117 [✐4] common "but" in conversation + shadowing

[✐4. Allegretto] Try role play in Plain Style! [V-Plain + けど 、N/na-Adj + だけど]

Today, we will practice “kedo(but)”. “kedo” connects two opposing statements, and is commonly used both formal and casual situations.

“I eat a lot, though….”

[00:07]

Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Today, we will practice “kedo(but)”. “kedo” connects two opposing statements, and is commonly used both formal and casual situations. You can also soften the blow of the opinion or statement by putting kedo” at the end of the sentence.

[00:30]

First, make it to “kedo” as follows.

For example,

ikimasu (go)

→ ikukedo (I go, but)

Ready?

[00:42]

1. → I eat a lot, but

2. → I go home from now, but

3. → I replaced it, but

4. → I have seen it, but

5. → I entered university, but

6. → It makes strange sound, but

7. → An ambulance came, but

[02:37]

8. → The price has gone up, but

9. → The shirt is dry, but

10. → I invited, but

11. → The size doesn’t fit, but

12. → I was showed around/guided, but

13. → I intended to do it soon, but

14. → I just went there the other day, but

15. → S/he said s/he was going to buy cigarettes, but

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「たくさんたべるけど…。」

[00:07]

みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。きょうは｢〜けど｣をれんしゅうします。“kedo” connects two opposing statements, and is commonly used in daily conversation, both formal and casual situations. You can also soften the blow of the opinion or statement by putting “kedo” at the end of the sentence.

[00:30]

まず、つぎのように「〜けど」に かえてください。

たとえば、

いきます

→ いくけど

いいですか。

[00:42]

1. たくさん たべます

→ たくさんたべるけど

2. これから かえります

→ これからかえるけど

3. とりかえました

→ とりかえたけど

4. みたことがあります

→ みたことがあるけど

5. だいがくに にゅうがくしました

→ だいがくに にゅうがくしたけど

6. へんなおとがします

→ へんなおとがするけど

7. きゅうきゅうしゃがきました

→ きゅうきゅうしゃがきたけど

[02:37]

8. ねだんが あがりました

→ ねだんが あがったけど

9. シャツが かわきました

→ シャツが かわいたけど

10. さそいました

→ さそったけど

11. サイズが あいません

→ サイズが あわないけど

12. あんないしてもらいました

→ あんないしてもらったけど

13. すぐに するつもりでした

→ すぐに するつもりだったけど

14. このまえ いったばかりです

→ このまえ いったばかりだけど

15. たばこを かいにいくと いっていました

→ たばこを かいにいくと いっていたけど

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[✐2 Andante] Today’s topic is adverbs. Adverbs add depth to your conversation. Use more adverbs!

“I slept deeply.”

[00:07]

Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Today’s topic is adverbs. Adverbs add depth to your conversation.

[00:17]

First, listen to the key words [KW] and then repeat the sentence.

[00:22]

1. [KW] deeply, sleep

→ I slept deeply.

2. [KW] soon, autumn

→ It will be autumn soon.

3. [KW] immediately/shortly, contact

→ I will contact you shortly.

4. [KW] slowly [here means relaxing], bath

→ Please take a nice long bath.

5. [KW] this way, straight

→ If you go straight this road/way, you’ll find it.

6. [KW] by foot, 10 minutes

→ It’s about 10-minute walk.

7. [KW] a little, rest

→ Please get rest a bit.

8. [KW] Tokyo, much/far, big

→ Tokyo is far bigger.

9. [KW] myself, make

→ I made it myself.

10. [KW] early/soon, go home

→ I want to go home soon.

So far so good? We continue.

1. [KW] oneself, go home

→ I can go home alone.

2. [KW] maybe, go

→ Maybe I will go tomorrow.

3. [KW] often, go on trips

→ I go often go on trips.

4. [KW] in total, how much

→ How much is it in total?

5. [KW] people, a lot

→ There are a lot of people.

6. [KW] never, have an absence

→ I was never absent (never had a day off).

7. [KW] mostly/roughly/about, understand

→ I understand for the most part.

8. [KW] at all/simply*, understand

→ I don’t understand at all.

9. [KW] struggling to/difficult to*, improve

→ It’s hard to improve.

10. [KW] not really, like

→ I don’t really like it.

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「ぐっすり ねむりました。」

[00:07]

みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。きょうはふくしadverbです。ふくしをつかうと、かいわにふかさがでますよ。

[00:17]

まず、キーワード[KW]をきいてから、ぶんをリピートしてください。

[00:22]

1. [KW] ぐっすり、ねむります

→ ぐっすり ねむりました。

2. [KW] もうすぐ、あき

→ もうすぐ、あきに なりますね。

3. [KW] すぐに、れんらく

→ すぐに れんらくします。

4. [KW] ゆっくり、おふろ

→ ゆっくり おふろに はいってください。

5. [KW] このみち、まっすぐ

→ このみちをまっすぐいくと、ありますよ。

6. [KW] あるいて、10ぷん

→ あるいて、10ぷんくらいです。

7. [KW] すこし、やすみます

→ すこし やすんでください。

8. [KW] とうきょう、ずっと、おおきい

→ とうきょうのほうが、ずっとおおきいです。

9. [KW] じぶんで、つくります

→ じぶんでつくりました。

10. [KW] はやく、かえります

→ はやく、かえりたいです。

[02:52]

ここまでOKですか。まだ つづきますよ。

[02:56]

1. [KW] ひとりで、かえります

→ ひとりで かえることができます。

2. [KW] たぶん、いきます

→ たぶん、あした いきます。

3. [KW] よく、りょこう

→ よく りょこうにいきます。

4. [KW] ぜんぶで、いくら

→ ぜんぶで いくらですか。

5. [KW] ひと、たくさん

→ ひとがたくさんいました。

6. [KW] いちども*、やすみます

→ いちども やすみませんでした。

7. [KW] だいたい、わかります

→ だいたい わかります。

8. [KW] ぜんぜん*、わかります

→ ぜんぜん、わかりません。

9. [KW] なかなか**、じょうたつします

→ なかなか じょうたつしません。

10. [KW] あまり*、すきです

→ あまり、すきじゃないです。

*Those adverbs can only be used with a negative predicate.

** なかなかnakanaka: hier, it is used in an implied negative context.

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There is something left behind. Ask who this belongs to.

[✐1. Adagio] の : possession + get familiar with Japanese names

“Who does this belong to?”

[00:07]

Hello, everyone. How are you doing? There is something left behind. Ask who this belongs to.

Note: これ kore – “this one here (close to the speaker)”; それ sore - “that one there (something close to the speaker or between speaker and the listner), あれare - “that one over there” (far from both).

Repeat after me

[00:18]

1. Who does this belong to?

2. Who does that belong to?

3. Who does that (over there) belong to?

4. Who does this bag belong to?

5. Who does this textbook belong to?

6. Who does this smartphone belong to?

7. Who does that umbrella belong to?

8. Who does that pen belong to?

9. Who does that notebook belong to?

10. Who does that wallet (over there) belong to?

11. Who does that scarf (over there) belong to?

12. Who does that jacket (over there) belong to?

13. Who does this key belong to?

14. Who does that hat belong to?

15. Who do those glasses (over there) belong to?

16. Who does this mask belong to?

17. Who do those earphones belong to?

18. Who does that bicycle (over there) belong to?

19. Who does this car belong to?

20. Who does that trash belong to?

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「これはだれのですか。」

[00:07]

みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。There is something left behind. わすれものがありますね。Ask who this belongs to.

Note: これkore – “this one here (close to the speaker)”; それsore - “that one there (something close to the speaker or between speaker and listner, あれare - “that one over there” (far from both).

Repeat after me

[00:18]

1. これは だれのですか。

2. それは だれのですか。

3. あれは だれのですか。

4. このかばんは だれのですか。

5. このきょうかしょは だれのですか。

6. このスマホは だれのですか。

7. そのかさは だれのですか。

8. そのペンは だれのですか。

9. そのノートは だれのですか。

10. あのさいふは だれのですか。

11. あのスカーフは だれのですか。

12. あのジャケットは だれのですか。

13. このかぎは だれのですか。

14. そのぼうしは だれのですか。

15. あのめがねは だれのですか。

16. このマスクは だれのですか。

17. そのイヤホンは だれのですか。

18. あのじてんしゃは だれのですか。

19. このくるまは だれのですか。

20. そのゴミは だれのですか。

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[✐2. Andante] 〜たら

“If I go to England, I want to eat fish and chips.”

[00:09]

Hello, everyone. How are you doing?

Well, what if you had 1 billion yen…?

Repeat after me

[00:16]

1. If I had 1 billion yen, I’d like to travel the world.

2. If I had 1 billion yen, I’d save all(the full amount).

3. If I had 1 billion yen, I’d build a school and a home for the elderly.

4. If I had 1 billion yen, I think I will quit the job immediately.

5. If I had 1 billion yen, I’d like to donate it to various organizations.

(dantai = organisation, group, body)

[01:40]

What would you do If you had 1 billion yen, what would you like to do?

[01:57]

Now, listen to the key word [KW] and then repeat the sentence.

[02:03]

1. [KW] hot, open the window

→ If it’s hot, open the window.

2. [KW] cold, jacket

→ If it’s cold tomorrow, I will bring a jacket.

3. [KW] time off/holiday, asia, travel

→ If I have a holiday, I’d like to travel Asia.

4. [KW] England, fish and chips,

→ When/If I go to England, I want to eat fish and chips.

5. [KW] bad weather, hiking, postpone

→ If the weather is bad, the hike will be postponed to next week.

6. [KW] fever, doesn’t go down, medicine

→ If the fever doesn’t go down, take this medicine.

[04:00]

Now, make a sentence as follow.

For example,

arrive/get to the station, call

→ I’ll call you when(if) I get to the station.

Ready?

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「イギリスにいったら、フィッシュアンドチップスをたべたいです」

[00:09]

みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。

さて、もし10億円あったら… ?

Repeat after me

[00:16]

1. もし10億円(おくえん)あったら、せかいりょこうをしたいです。

2. もし10億円あったら、ぜんぶちょきんします。

3. もし10億円あったら、がっこうやろうじんホームをつくります。

4. もし10億円あったら、かいしゃをやめるとおもいます。

5. もし10億円あったら、いろいろなだんたいに きふしたいです。

(だんたい = organisation, group, body)

[01:40]

みなさんは、10億円あったら、どうしますか。なにをしたいですか。

[01:57]

では、キーワード[KW]をきいてから、ぶんをリピートしてください。

[02:03]

1. [KW] あつい、まどをあける

→ あつかったら、まどを あけてください。

2. [KW] さむい、ジャケット

→ あした、さむかったら、ジャケットをもっていきます。

3. [KW] やすみ、アジア、りょこう

→ やすみがあったら、アジアをりょこうしたいです。

4. [KW] イギリス、フィッシュアンドチップス

→ イギリスにいったら、フィッシュアンドチップスをたべたいです。

5. [KW] てんきがわるい、ハイキング、えんき

→ てんきがわるかったら、ハイキングはえんきします。

6. [KW] ねつ、さがりません、くすり

→ ねつが さがらなかったら、このくすりをのんでください。

[04:00]

では、つぎのようにぶんをつくってください。

たとえば、

えきにつきます、でんわします

→ えきについたら、でんわします。

いいですか。

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[✐3.Moderato] Conditional: -eba 〜ば いいですか、i-adjective, noun：〜nara 「リクエストがあれば、おしえてください。」
“If you have a request, let me know.”
[00:08]
Hello, everyone. We begin with reviewing 3 forms; Masu-, Jisho- and Jouken(conditional)-Kei(forms).
Repeat after me
[00:17]
1.  eat
2.  see/watch/look
3.  be
4.  fall(rain, snow)
5.  read
6.  go
7.  hear/listen
8.  meet/see
9.  buy
10.  call
11.  do
12.  come
[01:38]
There are Jouken(conditional)-kei(form) of na- and i-adjectives.  Note that “〜nara” follows after adjectives and nouns.
Repeat after me
[01:51]
1.  good
2.  bad
3.  high/tall/expensive
4.  cheap
5.  clean/beautiful
6.  free/disengaged/leisure
7.  quiet
8.  rain
9.  snow
10.  spring
[02:45]
Now let’s practice with sentences.
Repeat after me
[02:48]
1.  If you walk, it’s about 20 minutes to the station.
2.  If you go to that 100-yen shop, you can buy almost anything.
3.  If you have a question, ask me.
4.  If you eat this, you’ll be fine.
5.  If it’s clear on weekend, I will play tennis.
6.  If it snows, it’s “White Christmas”, isn’t it?
7.  If you read this, you will understand it well.
8.  If you take the medicine, you will get better.
9.  If you call the police, they will come soon.
10.  If you buy two, the third one is half price.
11.  When it comes to coffee, I recommend you that café.
12.  Where should I write my name?
13.  I’d like to go to Asakusa, but how can I go(get) there?
14.  I don’t know how to use this. What should I do?
[05:31]
Make a sentence as follows;
For example,
Tomorrow rain, cancel
→  If it rains tomorrow, it will be cancelled.
Here we go.

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[✐all levels] 「(N)なら、(N)です」: in the case of, then, in the event that, if it is, if so〜, when it comes to
[00:07]
Hello, everyone.
“Sushi nara Wasabi desu” would be; “If it is Sushi, you eat with Wasabi (not with Ketchup)”, for example. This translation is just one of many.

“〜nara,〜desu” means;  in the case of, in the event that, if so, when it comes to etc, and the meaning varies with different contexts. We use only nouns to construct this pattern today. So it’s easy.

Repeat the sentence and think about the meaning. Then check my sample translation.  I say “sample”, because there could be more possibile translations.  Here we go.

(There may be different translations depending on the context or background. )

Repeat after me
[00:59]
1.  If you want to visit Japan, you should go in Spring.
My favourite season in Japan is Spring.
If you want to know when is the best season in Japan, it is Spring.
2.  If you want to visit Japan, you should go to Kyoto.
When it comes to Japan, Kyoto is the most popular city.
If you go to Japan, you should visit Kyoto.
3.  If you are in Tokyo, you should go to Asakusa.
If I were asked which area in Tokyo to visit, I would say Asakusa.
One of the most popular touristic area in Tokyo is Asakusa.
4.  If it is Anime,  (I recommend) Doraemon.
5.  If you ask me which movie I like, it is French movies.
In case you want to watch a film, I recommend a french film.
6.  If it rains on weekend, the barbecue will be cancelled.
7.  If it is tomorrow, I have time.
8.  In terms of alcohol, if it is a little bit, I’m OK. (=I can drink a little alcohol).
9.  When it comes to smartphone, this model should be the one. (= I recommend
this model. )
10.  If it is only Hiragana, it is fine.  (=I can read/manage if it is written only in
Hiragana.)
[02:31]
Now, make a sentence.
For example;
Sushi, toro(tuna)
→ If you eat Sushi, try Toro(Tuna).
(Again, those are sample translations.)
Are you ready?
[02:40]
1.→ If you eat Sushi, eat with Soy source and wasabi.
2.→ If you want to know where to go skiing, I’d say Hokkaido.
3.→ When it comes to shopping, I suggest to go to Shinjuku.
4. → If it rains heavily, I will take a taxi.
5.  → If asked who will be the next prime minister, I’d say Tabe san.

Dialogue (Plain Style)
[04:02]
A:  ah I’m hungry.
B:  If you are thinking of a packed lunch, you should try department store’s basement food floor. It’s amazing. Lots of choices!
A:  But I feel like eating Ramen, though.
B:  ah, Ramen?.  If it’s Ramen, the Ramen shop in front of the station is good.  If my memory is correct, the name of the shop is…..

Repeat after me (in Masu Style)
[04:25]
1.  → I’m hungry.
2.  → If you like a packed lunch, try a department store’s basement food floor.
3.  → I feel like eating Ramen.
4.  → If it’s Ramen, the ramen shop in front of the station is good/delicious/worth going.
[05:13]
That’s all for today.  It was fun, ne.
If it is Podcast, you can practice speaking in the bed, right?
See you again!

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