#30

Expressing a variety of past and future actions

一緒に歌ったり、踊ったりしました We sang songs and danced together.

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Tam has come to a café with Mi Ya. Tam talks about her memories of a music student, Yuuki.

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メロンパフェでございます。

Meron-pafe de gozaimasu.

Here are your melon parfaits.

おいしそう！

Oishisoo!

They look delicious!

タム、悠輝さんと、どこで会ったの？

Tamu, Yuuki-san to, doko de atta no?

Tam, where did you first meet Yuuki-san?

ベトナムです。

Betonamu desu.

In Vietnam.

小学校でボランティアをしました。

Shoogakkoo de borantia o shimashita.

We were volunteering at an elementary school.

一緒に歌ったり、踊ったりしました。

Issho ni utattari, odottari shimashita.

We sang songs and danced together.

そうだったの。

Soo datta no.

I see.

はい。悠輝さんに会いたいです。

Hai. Yuuki-san ni aitai desu.

Yes. I'd like to meet him again.

Vocabulary

メロンパフェ

meron-pafe

melon parfait

～でございます

～de gozaimasu

a polite way of saying "desu"

おいしい

oishii

delicious

どこ

doko

where

会う

meet

ベトナム

Betonamu

Vietnam

小学校

shoogakkoo

elementary school

ボランティア

borantia

volunteer

する

suru

一緒に

issho ni

together

歌う

utau

sing

踊る

odoru

dance

そう

soo

I see

はい

hai

yes

Key Phrase

Expressing a variety of past and future actions

一緒に歌ったり、踊ったりしました。

Issho ni utattari, odottari shimashita.

We sang songs and danced together.

To list some examples out of a number of actions, use the TARI-form of a verb. Change the "te" at the end of the verb's TE-form to "tari." To express something you've done, end the sentence with "shimashita" or "did."

To express something you're going to do:
The verb's TARI-form can be used to express both what you've done and what you're going to do. For things in the future, say "-tari, -tari shimasu/shitai desu" meaning "will/want to XXX and XXX."

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Verbs

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北海道で何をしますか。

Hokkaidoo de nani o shimasu ka.　

What are you going to do in Hokkaido?

ハイキングをしたり、温泉に入ったりしたいです。

Haikingu o shitari, onsen ni haittari shitai desu.

I want to go hiking and go bathing in a hot spring.

Try It Out!

Try saying a variety of past and future actions

1Which of these three choices is the correct way to say this sentence in Japanese?

I went shopping and swam in the ocean.

go shopping | swim in the ocean

買い物をする（→したり） | 海で泳ぐ（→泳いだり）

kaimono o suru (→shitari) | umi de oyogu (→oyoidari)

1

Kaimono o shitari suru, umi de oyoidari suru.

Sorry, wrong Answer.
2

Kaimono ga shitari, umi ga oyoidari shimashita.

Sorry, wrong Answer.
3

買い物をしたり、海で泳いだりしました。

Kaimono o shitari, umi de oyoidari shimashita.

2Say the sentence in Japanese, using the following word(s).

I did/want to [verb 1] and [verb 2].

【verb 1】たり、【verb 2】たりしました／したいです。

【verb 1】 tari, 【verb 2】 tari shimashita/shitai desu.

«what you want to do»go to a temple | wear a kimono

お寺に行く（→行ったり）| 着物を着る（→着たり）

otera ni iku (→ittari) | kimono o kiru (→kitari)

Answer

お寺に行ったり、着物を着たりしたいです。

Otera ni ittari, kimono o kitari shitai desu.

3Say the sentence in Japanese, using the following word(s).

I did/want to [verb 1] and [verb 2].

【verb 1】たり、【verb 2】たりしました／したいです。

【verb 1】 tari, 【verb 2】 tari shimashita/shitai desu.

«what you did»watch TV | take a nap

テレビを見る（→見たり）| 昼寝をする（→したり）

terebi o miru (→mitari) | hirune o suru (→shitari)

Answer

テレビを見たり、昼寝をしたりしました。

Terebi o mitari, hirune o shitari shimashita.

Bonus Phrase: おいしそう！

Oishisoo!

They look delicious!

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People's voices

It's used when something looks delicious. To say "delicious" while eating, use “Oishii!"

Kanji

Jinja (shrine)

Culture

Kaito Is Your Food Guide!

Japanese Sweets

You can find all kinds of sweet things in Japan, such as traditional Japanese and Western confections.
Japanese sweets include rice cakes, rice crackers, and bean-paste buns. Some are connected to the seasons, such as rice cakes using cherry blossoms and leaves in spring. In summer, you'll find sweets that look like starry skies and clear streams.

Sakuramochi

Summer-only Japanese confection

Many items considered to be Western-style have spawned variations in Japan. For example, Japanese shortcake may look like strawberry shortcake, but it uses a sponge cake. You can savor the colors of fruit-filled parfaits.

Japanese shortcake

Melon parfait

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