Culture & Entertainment
Japanese Basic Conversation 4
Chapter 8 ยท Culture & Entertainment: Films, Books, Music & Reviews
๐ฌ Culture & Entertainment โ ใถใใใจ ใใใใผใฆใใใใใจ
Talking about films, novels, manga, anime and live music is one of the best ways to make friends. This chapter teaches you to recommend things (ใใใใ), say what something looks like or what you have heard (ใใใใงใ), and give opinions with ใใจใใใใพใ. There is no romaji except in the vocabulary table. Each dialog is followed by a Words note with English meanings.
โ Choosing a Film โ ใใใ
โก After the Film โ ใใใใ
โข Books and Manga โ ใปใใจ ใใณใฌ
โฃ A Live Concert โ ใฉใคใ
โค Writing a Review โ ใฌใใฅใผ
โฅ Between Friends (casual) โ ใจใใ ใกใจ
๐ Key Phrases โ ใ ใใใช ใฒใใใใ
| English | Polite | Casual |
|---|---|---|
| What do you recommend? | ใใใใใฏ ใชใใงใใใ | ใใใใ ใใ? |
| It looks interesting. | ใใใใใใใงใใญใ | ใใใใใใ! |
| I think it was good. | ใใใฃใใจ ใใใใพใใ | ใใใฃใใจ ใใใใ |
| It was moving. | ใใใฉใใใพใใใ | ใใผใใจ ใใใ |
| It was a bit boring. | ใกใใฃใจ ใใใใคใงใใใ | ใกใใฃใจ ใคใพใใชใใฃใใ |
| I'd like to see it again. | ใใใใกใฉ ใฟใใใงใใ | ใพใ ใฟใใใ |
๐ค Three Verbs โ ใฉใใ
| Verb | Polite | Plain | ใชใ-form | ใฆ-form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| to cry (G1) | ใชใใพใ | ใชใ | ใชใใชใ | ใชใใฆ |
| to happen, occur (G1) | ใใใใพใ | ใใใ | ใใใใชใ | ใใใฃใฆ |
| to be moved (irregular ใใ-verb) | ใใใฉใใใพใ | ใใใฉใใใ | ใใใฉใใใชใ | ใใใฉใใใฆ |
๐งฐ Grammar Tools โ ใถใใฝใ
1. ใใใใงใ (looks like): your own impression
Take the ใพใ-stem of a verb or the stem of an adjective (drop the final ใ / ใช) and add ใใ: what something looks like. ใใใใใใงใ "looks delicious"; ใใใ ใตใใใใงใ "it looks like rain". Two adjectives are special: ใใ โ ใใใใ, ใชใ โ ใชใใใ.
| Base | + ใใ | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ใใใใใ | ใใใใใใ | looks interesting |
| ใใฎใใ | ใใฎใใใ | looks fun |
| ใตใ (verb) | ใตใใใ | looks like it will fall |
| ใใ | ใใใใ | looks good |
2. ใใใใงใ (I hear that): reported news
Add ใใใงใ after a plain-form sentence to report what you have heard: ใใใ ใใใ ใตใใใใงใ "I hear it will rain tomorrow"; ใใฎ ใใใใฏ ใใใใใใใใงใ "I hear this film is good". Compare the two: ใตใใใ (stem + ใใ) is what you see; ใตใใใ (plain form + ใใ) is what you were told.
| Looks like (stem + ใใ) | I hear (plain + ใใ) |
|---|---|
| ใใใใใใงใใ It looks delicious. | ใใใใใใใงใใ I hear it's delicious. |
| ใใใ ใตใใใใงใใ It looks like rain. | ใใใ ใตใใใใงใใ I hear it will rain. |
3. ใใจ ใใใใพใ: I think thatโฆ
Put the plain form before ใจ ใใใใพใ to give your opinion: ใใฎ ใปใใฏ ใใใใใใจ ใใใใพใ "I think this book is interesting"; ใใใใฏ ใฏใใใจ ใใใใพใ "I think it'll be fine tomorrow". For a gentle negative opinion, put the negative before ใจ: ใใใชใใจ ใใใใพใ. With a noun or ใช-adjective, use ใ : ใใฆใใ ใจ ใใใใพใ.
๐ฐ Reading โ ใใฟใใฎ
Read the text with kanji (readings in brackets). If it's too hard, open the kana-only version below it. Then answer the true/false questions.
ๆ ็ป(ใใใ)ใฎ ๆๆณ(ใใใใ)
ๅ ้ฑ(ใใใใ ใ)ใฎ ๆฅๆๆฅ(ใซใกใใใณ)ใๅ้(ใจใใ ใก)ใจ ใขใใกๆ ็ปใ ่ฆ(ใฟ)ใซ ่ก(ใ)ใใพใใใใในใฟใผใ ่ฆใ ใจใใใใใใใใใ ใจ ๆ(ใใ)ใใพใใใใฌใใฅใผใงใใใไบ็นๆบ็น(ใใฆใใพใใฆใ)ใฎ ๅ็นไบ(ใใใฆใใ)ใใจ ๆธ(ใ)ใใฆ ใใใพใใใๆ ็ป้คจ(ใใใใใ)ใฏ ไบบ(ใฒใจ)ใ ๅค(ใใ)ใใฆใใปใจใใฉ ๆบๅธญ(ใพใใใ)ใงใใใในใใผใชใผใฏใๅฐ(ใกใ)ใใช ็บ(ใพใก)ใฎ ๅฐๅฅณ(ใใใใใ)ใ ็ฉบ(ใใ)ใ ้ฃ(ใจ)ใถ ่ฉฑ(ใฏใชใ)ใงใใๆ ๅ(ใใใใ)ใ ใจใฆใ ใใใใงใ้ณๆฅฝ(ใใใใ)ใ ใใใฃใใงใใใใใใฎ ใทใผใณใงใฏใๆใใ ๆณฃ(ใช)ใใฆ ใใพใใพใใใๅ้ใ ๆณฃใใฆใใใใใงใใใใใใฏ ใใ ไธๅบฆ(ใใกใฉ) ่ฆใใใจ ๆใใพใใ
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ใใใใ ใใฎ ใซใกใใใณใใจใใ ใกใจ ใขใใกใใใใ ใฟใซ ใใใพใใใใในใฟใผใ ใฟใ ใจใใใใใใใใใ ใจ ใใใใพใใใใฌใใฅใผใงใใใใใฆใใพใใฆใใฎ ใใใฆใใใใจ ใใใฆ ใใใพใใใใใใใใใฏ ใฒใจใ ใใใใฆใใปใจใใฉ ใพใใใใงใใใในใใผใชใผใฏใใกใใใช ใพใกใฎ ใใใใใใ ใใใ ใจใถ ใฏใชใใงใใใใใใใ ใจใฆใ ใใใใงใใใใใใ ใใใฃใใงใใใใใใฎ ใทใผใณใงใฏใใใใใ ใชใใฆ ใใพใใพใใใใจใใ ใกใ ใชใใฆใใใใใงใใใใใใฏ ใใ ใใกใฉ ใฟใใใจ ใใใใพใใ
English: Last Sunday I went to see an anime film with a friend. When I saw the poster, I thought it looked interesting. The reviews also said "4.5 out of 5". The cinema was crowded and almost full. The story is about a girl in a small town who flies through the sky. The visuals were very beautiful and the music was good too. At the last scene I cried without meaning to. I hear my friend was crying too. I think I'd like to see it again.
Words: ใใใใใ cinema ยท ใพใใใ full house ยท ใใใใใ girl ยท ใใใใ visuals ยท ใใใใ without meaning to
1. They went to the film on a Saturday.
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False: on Sunday (ๆฅๆๆฅ).
2. The film was about a girl who flies in the sky.
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True: ๅฐๅฅณใ ็ฉบใ ้ฃใถ ่ฉฑ.
3. The writer cried at the last scene.
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True: ๆใใ ๆณฃใใฆ ใใพใใพใใ.
4. The writer saw their friend cry.
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False: ๆณฃใใฆใใใใใงใ is hearsay ("I hear"), so the writer was told rather than saw it.
๐ Vocabulary โ ใใ
20 key words for culture and entertainment. This table is the only place with romaji: use the Say it column.
| # | Japanese | Say it | English | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ใใใ (ๆ ็ป) | eiga | film | noun |
| 2 | ใใใใใค (ๅฐ่ชฌ) | shลsetsu | novel | noun |
| 3 | ใใณใฌ | manga | manga, comic | noun |
| 4 | ใขใใก | anime | anime | noun |
| 5 | ใใฉใ | dorama | TV drama | noun |
| 6 | ใฉใคใ | raibu | live concert | noun |
| 7 | ใใใใ (้ณๆฅฝ) | ongaku | music | noun |
| 8 | ใใณใ | bando | band | noun |
| 9 | ใฌใใฅใผ | rebyลซ | review | noun |
| 10 | ใใใใ (ๆๆณ) | kansล | impression | noun |
| 11 | ในใใผใชใผ | sutลrฤซ | story, plot | noun |
| 12 | ใใใใ | osusume | recommendation | noun |
| 13 | ใพใใฆใ (ๆบ็น) | manten | full marks | noun |
| 14 | ใชใใพใ (ๆณฃใใพใ) | nakimasu | cry | verb |
| 15 | ใใใใพใ (่ตทใใใพใ) | okorimasu | happen | verb |
| 16 | ใใใฉใใใพใ (ๆๅใใพใ) | kandล shimasu | be moved | verb |
| 17 | ใใฐใใใ | subarashii | wonderful | ใ-adj |
| 18 | ใใใใค (้ๅฑ) | taikutsu | boring | ใช-adj |
| 19 | ใใฆใ (็ด ๆต) | suteki | lovely, great | ใช-adj |
| 20 | ใใจ ใใใใพใ (ๆใใพใ) | to omoimasu | I think that | phrase |
โ๏ธ Try It Yourself โ ใใใใ ใ
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1. Say "This cake looks delicious."
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ใใฎ ใฑใผใญใฏ ใใใใใใงใใ
2. Say "I hear the new film is good."
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ใใใใใ ใใใใฏ ใใใใใงใใ (Not ใใใใ: that would be "looks good".)
3. Give your opinion: "I think the manga is more interesting."
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ใใณใฌใฎ ใปใใ ใใใใใใจ ใใใใพใใ
4. What's the difference: ใตใใใใงใ vs. ใตใใใใงใ?
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ใตใใใ: it looks like rain (your impression). ใตใใใ: I hear it will rain (what you were told).
5. Ask someone to recommend a film.
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ใใใใใฎ ใใใใฏ ใใใพใใใ
6. Write a two-line review of a film or book you know, with a ใ (but) and a rating.
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Free answer. Example: ในใใผใชใผใฏ ใใใใใใฃใใใใชใใใฃใใงใใใใฆใใพใใฆใใฎ 4ใฆใใงใใ