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Lesson 24

Please don't use them.

Anna is attending Professor Suzuki’s Japanese class. He explains about an exam on next week.

Lesson 24 ( 10 min. )

Key phrase:

TSUKAWANAIDE KUDASAI

Scripts

先生 はい、今日はここまでです。
来週の月曜日に試験をします。
Now, today's lesson is up to this point.
I'll give you a quiz on Monday next week.
Teacher HAI, KYÔ WA KOKO MADE DESU.
RAISHÛ NO GETSUYÔBI NI SHIKEN O SHIMASU.
Now, today's lesson is up to this point. I'll give you a quiz on Monday next week.
アンナ 先生、辞書を使ってもいいですか。 Teacher, can we use dictionaries?
Anna SENSEI, JISHO O TSUKATTE MO II DESU KA.
Teacher, can we use dictionaries?
先生 いいえ、だめです。使わないでください。 No, you cannot. Please don't use them.
Teacher IIE, DAME DESU. TSUKAWANAIDE KUDASAI.
No, you cannot. Please don't use them.

Grammar tips

Words to indicate time points

Let’s learn how to say words to indicate time points.
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Teach Us, Teacher

NAI-form verb + DE KUDASAI
When you want to tell others what they are not allowed to do, you combine the NAI-form of verbs and DE KUDASAI, and say NAI DE KUDASAI (Please don't do it).

Sound Words

Dissatisfaction
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

Next week, we'll have a short test. We can't use ballpoint pens in a test. We are told to use pencils and erasers. I've got to get them ready.

Anna

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