Summer Hotel Story Week #7.... Lobby to Room

 Step #15 ~ Vocabulary Check...

 

Alright now…

First a quick vocabulary check…

1.     #1, & #2, please…

#1 ~ “nen no tame” ~ #1 ~ Just in case

#2 ~ Just to be sure

#2 ~ “Ame ga furu kamo shirenai node,

nen'notame kasa o motteikimasu.” ~

     *It might rain and so I’ll take an umbrella just in case

     *I’ll take an umbrella just in case it rains

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

OK now…

20. How about #3, & #4, please…

#3 ~ “Nen'no tame,

sono fairu o 2-kai hozon shimashita.” ~

*I saved the file twice, just to be sure.

*I saved the file twice, just in case

*I saved the file two times, just in case

*Just to be sure, I saved the document twice.

#4 ~ “Nen'no tame, mōichido yarimasu.” ~

*I will do it one more time, just to be sure

*I will do it one more time, just in case

*I will do it again, just in case

*I will do it again, just to be sure

*Just to be sure, I will do it again

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

Just a few more …now…

How about the next 4, please….

2.     #5, #6, #7, & #8, please…

#5 ~ “akiteiru” ~ tired of

#6~ “akirameru” ~ give up

#7 ~ “Kanojo wa hoteru wo sagasu no wa sugoku akite kara… ” ~

*She was so tired of looking for a hotel that...

*She was so tired of looking for hotels that...

*She was very tired of looking for a hotel that...

#8 ~ “Kanojo wa akiramete, sofa de neru tsumori datta” ~

*She was going to give up and sleep on the sofa

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

The next 3….

1.     #9, #10, & #11, please…

#9 ~ “Kanojo wa furikaete, soshite…” ~

*She looked back and…

#10 ~ “Kanojo wa kappuru ga nani shiteiru no wo mimashita ka” ~

*What DID she see a couple doing?

#11 ~ “Sono kappuru ga furonto desuku de chekkuin shiteiru no wo mimashita” ~

*She saw a couple checking in at the front desk

(If needed: Please make a note)

Alright now…

How about these next one…

1.     #12, & #13, please…

#12 ~ “Iina” ~ #1 ~ That’s nice

That’s good

#2 ~ I wish we had

#3 ~ I wish we could do that

          I wish we could

#13 ~ “Haruka ga sono kappuru ga chekkuin suru no o mita toki,” ~

*When Haruka saw the couple checking in,

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Please turn your pages over

Sounds good now…

Please turn your pages over and…

The next 2….

#14, & #15, please…

#14 ~ “Kanojo wa jibun jishin ni nan to iimashita…?” ~

*What DID she say to herself?

#15 ~ ““Watashitachi wa kon'ya yoyaku ga attara ii na…”to iimashita” ~

#1 ~ I wish we had …

*I wish we had a reservation for tonight

          ““Watashitachi wa kono hoteru ni

tomaretara ii na…”to iimashita” ~

#2 ~ I wish we could…

*I wish we could stay at this hotel

*I wish we could stay at this hotel tonight

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

1.     Just a few more…

#16, & #17, please…

#16 ~ “Hoteru no naka wa, dou natte kitteita no?~

            *How WAS it getting in the hotel?

#17 ~ “Masumasu shizuka ni natte kiteita.…” ~

            #1 ~ Get + Keiyoushi = a change

          *It was getting quieter and quieter

          *It was getting quieter and quieter in the hotel

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

How about the next 2, please….

2.     #18, & #19, please…

#18 ~ “Totzuzen ni, robii de dou narihajimemashita no?” ~           

            *Suddenly, how DID it start to get in the lobby?

*Suddenly, how WAS it starting to get in the lobby?

#19 ~ “Robī ga samuku nari hajimeta.…” ~

           *It started to get cold in the lobby

  *It started to get chilly in the lobby

  *It started getting cold

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Ok and…Finally…

The last 2, please….

3.     #20, & #21, please…

#20 ~ “Kaoru kun wa tachiagatte, nani o shi ni ikou to shita no?” ~

*Kaoru kun stood up and what WAS he going to go and do?

*Kaoru kun stood up and what WAS he going to do?

#21 ~ “Kare wa ato 2, 3-ken no hoteru ni denwa suru tsumori datta.” ~

           *He was going to call 2 or 3 more hotels

           *He was going to call a few more hotels

(If needed: Please make a note)

                

Summer Hotel Story Week #6

Step #15 ~ Vocabulary Check...

 

Alright now…

First a quick vocabulary check…

1.     #1, #2, & #3, please…

#1 ~ “nen no tame” ~ #1 ~ Just in case

#2 ~ Just to be sure

#2 ~ “Kon'ya samuku naru kamoshirenai node,

               nen'no tame jaketto o motte ikimasu” ~

     *It might get cold tonight and so I'll take a jacket just in case

     *It might get cold tonight and so I'll take my jacket just in case

#3 ~ “A: “Naze nōtopasokon o motte kita no?”

          B: “Nen'no tame da yo!'” ~

 *A: Why did you bring your laptop?

 *B:  Just in case!"

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Step #14 ~ Review Just in Case ...

 

Alright now...

Just in case

(moshimo no toki no “sonae”) okori uru fusoku no jitai ni sonaete, jissai ni nanrakano kōdō o okosu sai ni tsukaimasu. Tsūjō wa, atoato no toraburu o fusegu tame ni, arakajime nanika o jisan shi tari, nanrakano sochi o kōji tari suru koto o sashimasu.

 

Example:   "I'll bring a jacket just in case it gets cold tonight."

Example:  "Why did you bring your laptop? — Just in case!"

Step #14 ~ Vocab Continued ...

 

Sounds good now…

The next 2….

4.     #4, & #5, please…

#4 ~ “Nen'notame, mōichido sukejūru o kakunin sasete kudasai.” ~

       *Let me check the schedule again just to be sure.

*Let me check the schedule one more time just to be sure

#5 ~ “Nen'notame, shōsai o mēru de okutte itadakemasuka?” ~

      *Could you email me the details just to be sure?

      *Could you send me a mail with the details just to be sure?

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Step #14 ~ Review Just to be Sure ...

 

Alright now...

Just to be Sure

Jōhō o aratamete kakunin suru sai ya, subete ga seikakudearu ka, aruiwa totonotte iru ka o kakunin shite anshin shitai sai ni, kore o tsukatte kudasai.

 

Example:  "Let me check the schedule again just to be sure."

Example:   "Could you email me the details just to be sure?"

Step #14 ~ Vocab Continued ...

 

Sounds good now…

The next 5….

7.     #6, #7, & #8, please…

#6 ~ “Furonto desuku ni tsuita toki ni…” ~

        *When they got to the front desk…

#7 ~ “Kaoru-kun wa nani o shite, soshite nan to iimashitaka?” ~

        *What DID Kaoru do and then say?

#8 ~ “Kare wa beru o narashite, “sumimasen” to itta. ” ~

 *He rang the bell and said "Excuse me"

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Ok...Sounds good now…

The next 3….

8.     #9, #10, & #11, please…

#9 ~ “Sutaffu ga kita toki…” ~
        *When the staff came…

#10 ~ “Kaoru wa kare ni nan to iimashita ka?” ~

        *What DID Kaoru say to him?

#11 ~ “Nen'notame wo tazunetai n desu kedo,

“heya wa subete manshitsu desu ka?”” ~

       *Just to be sure I would like to ask “Are all your rooms full?”

     *Just in case I would like to ask “Are all your rooms full?”

 (If needed: Please make a note)

 

Please turn your pages over

 

Sounds good now…

Please turn your pages over and…

1.     #12, & #13, please…

#12 ~ “Kare no gārufurendo ga sore o kiita toki…” ~

*When his girlfriend heard that…

#13~ “Kanojyo wa dono kanji de, kare ni nan to iimashita ka?” ~
*How WAS she and what DID she say to him?

*How DID she feel and what DID she say to him?

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

How about the next 3, please….

2.     #14, #15, & #16, please…

#14 ~ “yowaki” ~ #1 ~ fainthearted

  faint-hearted

                                 #2 ~ weak

   #3 ~ pessimistic (shokyoku teki na)

#15 ~ “Kanojo wa kare ni okotte…” ~

*She was angry with him

#16 ~ “Chotto… Sonna yowaki de dou suru no yo?” to iimashita” ~

She said…

*If you are always this fainthearted, what are we going to do?

*What's with the faint-hearted attitude?"

*Why are you so fainthearted…What are we going to do?

*Why are you so fainthearted…What should I do?

(If needed: Please make a note)

How about the next 3, please….

11.#17, #18, & #19, please…

#17 ~ “Karera wa nani o kiite gakkari shimashita ka?” ~

*What WERE they disappointed to hear?

#18 ~ “Karera wa “ossashi no toori desu” to kiite gakkari shimashita.”~

*They were disappointed to hear “That’s right!”

*They were disappointed to hear the staff say “That’s right!”

#19 ~ “Manshitsu da to kiite, karera wa gakkari shita.” ~

*They were disappointed to hear they were full

*They were disappointed to hear the rooms were full

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

Just a few more …now…

How about the next 3, please….

12.#20, #21, & #22, please…

#20 ~ “Kanojo wa hoteru wo sagasu no wa sugoku akite kara… ” ~

*She was so tired of looking for hotels that...

#21 ~ “Kanojyo wa soko de nani wo suru tsumori deshita ka?” ~

*What WAS she going to do there?

#22 ~ “Kanojo wa akiramete, sofa de neru tsumori datta” ~

*She was going to give up and sleep on the sofa

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

OK and…

The last 3, please….

13.#23, #24, & #25, please…

#23~ “Kanojo wa furikaete, soshite……” ~

*She looked back and…

#24 ~ “Kanojo wa kappuru ga nani shiteiru no wo mimashita ka?” ~

*What DID she see a couple doing?

#25 ~ “Sono kappuru ga furonto desuku de

chekkuin shiteiru no wo mimashita” ~

*She saw the couple checking in at the front desk

(If needed: Please make a note)

Step #15 ~ Hotel Listening Check...