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[✐1. Adagio] Ask back briefly with interrogative words
[00:07]
Hello everyone. Let’s keep up the good work today! We practice how to ask back briefly.
[00:13]
Repeat after me
1. When?
2. What time?
3. Where?
4. With who?
5. What day of the week?
6. What month?
7. What date / what day of the month?
8. Why?
[01:03]
You didn’t really get what your friend just said. Ask again briefly with ♫ the interrogative words.
For example,
♫ when
I will go to Japan next year.
→ [you say] Pardon/Sorry, when?
Ready?
[01:22]
1. ♫when
I’ll go to a university in Japan.
→ Pardon, when?
2. ♫what time
My friend comes at 7 O’clock.
→Sorry, what time?
3. ♫where
There is a book store in front of the station.
→ Pardon, where?
4. ♫with who
I went to the concert with Caroline san.
→ Sorry, with who?
5. ♫what day
I have a Japanese class every Tuesday.
→ Pardon, what day?
6. ♫what month
Japanese schools start at April.
→ Sorry, what month?
7. ♫who
George san will come tomorrow.
→ Pardon, who?
8. ♫what
I ate Sukiyaki yesterday.
→ Sorry, what?
9. ♫who and who
Honda san and Suzuki san got married.
→ Pardon, who and who?
10. ♫what colour
My car is yellow.
→ Sorry, what colour?
11. ♫2 o’clock tomorrow
The parcel will come at 2 o’clock tomorrow.
→ Pardon, what time tomorrow?
(nimotsu = parcel, package, baggage)
12. ♫who’s mother
That person is a mother of Sam san.
→ Sorry, who’s mother?
13. ♫map of where
This is a map of Kuala Lumpur.
→ Pardon, map of where?
(chizu = map)
14. ♫whose sneaker/trainers
This is my young brother’s sneakers.
→ Sorry, whose sneakers?
15. ♫what(how many) kilogram
That person weighs 200 kg.
→ Pardon, how many kilo(gram)?
(taijuu = body weight)
[04:25]
Next, after listening to a sentence, please answer the question.
[04:29]
For example,
I’m going on a trip to Sydney next year.
Where?
→ [you answer] (It’s) Sydney.
★★★★★
Become a patron: More episodes with full translation and Japanese transcripts. You’ll get access to the members-only podcast feed that you can subscribe to in your smartphone app. Japanese Swotter on Patreon
Note: English translations might sound occasionally unnatural as English, as I try to preserve the structure and essence of the original Japanese. I hope it also helps you to capture the pattern of the sentence structure.
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[✐1. Adagio] Ask back briefly with interrogative words
[00:07]
Hello everyone. Let’s keep up the good work today! We practice how to ask back briefly.
[00:13]
Repeat after me
1. When?
2. What time?
3. Where?
4. With who?
5. What day of the week?
6. What month?
7. What date / what day of the month?
8. Why?
[01:03]
You didn’t really get what your friend just said. Ask again briefly with ♫ the interrogative words.
For example,
♫ when
I will go to Japan next year.
→ [you say] Pardon/Sorry, when?
Ready?
[01:22]
1. ♫when
I’ll go to a university in Japan.
→ Pardon, when?
2. ♫what time
My friend comes at 7 O’clock.
→Sorry, what time?
3. ♫where
There is a book store in front of the station.
→ Pardon, where?
4. ♫with who
I went to the concert with Caroline san.
→ Sorry, with who?
5. ♫what day
I have a Japanese class every Tuesday.
→ Pardon, what day?
6. ♫what month
Japanese schools start at April.
→ Sorry, what month?
7. ♫who
George san will come tomorrow.
→ Pardon, who?
8. ♫what
I ate Sukiyaki yesterday.
→ Sorry, what?
9. ♫who and who
Honda san and Suzuki san got married.
→ Pardon, who and who?
10. ♫what colour
My car is yellow.
→ Sorry, what colour?
11. ♫2 o’clock tomorrow
The parcel will come at 2 o’clock tomorrow.
→ Pardon, what time tomorrow?
(nimotsu = parcel, package, baggage)
12. ♫who’s mother
That person is a mother of Sam san.
→ Sorry, who’s mother?
13. ♫map of where
This is a map of Kuala Lumpur.
→ Pardon, map of where?
(chizu = map)
14. ♫whose sneaker/trainers
This is my young brother’s sneakers.
→ Sorry, whose sneakers?
15. ♫what(how many) kilogram
That person weighs 200 kg.
→ Pardon, how many kilo(gram)?
(taijuu = body weight)
[04:25]
Next, after listening to a sentence, please answer the question.
[04:29]
For example,
I’m going on a trip to Sydney next year.
Where?
→ [you answer] (It’s) Sydney.
★★★★★
Become a patron: More episodes with full translation and Japanese transcripts. You’ll get access to the members-only podcast feed that you can subscribe to in your smartphone app. Japanese Swotter on Patreon
Note: English translations might sound occasionally unnatural as English, as I try to preserve the structure and essence of the original Japanese. I hope it also helps you to capture the pattern of the sentence structure.

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