Intermediate Japanese 305 - Various Topics

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1.

4-gatsu no owari kara 5-gatsu no hajime ni kakete, do-nichi to shukujitsu ga tsuzukimasu.

shi-gatsu April, owari end / the end of, go-gatsu May, hajime first / the beginning of
[A] kara [B] ni kakete from [A] to [B], do-nichi Saturday and Sunday, do-yoobi Saturday, nichi-yoobi Sunday
shukujitsu national holiday, public holiday, tsuzukimasu to continue

2.

Kono kikan o "Gooruden-Uiiku" tte yobimasu.

kikan term, period, Gooruden-Uiiku Golden Week (holidays)
-tte yobimasu we call it ..., -tte quotation marker; "......", that (casual form of "-to")
yobimasu to call

3.

Kotoshi no Gooruden-Uiiku wa 4-gatsu 27-nichi kara 5-gatsu 6-ka made desu.

kotoshi this year, shi-gatsu April, nijuu-shichi-nichi / nijuu-nana-nichi 27th. of the month
[A] kara [B] made from [A] to [B], go-gatsu May, muika 6th. of the month

4.

Kotoshi no Gooruden-Uiiku wa zenhan to koohan ni wakarete imasu.

kotoshi this year, zenhan the first half, koohan the latter half
wakarete te form of wakareru; be divided, be split, branch, fork, -te imasu expressing progressive or state

5.

Karendaa-doori demo, zenhan wa 3-renkyuu, koohan wa 4-renkyuu desu.

karendaa-doori according to the calendar, karendaa calendar, -doori as, like, follow
-demo even, even if, zenhan the first half, san-renkyuu 3-day holdiay, 3 holidays in a row
koohan the latter half, yon-renkyuu 4-day holiday, 4 holidays in a row
renkyuu consecutive holidays, holidays in a row

6.

30-nichi to Tsuitachi, 2-ka yasumi o toreba, 10-renkyuu desu.

sanjuu-nichi 30th. of the month, tsuitachi 1st. of the month, futsuka 2nd. of the month
yasumi o toru take a day off, take holidays, yasumi holiday, vacation, day off
toreba ba conditional form of toru; take, get, juu-renkyuu 10-day holiday, 10 holidays in a row

7.

Kono jiki, Nihon wa Haru.

jiki time, season, haru spring

8.

Atsukumo naku, samukumo naku, totemo kimochi ga ii desu.

atsukumo naku, samukumo naku neither hot nor cold, not too hot and not too cold (common expression)
atsui hot, samui cold, totemo very
kimochi ga ii feel good, feel comfortable, kimochi feeling, mood, ii good, nice

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9.

Takusan no hito ga ryokoo shitari, kisei shitari, ibento ni ittari, shimasu.

takusan no hito many people, a lot of people, takusan many, a lot of, hito person, people
ryokoo [sv] travel, journey, go on a trip, kisei [sv] homecoming, visit parents' home during the holidays
ibento an event, attraction, itta ta form of iku; go
-tari, -tari, shimasu do this and that and so on

10.

Oote ryokoo-gaisha ni yoruto, kono kikan-chuu yaku 2,300-man-nin ga ryokoo suru soo desu.

oote major company, leading company, ryokoo-gaisha travel agency
ryokoo [sv] travel, journey, go on a trip, -gaisha company (comes from Kaisha "company")
-ni yoruto according to, kikan-chuu during the period, kikan term, period, -chuu during, while
yaku about, approximately, nisen-sanbyaku-man-nin 23,000,000 people, -man ten thousand
-soo desu reported information; I heard, he/they said

11.

Sono uchi, kaigai-ryokoo o suru hito wa yaku 52-man-nin.

sono uchi among them, out of them, kaigai-ryokoo overseas trip, travel abroad
kaigai overseas, overseas countries, cf. kokunai-ryokoo domestic travel, kokunai domestic, in the country
hito person, people, yaku about, approximately, gojuu-ni-man-nin 520,000 people

12.

Ima, kiroku-teki na En-Yasu na node, Nihon-jin ni totte, kaigai-ryokoo wa wari-daka desu.

ima present, current, now, kiroku-teki [na] record-breaking, record-setting, kiroku [sv] record
en-yasu weak Yen / low value of Yen, en-daka strong Yen / high value of Yen
en Japanese Yen, yasui inexpensive, low price, takai high, tall / expensive
-node because, -ni totte for (Japanese), kaigai-ryokoo overseas trip, travel abroad
wari-daka relatively expensive, wari-yasu relatively cheap

13.

Sono seika, Taiwan ya Kankoku ya Toonan-Ajia nado no chikaba ga ninki da soo desu.

sono seika Maybe that's why, Maybe because of that
Taiwan Taiwan, Kankoku South Korea, Toonan-Ajia Southeast Asia
[A] ya [B] ya [C] nado [A] and [B] and [C] and so on, such as [A] and [B] and [C]
chika-ba neighborhood, nearby place, close place, chikai near, close, basho place
ninki popularity / be popular, -da root form of desu, -soo desu I heard, he/they said

14.

Kokunai no kankoo-chi ya hankagai wa hito de ippai ni narimasu.

kokunai domestic, in the country, kankoo-chi tourist spot, tourist resort, kankoo [sv] tourism, sightseeing
hankagai shopping district, hito de ippai [place] is packed with people (set phrase)
hito person, people, ippai full, many, -ni narimasu to become, come to, it will be

15.

Kankoo-chi de hataraku hito ni totte wa yasumi dokoro janai desu.

kankoo-chi tourist spot, tourist resort, -de place marker; in, at
hataraku to work, hito person, people, -ni totte for, to
yasumi holiday, vacation, day off, [A] dokoro janai This is not a time for [A]

16.

Nihon ni iru minasan, Gooruden-Uiiku no yotei wa kimarimashita ka?

Nihon ni iru minasan people living in Japan, people who live in Japan
iru there is, to be at, stay, minasan everyone, all, you
yotei [sv] schedule, plan, kimarimasu to be decided, be fixed, be settled

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