Lunch Plans with a Brother

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  1. Akira

    今日、よく降るね。

    It's really raining today.

    Word meanings
    今日
    today · 今日 refers to the current day; read きょう.
    よく
    a lot · よく describes how much it is raining here.
    降る
    rains · 降る means rain or snow falls.
    ね
    ね invites agreement about something both speakers notice.
  2. Kyo

    うん。今日はここでゆっくりしよう。

    Yeah. Today, let's relax here.

    Word meanings
    うん
    yeah · うん is a casual affirmative used with someone close.
    今日
    today · 今日 refers to the current day.
    は
    は sets today as the topic.
    ここ
    here · ここ refers to the flat where the brothers are.
    で
    で marks where an activity takes place.
    ゆっくり
    relax · ゆっくり means leisurely or without rushing.
    しよう
    let's · する → しよう: casual form proposing something to do together.
  3. Akira

    来週も会える?

    Can we meet again

    Word meanings
    来週
    next week · 来週 means the week after this one.
    も
    also · も adds next week to their occasions for meeting.
    会える
    can meet · 会う → 会える: potential form, asking about availability to meet.
  4. Kyo

    土曜日なら空いてるよ。

    On Saturday, I'm free.

    Word meanings
    土曜日
    Saturday · 土曜日 is Saturday.
    なら
    if it's · なら presents Saturday as a suitable option.
    空いてる
    am free · 空く → 空いている → 空いてる: having free time; casual contraction.
    よ
    よ supplies information the other speaker may not know.
  5. Akira

    じゃあ、昼ご飯を食べよう。

    Then, let's have lunch.

    Word meanings
    じゃあ
    then · じゃあ introduces a suggestion based on what was just said.
    昼ご飯
    lunch · 昼ご飯 means the midday meal.
    を
    を marks what they will eat.
    食べよう
    let's eat · 食べる → 食べよう: casual invitation to eat together.
  6. Kyo

    いいね。駅前の店はどう?

    Sounds good. How about the place by the station?

    Word meanings
    いい
    good · いい expresses approval of the suggestion.
    ね
    ね adds warm agreement.
    駅前
    by the station · 駅前 is the area in front of a station.
    の
    の connects the location to the restaurant.
    店
    place · 店 means a shop or restaurant; here, a restaurant.
    は
    は presents the restaurant as the option being considered.
    どう
    how about · どう asks for the other person's opinion of a suggestion.
  7. Akira

    あのカレーの店?

    That curry place?

    Word meanings
    あの
    that · あの points to a place familiar to both speakers.
    カレー
    curry · カレー means curry.
    の
    の connects curry with the restaurant serving it.
    店
    place · 店 refers to the curry restaurant.
  8. Kyo

    うん。十二時に駅で会おう。

    Yeah. At twelve, let's meet at the station.

    Word meanings
    うん
    yeah · うん casually confirms the restaurant.
    十二時
    twelve o'clock · 十二時 means twelve o'clock; here, noon.
    に
    に marks the time of the meeting.
    駅
    station · 駅 refers to the station near the restaurant.
    で
    で marks where they will meet.
    会おう
    let's meet · 会う → 会おう: casual proposal to meet.
  9. Akira

    東口でいい?

    Is the east exit okay?

    Word meanings
    東口
    east exit · 東口 is the station's east entrance or exit.
    で
    で presents the east exit as the proposed choice.
    いい
    okay · いい asks whether the proposed choice is acceptable.
  10. Kyo

    うん。店も近いし。

    Yeah. The restaurant's close, too.

    Word meanings
    うん
    yeah · うん casually agrees to the meeting point.
    店
    restaurant · 店 refers to the curry restaurant already discussed.
    も
    too · も adds the restaurant's proximity as another advantage.
    近い
    close · 近い means nearby or a short distance away.
    し
    し gives a supporting reason, with the conclusion left understood.
  11. Akira

    わかった。楽しみにしてる。

    Okay. I'm looking forward to it.

    Word meanings
    わかった
    okay · わかる → わかった: acknowledges and accepts the arrangement.
    楽しみ
    looking forward · 楽しみ describes something anticipated with pleasure.
    に
    に forms 楽しみにする, meaning to look forward to something.
    してる
    する → している → してる: casual contraction in 楽しみにしてる.
  12. Kyo

    俺も。じゃあ、お茶を入れるね。

    Me too. Well, I'll make some tea.

    Word meanings
    俺
    me · 俺 is a familiar masculine way to refer to oneself.
    も
    too · も indicates that he shares his brother's feeling.
    じゃあ
    well then · じゃあ shifts from the settled plans to what he will do now.
    お茶
    tea · お茶 means tea; お is the customary polite prefix.
    を
    を marks the tea being prepared.
    入れる
    make · 入れる means to put in; お茶を入れる means to prepare tea.
    ね
    ね gently lets the listener know what the speaker will do.

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