Practice talking about travel in Japanese
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| Do you know how to talk about travel in Japanese? |
| Welcome to Three Step Japanese Practice by JapanesePod101.com. In this lesson, you will practice how to talk about means of travel. |
| Letโs look at the main dialogue. |
| Two people are having a conversation. |
| ใใกใใซ ใใใพใ๏ฝก ใใใใฏ ใใฃใฝใใใพใง ใฏใใใพใ๏ฝก ใใใใใใใใใฏใใใพใใ๏ฝก |
| Shichi-ji ni aimasu. Watashi wa Roppongi made hashirimasu. Ishikawa-san mo, hashirimasu ka. |
| Iโm meeting them at 7 oโclock. Iโll run to Roppongi. Will you run too, Ishikawa? |
| ใใใใคใใใพใใ๏ฝก ใใใใฏใงใใใใง ใใใพใใ๏ฝก |
| Mล, tsukaremashita. Watashi wa densha de ikimasu yo. |
| Iโm already tired. Iโll take the train. |
| In this dialogue, this character |
| Is discussing how to get to Roppongi. He says he will run, and asks this character if he will too. |
| This character says he is too tired, and he will go BY TRAIN. He does this by saying ใงใใใใงใใใพใใ๏ฝก (DENSHA DE ikimasuyo.) By using the particle "ใง" after the name of the vehicle, they are saying that vehicle will be the means of transport. |
| Letโs practice with more transportation vocabulary in this lesson. |
| Here is a list of common means of transportation. |
| First is, |
| ใใน (basu), ใใน . ใใน. |
| ใใใพ (kuruma), ใใใพ . ใใใพ. |
| ใงใใใ (densha), ใงใใใ . ใงใใใ. |
| ใกใใฆใค (chikatetsu), ใกใใฆใค . ใกใใฆใค. |
| ใใฆใใใ (jitensha), ใใฆใใใ . ใใฆใใใ. |
| Do you know what ใใน means? |
| bus |
| How about ใใใพ? |
| car |
| And ใงใใใ? |
| train |
| And what about ใกใใฆใค? |
| subway |
| And ใใฆใใใ? |
| jitensha |
| Let's do multiple choice questions. |
| Circle the correct answer. |
| What does ใใใพ (kuruma) mean? |
| car |
| taxi is ใฟใฏใทใผ (takushฤซ) |
| Let's do another. Circle the correct answer. |
| What does ใงใใใ (densha) mean? |
| train |
| bicycle is ใใฆใใใ (jitensha) |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| What are they saying? |
| ใใใใฏ ใใฃใใใซ ใง ใใใพใใ |
| (Watashi wa gakkou ni ________ de ikimasu.) |
| ใใใใฏ ใใฃใใใซ ใง ใใใพใใ |
| ใใฆใใใ (jitensha) |
| ใใฆใใใ |
| ใใใใฏ ใใฃใใใซ ใใฆใใใ ใง ใใใพใใ |
| (Watashi wa gakkou ni jitensha de ikimasu.) |
| I go to school by bicycle. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? What are they saying? |
| ใใใใฎ ใใจใใใใฏ ใง ใใใใพใ๏ฝก |
| (Watashi no otousan wa _______ de kayoimasu.) |
| ใใใใฎ ใใจใใใใฏ ใง ใใใใพใ๏ฝก |
| ใใใพ (kuruma) |
| ใใใพ |
| ใใใใฎ ใใจใใใใฏใใใพใง ใใใใพใ๏ฝก |
| (Watashi no otousan wa kuruma de kayoimasu.) |
| My dad commutes by car. |
| Let's do some true or false. |
| True or false โ |
| ใใน(basu) means bus. |
| True |
| ใใน means bus. |
| True or false โ |
| ใงใใใ (densha) means subway. |
| False |
| ใงใใใ means train. |
| subway is ใกใใฆใค(chikatetsu) |
| ใกใใฆใค |
| Listen as I speak. |
| Which word am I saying? |
| ใคใพใฏใงใใใใงใใใจใซใใใพใ๏ฝก |
| Tsuma wa densha de shigoto ni ikimasu. |
| Did you hear the word? Letโs listen one more time. |
| ใคใพใฏใงใใใใงใใใจใซใใใพใ๏ฝก |
| ใงใใใ (densha) |
| ใงใใใ |
| ใคใพใฏใงใใใใงใใใจใซใใใพใ๏ฝก |
| My wife goes to work by train. |
| ใใฆใใใ (jitensha) is bicycle |
| Listen as I speak. Which word am I saying? |
| ใใใใฏใใผใฑใผใซใในใงใใใพใ๏ฝก |
| (Watashi wa sลซpฤ ni basu de ikimasu.) |
| Did you hear the word? Letโs listen one more time. |
| ใใใใฏใใผใฑใผใซใในใงใใใพใ๏ฝก |
| ใใน (basu) |
| ใใน |
| ใใใใฏใใผใฑใผใซใในใงใใใพใ๏ฝก |
| I go to the supermarket by bus. |
| ใกใใฆใค (chikatetsu) is subway. |
| Listen to me as I speak. Can you match what the character says to the means of transport on the right? |
| ใใใใฏ ใใฃใใใซ ใใฆใใใใง ใใใพใใ |
| (Watashi wa gakkou ni jitensha de ikimasu.) |
| Letโs listen one more time. |
| ใใใใฏ ใใฃใใใซ ใใฆใใใใง ใใใพใใ |
| Did you hear, ใใฆใใใ? |
| ใใฆใใใ means bicycle |
| I go to school by bicycle. |
| How about...? |
| ใใใใฎ ใใจใใใใฏ ใใใพใง ใใใใพใใ |
| (Watashi no otousan wa kuruma de kayoimasu.) |
| Letโs listen one more time. |
| ใใใใฎ ใใจใใใใฏ ใใใพใง ใใใใพใใ |
| Did you hear, ใใใพ (kuruma)? |
| ใใใพ means car |
| My dad commutes by car. |
| Next... |
| ใใใใฎ ใใฃใจใฏ ใกใใฆใคใง ใใใจใซ ใใใพใใ |
| (Watashi no otto wa chikatetsu de shigoto ni ikimasu.) |
| One more time. |
| ใใใใฎ ใใฃใจใฏ ใกใใฆใคใง ใใใจใซ ใใใพใใ |
| Did you hear, ใกใใฆใค (chikatetsu)? |
| ใกใใฆใค means subway |
| My husband goes to work by subway. |
| Next... |
| ใใใใฏในใผใใผใซใในใง ใใใพใใ |
| (Watashi wa sลซpฤ ni basu de ikimasu.) |
| One more time. |
| ใใใใฏในใผใใผใซใในใง ใใใพใใ |
| Did you hear, ใใน (basu)? |
| ใใน means bus |
| I go to the supermarket by bus. |
| And... |
| ใคใพใฏ ใงใใใใง ใใใจใซ ใใใพใใ |
| (Tsuma wa densha de shigoto ni ikimasu.) |
| One more time. |
| ใคใพใฏ ใงใใใใง ใใใจใซ ใใใพใใ |
| Did you hear, ใงใใใ (densha)? |
| ใงใใใ means train |
| My wife goes to work by train. |
| Thank you for watching. |
| Now you know how to talk about travel. |
| ...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway. |
| ใพใใญ (mata ne)! |
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