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Intermediate Lesson
My Tokyo Traveblogue - Day 2

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Lesson Code: 327_I37_112406

Kanji Transcript

Kana Transcript

5PDML7UDQVFULSW

Translation

Vocabulary

Grammar Points

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Translation

Mitsuo Yokota Young lady, wake up! Were in Tokyo.

Agnes Murakami Oh, thanks.
Mitsuo Yokota Well, I think youre gonna face a lot of challenges from here on, but hang in there and
go get your dream.
Agnes Murakami Yes, thanks a lot.
Mitsuo Yokota Okay, take care.
Agnes Murakami Yes, good bye.
Mitsuo Yokota Oh, and one more thing, make sure to contact me if anything comes up.
Agnes Murakami Okay, got it.
Mitsuo Yokota Bye.
2ND\,KDYHWRJRWRWKHKRWHOUVW
Hello.
Hi, I have a reservation. Im Murakami.
Yes, one moment please. Yes, Miss Agnes Murakami, right. This is your room key. Its
RQWKHULJKWVLGHRIWKHVHFRQGRRU
Agnes Murakami Yes, thank you.
Agnes Murakami
Front Desk
Agnes Murakami
Front Desk

Agnes Murakami Come on, this is a smoking room. And I dont even smoke. Im gonna call the front desk
and get another room. (Phone) Excuse me, but may I change this room with a non-smoking one?
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Front Desk
Agnes Murakami
Front Desk
Agnes Murakami
Front Desk
Agnes Murakami

Oh yes, Im sorry. Well change the room right away.

Yes, thank you.
Is this room okay?
<HVLWVQH7KDQNV$QGFDQ,KDYHDZDNHXSFDOODWWRPRUURZPRUQLQJSOHDVH"
Yes, certainly.
Alright, time to take a bath and get cleaned up. I need to get up in the morning and go
ORRNIRUDURRP,KRSH,FDQQGDJRRGSODFH,FDQGRLW

Vocabulary -
Kanji

Kana

5PDML
kagi
tabako
furonto
PQLQJXNUX
kashikomaru

English
key
cigarettes
front desk
morning call
to humble oneself

Grammar Points

Todays grammar point is the causative + -te itadaku, which means to have someone let you do something. To better understand this grammar structure, it is necessary to examine the several components that
comprise this particular structure.
The causative in Japanese can be used to express the notion of to let as well as to make, as can be seen
in the following sentences.

%XFKJDZDWDVKLQL2VDNDHLNDVHPDVX
The manager will make me go to Osaka.

6KLNDWDJDQDNXLVVKRQLU\RNHLNDVHPDVX
What can I do? Ill let you come on the trip.
The -te itadaku construction is humble language, NHQMJR, for -WHPRUDX*, where PRUDX acts as an auxiliary
meaning someone will do something for [me].
[Reciever] ZD [Giver] QL verb.te-form itadaku
*0RUDX is a class one verb used to express that the speaker, or someone in the speakers group receives
something from someone who has a lower status than the receiver.
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5HQUDNXVDNLRPUXGHRNXWWHLWDGDNLPDVX
Send the contact information to me by email.
However, todays grammar point is the combination of these two elements, and the result is a humble way
of requesting to have someone let you do something or in plain English, requesting someone to give permission to do something. In this construction you are actually requesting to have someone make/let you
do something.

6KLPL]XVHQVHLN\ZDMLQLNDHUDVHWHLWDGDNLPDVX
Mr. Shimizu, I will go home at 8:00 today.

,ZDVHWHLWDGDNLPDVXWRDQDWDQRKVKLQZDPDFKLJDWWHLPDVX
If I may say so, your objective is wrong.

Lesson Code: 327_I37_112406

November 24th 2006 / 20061124