Akira
コーヒーkōhī飲のnoむmu？引ひhiっk越こkoしshiはwa終おoわったwatta？
Want some coffee? Have you finished moving?
Word meanings
- コーヒー
- coffee · コーヒー: coffee.
- 飲む
- drink · 飲む: drink; rising intonation makes this a casual offer.
- 引っ越し
- moving · 引っ越し: moving to a new home.
- は
- は marks moving as the topic.
- 終わった
- finished · 終わる → 終わった: casual past, finished.
Kyo
うんun、日曜日にちようびnichiyōbiにni。やっとyatto落おoちchi着つtsuいたitaよyo。
Yeah, on Sunday. I'm finally settled in.
Word meanings
- うん
- yeah · うん: casual agreement.
- 日曜日
- Sunday · 日曜日: Sunday.
- に
- に marks when the move was completed; the verb is understood.
- やっと
- finally · やっと: finally, after time or effort.
- 落ち着いた
- settled in · 落ち着く → 落ち着いた: settled down or settled in.
- よ
- よ adds an informative, friendly emphasis.
Akira
よかったyokatta。新あたらataraしいshii部屋へやheyaはwaどうdō？
That's good. How's your new place?
Word meanings
- よかった
- that's good · いい → よかった: past form used to express relief or pleasure.
- 新しい
- new · 新しい: new; describes 部屋.
- 部屋
- place · 部屋: room; here, the colleague's new apartment.
- は
- は marks the new place as the topic.
- どう
- how · どう: how; asks for an impression.
Kyo
駅えきekiがga近ちかchikaくてkute便利べんりbenriだdaよyo。そっちsotchiはwa？
It's handy because the station is close. What about you?
Word meanings
- 駅
- station · 駅: train station.
- が
- が marks the station as the subject of 近い.
- 近くて
- is close · 近い → 近くて: links being close to the following description.
- 便利
- handy · 便利: convenient or handy.
- だ
- だ: casual form of 'is' after a noun or な-adjective.
- よ
- よ adds friendly emphasis.
- そっち
- you · そっち: your side; here, asks about the other person's news.
- は
- は introduces the other person's situation as the topic.
Akira
昨日きのうkinō、試験しけんshikenにni受うuかったkattaんだnda。
Yesterday, I passed my exam.
Word meanings
- 昨日
- yesterday · 昨日: yesterday.
- 試験
- exam · 試験: examination or test.
- に
- に marks the exam passed with 受かる.
- 受かった
- passed · 受かる → 受かった: passed an exam.
- んだ
- のだ → んだ: casual ending that shares or explains news.
Kyo
おめでとうomedetō！今夜こんやkon'ya、ごgo飯はんhanでもdemo行いiこうkōかka。
Congratulations! Tonight, shall we go out for dinner?
Word meanings
- おめでとう
- congratulations · おめでとう: casual congratulations.
- 今夜
- tonight · 今夜: tonight.
- ご飯
- dinner · ご飯: rice or a meal; here, dinner.
- でも
- でも makes the meal a casual suggestion: dinner or something.
- 行こう
- let's go · 行く → 行こう: casual volitional, suggesting going together.
- か
- か turns the suggestion into a question.
Akira
いいiiねne。でもdemo、台風たいふうtaifūがga近ちかchikaづいてるzuiteruねne。
Sounds good. But the typhoon is getting closer.
Word meanings
- いい
- good · いい: good; here, accepts the suggestion.
- ね
- ね adds shared agreement.
- でも
- but · でも: but; introduces a concern.
- 台風
- typhoon · 台風: typhoon.
- が
- が marks the typhoon as the subject.
- 近づいてる
- getting closer · 近づく + ている → 近づいてる: casual ongoing form, approaching.
- ね
- ね invites agreement about the approaching typhoon.
Kyo
そうsōだdaねne。今日きょうkyōはwa早はやhayaくku帰かえkaeったttaほうhōがgaいいiiねne。
Right. Today, we'd better go home early.
Word meanings
- そう
- right · そう: that is so; agrees with the concern.
- だ
- だ forms a casual statement.
- ね
- ね conveys agreement.
- 今日
- today · 今日: today.
- は
- は contrasts today's plans with other days.
- 早く
- early · 早い → 早く: adverb form, early.
- 帰った
- go home · 帰る → 帰った: past form used in 帰ったほうがいい, had better go home.
- ほう
- Verb past + ほうがいい: it would be better to do that action.
- が
- が links ほう to いい in the recommendation.
- いい
- better · いい: good; with verb past + ほうが, recommends an action.
- ね
- ね seeks agreement with the recommendation.
Akira
じゃあjā、ごgo飯はんhanはwa来週らいしゅうraishūにniしようshiyō。
Then, let's make dinner next week.
Word meanings
- じゃあ
- then · じゃあ: then, in that case.
- ご飯
- dinner · ご飯: a meal; refers to their proposed dinner.
- は
- は marks the dinner plan as the topic.
- 来週
- next week · 来週: next week.
- に
- に marks the time selected with にする.
- しよう
- let's choose · する → しよう; time + にしよう means let's choose that time.
Kyo
うんun。今日きょうkyōはwaコーヒーkōhīでdeおo祝いわiwaいiだdaねne。
Yeah. Today, we're celebrating with coffee.
Word meanings
- うん
- yeah · うん: casual agreement.
- 今日
- today · 今日: today.
- は
- は contrasts today's small celebration with next week's dinner.
- コーヒー
- coffee · コーヒー: coffee, the drink offered at the start.
- で
- で marks what they use to celebrate.
- お祝い
- celebration · お + 祝い: celebration; お is a conventional prefix.
- だ
- だ: casual 'is'; presents their coffee as a celebration.
- ね
- ね invites a shared, friendly reaction.
Akira
ありがとうarigatō。ここkokoでde話はなhanaせてseteよかったyokatta。
Thanks. I'm glad we could chat here.
Word meanings
- ありがとう
- thanks · ありがとう: casual thanks.
- ここ
- here · ここ: here, in the office pantry.
- で
- で marks the place where they talked.
- 話せて
- could chat · 話す → 話せる → 話せて: being able to talk, linked to よかった.
- よかった
- I'm glad · Verb て + よかった: glad that something happened or was possible.
Kyo
俺おれoreもmo。じゃあjā、来週らいしゅうraishūのno店みせmiseをo考かんがkangaえておくeteokuよyo。
Me too. Then, I'll think of a restaurant for next week.
Word meanings
- 俺
- me · 俺: casual masculine 'I,' used with a familiar colleague.
- も
- も: also; the rest of the shared feeling is understood.
- じゃあ
- then · じゃあ: then, moving on to a next step.
- 来週
- next week · 来週: next week.
- の
- の connects next week to the restaurant for that occasion.
- 店
- restaurant · 店: shop or establishment; here, a restaurant for dinner.
- を
- を marks the restaurant as what he will think about.
- 考えておく
- think ahead · 考える + ておく: think about something in preparation.
- よ
- よ adds a friendly assurance.
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