Friday, July 31, 2026

Summer Hotel Story Week #8.... In the Room & Shower Complaint

Step #16 ~ Vocabulary Check...

 


Alright now…

First a quick vocabulary check…

1.     #1, & #2, please…

#1 ~ Kare wa nani o mite odorokimashita ka?” ~

*What WAS he surprised to see?

#2 ~ Otoko no hito ga kare no mae ni tatteiru no

wo mitte odorokimashita.” ~

*He was surprised to see a man standing in front of him

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Ok now…

The next 3, please….

2.     #3, #4, & #5, please…

#3 ~ Sono otoko wa karera ni nan to iimashita ka?” ~

*What DID the man say to them?

#4 ~ Oheya ni go an'nai itashimasu.” ~

*I will show you to your room

*I will show you a room

*I will show you to a room

#5 ~ Oheya made tsureitashimasu ” ~

*I will take you to your room

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Ok and…

How about the next 4, please….

3.     #6, #7, #8, & #9, please…

#6 ~ Odoroita Kaoru-kun wa, kare ni nan to tazunemashita ka?” ~

*What DID a surprised Kaoru ask him?

#7 ~ Manshitsu desu ka?” ~

*Are all the rooms full?

*Are all your rooms full?

*There are full of rooms

#8 ~ Manshitsu jyanai n desu ka?” ~

*Aren’t all the rooms full?

*Aren’t all your rooms full?

#9 ~ Manshitsu desu ne?” ~

*All your rooms are full, aren’t they?

*All the rooms are full, aren’t they?

*Are all the rooms full, aren’t they?

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

How about the next 4…

4.     #10, #11, #12, & #13, please…

#10 ~ Manshita deshita ga, sono otoko wa nan to iimashita ka?” ~

        *All the rooms were full but what DID the man say?

        *Even though the rooms were full but what DID the man say?

#11 ~ ““Tokubetsu shitsu ga gozaimasu. to iimashita.” ~

He said...

*We have a special room

*There is a special room

#12 ~ Watashitachi wa okyakusan no tame ni

tokubetsu na heya ga arimasu?” ~

       *The hotel has a special room for you

       *We have a special room for you

#13 ~ Oheya made go an'nai itashimasu. Kochira e dōzo.” ~

      *I will show you to your room.

 This way, please

I will show you your room

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Please turn your pages over

 



Sounds good now…

Please turn your pages over and…

The next 2….

5.     #14, & #15, please…

#14 ~ “Karera wa kōfun shite nani o shimashita ka?” ~

*What DID they do excitedly?

*They were excited and what did they do?

#15 ~ Karera wa nimotsu o mochi agete, kare ni tsuiteitta” ~

      *They picked up their luggage and followed him

      *They picked up their bags and followed him

      *They picked up their luggage and they followed him

      *They picked up their bags and they followed him

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Alright…Sounds good now...

6.     #16, #17, & #18, please…

#16 ~ “kizuku” ~ #1 ~ realize

#2 ~ notice

#17 ~ Karera wa sono otoko no ato ni tsuite, heya e ikutoki ni,” ~

          *When they were following the man to their room,

       *When they followed the man to their room,

#18 ~ Karera wa kabe o tourinuketeiru koto ni kidzukimasen deshita” ~

          *They didn't notice they were going through a wall

          *They didn't notice that they were walking through a wall

          *They didn't notice walking through a wall

          *They didn't notice they went through the wall

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

7.     How about these next 4…?

#19 ~moushide” ~ an offer

#20 ~moushideru” ~ offer ~ offered

#21 ~ 5-kai e iku tochū de.” ~

           *On the way up to the 5th floor.

           *On the way to the 5th floor.

#22 ~ Sono otoko wa totsuzen tachidomari” ~

           *The man suddenly stopped

      *The man stopped suddenly

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Alright…Sounds good and…

8.     The last 2, please…

#23 ~ Soshite...

        Kare wa nani o shite ageru to mōshidemashita ka?” ~

           *And then what DID he offer to do?

#24 ~ Kare wa kanojo no baggu o motte ageru to mōshideta. ~

#1 ~ offer + to + doushi

*He offered to carry her bag

*He offered to carry her suitcase

*He offered to carry her luggage

(If needed: Please make a note)

Thursday, July 23, 2026

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 #8.... In the Room & Shower Complaint

Step # 16 ~ Vocabulary Check ...   Alright now… First a quick vocabulary check… 1.      # 1 , & # 2 , please… # 1 ~ “ Kare ...