Conversation with a Japanese learner #2
みなさんこんにちは
minasan konnichiwa
Hello everyone
Transcript
みなさんこんにちは
minasan konnichiwa
Hello everyone
kenです
ken desu
I'm ken
今日は日本語を勉強しているアメリカ人の方と日本語について日本語で話してみたいと思います
kyou wa nihon go o benkyou shite iru amerikanin no hou to nihon go ni tsuite nihon go de hanashite mitai to omoimasu
Today I'd like to talk in Japanese about Japanese with an American who is studying Japanese
はいそれではいきましょう
hai sore de wa ikimashou
Okay, let's get started
こんにちは
konnichiwa
Hello
1週間ぶりかな?
1 shuukanburi ka na?
It's been a week, I guess?
1週間ぶりだね
1 shuukanburi da ne
Yeah, it's been a week
じゃあまずkentonさん自己紹介をお願いします
jaa mazu kenton san jiko shoukai o onegai shimasu
So first, Kenton, please introduce yourself
はい、僕はkentonと申します
hai, boku wa kenton to moushimasu
Yes, my name is Kenton
今24歳のアメリカ人で仕事はプログラマーです
ima 24 sai no amerikanin de shigoto wa puroguramaa desu
I'm a 24 year old American and my job is programmer
もちろん日本語を勉強しています
mochiron nihon go o benkyou shite imasu
Of course I'm studying Japanese
まず僕とkentonさんがどこで出会ったかなんですけどitalkiという言葉を勉強するアプリがあります
mazu boku to kenton san ga doko de deatta ka na n desu kedo italki to iu kotoba o benkyou suru apuri ga arimasu
So about where Kenton and I met, there's an app for studying languages called italki
そこでkentonさんが僕の日本語のレッスンを予約して、
soko de kenton san ga boku no nihon go no ressun o yoyaku shite,
Kenton booked my Japanese lesson there, and
だいたい1週間に1回か2回くらい来ますね
daitai 1 shuukan ni 1 kai ka 2 kai kurai kimasu ne
he comes about once or twice a week
kentonさんはどのくらい日本語を勉強していますか?
kenton san wa dono kurai nihon go o benkyou shite imasu ka?
How long have you been studying Japanese, Kenton?
5年前から勉強して、3年間勉強しています
5 nen mae kara benkyou shite, 3 nenkan benkyou shite imasu
I started 5 years ago, and I've been studying for 3 years
オンラインで勉強するっていうのはどうですか?
on rain de benkyou suru tte iu no wa dou desu ka?
How is studying online?
まぁオンラインはすごく便利で対面で合わなくてもいい
maa on rain wa sugoku benri de taimen de awanakute mo ii
Well, online is really convenient and you don't have to meet in person
とにかく便利
tonikaku benri
It's just convenient
僕は今日本にいますけどkentonさんはアメリカにいますね
boku wa ima nihon ni imasu kedo kenton san wa amerika ni imasu ne
I'm in Japan now, but Kenton is in America
普通に、会いましょうっていったらまあ大変ですね
futsuu ni, aimashou tte ittara maa taihen desu ne
Normally, if we said let's meet, well, that would be tough
飛行機に乗らないといけないし
hikou ki ni noranai to ikenai shi
We'd have to take a plane
そうだね
sou da ne
That's right
飛行機に乗らなくちゃでしょ
hikou ki ni noranakucha desho
You'd have to take a plane, right
しかも今コロナの状況で行けないから
shikamo ima korona no joukyou de ikenai kara
And with the corona situation now, we can't go
確かに確かに
tashika ni tashika ni
Exactly, exactly
まあその中でもね、こうやってオンラインだけどいろんなことを話せるし、
maa sono naka de mo ne, kou yatte on rain da kedo ironna koto o hanaseru shi,
Well, even so, we can talk about all kinds of things like this online, and
僕も勉強になるからね、アメリカのこと文化とか色んなことを学べるからね
boku mo benkyou ni naru kara ne, amerika no koto bunka to ka ironna koto o manaberu kara ne
It's a learning experience for me too, I can learn about America, the culture, and all sorts of things
お互いの勉強でしょ?
otagai no benkyou desho?
It's studying for both of us, right?
お互いにいいかなって思います
otagai ni ii ka na tte omoimasu
I think it's good for both of us
だいたい3年くらい勉強しているといいましたけど、
daitai 3 nen kurai benkyou shite iru to iimashita kedo,
You said you've been studying for about 3 years, but
日本語を勉強し始めたきっかけは何ですか?
nihon go o benkyou shi hajimeta kikkake wa nan desu ka?
What made you start studying Japanese?
それはアニメでした
sore wa anime deshita
That was anime
アニメが好きで字幕無しで見たかったです
anime ga suki de ji makunashi de mitakatta desu
I liked anime and I wanted to watch it without subtitles
なるほどね
naruhodo ne
I see
好きなアニメは何ですか?
suki na anime wa nan desu ka?
What is your favorite anime?
好きなアニメはいっぱいあるから1つだけ選ぶのは難しいと思う
suki na anime wa ippai aru kara 1 tsu dake erabu no wa muzukashii to omou
I have so many favorite anime, so I think it's hard to pick just one
でも確かにマドカが好きです
de mo tashika ni madoka ga suki desu
But I definitely like Madoka
ちょっと変わってる魔法少女のアニメですが、暗くなる
chotto kawatteru mahou shoujo no anime desu ga, kuraku naru
It's a bit of an unusual magical girl anime, and it gets dark
一人二人が死ぬ
hitori futari ga shinu
One or two people die
それは普通の魔法少女の話には絶対にないでしょ?
sore wa futsuu no mahou shoujo no hanashi ni wa zettai ni nai desho?
That would never happen in a normal magical girl story, right?
死ぬことは
shinu koto wa
People dying, I mean.
日本語を勉強していて何が一番難しいと思いますか?
nihon go o benkyou shite ite nan ga ichiban muzukashii to omoimasu ka?
What do you think is the hardest part about studying Japanese?
うーん僕には単語を覚えることは一番難しいと思います
uun boku ni wa tango o oboeru koto wa ichiban muzukashii to omoimasu
Hmm, for me I think memorizing vocabulary is the hardest.
あーなるほど、単語ね
aa naruhodo, tango ne
Ah, I see, vocabulary.
うん単語確かに
un tango tashika ni
Yeah, vocabulary, for sure.
まぁニュアンスがよく変わるでしょ?
maa nyuansu ga yoku kawaru desho?
Well, the nuance changes a lot, right?
あのなんか「単語はこの意味がある」 と辞書に書いてある
ano nan ka " tango wa kono imi ga aru " to jisho ni kaite aru
Uh, like the dictionary says this word means this,
ですがニュアンスはちょっと違うなら全然違う意味が伝えるでしょ?
desu ga nyuansu wa chotto chigau nara zenzen chigau imi ga tsutaeru desho?
but if the nuance is a little different it conveys a totally different meaning, right?
あー確かにね
aa tashika ni ne
Ah, that's true.
辞書に英語の単語を入れたら日本語の単語が出てくる
jisho ni eigo no tango o iretara nihon go no tango ga dete kuru
If you put an English word in the dictionary, a Japanese word comes out.
まあもちろん逆もそう
maa mochiron gyaku mo sou
Well, of course it's the same the other way around.
日本語を入れたら英語の単語が出てくる
nihon go o iretara eigo no tango ga dete kuru
You put in Japanese and an English word comes out.
日本語で材料って入れたら英語でingredientとmaterialって出てきて、
nihon go de zairyou tte iretara eigo de ingredient to material tte dete kite,
I put in the Japanese word for ingredients and it gave me ingredient and material in English, and
僕は料理の時にmaterialって言ったら「はん?」って言われた
boku wa ryouri no toki ni material tte ittara " han? " tte iwareta
when I was cooking I said material and they were like, huh?
ちょっと違う (笑)
chotto chigau ( warai)
That's a little off.
そういうことかな?
sou iu koto ka na?
Is that what you mean?
そう
sou
Yeah.
確かに
tashika ni
Exactly.
発音が難しいと思う人はいるけど僕はそんな人じゃない
hatsuon ga muzukashii to omou hito wa iru kedo boku wa sonna hito ja nai
Some people think pronunciation is hard, but I'm not one of them.
単語が一番難しいと言いましたけど、
tango ga ichiban muzukashii to iimashita kedo,
You said vocabulary is the hardest, but
Kentonさんの好きな日本語の単語やフレーズは何ですか?
Kenton san no suki na nihon go no tango ya fureezu wa nan desu ka?
Kenton, what is your favorite Japanese word or phrase?
そうだね、たぶん
sou da ne, tabun
Let's see, probably
「そうだね」のフレーズが好き
" sou da ne " no fureezu ga suki
I like the phrase, that's right.
とてもシンプルで色んな意味が伝えられる
totemo shinpuru de ironna imi ga tsutaerareru
It's really simple and can convey lots of meanings.
その理由で好き
sono riyuu de suki
That's why I like it.
どんなシチュエーションでも使えるでしょ
donna shichueeshon de mo tsukaeru desho
You can use it in any situation, right?
確かに、そうだね
tashika ni, sou da ne
Definitely, that's right.
そうだね
sou da ne
That's right.
なんか相手の言ったことに対して「はい!」「わかるわかる!」って感じ
nan ka aite no itta koto ni taishite " hai! " " wakaru wakaru! " tte kanji
It's like saying yeah, or I know, I know, to what the other person said.
じゃあこの後はkentonさんが日本に来た時の経験について聞かせてください
jaa kono ato wa kenton san ga nihon ni kita toki no keiken ni tsuite kikasete kudasai
So next, please tell me about your experience when you came to Japan, Kenton.
kentonさんは今までに日本に来たことがありますか?
kenton san wa ima made ni nihon ni kita koto ga arimasu ka?
Kenton, have you ever been to Japan?
はい1回しか行ってないけど
hai 1 kai shika ittenai kedo
Yes, I've only been once, but
その時日本で経験したことの中で
sono toki nihon de keiken shita koto no naka de
Of the things you experienced in Japan that time,
一番良かったことと、一番悪かったことをもしあれば教えてください
ichiban yokatta koto to, ichiban warukatta koto o moshi areba oshiete kudasai
please tell me the best thing and the worst thing, if there was one.
はい、そうだね
hai, sou da ne
Yes, let's see.
一番良い事は凄く伝統的な旅館で懐石料理を食べたこと
ichiban yoi koto wa sugoku dentouteki na ryokan de kaiseki ryouri o tabeta koto
The best thing was eating a traditional multi-course meal at a really traditional Japanese inn.
凄く美味しかった
sugoku oishikatta
It was really delicious.
泣くほど美味しかったですよ
naku hodo oishikatta desu yo
It was so delicious I could cry.
で、実はその料理人にちゃんとそれを言うことができた
de, jitsu wa sono ryourinin ni chanto sore o iu koto ga dekita
And actually, I was able to tell that properly to the chef.
それも嬉しかった
sore mo ureshikatta
That made me happy too
一番悪かったことはちょっと残念なことですが
ichiban warukatta koto wa chotto zannen na koto desu ga
The worst thing was a bit disappointing, but
バーに行きたかった
baa ni ikitakatta
I wanted to go to a bar
で入ったときは少ないけど人がいて、ちょっと席を探して
de haitta toki wa sukunai kedo hito ga ite, chotto seki o sagashite
And when I went in, there were a few people there, and I was looking for a seat
突然「we close we close!!」が聞こえた
totsuzen " we close we close!! " ga kikoeta
Then suddenly I heard, we close we close!!
「人いるじゃん!」と言って、「いやいやwe close we close go go go!!」と言われた
" hito iru jan! " to itte, " iyaiya we close we close go go go!! " to iwareta
I was like, but there are people here! And they were like, no no we close we close go go go!!
たぶん開いていたと思う。 外にとにかく出た。
tabun hiraite ita to omou. soto ni tonikaku deta.
I think it was probably still open. Anyway I went outside.
でも 外から窓があったから中が見えた
de mo soto kara mado ga atta kara naka ga mieta
But there was a window from outside, so I could see inside
「we close we close」と言った人はテーブルに戻ってみんなが拍手して
" we close we close " to itta hito wa teeburu ni modotte minna ga hakushu shite
The person who said we close we close went back to a table and everyone clapped
「えっ⁈」と思った
" e ⁈ " to omotta
I was like, huh?!
でもたぶん開いていた
de mo tabun hiraite ita
But it was probably open
せっかくアメリカから日本に遊びに来たのに
sekkaku amerika kara nihon ni asobi ni kita no ni
Even though they came all the way from America to visit Japan
そういう経験があるっていうのは良くないですね
sou iu keiken ga aru tte iu no wa yoku nai desu ne
Having that kind of experience is not good, you know
僕はアメリカに行ったことがないので詳しくはわからないんですけど
boku wa amerika ni itta koto ga nai no de kuwashiku wa wakaranai n desu kedo
I've never been to America so I don't know in detail, but
でもちょっと知りたくて。 日本食について
de mo chotto shiritakute. nihon shoku ni tsuite
I want to ask a little. About Japanese food
最近アメリカで流行っている日本食は何ですか?
saikin amerika de hayatte iru nihon shoku wa nan desu ka?
What Japanese food is popular in America lately?
昔から寿司は流行っている
mukashi kara sushi wa hayatte iru
Sushi has been popular for a long time
でも最近はラーメンだと思う
de mo saikin wa raamen da to omou
But I think lately it's ramen
たぶんNarutoのアニメのおかげで人気になった
tabun Naruto no anime no okage de ninki ni natta
Probably it got popular thanks to the Naruto anime
どんなラーメンが人気ですか?
donna raamen ga ninki desu ka?
What kind of ramen is popular?
醤油、塩、とんこつも確かに人気
shouyu, shio, tonkotsu mo tashika ni ninki
Soy sauce, salt, and pork broth are definitely popular
3つの種類以外は無いかな
3 tsu no shurui igai wa nai ka na
I don't think there's anything besides those three kinds
基本的にはアメリカでは
kihonteki ni wa amerika de wa
Basically, in America
今日はkentonさんと一緒に日本のこと、
kyou wa kenton san to issho ni nihon no koto,
Today with Kenton, about Japan,
Kentonさんが日本に来た時の経験とか日本語とか日本食について話しました
Kenton san ga nihon ni kita toki no keiken to ka nihon go to ka nihon shoku ni tsuite hanashimashita
We talked about Kenton's experiences when he came to Japan, and Japanese, and Japanese food
もし皆さんが日本に来たことがあれば皆さんの経験もぜひコメント欄で教えてください!!
moshi minasan ga nihon ni kita koto ga areba minasan no keiken mo zehi komento ran de oshiete kudasai!!
If you've ever been to Japan, please share your experiences in the comments too!!
じゃあ今日はKentonさんありがとうございました!
jaa kyou wa Kenton san arigatou gozaimashita!
Well then, Kenton, thank you for today!
またね
mata ne
See you
Video and Japanese captions: けんさんおかえり Japanese on YouTube. English: machine translation.
Words at N3 and above
- 語language,wordN3
- 単語word, vocabularyN3
- 一番best,first,number oneN3
- 週間week,weeklyN3
- じゃあwell,well thenN3
- 回counter for occurrencesN3
- 恩favour,obligation,debt of gratitudeN3
- いいgoodN3
- 人気popularity, popularN3
- とにかくanyhow,at any rate,anyway,somehow or other,generally speaking,in any caseN3
- 互いmutual,reciprocalN3
- 少女girl, young girl, maiden, little girlN3
- 願うto desire,to wish,to requestN3
- 出会うto meet by chance,to come across,to happen to encounterN3
- 年間yearN3
- すごいterrible,dreadful,terrific,amazing,greatN3
- 大変awful,dreadful,terrible,veryN3
- しかもmoreover,furthermore,nevertheless,and yetN3
- 状況state of affairs,situation,circumstancesN3
- 学ぶto study (in depth),to learn,to take lessons inN3
- 絶対absolute,unconditional,absolutenessN3
- 全然(1) wholly,entirely,completely,(2) not at all (with neg. verb)N3
- 逆reverse,oppositeN3
- 材料ingredients,materialN3
- 笑いlaugh,laughter,smileN3
- 相手companion,partner,companyN3
- 対するto face,to confront,to opposeN3
- 感じfeeling,sense,impressionN3
- 伝統tradition,conventionN3
- 実fruit,nut,seed,content,good resultN3
- ちゃんとperfectly,properly,exactlyN3
- 嬉しいhappy,glad,pleasantN3
- 突然abruptly,suddenly,unexpectedly,all at onceN3
- 拍手clapping hands,applauseN3
- 詳しいknowing very well,detailed,full,accurateN3
- 種類variety,kind,typeN3
- 基本foundation,basis,standardN3
- 流行るto flourish,to thrive,to be popular,to come into fashionN2
- きっかけchance,start,cue,excuseN2
- 折角with trouble,at great pains,long-awaitedN2
- 醤油soy sauceN2
- 欄column of text (e.g. as in a newspaper)N2
- 良いgoodN1
- いくto go, to proceedN1
- 機loomN1
- ニュアンスnuanceN1
- 美味しいdelicious, tastyN1
- 自己self, oneselfN1




