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N4 3477๐Ÿ—ฃ Conversation

Lesson 42: Why Study Japanese?

N4 Conversation Lesson 42 - Why Study Japanese?

๐Ÿ’ฌDialogue

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ๅฑฑ็”ฐใ•ใ‚“ใ€ๆฏŽๆ—ฅไธ€็”Ÿๆ‡ธๅ‘ฝใซๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใ‚’ๅ‹‰ๅผทใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใญใ€‚ไฝ•ใฎใŸใ‚ใซๅ‹‰ๅผทใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

Yamada-san, you study Japanese very hard every day. For what purpose are you studying?

ๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎๅคงๅญฆใซๅ…ฅใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซใ€ๅ‹‰ๅผทใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

I am studying to enter a Japanese university.

B
A

ใใ†ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚ๅคงๅญฆใซๅ…ฅใฃใฆใ€ใฉใ‚“ใชๅ‹‰ๅผทใ‚’ใ—ใŸใ„ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

I see. What do you want to study after entering university?

ใ‚ณใƒณใƒ”ใƒฅใƒผใ‚ฟใƒผใฎๅ‹‰ๅผทใ‚’ใ—ใŸใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚ๅฐ†ๆฅใ€ใ‚จใƒณใ‚ธใƒ‹ใ‚ขใซใชใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซใ€ใ‚‚ใฃใจ้ ‘ๅผตใ‚‰ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚

I want to study computers. In order to become an engineer in the future, I have to work harder.

B
A

ใ„ใ„ใงใ™ใญใ€‚ๅฑฑ็”ฐใ•ใ‚“ใชใ‚‰ใ€ใใฃใจๅคงไธˆๅคซใงใ™ใ‚ˆใ€‚

That's great. I'm sure you will be fine, Yamada-san.

ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ‚ใ€Aใ•ใ‚“ใ€ใ“ใฎๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ใ‚ขใƒ—ใƒชใ‚’็Ÿฅใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

Thank you. Oh, A-san, do you know about this new app?

B
A

ใ„ใ„ใˆใ€ไฝ•ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

No, what is it?

ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใ€ๆผขๅญ—ใฎ่ชญใฟๆ–นใ‚’่ชฟในใ‚‹ใฎใซไฝฟใ†ใ‚ขใƒ—ใƒชใงใ™ใ€‚่พžๆ›ธใ‚ˆใ‚Šๆ—ฉใใฆใ€ใจใฆใ‚‚ไพฟๅˆฉใงใ™ใ‚ˆใ€‚

This is an app used for looking up how to read kanji. It's faster than a dictionary and very useful.

B
A

ใธใˆใ€ใ„ใ„ใงใ™ใญใ€‚็งใ‚‚ๆผขๅญ—ใ‚’่ฆšใˆใ‚‹ใฎใซใ€ใใฎใ‚ขใƒ—ใƒชใ‚’ไฝฟใฃใฆใฟใŸใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚

Wow, that's nice. I'd like to try using that app for memorizing kanji too.

ใ˜ใ‚ƒใ‚ใ€ใƒ€ใ‚ฆใƒณใƒญใƒผใƒ‰ใฎไป•ๆ–นใ‚’ๆ•™ใˆใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใ€‚

Then, shall I teach you how to download it?

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A

ใฏใ„ใ€ใŠ้ก˜ใ„ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ๆ–ฐใ—ใ„่จ€่‘‰ใ‚’ใŸใใ•ใ‚“่ฆšใˆใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซใ€็งใ‚‚้ ‘ๅผตใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚

Yes, please. I will also do my best to memorize a lot of new words.

ใˆใˆใ€ไธ€็ท’ใซ้ ‘ๅผตใ‚Šใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚

Yes, let's work hard together.

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โญKey Expressions

Dictionary Form (Intentional) + ใŸใ‚ใซ

In order to ... / For the purpose of ...

Noun + ใฎใŸใ‚ใซ

For the sake of ... / For ...

Dictionary Form + ใฎใซ

For the purpose of doing ... / In doing ...

๐Ÿ“šVocabulary

ไธ€็”Ÿๆ‡ธๅ‘ฝ

ใ„ใฃใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‘ใ‚“ใ‚ใ„

hard, with all one's effort

ๅฐ†ๆฅ

ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚‰ใ„

future

่ชฟในใ‚‹

ใ—ใ‚‰ในใ‚‹

to look up, to investigate

ไพฟๅˆฉ

ใช) (ในใ‚“ใ‚Šใช

convenient, useful

่ฆšใˆใ‚‹

ใŠใผใˆใ‚‹

to memorize, to remember

ใ‚ขใƒ—ใƒช

ใ‚ใทใ‚Š

application, app

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