Lesson 27
Who is getting married?
Anna has come to Sakura’s home. Sakura showed Anna a wedding invitation.
Key phrase:
DARE GA KEKKON SURU N DESU KA
Scripts
| アンナ | 誰が結婚するんですか。 | Who is getting married?
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| Anna | DARE GA KEKKON SURU N DESU KA.
Who is getting married?
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| さくら | 静岡の友だち。 | A friend in Shizuoka.
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| Sakura | SHIZUOKA NO TOMODACHI.
A friend in Shizuoka.
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| アンナ | へえ。いつですか。 | Oh. When is it?
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| Anna | HÊ. ITSU DESU KA.
Oh. When is it?
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| さくら | 来月２０日よ。アンナも一緒に静岡に行かない？ | On the 20th of next month. Anna, won't you come with me to Shizuoka?
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| Sakura | RAIGETSU HATSUKA YO. ANNA MO ISSHO NI SHIZUOKA NI IKANAI?
On the 20th of next month. Anna, won't you come with me to Shizuoka?
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Grammar tips
NAI form verb + ?
If you say the NAI-form of a verb with a rising intonation, you are inviting someone to do something in a casual way.
e.g.) ISSHO NI EIGA O MINAI?
(Won’t you see a movie with me?)
The polite way to say it is:
ISSHO NI EIGA O MIMASENKA?
(Why don't we see a movie together?)
Teach Us, Teacher
How to say the days of the month
In Japanese, "the first day" of a month is TSUITACHI. Originally, it meant the day when the moon rises.
Sound Words
Animal calls
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'm going with Sakura to her hometown, Shizuoka City. I thought I could attend the wedding ceremony with Sakura. But I can't. You can't do that without an invitation.
