Japanese · Elementary (A2) · Chapter 12 of 12
A weekend away
週末旅行Shūmatsu ryokō
Review A2 Japanese in a talk about a weekend at a hot spring town: past forms, experience, advice, plans, ～ので, ～てよかった and ～てみたい.
In this chapter you'll learn to
- Tell someone about a trip, using the past forms of A2
- Give a polite reason with ～ので (node)
- Say you're glad you did something and what you'd like to try
- Ask for and give travel advice
Listen
Back at their office in Kobe, Ikeda Sota tells Mori Chika about his weekend at Kinosaki Onsen, a hot spring town. She starts planning her own trip. Listen to the whole dialogue first, then line by line.
Ikeda
森さん、おはようございます。これ、城崎のお土産です。
Mori-san, ohayō gozaimasu. Kore, Kinosaki no omiyage desu.
Good morning, Ms Mori. This is a little something from Kinosaki.
Mori
ありがとうございます。温泉はどうでしたか？
Arigatō gozaimasu. Onsen wa dō deshita ka?
Thank you. How were the hot springs?
Ikeda
最高でした。一泊二日で、旅館に泊まりました。
Saikō deshita. Ippaku futsuka de, ryokan ni tomarimashita.
Wonderful. I went for one night and stayed at a ryokan.
Mori
いいですね。私は城崎に行ったことがありません。
Ii desu ne. Watashi wa Kinosaki ni itta koto ga arimasen.
Lovely. I've never been to Kinosaki.
Ikeda
旅館の露天風呂から見た景色がきれいでした。
Ryokan no rotenburo kara mita keshiki ga kirei deshita.
The view from the ryokan's open-air bath was beautiful.
Mori
外湯にも入りましたか？
Sotoyu ni mo hairimashita ka?
Did you go to the public baths in town too?
Ikeda
はい、浴衣で三つの外湯に入りました。行ってよかったです。
Hai, yukata de mittsu no sotoyu ni hairimashita. Itte yokatta desu.
Yes, I went to three of them in my yukata. I'm really glad I went.
Mori
私も行ってみたいです。カニも食べましたか？
Watashi mo itte mitai desu. Kani mo tabemashita ka?
I'd like to go too. Did you have crab as well?
Ikeda
はい。冬なので、晩ご飯はカニでした。おいしかったです。
Hai. Fuyu na node, bangohan wa kani deshita. Oishikatta desu.
Yes. Since it's winter, dinner was crab. It was delicious.
Mori
神戸から日帰りで行けますか？
Kōbe kara higaeri de ikemasu ka?
Can you do it as a day trip from Kobe?
Ikeda
行けますが、ちょっと遠いので、泊まったほうがいいと思います。
Ikemasu ga, chotto tōi node, tomatta hō ga ii to omoimasu.
You can, but it's quite far, so I think it's better to stay the night.
Mori
そうですね。来月、母と行くつもりです。おすすめの旅館を教えてください。
Sō desu ne. Raigetsu, haha to iku tsumori desu. Osusume no ryokan o oshiete kudasai.
You're right. I'm planning to go with my mother next month. Please tell me which ryokan you'd recommend.
Understand
Because: ～ので
(node) gives a reason, like (kara) in chapter 8, but it sounds softer and more polite, so it's the better choice with colleagues, staff and strangers. (kara) is fine with friends and family.
(node) follows a plain form: (tōi node), because it's far. Nouns and な-adjectives take (na) before it: (fuyu na node), because it's winter; (shizuka na node), because it's quiet. As with (kara), the reason comes first. Mr Ikeda also says (yukata de), in a yukata: (de) can mark what you wear or use.
| Word | With ので | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| verb: (komu) | (komu node) | because it gets crowded |
| い-adjective: (tōi) | (tōi node) | because it's far |
| な-adjective: (shizuka) | (shizuka na node) | because it's quiet |
| noun: (fuyu) | (fuyu na node) | because it's winter |
Glad I did, keen to try: ～てよかった, ～てみたい
Te-form + (yokatta), or politely (yokatta desu), means “I'm glad I did it”: (itte yokatta desu), I'm glad I went.
You know ～てみる (-te miru), try doing, and ～たい (-tai), want to, from chapter 7. Together they make ～てみたい (-te mitai), “I'd like to try”: (itte mitai desu), I'd like to go there (and see what it's like).
- 城崎に行ってよかったです。Kinosaki ni itte yokatta desu.I'm glad I went to Kinosaki.
- 露天風呂に入ってみたいです。Rotenburo ni haitte mitai desu.I'd like to try an open-air bath.
- 日本語を勉強してよかったです。Nihongo o benkyō shite yokatta desu.I'm glad I studied Japanese.
A2 review: one verb, many forms
This table brings together the verb forms of A2, with (iku), to go. Almost every pattern in this level is built on one of these forms.
| Form | (iku) | In use |
|---|---|---|
| polite past | (ikimashita) | I went (chapter 1) |
| te-form | (itte) | (itte mitai), I'd like to go |
| ない-form | (ikanai) | (ikanaide kudasai), please don't go |
| た-form | (itta) | (itta koto ga arimasu), I've been there |
| volitional | (ikō) | (issho ni ikō), let's go together |
| potential | (ikeru) | (higaeri de ikemasu), you can go as a day trip |
| dictionary form | (iku) | (iku tsumori desu), I'm planning to go |
More in the grammar: Experience: ～たことがある
New words
- お土産omiyagesouvenir, a gift from a trip · おみやげ
- 温泉onsenhot spring; hot spring resort · おんせん
- 最高saikōthe best, wonderful · さいこう
- 一泊二日ippaku futsukaone night and two days · いっぱくふつか; (nihaku mikka), two nights and three days
- 旅館ryokantraditional Japanese inn · りょかん
- 泊まるtomaruto stay (the night) · とまる; u-verb; (ryokan ni tomaru)
- 露天風呂rotenburoopen-air bath · ろてんぶろ
- 景色keshikiview, scenery · けしき
- 外湯sotoyupublic bath house in a hot spring town · そとゆ
- おいしいoishiidelicious, tasty · い-adjective: (oishikatta desu), it was delicious
- カニkanicrab
- 日帰りhigaeriday trip · ひがえり
- 教えるoshieruto tell, to teach · おしえる; ru-verb: (oshiete kudasai), please tell me
- おすすめosusumerecommendation · (osusume no ryokan), a ryokan you'd recommend
Practise
1.How do you say “because it's winter” politely?
2.Mr Ikeda says he's glad he went. Which sentence is it?
3.Put the words in order: say you'd like to go too.
Tap the words below in the right order.I'd like to go too.
4.Match the Japanese with the English.
Pick a word on the left, then its meaning on the right.
5.You'd like a colleague to recommend a ryokan. What do you say?
6.Put the words in order: give Mr Ikeda's advice.
Tap the words below in the right order.It's quite far, so I think it's better to stay the night.
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Say it out loud
行ってよかったです。
Itte yokatta desu.
I'm glad I went.
Listen, then say it out loud, as close to the recording as you can.
Check
Five questions on this chapter. Then mark it as finished to add its words to your review deck.
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