Lesson 21
No, not really.
At a Karaoke place, Anna sung a Japanese song. Sakura praises Anna, saying she sings well.
Key phrase:
IIE, SOREHODODEMO
Scripts
さくら | アンナ、上手だね。 | Anna, you are good.
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Sakura | ANNA, JÔZU DA NE.
Anna, you are good.
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アンナ | いいえ、それほどでも。 | No, not really.
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Anna | IIE, SOREHODODEMO.
No, not really.
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ロドリゴ | あっ、もうこんな時間です。 | Look! It is already so late.
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Rodrigo | A', MÔ KONNA JIKAN DESU.
Look! It is already so late.
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アンナ | 大変。門限に間に合わない。 | Unbelievable. I won't get back before dorm curfew.
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Anna | TAIHEN. MONGEN NI MANIAWANAI.
Unbelievable. I won't get back before dorm curfew.
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Grammar tips
IIE, SOREHODODEMO
(No, not really.)
IIE is a negative answer. SOREHODODEMO means "not really." IIE, SOREHODODEMO is an expression you use when you want to be modest.
Teach Us, Teacher
NAI-form verbs
Verbs that end with NAI are called NAI-form verbs. Let me explain how you can turn MASU-form verbs into NAI-form verbs. That is to change the MASU-form into the casual negative NAI-form.
Sound Words
Shouting with glee
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 thought Japanese people would not get excited in public. But I now know they change in a KARAOKE room. Today I felt we've got closer to one another.