Thank you for coming to the lesson. As speaking practice, you talked about your trip to the Bahamas last week. It sounds like you had a wonderful vacation—I’m a little jealous! I'll take a look at the photos and videos you sent later. We read aloud the first chapter of the manga Flying Witch. Since it was 34 pages long, it was quite a challenge. Next time, we'll review Chapter 1 by creating character profiles and going over some of the more difficult vocabulary. Our next lesson is scheduled for August 14, so we’ll have a little break before then. I’m looking forward to seeing you again!
Thank you for joining the lesson. We read the first chapter of Flying Witch aloud. It was 34 pages long, so it was quite a challenge! Next, let's review the first chapter by creating character profiles and going over the difficult vocabulary together.
Japanese often leaves the ending unfinished In Japanese, people do not always finish a sentence clearly.
For example:
この店は混んでいて、値段も高くてさあ…… (This restaurant is crowded, and the prices are high, so...)
The speaker does not say the final part such as: だから行きたくないです。 ちょっと困ります。 あまり好きじゃないです。
Instead, they stop speaking and let the listener understand the rest.
Japanese communication often values shared understanding.
Instead of saying everything directly, speakers sometimes leave the ending unfinished because they expect the listener to understand the feeling.
Think of it like this: Japanese: "I'll give you the first half. You imagine the second half." The ending changes depending on the situation Sometimes Japanese speakers stretch the last sound: さあ… ねえ… けど… し… なんか…
The exact ending is less important than the feeling. For example:
A: この店、混んでいて、値段も高くてさあ……
Possible meanings: "I don't really want to go." "It's not a great place." "That's a problem." "What should we do?"
The listener understands from the situation and the speaker's facial expression or tone.
English speakers generally prefer to finish the sentence.
For example: ❌ It's crowded and expensive, so... This sounds incomplete. Instead, English speakers usually say: It's crowded and expensive, so I'd rather not go. It's crowded and expensive, so maybe we should go somewhere else. It's crowded and expensive, so I'm not sure.
English listeners usually expect the speaker to finish the thought.
A useful tip
Japanese Sometimes the most important meaning is not spoken.
Thank you for coming to the lesson. As output practice, you talked about your busy daily life recently. We read the manga Flying Witch together. I explained some of the more difficult words that appeared in the story.
Thank you very much for joined our 2nd traial lesson. Your pronounciation is very natural. You can already introduce yourself in Japanese. otoko(man)/Onna(woman) part time jpb=Arubaito And we learned some greeting words. Im looking forward to see you next week. Thank you
