Lesson 20
Have you ever sung Japanese songs?
Anna and her friends have come to a Karaoke place with sing-along machines.
Key phrase:
NIHON NO UTA O UTATTA KOTO GA ARIMASU KA
Scripts
| ロドリゴ | アンナさんは日本の歌を歌ったことがありますか。 | Anna, have you ever sung Japanese songs?
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| Rodrigo | ANNA-SAN WA NIHON NO UTA O UTATTA KOTO GA ARIMASU KA.
Anna, have you ever sung Japanese songs?
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| アンナ | はい、あります。 | Yes, I have.
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| Anna | HAI, ARIMASU.
Yes, I have.
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| さくら | どんな曲が得意？ | What kind of songs are you good
at singing?
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| Sakura | DONNA KYOKU GA TOKUI?
What kind of songs are you good
at singing?
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| アンナ | アニメの曲です。 | Songs from animation.
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| Anna | ANIME NO KYOKU DESU.
Songs from animation.
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Grammar tips
ARIMASU: a verb meaning possession
In Lesson 7, ARIMASU meant "something exists, or there is/there are." In Lesson 9, it meant "an event is held." Now, we are learning that ARIMASU means "having something" such as experiences.
e.g.) NIHON NO UTA O UTATTA KOTO GA ARIMASU KA.
(Have you ever sung Japanese songs?)
Teach Us, Teacher
TA-form verb + KOTO GA ARIMASU
TA-form verbs indicate action in the past or the perfective aspect. That is what we did in the past or what we have done. And if we combine TA-form verbs and KOTO GA ARIMASU, we can talk about what we have done before, that is, our experiences.
Sound Words
Train
Japanese is a language with lots of onomatopoeia. A wide range of onomatopoeia in the Japanese language, from noises made by animals to expressions of feelings, is explained by audio.
Anna's Tweets
I went to a Karaoke place with sing-along machines in Japan for the first time. I’m surprised! I just heard some people come all by themselves to practice singing.
