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Lesson Transcript

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.
Let’s look at the main dialogue.
Two people are having a conversation.
しちじに あいます｡ わたしは ろっぽんぎまで はしります｡ いしかわさんも、はしりますか｡
Shichi-ji ni aimasu. Watashi wa Roppongi made hashirimasu. Ishikawa-san mo, hashirimasu ka.
I’m meeting them at 7 o’clock. I’ll run to Roppongi. Will you run too, Ishikawa?
もう、つかれました｡ わたしはでんしゃで いきますよ｡
Mō, tsukaremashita. Watashi wa densha de ikimasu yo.
I’m already tired. I’ll 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 でんしゃでいきますよ｡ (DENSHA DE ikimasuyo.) By using the particle "で" after the name of the vehicle, they are saying that vehicle will be the means of transport.
Let’s practice with more transportation vocabulary in this lesson.
Here is a list of common means of transportation.
First is,
バス (basu), バス . バス.
くるま (kuruma), くるま . くるま.
でんしゃ (densha), でんしゃ . でんしゃ.
ちかてつ (chikatetsu), ちかてつ . ちかてつ.
じてんしゃ (jitensha), じてんしゃ . じてんしゃ.
Do you know what バス means?
bus
How about くるま?
car
And でんしゃ?
train
And what about ちかてつ?
subway
And じてんしゃ?
jitensha
Let's do multiple choice questions.
Circle the correct answer.
What does くるま (kuruma) mean?
car
taxi is タクシー (takushī)
Let's do another. Circle the correct answer.
What does でんしゃ (densha) mean?
train
bicycle is じてんしゃ (jitensha)
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?
What are they saying?
わたしは がっこうに で いきます。
(Watashi wa gakkou ni ________ de ikimasu.)
わたしは がっこうに で いきます。
じてんしゃ (jitensha)
じてんしゃ
わたしは がっこうに じてんしゃ で いきます。
(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?
わたしの おとうさんは で かよいます｡
(Watashi no otousan wa _______ de kayoimasu.)
わたしの おとうさんは で かよいます｡
くるま (kuruma)
くるま
わたしの おとうさんはくるまで かよいます｡
(Watashi no otousan wa kuruma de kayoimasu.)
My dad commutes by car.
Let's do some true or false.
True or false —
バス(basu) means bus.
True
バス means bus.
True or false —
でんしゃ (densha) means subway.
False
でんしゃ means train.
subway is ちかてつ(chikatetsu)
ちかてつ
Listen as I speak.
Which word am I saying?
つまはでんしゃでしごとにいきます｡
Tsuma wa densha de shigoto ni ikimasu.
Did you hear the word? Let’s listen one more time.
つまはでんしゃでしごとにいきます｡
でんしゃ (densha)
でんしゃ
つまはでんしゃでしごとにいきます｡
My wife goes to work by train.
じてんしゃ (jitensha) is bicycle
Listen as I speak. Which word am I saying?
わたしはすーぱーにバスでいきます｡
(Watashi wa sūpā ni basu de ikimasu.)
Did you hear the word? Let’s listen one more time.
わたしはすーぱーにバスでいきます｡
バス (basu)
バス
わたしはすーぱーにバスでいきます｡
I go to the supermarket by bus.
ちかてつ (chikatetsu) is subway.
Listen to me as I speak. Can you match what the character says to the means of transport on the right?
わたしは がっこうに じてんしゃで いきます。
(Watashi wa gakkou ni jitensha de ikimasu.)
Let’s listen one more time.
わたしは がっこうに じてんしゃで いきます。
Did you hear, じてんしゃ?
じてんしゃ means bicycle
I go to school by bicycle.
How about...?
わたしの おとうさんは くるまで かよいます。
(Watashi no otousan wa kuruma de kayoimasu.)
Let’s listen one more time.
わたしの おとうさんは くるまで かよいます。
Did you hear, くるま (kuruma)?
くるま means car
My dad commutes by car.
Next...
わたしの おっとは ちかてつで しごとに いきます。
(Watashi no otto wa chikatetsu de shigoto ni ikimasu.)
One more time.
わたしの おっとは ちかてつで しごとに いきます。
Did you hear, ちかてつ (chikatetsu)?
ちかてつ means subway
My husband goes to work by subway.
Next...
わたしはスーパーにバスで いきます。
(Watashi wa sūpā ni basu de ikimasu.)
One more time.
わたしはスーパーにバスで いきます。
Did you hear, バス (basu)?
バス means bus
I go to the supermarket by bus.
And...
つまは でんしゃで しごとに いきます。
(Tsuma wa densha de shigoto ni ikimasu.)
One more time.
つまは でんしゃで しごとに いきます。
Did you hear, でんしゃ (densha)?
でんしゃ 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.
またね (mata ne)!

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