Thursday, July 23, 2026

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...


         



 

Thursday, July 9, 2026

Summer Hotel Story Week #5

 Step #15~ Vocabulary Check...

 


Alright now…

First a quick vocabulary check…

1.     #1, #2, & #3, please…

#1~ Kono hoteru ni wa kushitsu ga nakatta kara……” ~

     *Since there were no available rooms at this hotel,

     *Since there weren’t any rooms available at this hotel,

     *Since there weren’t any rooms at this hotel,

     *Since there were no vacancies at his hotel,

#2 ~ Karera wa nani o shinakereba naranakatta desu ka?” ~

      *What DID they have to do?

#3 ~ Karera wa betsu no hoteru o sagasanakereba narimasen deshita”~

*They had to look for another hotel

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

The next 5….

2.     #4, #5, #6, #7, & #8, please…

#4 ~ osusume suru” ~ #1 ~ recommend

#2 ~ suggest

#5 ~ tanoshii” ~ fun

#6 ~ tanoshimu” ~ enjoy

#7 ~ Kare wa ittai doko ni tomaru yō teian shita nodesu ka?” ~

#1 ~ suggested + that + S + GKD (Genkei Doushi)      

*Where DID he suggest that they stay?

#8 ~ Kare wa, karera ga penshon ramūru ni tomaru koto o teian shita.” ~

#1 ~ suggested + that + S + GKD (Doushi no Genkei)

        *He suggested that they stay at Pension L'Amour

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Ok...Sounds good now…

The next 3….

3.     #9, #10, & #11, please…

#9 ~ Moshi karera ga penshon ramūru ni tomatte ita to shitara……” ~
         *If they stayed at Pension L'Amour....

#10 ~ Soko de karera wa nani o tanoshimu koto ga dekimashita ka?” ~

*What COULD they enjoy there?

#11 ~ Karera wa owner no tokusei no dango to ocha wo 

                   tanoshimeru koto ga dekimashita” ~

         *They could enjoy the owner’s special dango and tea

         *They could enjoy special dango that the owner made and tea

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Ok...Sounds good now…

The next 2 ….

4.     #12, & #13, please…

#12 ~ Yoru ni soko de, 

               karera wa don'na koto wo shite tanoshimemashita ka?” ~

         *What COULD they enjoy doing there at night?

#13 ~ Karera wa ona to kaiwa wo tanoshimu koto ga dekimashita” ~
         *They could enjoy talking with the owner

         *They could enjoy chatting with the owner

         *They could enjoy a conversation with the owner

(If needed: Please make a note)


Please turn your pages over

 

Sounds good now…

Please turn your pages over and…



How about the next 2, please….

5.     #14, & #15, please…

#14 ~ Sono koto ni tsuite,

kanojo wa nan to iimashita ka?” ~

*What DID his girlfriend say about that?

#15 ~ ““Puurubaa ga aru hoteru dake ni tomaritai desu.”to iimashita” ~

*She said “I only want to stay at a hotel with a pool bar

*She said “I only want to stay at a hotel that has a pool bar

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now...

6.     #16, & #17, please…

#16 ~ Kare wa karera ni, dono hoteru ni

tomaru you ni susumeshita ka?” ~

#1 ~ recommended + that + S + GKD

*Which hotel DID he recommend that they stay at?

#17 ~ Karera wa kokemomo sansou ni tomaru no wo susumeshita.” ~

#1 ~ recommended + that + S + GKD

*He recommended that they stay at Kokemomo Sansou

*He recommended that they stay at Kokemomo Lodge

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

OK now…

7.     #18, #19, & #20, please…

#18 ~ Naze kare wa sono hoteru ga yo sa sou da to omoimashita ka? ~

*Why did he think the hotel sounded good?

*Why did he think the hotel sounded nice?

*Why did he think that hotel sounded good?

#19 ~ Kare wa sono hotel ni tsuite, nan to iimashita ka?” ~

*What DID he say about the hotel?

*What DID he say about that hotel?

#20 ~ Kare wa, sono hoteru no chikaku ni onsen

puuru to karamatsu to iu baa ga arimasu” to iimashita” ~

       *He said that a hot spring pool and a bar called Karamatsu are near the hotel

    *He said that a hot spring pool and a bar called Karamatsu nearby

   *He said There is a hot spring pool and a bar named Karamatsu near the hotel.

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

OK now…

How about the next ones…

8.     #21, & #22, please…

#21 ~ Karera wa kore made ni nanken no

                         hoteru ni itte mimashita ka? ~

*How many hotels HAVE they tried?

*How many hotels HAVE they gone to see?

*How many hotels HAVE they been to?

*How many hotels HAVE they gone to?

#22 ~ Karera wa 10-ken no hoteru wo mawarimashita ga, 

dono hoteru mo heya ga manshitsu deshita. ~

*They have tried 10 hotels but they were all full

*They have tried 10 hotels but all the hotels were full

*They have tried 10 hotels but all them were full

*They have tried 10 hotels but all the rooms were full

*They have been to 10 hotels but the rooms in all of them were full

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

OK now…

9.     #23, & #24, please…

#23 ~ Kanojo wa kare ni, nan to iimashita ka? ~

*What DID she say to him?

#24 ~ ““Itai dou suru tsumori? to iimashita ~

*She said ….

*What are we going to do?

*What are you going to do?

*What do you plan to do?

*What are you planning on doing?

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

The last 2….

10.    #25, & #26, please…

#25~ 11 Kenme no hoteru ni itte manshitsu dattara, ~

*If the 11th hotel is full

*If we go to the 11th hotel but it is full

#26 ~ 12 kenme no hoteru o sagashimasu. ~

*We will look for a 12th hotel

then we will go to 12th hotel

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