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🇯🇵 Japanese · Intermediate Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 6 OF 30 · 40 MINUTES

The Son-in-Law

New Year's Day at Yui's parents' house in Kyoto, Ben's first New Year as one of the family. Yui's mother has made the New Year food, Yui's father keeps pouring the sake, and Sota is waiting for his New Year money. This year, for the first time, Ben has an envelope of his own to give. Learn n da kara, for a reason everyone already knows (you're family now, so...), and how to give to someone younger (otoshidama o ageru), with Yui's father's rough yaru heard.

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THE STORY

Saturday, January the first, twenty twenty-eight, New Year's Day at the Yamamotos' house in Kyoto. Yui's mother has made the New Year food, Yui's father has the sake ready, and Sota is waiting for his New Year money. This year, for the first time, Ben has an envelope of his own to give. This is the conversation you'll be able to say by the end of the lesson.

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まず はmazu wafirst of all
まず は いっぱい。mazu wa ippaiFirst, a drink.
あ、 すみません。 いただきます。a, sumimasen. itadakimasuOh, thanks. I'll have some.
えんりょenryoholding back
かぞく な ん だ からkazoku na n da karabecause you're family, after all
もう かぞく な ん だ から、 えんりょ は いらない よ。mō kazoku na n da kara, enryo wa iranai yoYou're family now, so there's no need to hold back.
つくった ん です からtsukutta n desu karabecause I made it, politely
みっか かけて つくった ん です から、 たくさん たべて ください ね。mikka kakete tsukutta n desu kara, takusan tabete kudasai neI spent three days making it, so do eat plenty.
おしょうがつ な ん だ からoshōgatsu na n da karabecause it's New Year
おしょうがつ な ん だ から、 もう いっぱい。oshōgatsu na n da kara, mō ippaiIt's New Year, so have another.

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