 Hello everybody and welcome to the class once again. We have been doing a lot of things, we have learnt a lot of Japanese and we have done a lot of forms, we have also done conversation, we have described pictures, we have done listening comprehension and lot of vocabulary, some kanji, new pictograms, also how and where and what kanji is. So, well today I will not tell you about grammar or any of this, we will do some more listening comprehensions which are a must. You have done grammar and you know how to write sentences, you know how to speak, but also your hearing has to be good, you have to understand what is being said. So, well today we have a number of listening comprehensions for you, listen to it very carefully and then try to answer the questions that are given here. So, the first one for you is what I will do is I will read the conversations and I will do it very slowly so that you understand it properly. The conversation is between two people, a-san and b-san. So, well I am reading the first one out, Rao san wa natsu yasumi ni pari e ikimashita, Tanaka san to Rao san wa ima pari no hanashi wo shite imasu. France no chouto wa nan desu ka? Pari desu. Pari wa donna machi desu ka? Ningiyaka de kirei na machi desu yo? Pari ni nani ga arimasu ka? Kawaya, ohashiya, shiro ga arimasu. So shite furui tatemono mo takusan arimasu yo? Omoshiroi tokoro mo takusan arimasu ka? Mochiron arimasu yo, yume na bijitsukan ya yuenchi nado ga arimasu. Tabe mono ni nani ga oishii desu ka? Keiki ga totte mo oishii desu. Tanaka san, zeki ichido pari e itte kudasai. So, well this is a small conversation for you between Tanaka san and Rao san. The names are not used over there, so please try to figure out who is saying what. The questions are pari wa dochira no shoutou desu ka? Shoutou is capital and the words that you do not understand, please you could look up in a dictionary. Pari wa donna machi desu ka? You could also refer to your lessons and see where these words are. Doshite hito wa pari ga suki desu ka? Pari ni bijitsukan to yuenchi dake ga arimasu ka? Dake means only and we will do some things that have been left out through these conversations. So, well you have these words over here, soshite mochiron zehi totemo ichido. Soshite of course is and mochiron is of course, zehi is must as is being used in the conversation. Zehi uchi e itte kudasai, zehi pari e itte kudasai, please must must go to Paris. Sono ega wo mite kudasai, kore wa totemo oishii desu. It is very very tasty and ichido kono ega wo mite kudasai, please see this ega once. Now you have dake over here, dake means only, noun plus dake. Watashi wa juice dake wo nomimasu. I only have juice, watashi wa kocha dake wo nomimasu. I only have kocha or you could also say watashi wa kocha dake wo nomimasen. I do not have kocha, I do not have kocha only, that is the only thing I do not have. So you can use dake in this manner, yuenchi over here is your amusement park. So you can use these, make sentences with these and you will feel comfortable. Now the second one is again at a shop, you can see it is written misei de and again a conversation between two, irasshaimasen. Sumimasen, akai kutsu wa arimasu ka? Hai arimasu, sumimasen misete kudasai, okyaku san, saizu wo hakatte mite kudasai, kore wa dou desu ka? Iie, akai kutsu ga hoshii desu. Aa, wakarimashita, sugu wo mochi shimasu. Ano, chotto chiisai desu ga, mou chotto oki no arimasen ka? Chotto matte, shirabete mimasu, kore wa dou desu ka? Un, kore wa ii to omoimasu, ikura desu ka? Sonna ni takakunai ne, ja sono kutsu ni shimasu, arigatou gozaimasu. So well, there is this conversation between A and B. Now, there is one thing which is new, sugu wo mochi shimasu, immediately I will get it is what is new. You can go over the conversation and answer these questions over here. Mise no hito wa nani wo utte imasu ka? Okyaku san wa nani wo kai ni koko e kimashita ka? Okyaku san wa nani iro no mono wo kaitai desu ka? Mise ni sono mono wa arimasu ka? Kore wa dou yu imi desu ka? Kono no no imi wa nan desu ka? Please write the meanings of these, irasshaimase, sonna ni shirabete mimasu, omochi shimasu. I just told you. So well, this is what it is. Then we have another conversation for you. This is between Tanaka san and Rao san. So well, Tanaka san wa itsu nihone kimashita ka Rao? Kiyonen no san gatsu ni kimashita. Tanaka, nihone de nani wo shite imasu ka? Rao, ima benkyou ga owatta kara kaisha de hataraite imasu. Tanaka, yasumi no toki nani wo shimasu ka Rao san? Rao, yukkuri shimasu ga kondo no yasumi ni yakiu wo mi ni ikitai. Tanaka, yakiu ga suki desu ka? Rao, teribi de kekko mimasu demo mada yoko wakaranai. Tanaka, jashuu matsu ni futari de yakiu wo mi ni ikimashou. Soko de yakiu ni tsuite iro iro na setsume mo shite agimasu. So there is one new word over here ni tsuite and there is one more word which is coming an expression which Rao san uses over here waza waza arigatou kozai masu or mashta waza waza waza. Kuni tsuite is about something, kore ni tsuite about this thing, kore ni tsuite about this thing. Hon ni tsuite about the hon, Tanaka san ni tsuite about Tanaka san. I will tell you or I will tell you about the hon, I will talk about the hon, I will talk about my country kuni ni tsuite hanashimasu. So I will talk about my country. So ni tsuite is about as is given over here yakiu ni tsuite, setsume is explanation and shite agimasu is I will do all the explanation for yakiu and tell you is what it means waza waza is specially for me. Now listen to the dialogue carefully and answer the questions given below. Rao san wa ima nani wo shite imasu ka? Rao san wa itsumo yasumi ni nani wo shimasu ka? Rao san wa kaisha kara yakiu wo mi ni ikimasu ka? Tanaka san wa nani ni tsuite setsume shimasu ka? And well, imi wo kaite kudasai yukkuri kondo. There are two meanings that you need to write, yukkuri which is slowly gradually and kondo you can write over here. Then we have another conversation, there are a number of such conversations for you to practice. This is basically for you to get comfortable, to feel comfortable with the language. So well, there is another conversation here between Suzuki san and Kato san, Kato san anata wa mekishiko e ikuto wo yu hanashi wo kikimashita. Sou desu, gogatsu no tsu e ni ikimasu, oku san mo isho desu ka, kondo suma mo kodomo tsurete ikimasu. Konkai wa nan nen desu ka? And Kato san says, minen gurai desu, sono aida ni oku san wa ane no ie de kurashimasu, sore wa ii desu ne. So well, this is another conversation, go over it again and again and I am sure you will be able to answer all these questions listed over here. Suzuki san wa nani ni tsuite kikimashita ka? Kato san wa gogatsu kara doko ni sumimasu ka? Oku san wa isho ni ikimasu ka? Kato san wa nan nen kan mekishiko ni imasu ka? Okawa san wa Kato san ga inai toki ni dare to isho ni sumimasu ka? Suzuki san wa sore ga ii desu to imashita. Do yu imi desu ka? Ninen gurai no imi wa nan desu ka? There is ni tsuite again coming up, doko ni sumimasu ka? Ni is for sumimasu. Then nan nen kan is there, which we have done. So you have so many of these things that we have done earlier in our classes and you can in these lectures and you can refer to them. Now you have another one, A and B again. Let me just read it out to you and I am sure you will be able to understand, though I am not going to use A and B this time, just the conversation. Shokuji ni ikimashou ka? Hai, oishii misei ni tsurete kudasai. Ja, Rao san wa washoku ga ii desu ka? Chukari yori ga ii desu ka? Washoku no hou ga ii desu. Ja, sore de sushi ae ikimashou. Sumimasen desu ga watashi wa nama mono o taberu koto ga dekimasen. Sou ka, zannen desu ne, ja tempura wa dou desu ka, sore wa daijoubu desu. And you have the meanings of these words, washoku is Japanese food, nama mono is uncooked food or raw food and mono could be anything over here. It is referring to meat. Questions given over here now, I am sure it is not a problem. You could also make up questions over here like Tanaka san to Rao san wa doko ni imasuka or doko e ikimasu ka. You can also come up with a lot of your own questions and ask your partner and answer. Well, there is another reading comprehension here for you. You can go over the reading comprehension, just read it out on your own as it is given over here and answer these questions. This is about something which we have done in class, you could write them and answer. Then we have another conversation for you. Another listening comprehension between A and B again and what is the situation, let us see. Moshi moshi, Rao san no otaku desu ka? Hai, sou desu. Amit mo shimasu ga, go shujin wa irassha imasu ka? Sumimasen, ima imasen, juuji goro ka irimasu, ah sou desu ka? Dewa sono toki mata denwa shimasu. Hai, onegai shimasu. Now, read the conversation and answer the questions. Now, you have to tell where they are and who they are talking about, what they are doing, who rang up, why they rang up, who they were asking for, what they were doing. So, you can answer these questions. Rao san no uchi ni, donata ga denwa o shimashita ka? Uchi ni dare to hanashimashita ka? Rao san wa uchi ni imashita ka? Rao san wa nanjigoro uchi ni kaerimasu ka? Amit san wa mata denwa o shimasu ka, shimasen ka? Dewa sono toki wa dou yu imi desu ka? Please answer these questions. Then again, there is another one for you, listening comprehension 8 between A and B again, a small conversation. Rao san wa インドでどのぐらい日本語を勉強しましたか? インドで2週間ぐらい友達のお父さんに教えてもらいました。 それから今学校で2ヶ月になっています。 ほんとですか? Jouzu desu ne? Hiragana ya katakana mo naraimashita ka? Iie, kore kara jibun de benkyou suru no de, iihon ga hoshii desu. Ano ne, iihon ga arimasu kara kashite agimasu yo, ganbatte kudasai. So well, this is a conversation between two people as I told you, what it is about, where they are, what they want, what the person is asking. You can please answer these questions. The meanings that you do not know are given over here. You please have to answer these questions after listening to this comprehension. And then we have another one for you. Again A and B, Sumimasen. Hai, irashita imase. Kono eikaiwa no hon wa ikura desu ka? Sanzenien desu. Kanji no hon mo arimasu ka? Hai, douzo. Imimasen desu ga, eiwa jiten mo arimasu ka? Moshiwake arimasen, ima eiwa jiten wa arimasen. Demo laishuu ni hairimasu no de, sono toki denwa o shimasu. Ja, nichi-jo kaewa no hon to kanji no hon okudasai. Hai, arigatou gozaimasu. Issho ni tsutsun demo ii desu ka? Iie, kanji no hon wa prezent desu kara kirei ni tsutsun de kudasai. Hai, wakarimashita. Ah, omiage desu ka? Sou desu, tomodachi no tanjoubi ni kono hono agemasu. Tomodachi wa nihongo o benkyou shite imasu ka? Hmm, sou desu. Now listen to the dialogue carefully and answer the questions given below. I hope you heard the dialogue and now answer the questions. Bi san wa ima doko desu ka? Nan no tame ni prezent o kaimasu ka? Katta kanji no hon wa ikura desu ka? Tomodachi wa nan no benkyou shite imasu ka? Eiwa jiten wa itsu kimasu ka? Donna mono o agemasu ka? Moshiwake arimasen wa do iu imi desu ka? Answer these questions where they are, what they are talking about, what they plan to do, how much is the book for. You can make a few questions on your own and ask your partner. Just listen to this passage and then answer the questions. So far you have only done dialogues. This is a passage and try to make some questions on your own on this passage and answer the few that are given after the passage. Well, I will just read it out. Kino wa itenki datta kara, gakkou no tomodachi to haiking e ikimashita. Tokyo kara osaka made densha de ikimashita, osaka kara basu ni norimashita, densha mo basu mo hito ga ippai datta, sanjigoro fuji san ni tsukimashita, chikaku no mise de ohiru o tabemashita, soshite tsukarete ita no de sono hi wa dokoe mo ikanakatta, sugi no hi ni watashitachi wa gokiro meter gurai yama o arukimashita. Yama no kouki wa kirei de, midori mo utsukushii desu. Mukashi soko de yume na hito ga haiku o kaite imashita. Tomodachi wa taksan yama no shashino to tta. Watashitachi wa haikingu kara ban no juu ichijigoro uchi e kaerimashita. Minna tsukarete ita kedo totte mo tanoshikatta. Tomodachi wa minna mo ichido fuji san o mi ni ikitai to itte imashita. So well, this is a small passage, lot of things, some forms that we have done have been covered over here. You will see most of the time, must form is also used, plain form is also used as I have told you in class. Plain form is informal and must form is more formal and considered more polite. Plain form is to be used with people you are informal with and people your age or younger to you, must form is to be used with people who are older or informal situations. Sakusha wa doko e ikimashita ka? Tokyo kara fuji san made do yatte ikimashita ka? Kare wa dare to issho ni haikinge ikimashita ka? Fuji san wa donna basho desu ka? Minna soko de dore gurai arukimashita ka? Fuji san ni suita hi ni nani wo shimashita ka? Ja minna san, hiking no toki jibun de nani wo shimasu ka? Sore wo kaitekudasai. Do yatte ikimasu ka? Dare to issho ni ikimasu ka? Oben to wo motte ikimasu ka? Motte ikimasen ka? Doko de hiking ni ikimasu ka? Soko de shashi no torimasuka torimasen ka? Sore ni suite iro ero kaitekudasai and the meanings are given over here. The one meaning that you may not know or the one word that comes in the conversation which you may not know is haiku and haiku is a form of Japanese poetry, it is very famous and it is related to nature, to environment. It is a specific form and done in a specific manner. You can read more about haiku on the net. Now this was your listening comprehension. Listening comprehension is important as I told you earlier because you need to also get used to hearing it and feel comfortable with the language. We have done lot of grammar and lot of talking, lot of conversation. Listening also we have done, the hearing comprehension we have done. Now there is something for you to write. That is also important, that is essential. You have to make sentences all the time because sentences make you feel comfortable. Well, there is this picture for you, interesting picture where you have Tanaka san in office and all those of you who want to write. You can write a story also on this picture here about Tanaka san. I will give you a few hints but I will give it to you in English. I will not say it or speak in Japanese at all, all of it I will try to tell you in English. For example, you can say Tanaka san gets up at 7 o'clock in the morning, takes a shower, has breakfast with his wife and then goes to office by subway or by train or by bus. He works in office from 9 o'clock till 6 o'clock in the evening, he is very busy. He meets a lot of people there, writes a report, also has a meeting with his boss, eats lunch at about 1 o'clock and then after working for some more time comes back home by train around 8 o'clock. So you can write the whole thing. These are very simple things that I have told you just now. You can also write another story if you want, you can weave another story around this picture. There are a lot of people sitting over there, there is a lot of you can see a lot of things on the table so you can write about that as well. You can have an imaginary watch over here and talk about the watch so you can write anything you want and use the forms that we have done and covered in our lectures. This will help you also in speech. So try to do that, there is another picture for you. We did this picture just in our last lesson I believe and you can see this gentleman sitting over here talking on phone, thinking about something also writing over here. So again you can write something that while talking on phone he is working or he is busy doing something or writing a report, preparing for a presentation or maybe for a kai-gi or a meeting. So you can weave another story around this picture and write something. You can write simple sentences, you can write complicated sentences, all that we have covered. There are more pictures for you, there is another picture of a family. Here you could talk about how old they are, how many people are present over here, you could use a lot of counters, who is wearing specs, who is not wearing specs, how many children are there, how many people are wearing white suits and how many people are wearing dark suits, who has short hair, who has grey hair, all what is their age. So you could weave a story about a family where people are working at different places. You can mention those, how they go to office, how many hours they work over there, who all they meet. So all those things can be covered in this. You can practice all of that, you can use a few expressions. For example, this gentleman has gone somewhere, he goes to someone's house with his wife and you could use expressions like, ojamashimasu or dozo ohairi kudasai or arigatou gozaimashita, mata aimashou or any other expression that we have done and maybe when they return home you could also say tadaima and okairinasai. The kids are sleeping or they are studying or they are playing, you can use those forms. So all those things can be done, not only just the picture, you can weave a story and write about it. Now of course, this is interesting, we have done something like this earlier in our lessons with dango, with setsubun, with hanami. So well, this is another picture over here and you can look up on the net, you can see what it is. It is Japanese of course, how you make this, you can figure out, you can try to write about how it is made, what all ingredients are used. How they eat and how interesting it is, how we can use it in our food. So you can try doing that with this picture, look it up on the net and see what all you can find from there. Now one thing I would like to tell you, I have been telling you a lot about Japanese, about Japanese people, about culture, about proverbs, about things they do, what they would say in a situation. So about culture, one interesting thing is kara-oke, now what is kara-oke? Kara-oke is as you can make out from the word itself, kara and oke, it is made out of two words. Kara means empty, it is empty, there is nothing in it, that is kara and oke comes from orchestra. So well, orchestra in an empty box or a place is called kara-oke and one interesting thing about this is that most of the time in English when you say, you say carry oke which does not have any meaning in Japanese. So when you are talking in Japanese, please do not say carry oke, say kara oke, that is the correct pronunciation and as I just told you, kara is empty and oke is from orchestra. So there is lot of material you can get on the net about kara oke, what it is when it started and now what the Japanese do. Well it is interesting, everybody wants to sing, everybody wants to sort of express. So you would be very shy to sing in front of people, what do you do? Well you could go to these kara-oke places where you have these kara-oke boxes, they are empty boxes where you have a system, put on your headphones, take a mic, just switch on to whichever, put on whichever song you want to sing and the lyrics will be displayed, the music will be there but you have to sing the lyrics on your own. So well, you can look at the lyrics, they are displayed and you can practice your song over there, that is what kara oke is. This is just a small photograph, a picture of how kara oke is done in Japan, so these are just boxes go into this small 3 by 3 or 4 by 4 room and start practicing or singing and it is very entertaining and very relaxing. You can shout and scream as much as you want, sing to your heart's content and feel very very happy, simple kara oke booth and there are lots of things about the Japanese, there are number of things I would really like to tell but it becomes a little difficult to cover everything in this small 40 minutes and over 40 lectures. Well, let us see how many we can cover and I try to tell you as many as I can. Today, we will keep it at this and not go any further, we will try to do something new next time. Do these listening passages and conversations, practice them and try to do the questions, the meanings, they will help you a lot. With this, I will try to end today. So, minasan, kore de wa owarimasu, kondo mata aimashou. Hai, arigatou gozaimashita. Thank you very much and we will meet again soon.