Rondon de Koosoo-biru ga Kaji 2017/June/16

multistory building is on fire in London

14-ka Igirisu no shuto Rondon de, Koosoo-biru ga kaji ni narimashita.

Sono biru wa 24-kai-date no koosoo-juutaku desu.
Gozen 1-ji goro 4-kai kara Hi ga deta soo desu.
Hi wa, "A!" toiu ma ni, tatemono zentai ni moe-hirogarimashita.
Hi wa 14-ka gogo daitai kiemashita ga, ima demo tatemono kara kemuri ga dete
imasu.

16-nichi asa genzai (Nihon jikan), sukunakutomo 17-nin ga nakunarimashita.

Ima demo, suu-juu-nin ga yukue-fumei da soo desu.

2017/June/16
multistory building is on fire in London

Practice Each Sentence

Rondon de Koosoo-biru ga Kaji

Rondon London, koosoo-biru multistory building, kaji a fire (of building, forest, etc.)

1. 14-ka Igirisu no shuto Rondon de,

Koosoo-biru ga kaji ni narimashita.
juuyokka 14th. of the month, Igirisu United Kingdom, Britain
shuto capital city, Rondon London, -de place marker; in, at
koosoo-biru multistory building, kaji ni narimasu (building) be on fire
kaji a fire (of building, forest, etc.), narimasu to become, come to, get

2. Sono biru wa 24-kai-date no koosoo-juutaku desu.

biru building, nijuuyon-kai-date 24-story
koosoo-juutaku multistory residence, juutaku house, residence

3. Gozen 1-ji goro 4-kai kara Hi ga deta soo desu.

gozen a.m., ichi-ji 1:00, -goro / -koro around (time)
yon-kai fourth floor, 4F, -kara from
hi ga demasu a fire starts, a fire breaks out, hi fire, flame
deta ta form of demasu; come out, appear, -soo desu reported information; I heard, he/they
said

4. Hi wa, "A!" toiu ma ni, tatemono zentai ni moe-hirogarimashita.

hi fire, flame, A! toiu ma ni in a moment, in a twinkling (expression)
tatemono building, zentai entire, whole, -ni place marker; in, at, on
 moe-hirogarimasu fire spread, spread the fire
moemasu to burn, hirogarimasu to spread

5. Hi wa 14-ka gogo daitai kiemashita ga,

ima demo, tatemono kara kemuri ga dete imasu.
hi fire, flame, juuyokka 14th. of the month, gogo p.m., afternoon
daitai roughly, nearly, almost, kiemasu to disappear, vanish, go out, go off
hi ga kiemasu fire go out, -ga a conjunction meaning "but"
ima demo even now, still, ima now, -demo even
tatemono building, -kara from
[A] kara kemuri ga demasu smoke come out from [A], [A] give out smoke
kemuri smoke, dete te form of demasu; come out, appear
-te imasu expressing progressive or state

6. 16-nichi asa genzai (Nihon jikan),

sukunakutomo 17-nin ga nakunarimashita.
juuroku-nichi 16th. of the month, asa morning, genzai as of (time), Nihon jikan Japan
time
sukunakutomo at least, juushichi-nin / juunana-nin 17 people
nakunarimasu to die, pass away (formal)
The most common word meaning "to die" is shinimasu / shinu.

7. Ima demo, suu-juu-nin ga yukue-fumei da soo desu.

ima demo even now, still, suu-juu-nin tens of people, dozens of people, suu- several (ten,
hundred, thousand, ...)
yukue-fumei missing, go missing, -soo desu reported information; I heard, he/they said

Practice the following words

1. IgirisuUnited Kingdom, Britain 17. moemasuto burn

2. shutocapital city 18. hirogarimasuto spread

3. RondonLondon 19. moe-hirogarimasufire spread, spread

the fire
4. koosoo-birumultistory building 20. daitairoughly, nearly, almost

5. birubuilding 21. kiemasuto disappear, vanish, go out, go

off
6. koosoo-juutaku 22. ima demoeven now, still
multistory residence, multistory
apartment 23. imapresent, current, now
 7. juutakuhouse, housing, residence 24. asamorning

8. tatemonobuilding 25. genzaipresent, current, now / as of (time)

9. kajia fire (of building, forest, etc.) 26. sukunakutomoat least

10. narimasuto become, come to, get 27. nakunarimasuto die, pass away (formal)

11. gozena.m. 28. shinimasuto die

12. gogop.m. 29. suu-juu-nintens of people, dozens of

people
13. hifire, flame 30. yukue-fumeimissing, go missing

14. kemurismoke 31. A! toiu ma niin a moment, in a twinkling

(expression)
15. demasuto come out, appear, be
brought
16. zentaientire, whole

Functional patterns used in the sentences (Chapter numbers are from Building Up Conversation)
4-kai kara hi ga deta soo desu / yukue-fumei da soo desu
plain form + soo desu:reported information; I heard, he/they said
Level 2 Chapter 11
imademo kemuri ga dete imasu
verb te form + -te imasu:expressing the progressive, a state of being or a habitual action