Lesson 4: Where are you from? - Scene 4 -

Scene 4 : Mina is talking with Ryu in the car.

第4課 どこから来たの?

場面:車の中でミーナはリュウと話している。


ミーナ:リュウさんはどこから来たの?

リュウ :僕は中国の北京から。ミーナさんは?

ミーナ :私はカザフスタン。

リュウ :え?カザ…ってどこ?ちょっとわからないんだけど…。

ミーナ :カザフスタンよ。あ…ちょっと待ってね。(スマホの地図を出す)

えーっと、これが中国。ここがモンゴル、で、こっちがカザフスタン。

リュウ :へえ、そうなんだ。知らなかった。

ねえ、カザフスタンの首都ってどこ?

ミーナ :え?「首都」って、何?

リュウ :「首都」は、たとえば、日本の首都は東京だよ。

ミーナ :ああ!わかった!カザフの首都は、アスタナよ。

でも、アルマティも大きい街よ。

私の家族はアルマティに住んでいるのよ。

リュウ :ふうん。そうなんだね。

Lesson 4: Where are you from?

Scene : Kuruma no naka de Mīna ga Ryū to hanasiteiru.


Mīna : Ryū-san wa doko kara kita no?

Ryū: Boku wa Chūgoku no Pekin kara. Mīna-san wa?

Mīna : Watashi wa Kazafusutan.

Ryū : E? Kaza… tte doko? Chotto wakaranai n da kedo…

Mīna : Kazafusutan yo. A… chotto matte ne. (Sumaho no chizu o dasu)

Eetto, kore ga Chūgoku. Koko ga Mongoru, de, kocchi ga Kazafusutan.

Ryū: Hee, sō nan da. Shiranakatta.

Nee, Kazafusutan no shuto tte doko?

Mīna : E? “Shuto” tte, nani?

Ryū: “Shuto” wa, tatoeba, Nihon no shuto wa Tōkyō da yo.

Mīna : Aa! Wakatta! Kazafu no shuto wa, Asutana yo.

Demo, Arumati mo ōkii machi yo.

Watashi no kazoku wa Arumati ni sunde iru no yo.

Ryū: Fūn. Sō nan da ne.

Lesson 4 : Where are you from?

Scene : Mina is talking with Ryu in the car.


Mina : Ryu, where did you come from?

Ryu: I’m from Beijing, China. How about you, Mina?

Mina : I’m from Kazakhstan.

Ryu: Huh? Kaza… where’s that? I’m not really sure…

Mina : Kazakhstan. Oh… wait a second. (She opens a map on her phone.)

Um, this is China. Here’s Mongolia, and over here is Kazakhstan.

Ryu: Oh, I see. I didn’t know that.

Hey, what’s the capital of Kazakhstan?

Mina : Huh? What does “capital” mean?

Ryu: “Capital” means—for example, the capital of Japan is Tokyo.

Mina : Ah! I get it! The capital of Kazakhstan is Astana.

But Almaty is a big city, too.

My family lives in Almaty.

Ryu: I see. That’s interesting.

車、くるま、kuruma: Car

中、なか、naka: Inside

中国、ちゅうごく、Chūgoku: China

北京、ぺきん、Pekin: Beijing. The capital city of China.

カザフスタン、かざふすたん、Kazafusutan: Kazakhstan. A country in Central Asia.

モンゴル、もんごる、Mongoru: Mongolia. A country north of China.

首都、しゅと、shuto: Capital

東京、とうきょう、Tōkyō: Tokyo. The capital of Japan.

町、まち、machi: Town / city. A populated area.

アスタナ、あすたな、Asutana: Astana. The capital city of Kazakhstan.

アルマティ、あるまてぃ、Arumati: Almaty. A major city in Kazakhstan.

家族、かぞく、kazoku: Family.

これ、kore: This. Something near the speaker.

ここ、koko: Here. This place.

こっち、kocchi: This way / this side. Direction near the speaker.

知る、しる、shiru: To know. To have information about something.

わかる、わかる、wakaru: To understand. To comprehend something.

待つ、まつ、matsu: To wait. To stay until something happens.

住む、すむ、sumu: To live. To reside in a place.

いる、iru: The verb iru originally means "to exist" or "to be present."
Vている(Vでいる)、teiru (deiru) : When attached to the te-form of a verb, it describes either an ongoing action or the resulting state, depending on the verb.

大きい、おおきい、ōkii: Big. Large in size.

ちょっと、ちょっと、chotto: A little. A small amount.

で、de: And / then. Used to connect ideas.

~から、kara: From. Indicates starting point.

~って、tte: Quoting particle. Marks quoted words or topics.

~よ、yo: Emphasis particle. Adds assertion.

~のよ、no yo: Explanatory emphasis. Soft assertion.

ね、ne: Tag particle. Seeks agreement.

けど、kedo: But. Shows contrast.

V+の?、どうし+の、dōshi + no: (This expression will be explained in this lesson.)

 

Other words and Expressions

どこ、doko : Where
何、なに、nani : What
ごめん、gomen : Sorry. Casual apology.
えーっと、ē tto : Um. Used when thinking.
へえ、hee : Oh? Expression of surprise or interest.
ねえ、nee : Hey. Used to get attention.
たとえば、tatoeba : For example. Used to give an example.
そうなんだ、sō nan da : I see. Expression of realization.
ふうん、fūn : Hmm. Mild interest or acknowledgment.


NOTE:Vている

When used with ている, some verbs describe a state, while others describe an action in progress.

  • 知っている means “to know” or “to be in the state of knowing.”
  • 住んでいる means “to live” or “to be living/residing somewhere.”
  • 待っている means “to be waiting,” so it describes an action in progress.