (miru) |
| Peter: To look, to see. |
| Natsuko: みる (miru) 見る (miru) |
| Peter: Followed by |
| Natsuko: 足す (tasu) |
| Peter: Addition, to add. |
| Natsuko: たす (tasu) 足す (tasu) |
| Peter: Okay, with those covered, let’s take a look at today’s dialogue. Natsuko-san, let’s run through it quickly. First we have. |
| Natsuko: 皆さん、黒板を見てください。(Mina-san, kokuban o mite kudasai.) |
| Peter: Same as last time, everybody, followed by |
| Natsuko: 黒板 (kokuban) |
| Peter: Blackboard followed by |
| Natsuko: を (o) |
| Peter: Object marker because what comes next |
| Natsuko: 見てください (mite kudasai) |
| Peter: She is asking them to look at something and because she wants them to look at something, we need the object marker. Please look at the blackboard. |
| Natsuko: Yes. |
| Peter: Here this is marked with を (o), same as last time, such good kids. |
| Natsuko: は〜い。(Hāi.) |
| Peter: And they do that. Then we have |
| Natsuko: きよしさん、８たす５は？(Kiyoshi-san, hachi tasu go wa?) |
| Peter: Kiyoshi, Eight plus Five is? |
| Natsuko: １３です。(Jū san desu.) |
| Peter: 13. |
| Natsuko: はい、そうです。(Hai, sō desu.) |
| Peter: Yes, that’s right. |
| Natsuko: 次は智子さん。(Tsugi wa Tomoko-san.) |
| Peter: Here we have a new word 次 (tsugi). Natsuko-san, can we break this down? |
| Natsuko: つぎ (tsugi) 次 (tsugi) |
| Peter: This means |
| Natsuko: Next. |
| Peter: Next Tomoko, and her question is |
| Natsuko: ７たす４は？(Nana tasu yon wa?) |
| Peter: Seven plus four is? |
| Natsuko: １５です。(Jū go desu.) |
| Peter: 15. |
| Natsuko: うーん、違います。清さん？(Ūn, chigaimasu. Kiyoshi-san?) |
| Peter: Well, it’s incorrect. Kiyoshi. |
| Natsuko: １１です。(Jū ichi desu.) |
| Peter: 11. |
| Natsuko: そうですね。(Sō desu ne.) |
| Peter: That’s right. |
| Natsuko: よくできました。(Yoku dekimashita.) |
| Peter: Nice job. |
| Natsuko: じゃあ智子さん、９たす１は？(Jā Tomoko-san, kyū tasu ichi wa?) |
| Peter: Okay Tomoko, Nine plus One is? |
| Natsuko: うーんと、２０です。(Ūnto, ni-jū desu.) |
| Peter: 20. |
| Natsuko: はい、はい、はーい！(Hai, hai, hāi!) |
| Peter: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Kind of, he is like, pick me, pick me, pick me. |
| Natsuko: Yes. |
| Peter: Me, me, me. |
| Natsuko: Yes, keep on raising his hand. はい、清さん。(Hai, Kiyoshi-san.) |
| Peter: Yes, Kiyoshi. |
| Natsuko: １０です。(Jū desu.) |
| Peter: 10. |
| Natsuko: そうですね。(Sō desu ne.) |
| Peter: That’s right. |
| Natsuko: 智子さんも頑張ってくださいね。(Tomoko-san mo ganbatte kudasai ne.) |
| Peter: Tomoko you too, please keep at it. Now let’s take a look at this final sentence. First thing is first. Natsuko-san, what do we have when I am marking Tomoko-San? |
| Natsuko: も (mo) |
| Peter: Which is |
| Natsuko: Too. |
| Peter: As in also. Tomoko too please try hard, but 頑張ってください (ganbatte kudasai) can mean several different things. |
| Natsuko: Yes. |
| Peter: Hang in there, try hard, keep at it. So Tomoko too, hang in there, stick with it, keep at it. She is a very supportive teacher. Today we introduced numbers 11 through 20. Now the interesting thing about these numbers. We have じゅう (jū), the number for 10. Natsuko-san. |
| Natsuko: 10 (jū) |
| Peter: And all we do is attach a number to it. Natsuko-san, what’s the number for 1? |
| Natsuko: 1 (ichi) |
| Peter: So if I want to combine 10 and 1, what do I have? |
| Natsuko: 11 (jū ichi) |
| Peter: Which is 11. Now this is the case for most of them. |
| Natsuko: Yes. |
| Peter: There are a few curve balls in there but again, let’s just go through them. So Natsuko-san, can you give us the number, break it down and one more time normal speed? |
| Natsuko: 11 (jū ichi) |
| Peter: 11. |
| Natsuko: じゅういち (jū ichi) 11 (jū ichi) |
| Natsuko: 12 (jū ni) |
| Peter: 12 |
| Natsuko: じゅうに (jū ni) 12 (jū ni) |
| Natsuko: 13 (jū san) |
| Peter: 13 |
| Natsuko: じゅうさん (jū san) 13 (jū san) |
| Natsuko: 14 (jū yon) |
| Peter: 14 |
| Natsuko: じゅうよん (jū yon) 14 (jū yon) |
| Natsuko: 15 (jū go) |
| Peter: 15 |
| Natsuko: じゅうご (jū go) 15 (jū go) |
| Natsuko: 16 (jū roku) |
| Peter: 16 |
| Natsuko: じゅうろく (jū roku) 16 (jū roku) |
| Natsuko: 17 (jū nana) |
| Peter: 17 |
| Natsuko: じゅうなな (jū nana) 17 (jū nana) |
| Natsuko: 18 (jū hachi) |
| Peter: 18 |
| Natsuko: じゅうはち (jū hachi) 18 (jū hachi) |
| Natsuko: 19 (jū ku) |
| Peter: 19. Also.. |
| Natsuko: じゅうきゅう (jū kyū) |
| じゅうく (jū ku) or じゅうきゅう (jū kyū) 19 (jū ku, jū kyū) |
| Natsuko: 20 (ni-jū) |
| Peter: 20 |
| Natsuko: にじゅう (ni-jū) 20 (ni-jū) |
Outro |
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| Peter: All right. Now please listen to today’s lesson one more time. That’s going to do for today. |
| Natsuko: じゃ、また明日ね。(Ja, mata ashita ne.) |
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