Pera Pera Penguin 87.pdf

5-minute Japanese Class by Hitomi Hirayama

Recently, my friend Miss Hayashi spotted me in the parking lot of a store after I had bought a lot of stuff that I

would need in an emergency, such as a major earthquake. When she saw me putting my purchases into my

car, she said, "It looks like you bought quite a bit, eh?" I replied, " s - nan desu. takusan katchattan

desu . (lit. Yes, I bought too much.)" She then asked, "Well, shall I buy some of it from you?" " iie, " I said

" watashi wa takusan taberu node mada tarinaikurai nan desu . (No, thanks, I eat a lot, so I'll

probably still need to buy more.)" She gave me a puzzled look and walked off. Ms. Hirayama, why did she want

to buy my food?

It wasn't that she wanted to buy the items from you, Mr. Pole. It was that she felt

she needed to help you out. You used the "chatta" form, didn't you? That's why she

assumed you were in trouble for having bought too much. I refer this type of phrase as a

"heart expression," as it contains emotional undertones. Your use of "chatta" is a typical

mistake made by learners of Japanese who can hold simple conversations in the

language.

防災品（ぼうさいひん b - saihin ） Emergency supplies

ちゃった

chatta

It is highly recommended that you make a list of emergency

supplies in case of earthquakes and other disasters. You

should include emergency rations (dry biscuits, instant food,

canned food, and so on), bottled water, a first aid kit, work

gloves, masks, a portable radio, batteries, a lighter, clothes,

coins and identification. You should change the contents of

your kit once a year.

_______

(te form)

じゃった

jatta

Positive situation

Negative situation

非常食

hij - shoku

_______

(te form)

Emergency rations

(implying joy)

(implying regret)

I quit my job.

My boss and I got in a fight, so I quit.

Select the reading and the meaning for the words below.

仕事を

shigoto o

社長とけんかをして会社を

shach - to kenka o shite kaisha o

Many learners of Japanese often use "... cha

(ja) tta " in place of the present perfect form.

But if you use this in conversation, a Japanese

listener will instead assume negative

connotations. This clearly explains why Mr.

Pole was misunderstood by his friend. In

addition, this usage has two "faces," as it can

have a positive meaning as well. For this

reason, I call this grammatical form "Jekyll and

Hyde."

Women, it should be noted, are inclined to use

this form in a colloquial manner.

The grammatical form is often thought to

convey only regret over something you've done

or that has happened, but it can express two

feelings that are opposite in nature.

Let's take a look at the following exercises to

become more familiar with the form. Enter the

correct Japanese word into the squares.

to quit

A) 非常階段 B) 非常口 C) 非常事態

D) 非常手段 E) 非常ベル

I’ll be making twice as much at my new job!

I don't have a new job, yet.

今度の新しい会社は　給料が２倍！

kondo no atarash - kaisha wa ky - ry - ga 2-bai!

まだ、次の会社が決まっていない。

mada tsugi no kaisha ga kimatteinai

1) hij - shudan 2) hij - jitai 3) hij - guchi 4) hij - bell

5) hij - kaidan

(implying delight)

(implying regret)

I really wanted this, so I finally bought it.

I’ve got so many clothes, and yet I bought some more.

a) Emergency exit b) Emergency measures

c) State of emergency d) Fire escape e) Fire alarm

これずっと欲しかったので思い切って

kore zutto hoshikatta node omoikitte

to buy

洋服はたくさん持っているけどまた

y - fuku wa takusan motteiru kedo mata

to buy

(implying joy)

Answers: A) - 5) - d)

B) - 3) - a)

C) - 2) - c)

D) - 1) - b)

E) - 4) - e)

(implying regret)

I drank a bottle of vintage wine with my friends.

I drank 10 bottles of beer.

友達とビンテージワインを

tomodachi to vintage wine o

to drink

ビールを１０本

beer o juppon

to drink

Complete the sentence by using the words from A) to D).

It was delicious!

I have a terrible hangover.

If you hear a fire alarm, don’t panic. Please evacuate

from the building through the emergency exits or fire escape.

おいしかった！

oishikatta!

二日酔いで気持ち悪い ....。

futsuka-yoi de kimochi warui ...

(implying happiness)

もし、　　　　　が鳴ったら、慌てないで　　　　　　　か

(１)

(２)

moshi ga nattara awatenaide ka

I slept a whole 10 hours last night.

(implying failure)

夕べは１０時間も

y - be wa j - -jikan mo

to sleep

I fell asleep during the meeting.

(３)

から建物の外に出て下さい。

kara tatemono no soto ni detekudasai

会議中に

kaigich - ni

to sleep

Answers:

yamechatta katchatta nonjatta nechatta

Answers:

(１) 非常ベル (２) 非常口 (３) 非常階段

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