#29

Saying what you've done

ピアノの演奏を聴きに行きました I went to listen to a piano recital.

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Mi Ya shows Tam the photos she took at a piano recital in Kamakura. Tam takes a look and is surprised.

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Mi Ya

日曜日に、ピアノの演奏を聴きに行きました。

Nichi-yoobi ni, piano no ensoo o kiki ni ikimashita.

I went to listen to a piano recital on Sunday.

Haru

どうでしたか。

Doo deshita ka.

How was it?

Mi Ya

すばらしかったです。

Subarashikatta desu.

It was wonderful.

Haru

それはよかったですね。

Sore wa yokatta desu ne.

That's good.

Mi Ya

写真をたくさん撮りました。

Shashin o takusan torimashita.

I took a lot of photos.

見てください。

Mite kudasai.

Please have a look.

Tam

あ！これ、悠輝さん・・・。

A! Kore, Yuuki-san...

Oh! This is Yuuki-san…

Haru

悠輝さん？

Yuuki-san?

Yuuki-san?

Vocabulary

日曜日

nichi-yoobi

Sunday

ピアノ

piano

piano

演奏

ensoo

performance

聴く

kiku

listen

行く

iku

go

どう

doo

how

すばらしい

subarashii

wonderful

それ

sore

that

いい（←よかった）

ii (←yokatta)

good

写真

shashin

photo

たくさん

takusan

a lot

写真を撮る

shashin o toru

take a photo

見る

miru

look

これ

kore

this

Key Phrase

Saying what you've done

ピアノの演奏を聴きに行きました。

Piano no ensoo o kiki ni ikimashita.

I went to listen to a piano recital.

To explain the purpose for going somewhere, use "[the verb's MASU-form without masu] + ni iku." Here, the purpose is "piano no ensoo o kiku" or "to listen to a piano recital." So, remove the "masu" from "kikimasu" (the MASU-form of "kiku" or "listen") and add "ni iku."

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Verbs

Use It!

Listen

今日、どこに行きましたか。

Kyoo, doko ni ikimashita ka.

Where did you go today?

原宿に、服を買いに行きました。

Harajuku ni, fuku o kai ni ikimashita.

I went to Harajuku to buy some clothes.

Try It Out!

Try saying what you've done

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

I went to eat sushi.

eat sushi

すしを食べる（→食べ）

sushi o taberu (→tabe)

1

Sushi o tabe ikimashita.

Sorry, wrong Answer.
2

すしを食べに行きました。

Sushi o tabe ni ikimashita.
3

Sushi o tabe ni kimashita.

Sorry, wrong Answer.

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

I went to XXX.

～に行きました。

～ni ikimashita.

see a baseball game

野球を見る（→見）

yakyuu o miru (→mi)　

Answer

野球を見に行きました。

Yakyuu o mi ni ikimashita.

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

I went to XXX.

～に行きました。

～ni ikimashita.

meet a friend

友達に会う（→会い）

tomodachi ni au (→ai)

Answer

友達に会いに行きました。

Tomodachi ni ai ni ikimashita.

Step-up

Days of the Week

Monday: getsu-yoobi

Tuesday: ka-yoobi

Wednesday: sui-yoobi

Thursday: moku-yoobi

Friday: kin-yoobi

Saturday: do-yoobi

Sunday: nichi-yoobi

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Kanji

Syo (writing)

Culture

Mi Ya’s Travel Guide

Strolling Around Kamakura

Kamakura is about an hour by train from Tokyo. It's where Japan's first warlord government was set up some 800 years ago.
Famous spots include Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine and the 11-meter Great Buddha statue.

Great Buddha of Kamakura

Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine

In addition to visiting historic sites, you can enjoy seasonal views of nature as well as chic shops and cafés. The small local Enoden train is also popular.

Meigetsuin Temple

(Hydrangea in June)

Enoden

Trip tip