Daily Life (with Plain Forms of Verbs) and Frequencies Listening Practice 1
Listen to the audio and summarize the conversation. Highlight the
boxes to see the answers.
A = the first speaker B =
the second speaker
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B is going to a department store today to buy pants by himself (hitori).
(B is annoyed by many questions from A. (Urusai = noisy, annoying;
Tuskareru = become tired. A is doubting about B's going out shopping
by himself.) |
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A and B are going to Yamamoto-san's birthday
party together on Nov. 6 (Sat.). (B first says he has something to
do on Nov. 6 but his plan was to go to the party.) |
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A is planning to make (tsukuru) Sukiyaki for
supper tomorrow night. B (Kenta) is busy but he will go to eat
Sukiyaki. Sukiyaki is served/cooked in a big iron pot so often it becomes communal affair to eat with friends! |
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Note: "ii jan" is a derogatory way of saying "ii desu ne/ja nai desu ka" meaning "nice!" |
B dates every night going movie, karaoke, etc.
with his girlfriend, which makes him tired. He does not have money (okane)
but his girlfriend is rich (kanemochi) and pays (harau/ haraimasu) (for
dates). |
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According to B, the Japanese take bath every
night but the Americans take shower in the morning, and they do not take
bath much. |
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According to B, Japanese doe not take shower in
the morning. They wash face and brush teeth. |