[2.Andante] “Try drinking Oolong Hai.” 
[00:07] 
Hello, everyone. How are you doing? What (kind of) books have you read recently? Was that interesting? Let’s recommend the book to your friends. 
For example, 
That book was interesting. Please try reading it (=you should read it) by all means. 
Or, 
The new restaurant is nice. Please try to go there by all means. 
Today, we will practice te-form + “mitekudasai”. 
Note: Depending on the context, the translation could be “please try …ing (try to…)” , “you should…”, “why not …ing?”, or “do something to see….” 
[00:37]
First, make “te-Form” as follows;
kaimasu [buy] → katte
Ready? 
[00:46] 
1. eat 
2. drink 
3. read 
4. open 
5. call 
6. mail 
7. put on (shoes, trousers) 
8. wear (hat, helmet etc) 
9. pour (pour soy sauce on smth. etc.) 
10. touch 
[01:54] 
Now, make a sentence of “〜te mitekudasai”. 
For example, 
kaimasu [buy] → Katte mite kudasai [(please) Try to buy it.] 
OK? [02:07] 
1. eat → (Please) Try eating. 
2. drink → Try drinking. 
3. read → Try reading. 
4. open → Try opening. 
5. call → Try calling. 
6. mail → Try mailing. 
7. wear → Try wearing. 
8. put on → Try putting it on. 
9. pour → Try pouring. 
10. touch → Try touching. 
Let’s make a sentence as follows. 
Maccha cake → Try (to eat) the maccha cake. 
Ready? 

1. gyouza, eat → Try eating the gyouza.
2. Oolong-hai, drink → Try drinking the Oolong-hai.
(U-ron[Oolong]-hai = Shochu* with Oolong Tea) 
3. “Drive My Car”, read → Try reading ”Drive My Car”. 
4. present, open → Try oepning the present. 
5. station office, call → Try calling tol the station office. 
6. the person in charge, mail → Try mailing the person in charge. 
(tantousha = the person in charge) 
7. jeans you bought, wear → Try wearing the jeans you bought. 
8. helmet, wear → Try wearing the helmet. 
9. soy sauce, put on / with → Try putting soy sauce on it = try it with soy sauce. 
10. horse’s tail, touch → Try touching the horse’s tail. (uma no shippo = horse’s tail) *Shochu is a Japanese hard liquor, typically distilled from rice, barley, sweet potato, etc. 
**Drive My Car = A short story written by Haruki Murakami. Film

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