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LESSONTRANSCRIPT

AbsoluteBeginnerS1#9
AskingaJapaneseQuestion

CONTENTS
Introduction
LessonConversation
Postconversationbanter
LessonConversation

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INTRODUCTION
Jessi:AskingaJapaneseQuestion.ジェシーです。(Jeshiidesu.)Jessihere.
Naomi:こんにちは!なおみです。(Kon'nichiwa!Naomidesu.)Naomihere!
Jessi:Thanksforjoiningusagain!Naomi,couldyoutelluswhatwelearnedinthelastlesson?
Naomi:Sure!Inthelastlesson,wereviewedourfirstsentencepattern,AはBです(AwaBdesu).
Jessi:Whichmeans"AisB".
Naomi:Andinthislesson...?
Jessi:You'lllearnhowtoaskquestions.You'llbesurprisedathoweasyitis!We'llbeusingthefirst
sentencepatternwelearnedaswell.Okay,sowhat'shappeningintheconversationinthislesson?
Naomi:Well,Taylor,Masato,andKaoriarestillattheairport.
Jessi:Ifyourememberlasttime,KaorigaveTayloragifttheybroughtwiththemfromJapan,おみやげ
(omiyage).
Naomi:Right.
Jessi:Now,he'saskingheraboutitinthisconversation.Let'slistenin!
LESSONCONVERSATION
テイラー:これは…おかしですか。(Korewa...o-kashidesuka.)
まさと:はい、そうです。⽇本のおかしです。(Hai,sōdesu.Nihonnoo-kashidesu.)
かおり:そうです。ようかんです。(Sōdesu.Yōkandesu.)
テイラー:よ・う・か・ん?(Yo,u,ka,n?)
EnglishHost:Let'slistentotheconversationagainslowly.
テイラー:これは…おかしですか。(Korewa...o-kashidesuka.)
まさと:はい、そうです。⽇本のおかしです。(Hai,sōdesu.Nihonnoo-kashidesu.)
かおり:そうです。ようかんです。(Sōdesu.Yōkandesu.)
テイラー:よ・う・か・ん?(Yo,u,ka,n?)
EnglishHost:Nowlet’stoitwiththetranslation.
テイラー:これは…おかしですか。(Korewa...o-kashidesuka.)
Jessi:Arethesesweets?

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まさと:はい、そうです。⽇本のおかしです。(Hai,sōdesu.Nihonnoo-kashidesu.)
Jessi:Yes,that'sright.They'reJapanesesweets.
かおり:そうです。ようかんです。(Sōdesu.Yōkandesu.)
Jessi:Right.They're"yokan."
テイラー:よ・う・か・ん?(Yo,u,ka,n?)
Jessi:Yo-ka-n?
POSTCONVERSATIONBANTER
Jessi:SoTaylor'sgiftfromMasatoandKaoriwassomeJapanesesweets!
Naomi:Yes,sweetsknownasようかん(yōkan).
Jessi:ようかん(yōkan).Howwouldyoudescribeit?
Naomi:Well,ようかん(yōkan)issweet-jelliedredbeanpaste.
Jessi:Itmightbehardforthelistenerstopicture.
Naomi:Ithinkso!It'susuallysoldinblockform.
Jessi:Right.Soit'softenservedandeateninslices.It'sverygood!Ilikeitpersonally.Bytheway,what's
thewordforsweetsorsnacks?
Naomi:Goodquestion.That'sourfirstvocabularyword,おかし(o-kashi).
Jessi:おかし(o-kashi).Onemoretimeslowly,andagainatregularspeed?
Naomi:[Slowly]おかし(o-kashi)[regular]おかし(o-kashi)
Jessi:Andthisisageneralwordforsweetsorsnacks.Andthenextphraseis?
Naomi:⽇本の(Nihonno)
Jessi:⽇本の(Nihonno),andthismeans"Japanese."
Naomi:Youcanactuallylearntwowordsinone.
Jessi:Yes!CanyoutellusthewordforJapan?
Naomi:⽇本(Nihon)
Jessi:⽇本(Nihon).andthewordforJapaneseis?
Naomi:⽇本の(Nihonno)
Jessi:Thisisjust⽇本(Nihon)withの(o)attheend.⽇本の(Nihonno).Soifwecombinethiswiththe
otherwordwejustlearned,weget...
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Naomi:⽇本のおかし(Nihonnoo-kashi)
Jessi:Japanesesweets!
Naomi:That'sthephrasewesawinthedialogue.
Jessi:Sopleaserememberthat"Japan"is
Naomi:⽇本(Nihon)
Jessi:And"Japanese"asin"Japanesesweets"is
Naomi:⽇本の(Nihonno)
Jessi:Great.Andthelastphrasewesaw?
Naomi:そうです(Sōdesu)
Jessi:そうです!(Sōdesu!)Andthismeans...
Naomi:"Yes"or"That'sright"or"You'reright."
Jessi:SowhenTaylorasked,"Arethesesweets?"Kaorisaid
Naomi:そうです。(Sōdesu.)
Jessi:Yes,that'sright.
Naomi:⽇本のおかしです。(Nihonnoo-kashidesu.)
Jessi:They'reJapanesesweets.
Jessi:Inthislesson,you'lllearnhowtomakeaquestion.
Naomi:Whichisveryeasy.
Jessi:Yes.You'llbesurprised!Butbeforewemoveon,weneedtogobacktoLesson7.
Naomi:InLesson7,youlearnedhowtomakea[AisB]sentence.AはBです(AwaBdesu).
Jessi:That'sright.Forexample?
Naomi:これは⽔です。(Korewamizudesu.)
Jessi:これisthis,and⽔iswater,soaltogetherthismeans"Thisiswater."
Naomi:これは⽔です。(Korewamizudesu.)
Jessi:Sothisisjustaregularstatement.You'rejuststatingafact,right?
Naomi:Right.
Jessi:Now,whatifwewanttoaskaquestion?Sayyouhaveaglassofclearliquidinfrontofyou,andyou
wanttoknow,"Isthiswater?"Forallyouknow,itcouldbeSeven-Up,orsomethingelse.
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Naomi:Well,toturnastatementintoaquestion,addか(ka)totheend.
Jessi:Justonesound-か(ka).Let'stryit.Sothesentence
Naomi:これは⽔です。(Korewamizudesu.)
Jessi:Becomes...?
Naomi:これは⽔ですか。(Korewamizudesuka.)
Jessi:これは⽔ですか。(Korewamizudesuka.)"Isthiswater?"RepeatafterNaomi.
Naomi:これは⽔ですか。(Korewamizudesuka.)
[pause]
Jessi:Great!Now,justawhileagowelearnedthewordおかし(o-kashi).
Naomi:Meaning"sweets."
Jessi:Yes.Sosittinginfrontofyouisaplateofsomethingthatlookslikecookies.Ifyouknowtheyare
sweets,youcansay...
Naomi:これはおかしです。(Korewao-kashidesu.)
Jessi:Butsayforexample,ifyoudon'tknowwhattheyare,andwanttoaskiftheyaresweets,youcan
say...?
Naomi:これはおかしですか。(Korewao-kashidesuka.)
Jessi:"Arethesesweets?"RepeatafterNaomi.
Naomi:これはおかしですか。(Korewao-kashidesuka.)
[pause]
Naomi:That'sexactlywhatTayloraskedinthedialogue.
Jessi:Oh,right~これはおかしですか?(Korewao-kashidesuka?)
Naomi:Right.Okay,let'shavethelistenerstryitnow.
Jessi:Okay!Soundsgood.Here'sthesituation.Let'ssayyourJapanesehostputsadishdowninfrontof
you.Itlookslikefish,butyou'renotquitesure,howcouldyouask?
Naomi:Herearesomehintsforyou,"fish"is⿂(sakana).
Jessi:So?
Naomi:"Thisisfish"wouldbeこれはさかなです。(Korewasakanadesu.)
Jessi:Okay.Sopleaseask,"Isthisfish?"
[pause]
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Jessi:Okay.Naomi,inthissituation,whatshouldwesay?
Naomi:これはさかなですか?(Korewasakanadesuka?)
Jessi:Remember,allyouneedtodoisaddか(ka)toastatementtomakeitaquestion.
Naomi:That'sit!
Jessi:Notsobad,wasit?
Naomi:Thanksforlistening,everyone!
Jessi:Seeyouallnexttime.
Naomi:じゃまた。(Jamata.)
LESSONCONVERSATION
テイラー:これは…おかしですか。(Korewa...o-kashidesuka.)
まさと:はい、そうです。⽇本のおかしです。(Hai,sōdesu.Nihonnoo-kashidesu.)
かおり:そうです。ようかんです。(Sōdesu.Yōkandesu.)
テイラー:よ・う・か・ん?(Yo,u,ka,n?)

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