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March 25, 2025 9 mins

[✐1.Adagio] Simply memorise the expressions you would often use in the class!

“Once again (=say that again), please.”

[00:07]

Hello everyone.

You are currently in a Japanese class.  The teacher said something, but you don’t understand well.  Are you going to ask the teacher?  What do you say?

[00:23]

(Example)

“Ah, excuse me, I don’t understand well.”

“Excuse me, which page is it?”

“What? Which one is this? “

Repeat after me

[00:33]

1.  I don’t understand well.

2.  I can’t see it well.

3.  I can’t hear you well.

4.  Which one is it?

5.  Is this the one (you mean)?

6.  What is that?

7.  Which page is it?

[01:29]

Now, I say something, and you ask questions as follows.

[01:36]

Then, please write this.

/ Which one?

→ Which one?

Got it?

[01:44]

1.  Then, everyone, please read this.

/ which?

→ Which one?

2.  Then, please write it here.

/ where

→ Where is that?

3.  Let’s open  page 74.

/ which page?

→ Which page is it?

4.  Please write the name of your class mate here.

/ name of what (which name)?

→ Which name is it?

5.  The due date of the homework is Thursday.

/ Until when?

Until when is it?

Repeat after me

[03:10]

1.  Not yet.

2.  I’ll do(start) it from now.

3.  It’s already done.

4.  I’ve already read it.

5.  I’ve already finished.

6.  I’ve already finished to write.

7.  I’ve done everything.

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「もういちど おねがいします」

[00:07]

みなさん、こんにちは。

みなさんは、いま、にほんごのじゅぎょうちゅうです。せんせいが なにか いいました。でも、ちょっと よくわかりません。しつもんしますか。なんといいますか。

[00:23]

(Example)

「あ、すみません、よくわかりません。」

「すみません、なんページですか。」

「え、どれですか。」

Repeat after me

[00:33]

1.  よく わかりません。

2.  よく みえません。

3.  よく きこえません。

4.  どれ ですか。

5.  これ ですか。

6.  それは なんですか。

7.  なんページですか。

[01:29]

では、わたしがいいますから、みなさんは、つぎのように、しつもんしてください。

[01:36]

じゃ、これをかいてください。

/ Which one? どれ?

→ どれですか。

OKですか。

[01:44]

1.  では、みなさん、これをよんでください。

/ Which one? どれ?

→ どれですか。

2.  じゃ、ここに かいてください。

/ Where? どこ?

→ どこですか?

3.  74ページを ひらきましょう。

/ Which page? なんページ?

→ なんページですか。

4.  ここに クラスメートのなまえを かきましょう。

/ Name of what? なんのなまえ?

→ なんの なまえですか。

5.  しゅくだいは もくようびまでです。

/ Until when?  いつまで?

→ いつまで ですか。

Repeat after me

[03:10]

1.  まだです。

2.  これからです。

3.  もう、できました。

4.  もう、よみました。

5.  もう、おわりました。

6.  もう、かきおわりました。

7.  もう、ぜんぶしました。

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Note: English translations might sound occasionally unnatural as English, as I try to preserve the structure and essence of the original Japanese.

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