Friday, April 18, 2025

Choice of Happiness Week #10

 

Step #2 ~ Vocabulary Review

 


OK now…

These ones in English, please…

1.     #1, & # 2, please

#1 ~ “sore ijō hirokunai / sore yori hirokunai” ~

    #1 ~ not any more spacious

    #2 ~ no more spacious

#2 ~ “Atarashī apāto wa mae no apāto yori hirokunai” ~

#1 ~ My new apartment isn't any more spacious than

    my last apartment

My new apartment isn't any more spacious than the old one

  #2 ~ My new apartment no more spacious than my last apartment

My new apartment no more spacious than my last apartment

My new apartment no more spacious than before

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

OK now…

Alright now...

How about the next 2...

2.     #3, & #4, please

#3 ~ “sore ijō yasukunai / sore yori yasukunai” ~

#1 ~ not any cheaper

#2 ~ no cheaper

#4 ~ “5 gatsu 5-nichi ni shuppatsu suru bin yori yasui no wa arimasen.” ~

    #1 ~ There aren't any cheaper flights than the one that leaves on

    May 5th.

There aren't any cheaper flights than the one leaving on May 5th.

There aren't any cheaper flights than the one that departs on

May 5th.

       There aren't any more affordable flights than the one that leaves             

       on May 5th.

    #2 ~ There are no cheaper flights than the one that leaves on

    May 5th.

    There are no more affordable flights than the one that leaves

       on May 5th.

 (If needed: Please make a note)

 

OK now…

Alright now...

How about these ones...

3.     #5, & #6, please

#5 ~ “Sore ijō muzukashikunai / sore yori muzukashikunai” ~

#1 ~ not any more difficult

#2 ~ no more difficult

#3 ~ not any harder

#4 ~ no harder

#6 ~ “Kono shitsumon wa senshū no yori muzukashikunai.” ~

#1 ~ These questions aren't any more difficult than last week’s.

     #2 ~ These questions are no more difficult than last week’s.

#3 ~ This question isn't any more difficult than last week’s.

     #4 ~ This question is no more difficult than last week’s.

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Step #3 ~ Vocabulary Review

 

Sounds good now…

We shift to an easier section and…

4.     #7, #8, & #9, please

#7 ~ “~wo shinaide” ~ *Don’t…

*Don’t do…

#8 ~ ~ “Anata ni ~wo shite hoshikunai” ~ *I wish you wouldn’t

*I wish you wouldn’t do that

#9 ~ “Shigoto ga dore gurai aru ka monku o iwanaide” ~

*Don’t complain about how much work you have

*Please don’t complain about how much work you have

*I wish you wouldn’t complain about your job so much

*Don’t complain about how many jobs you have

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good and...

The last 2 for this section....

5.     #10, & #11, please

#10 ~ “Shigoto ni tsuite son'na ni monku o iwanaide hoshī” ~

*I wish you wouldn’t complain about work so much

*I wish you wouldn’t complain so much about work

#11 ~ “Kikazu ni denwa ni denaide kudasai” ~

*Don’t answer my phone without asking

*Don’t answer my phone without my permission

*Don’t answer the phone without asking

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Step #4~ Grammar Into #1


Alright …

Sounds good…now…

6.      Next the 3into”s, please

#12 ~ “Into” wa nani o shimsesu koto ga dekimasu ka?

*What CAN INTO show?

*What CAN INTO indicate?

#13 ~ Into” wa `katachi no henka' o arawasu koto ga dekiru”

*Into can show a change in form

*Into can show a change in shape

*Into can indicate a change in form

#14 ~ Into”wa A ga B ni henka suru yōsu o shimesu koto ga dekiru

*It can show how A changes into B

*Into can show how A changes into B

(If needed:  Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

How about this one....

7.     #15, & #16, please

#15 ~ “Kudamono de nani wo tsukurimasu ka?”

*What are you going to make with the fruit?

*What will you make with the fruit?

#16 ~ “Kudamono o jamu ni suru koto ga dekimasu”

*You can make the fruit into jam

*You can make fruit into jam

(If needed:  Please make a note)

 

Please turn your papers over

 


OK now…

We take a look at the other side and…

8.     #17, & #18, please

#17 ~ “Mangetsu no toki, kare wa ittai nani ni

henshin shita nodeshou ka?”

*During a full moon, what DID he turn into?

*During a full moon, what DID he change into?

#18 ~ “Kare wa ōkami otoko ni henshin shita”

*He turned into a wolf

*He changed into a wolf

*He changed into a wolfman

*He turned into a werewolf

*He changed into a werewolf

(If needed:  Please make a note)

 

OK now…

9.     #19, #20, #21, & #22, please

#19 ~ namari”~ lead

#20 ~ renkinjutsu” ~ alchemist

#21 ~ “Mukashi, mukashiRenkinjutsu-shi-tachi wa

namari o nani ni ganbatte kaeyou to shitano deshou ka?” ~

*A long time ago…

*What DID alchemists try to turn lead into?

*What DID alchemists try to change lead into?

*What DID alchemists try to change into?

#22 ~ “Karera wa ganbatte namari wo kin ni kaeyou to shita”

*They tried to turn lead into gold

*They tried to change lead into gold

*They tried to turn into gold

(If needed:  Please make a note)

 

Ok now…

10.#23, #24, #25, & #26, please

#23 ~ “marumeru” ~ roll

#24 ~ “kiji” ~ dough

#25 ~ “Kare wa kiji o tsukuri oeta kara, sore wo nani ni

marumeta nodeshou ka?” ~

#1 ~ After he finished making dough…

#2 ~ What DID he roll it into?

What DID he roll into?

#26 ~ “Kare wa sono kiji o dango-jō ni marumeta” ~

*He rolled the dough into balls

*He rolled the dough into dango

*He rolled the dough into a plate

(If needed:  Please make a note)


1.     #27, #28, & # 29, please

#27 ~ “Nani itteru no?” ~ What are you talking about?

#28 ~Nani ga iitai no? ~ What are you saying?

*What do you want to say?

#29 ~ “Nani wo itta no? ~ What did you say?

(If neededPlease make a note)

 

Alright and…

The last 2, please….

2.     #30, & # 31, please

#30 ~ “Dou iu imi? ~ What do you mean?

*What does it mean?

#31 ~Nan de sou itta no? ~ Why did you say that?

(If neededPlease make a note)


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