Topic N4
Japanese Learning
Lesson 36: Changing Habits
N4 Conversation Lesson 36 - Changing Habits
💬Dialogue
山田さん、最近、健康のために何かしていますか。
Yamada-san, are you doing anything for your health lately?
ええ、毎日30分歩くようにしています。それから、もっと野菜を食べるようにしました。
Yes, I make it a habit to walk for 30 minutes every day. And I have also started to eat more vegetables.
すごいですね。続けるのは大変ではないですか。
That is impressive. Is it hard to keep it up?
最初は大変でしたが、毎日の習慣になると、だんだんできるようになりますよ。
It was hard at first, but once it becomes a daily routine, you gradually become able to do it.
そうなんですね。私は最近、やっと泳げるようになりました。
Is that so? I have finally become able to swim lately.
えっ、前は泳げなかったんですか。
Oh, you could not swim before?
ええ、ずっと全然できなかったんです。でも、週一回プールに通うようにしたら、少しずつ泳げるようになって。
Right, I could not do it at all before. But after I started making it a habit to go to the pool once a week, I gradually became able to swim.
すごいですね。やめないで続けたからですね。
That is amazing. It is because you continued without stopping.
はい。今は200メートルまで泳げるようになりました。
Yes. Now I have become able to swim up to 200 meters.
それはすばらしいですね。体の調子はどうですか。
That is wonderful. How is your health condition?
それで、体も軽くなってきました。夜もよく眠れるようにもなりましたし。
Because of that, my body feels lighter. I have also become able to sleep well at night.
本当にいいことですね。これからも続けるようにしてくださいね。
That is a really good thing. Please continue to keep it up.
⭐Key Expressions
〜ようにしています / 〜ようにしました
I make a habit of ~ / I started making it a habit to ~
〜ようになりました
I have become able to ~ (change over time)
〜ようにしたら、〜ようになって
When I started making a habit of ~, I gradually became able to ~
〜ようにしてくださいね
Please make sure to keep doing ~ (gentle reminder)
📚Vocabulary
〜ようにしています
I make a habit of ~ / I make an effort to ~ (conscious habit)
〜ようになりました
I have become able to ~ (change of state)
習慣
しゅうかん
habit, routine
だんだん
gradually, little by little
やめる
to stop, to give up
よく眠れる
よくねむれる
to sleep well, to sleep soundly
もっと
more
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