Week #7 ~ Choice of Happiness 2025
Step #2~ Vocabulary Review #1
Sounds good now…
2.
#1, #2, & #3, please
#1 ~ “Uranaishi
wa kanojo ga kekkon suru koto o dō yatte shitta no deshou ka?” ~
*How DID the fortune teller know she was getting married?
*How DID the fortune teller know she was going to be getting married?
#2 ~ “Kare
wa kanojo no hidarite ni daiyamondo no yubiwa ga tsuiteiru no wo kidzuita” ~
*He noticed the diamond ring on her left hand
*He noticed she had a diamond ring on her left hand
#3 ~ “Kanojo ga
kusuriyubi ni daiyamondo no yubiwa ga tsuiteitanode shiteita” ~
*He knew because she was wearing a diamond ring on her ring finger
*He knew because there was a diamond ring on her ring finger
*He knew because she had a diamond ring on her ring finger
*He knew because she had a diamond ring with her finger
(If needed: Please make a note)
Sounds good now…
4.
#4, &
#5, please
#4 ~ “Kanojo no fianse wa kare
ga hanashite iru toki ni warikonda/jama shita” ~
*Her fiancé interrupted him when he was talking
*Her fiancé interrupted him when he was talking to her
#5 ~ “Kanojo wa kare ni nani o suru yō ni tanonda
no desu ka?” ~
*What DID she ask him to do?
(If needed: Please make a note)
Alright
now…
5.
#6, & #7, please
#6 ~
“Kanojo wa kare ni tsudzukeru you ni tanonda” ~
*She asked him to continue
*She asked him to go on
#7 ~ “Kanojo wa kare ni
uranai o tsudzukete you ni tanonda” ~
*She asked him to continue telling her fortune
*She asked him to continue telling her future
*She asked him to go on and continue telling her future
(If needed: Please make a note)
Sounds good now…
7.
#8, #9, & #10, please
#8 ~
“Kanojo wa nani ni naru nodeshou ka?” ~
*What WOULD she become?
*What WILL she become?
*What WILL she be?
#9 ~ “heibon na”
~ ordinary
#10 ~ “Kanojo wa
heibon na shufu ni naru darou” ~
*She would become an ordinary homemaker
*She would be an ordinary homemaker
*She will become an ordinary homemaker
(If needed:
Please make a note)
8. #11, #12, #13, #14, & #15, please
#11 ~ “~wo shinaide” ~ Don’t…
Don’t
do…
#12 ~ “Anata
ni ~wo shite hoshikunai” ~ I
wish you wouldn’t
I
wish you wouldn’t do that
#13 ~ “Doa o
rokku suru no o wasurenaide kudasai” ~
*Don’t forget to lock the door
#14 ~ “Doa o
rokku suru no o wasurenaide hoshī” ~
*I wish you wouldn’t forget to lock the door
#15 ~ “Kare wa watashi ni
sōdan sezu ni subete o kaeta” ~
*He changed everything without asking me
*He changed everything without my permission
(If needed:
Please make a note)
OK
now…
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A quick
grammar check…
1.
These ones in English, please…
#1 ~ “mou / kore
ijyou” ~ #1 ~ any longer
#2 ~ anymore
#2 ~ “mou benkyou dekinai” ~ #1 ~ I can’t study any longer
#2 ~ I can’t study anymore
(If needed: Please make a note)
OK
now…
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2.
Alright now...How about these ones...
#1 ~ “Sore ijō ōkikunai /
sore yori okikunai” ~ #1 ~ no bigger
#2 ~ not any bigger
#2 ~ “Heya wa kurōzetto yori okikunakatta” ~
*The room was no
bigger than a closet
*The room wasn’t any
bigger than a closet
(If needed: Please make a note)
Step #4 ~ Grammar
Sounds good now…
We take a look over here and …
Please read
Any/no + hikakukyu
(any longer / no bigger nado)
Alright now
Please read the
first 2 sentences….
#1 ~ I’ve waited long enough. I’m
not waiting any longer
(Kore ijyou matsuki wa
nai)
#2 ~ We expected their
house to be very big, but It’s no bigger than ours.
(Karera no ie ha totemo okiito
omotteita ga, watashi ga ie hodo deha nai)
Sounds good now…
Please read the
last 2….
#3 ~ Yesterday you said you felt sick.
Do you feel any better today?
(Kinou ha
guai ga warui to itteimashita ne.
Kyou wa genki ga sukoshi
ha iidesu ka?)
#4 ~ This hotel is better
than the other one, and it’s no more expensive.
Step #4 ~ Worksheet
Alright now….
3.
Please read the first one…
#1 ~ I’m
tired of waiting. I’m not waiting any longer.
Sounds good now…
4.
#2,
please…
#2 ~ I’m
sorry I’m a little late, but I couldn’t get here any faster.
I’m
sorry I’m a little late, but I couldn’t get here any earlier.
Ok now…
How about the 3rd
one…
5.
#3,
please…
#3 ~ Watahan isn’t expensive.
The prices are no more expensive than
anywhere else.
The prices aren’t any more expensive than
anywhere else.
Ok now…
6.
#4,
please…
#4 ~ We have
been walking for ages.
I can’t walk any
farther.
I can’t
walk any longer.
Sounds good now….
#5,
please…
#5 ~ The traffic isn’t particularly bad today.
It’s no busier than usual.
It’s not any busier than usual.
It’s no more crowded than usual.
It’s not any more
crowded than usual.
It’s no worse than usual.
Alright …now…
Just a few more….
7.
#6,
please….
#6 ~ The boss says that he is a good worker.
But I don’t believe he works any harder than me.
But I don’t believe he works any faster than me.
Ok now…
8.
How about #7,
please….
#7 ~ He did a really good job.
I couldn’t have done it any better.
Sounds good now….
9.
#8,
please…
9.#8 ~ The meeting starts at 12, and so
don’t be any later than 11:45.
(11-ji 45-fun yori osoku naranai yō ni shite kudasai.)
