LESSON TRANSCRIPT

Newbie S5 #6
Japan Isn't Far Away

CONTENTS
2 INTRODUCTION
2 DIALOGUE
3 POST CONVERSATION BANTER
4 VOCAB LIST
5 VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE
6 LESSON FOCUS
7 OUTRO

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INTRODUCTION

Naomi:
Kat: Hi everyone, Kat here! Welcome to Newbie Series Season 5, Lesson 6. Japan
isnt far away.Hello and welcome to JapanesePod101.com.The fastest,,easiest and the
most fun way to learn Japanese.
Naomi: And thanks again for been here with us for this Newbie Series lesson.Kat,
please tell us what we're going to learn in this lesson.
Kat: In this lesson you will learn how to make the negative forms of e adjectives.
Naomi: Where does this conversation take place and who is it between?
Kat: This conversation takes place at school and it looks like Madoka is showing Kent
around the school grounds.
Naomi: Whats the formality level of the conversation?
Kat: Madoka and Kent are cousins of the same age, so they are speaking informally.
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Naomi: If you have a 3G phone,
Kat: You can see the lesson-note in your favorite browser on your phone.
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Kat: Okay, so lets listen to the conversation.

DIALOGUE

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Kat: This is the gymnasium.

Kat: Huh. It's not that big, is it?

Kat: I guess not.

Kat: Is it new?

Kat: It's not new. It's old.

Kat: Oh.

Kat: And over there's the swimming pool.

POST CONVERSATION BANTER

Kat: So it looks like Kent is being shown around the school. He doesn't sound too
impressed with the size of the gym, though.
Naomi: Right, because he said It's not that big, is it?
Kat: Thats kind of rude isnt it? Maybe the gym at his school back home was much
bigger.or

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something.
Naomi: Yeah~ that could be! Was there a gym as part of your high school?
Kat: Yes we did have several gyms I think. So yeah, our school was quite good for
sports, yeah .
Naomi: How about a pool?
Kat: Yes, I remember swimming lessons at school and we had to wear those rubber
hats, it was horrible! And the chlorine, the smell of the chlorine I still remember it! How
about you, Naomi-sensei, did you have swimming lessons in Japanese High School?
Naomi: Yeah, we had a nice sized gym and there was also a small dojo for martial arts.
Kat: Oh really? Thats so Japanese! Wow!
Naomi: Ive never tried them though.
Kat: Yeah, neither have I. I dont want to get hit in the face. Okay, so now lets take a
look at the vocabulary for this lesson.

VOCAB LIST

Naomi: [natural native speed]

Kat: here
Naomi: [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Naomi: [natural native speed]
Kat: And next.
Naomi: [natural native speed]
Kat: there, that place
Naomi: [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Naomi: [natural native speed]
Kat: OK,next.
Naomi: [natural native speed]
Kat: gymnasium
Naomi: [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Naomi: [natural native speed]
Kat: OK,next.
Naomi: [natural native speed]
Kat: old (for inanimate objects)
Naomi: [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Naomi: [natural native speed]
Kat: OK,and next.
Naomi: [natural native speed]
Kat: swimming pool
Naomi: [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Naomi:

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 [natural native speed]
Naomi: [natural native speed]
Kat: big, large, huge; i-Adj
Naomi: [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Naomi: [natural native speed]

VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE

Kat: Lets have a closer look at the usage for some of the words and phrases from this
lesson.
Naomi: The first word we will look at is
Kat: Gymnasium, gym. Now, this refers to a gym at a school, right?
Naomi: That's right. A gym at school where students play sports and do P.E.
Kat: So, not a gym where people go to work out then?
Naomi: , right.. that would simply be called ! The word has just been
taken from English.
Kat: So that's something to keep in mind. Going back to - we can break this
word down into two parts cant we?
Naomi: Yes. Kat - physical education) and (Kat - building, hall).However,
it's likely to be pronounced than .
Kat: Yes because is quite hard to say, so it runs together into

Naomi: .
Kat: This actually shows up in the names of lots of different buildings doesnt it?
Naomi: Yes, it does! Like, .
Kat: Cinema, or movie theater. That's the word for film or movie, , plus ,
building.So,movie building.
Naomi: Movie building, thats cute. The next word is probably much easier to
remember.
Kat: Oh, you mean the word for pool?
Naomi: Right. It's just .
Kat: Another loanword taken straight from English.
Naomi: Remember to lengthen the vowel in the middle. .
Kat: Okay, and now there are a couple of other vocabulary words I'd like to go over.
Naomi: , the new set of ko-so-a-do words, right?
Kat: Exactly! Do you remember the ko-so-a-do words we went over last time? Those
had meanings such as this, that, that over there, etc. This set of ko-so-a-do words
refers to location. What was the first one we heard in the dialogue?
Naomi: ,

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here.
Kat: . Remember that refers to something close to you. The next one is -
Naomi: , there.
Kat: . refers to something that is a little farther from you.
Naomi: So those are the two we heard in the conversation, but there are still two more.
The next one is , there at a distance.
Kat: means there, but it refers to a location even farther than . Its far
from both you and the person you are talking to.
Naomi: Exactly, and the last one, is, the question word, and it means where?
Kat: There is a chart with this set of words in the lesson notes, so be sure to check
those out.

LESSON FOCUS

Kat: In this lesson, you'll learn how to make the negative form of i-adjectives. That
means you'll be able to says phrases like not good, not bad, not big, not small,
etc. First, let's look at the different i-adjectives we saw in the lesson.
Naomi:
Kat: big
Naomi:
Kat: new
Naomi:
Kat: old. Notice how they all end in ? That's why they're called i-adjectives. Now,
how do we make all of these negative, as in not big, not new, not old? Let's go
through the steps using the word , old. First step, take off the final .
Naomi:
Kat: Then, add to the end of it.
Naomi: .
Kat: That's it! This means not old.
Naomi: . Not old.
Kat: Let's try it with the word , meaning new. First, take off the final .
Note that there are two s in this word.So be careful!
Naomi:
Kat: Then, add
Naomi: .
Kat: This means not new.
Naomi: . Not new.
Kat: Oh, I have an idea actually! Remember the word we learned last time, which
means

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delicious?
Naomi: , .
Kat: Yes, . Let's change this one into the negative. We'll do it together. Again,
first drop the .
Naomi:
Kat: And then add . Listeners, what did you get? Think about it for a moment...
[slight pause] Okay Naomi-sensei, the final answer is?
Naomi: .
Kat: Not delicious, not tasty, used when talking about food.
Naomi:
Kat: Okay, have you got that? Not so bad, right? There's one more grammar point we'd
like to cover. Now Naomi-sensei, what did Kent say when he saw the school gym
again?
Naomi:
Kat: not big, plus... the particle . This is used to elicit agreement
from the listener.
Naomi: You want them to agree with you, like... Isn't it? Don't you think so? Am I
right?
Kat: Right. So when Kent said , he meant It's not that big, is it?
The particle is just like the is it? tag question in English.
Naomi: If he didn't use here, it could sound like he's not expecting any response,
like he's just talking to himself.
Kat: Right exactly! , talking to himself. Here's an example of this that
you hear a lot these days...
Naomi: It's cold, isn't it! I agree. People say this all the time to each
other in these cold winter months.
Kat: And as soon as it gets slightly warmer, Its hot, isnt it? Well that's all
for this lesson! By the way, we didn't have quite enough time to go into the phrase
or , which is used in negative sentences. It's explained in the PDF for this
lesson though, so please take a moment to read up on it!OK,some of listeners already
know about the most perfect tool on JapanesePod101.com.
Naomi: Line by line audio.
Kat: The perfect tool for letting you improving comprehension
Naomi: By listening to lines of the conversation again and again.
Kat: Listen and talk .every word and several become clear.Basically we break it dialog
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Naomi: You can try line by line audio in the premium learning center at
JapanesePod101.com.

OUTRO

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Naomi: Thanks for listening everyone!
Kat: Until next time!
Naomi:

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