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Lesson 26 โ€” Sports & Exercise

ใ‚นใƒใƒผใƒ„ ใจ ใ†ใ‚“ใฉใ†  ยท  Supootsu to Undou

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๐Ÿ“‹ Expression Reference โ€” Sports & Exercise

Key phrases across formality levels. Press โ–ถ to hear any expression.

ExpressionRomajiTypical ResponseContext
ใ‚ตใƒƒใ‚ซใƒผใ‚’ ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
Sakkaa o shimasu. ใ„ใ„ใงใ™ใญ๏ผ Ii desu ne! Saying you play a sport (polite)
ใ™ใ„ใˆใ„ใŒ ใจใใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
Suiei ga tokui desu. ใ™ใ”ใ„ใงใ™ใญ๏ผ Sugoi desu ne! Saying you're good at something
ใ„ใฃใ—ใ‚‡ใซ ใƒ†ใƒ‹ใ‚นใ‚’ ใ—ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹๏ผŸ
Issho ni tenisu o shimasen ka? ใฏใ„ใ€ใ—ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†๏ผ Hai, shimashoo! Inviting someone to play together
ใพใ„ใ‚ใ• ใ‚ธใƒงใ‚ฎใƒณใ‚ฐใ‚’ ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
Maiasa jogingu o shimasu. ใ‘ใ‚“ใ“ใ†ใฆใใงใ™ใญใ€‚ Kenkooteki desu ne. Talking about exercise routine
ExpressionRomajiTypical ResponseContext
ใ‚ตใƒƒใ‚ซใƒผ ใ‚„ใ‚ใ†ใ‚ˆ๏ผ
Sakkaa yaroo yo! ใ„ใ„ใ‚ˆ๏ผ Ii yo! "Let's play soccer!" โ€” casual invitation
ใ†ใ‚“ใฉใ† ใซใŒใฆใชใ‚“ใ ใ€‚
Undou nigate nanda. ใใ†ใชใ‚“ใ ใ€‚ Sou nanda. "I'm not good at exercise" โ€” casual confession
ใ—ใ‚…ใ†ใพใค ใชใซใ™ใ‚‹๏ผŸ
Shuumatsu nani suru? ใƒใ‚นใ‚ฑ ใ—ใชใ„๏ผŸ Basuke shinai? Asking about weekend plans โ€” sports context

๐Ÿ—ฃ Mini Dialogues

Three scenes at different formality levels. Press โ–ถ to hear each line.

A โ€” STANDARD ยท Gym Reception
ใ‚จใƒž
ใ™ใฟใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€ใƒจใ‚ฌใฎ ใ‚ฏใƒฉใ‚นใฏ ใชใ‚“ใ‚ˆใ†ใณใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ
Sumimasen, yoga no kurasu wa nan-youbi desu ka?
Excuse me, what day is the yoga class?
[SPORT] ใฎ ใ‚ฏใƒฉใ‚นใฏ ใชใ‚“ใ‚ˆใ†ใณใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ
[sport] no kurasu wa nan-youbi desu ka?
[sport] 's class โ€” what day is it?
โ†’ "What day is the [sport] class?"
ใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒƒใƒ•
ใ™ใ„ใ‚ˆใ†ใณใจ ใใ‚“ใ‚ˆใ†ใณใงใ™ใ€‚ใ”ใœใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใ˜ใซ ใฏใ˜ใพใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
Suiyoubi to kin'youbi desu. Gozen juuji ni hajimarimasu.
Wednesday and Friday. It starts at 10 AM.
ใ‚จใƒž
ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใ‚“ใ‚ˆใ†ใณใซ ใ•ใ‚“ใ‹ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
Wakarimashita. Kin'youbi ni sanka shimasu.
I see. I'll attend on Friday.
B โ€” STANDARD ยท Classmates Discussing PE
ใฟใ
ใŸใ„ใ„ใใฎ ใ˜ใ‚…ใŽใ‚‡ใ†ใง ใชใซใ‚’ ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ‹๏ผŸ
Taiiku no jugyou de nani o shimashita ka?
What did you do in PE class?
ใ‘ใ‚“
ใƒใ‚นใ‚ฑใƒƒใƒˆใƒœใƒผใƒซใ‚’ ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ‚ใŸใ—ใฏ ใƒใ‚นใ‚ฑใŒ ใจใใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
Basukettbooru o shimashita. Watashi wa basuke ga tokui desu.
We played basketball. I'm good at basketball.
ใ‚ใŸใ—ใฏ [SPORT] ใŒ ใจใใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
watashi wa [sport] ga tokui desu.
I (topic) [sport] good-at is.
โ†’ "I'm good at [sport]."
ใฟใ
ใ„ใ„ใงใ™ใญใ€‚ใ‚ใŸใ—ใฏ ใ™ใ„ใˆใ„ใŒ ใซใŒใฆใงใ™ใ€‚
Ii desu ne. Watashi wa suiei ga nigate desu.
That's nice. I'm not good at swimming.
C โ€” CASUAL ยท Friends Planning the Weekend
ใ‚†ใ†ใจ
ใ—ใ‚…ใ†ใพใคใ€ใ„ใฃใ—ใ‚‡ใซ ใ‚ตใƒƒใ‚ซใƒผ ใ—ใชใ„๏ผŸ
Shuumatsu, issho ni sakkaa shinai?
Wanna play soccer together this weekend?
ใ„ใฃใ—ใ‚‡ใซ [SPORT] ใ—ใชใ„๏ผŸ
issho ni [sport] shinai?
together [sport] won't do?
โ†’ "Wanna play [sport] together?" โ€” casual invitation
ใฏใช
ใ„ใ„ใ‚ˆ๏ผใชใ‚“ใ˜ใซ ใ‚ใคใพใ‚‹๏ผŸ
Ii yo! Nanji ni atsumaru?
Sure! What time do we meet up?
ใ‚†ใ†ใจ
ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใ˜ใซ ใ“ใ†ใˆใ‚“ใง ใ‚„ใ‚ใ†ใ‚ˆ๏ผ
Juuji ni kouen de yaroo yo!
Let's play at the park at ten!
Doing / Playing a sport โ€” ๏ฝžใ‚’ ใ—ใพใ™
STANDARD
[SPORT] ใ‚’ ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
[sport] o shimasu.
โ†’ "I play/do [sport]." (polite)
CASUAL
[SPORT] ๏ผˆใ‚’๏ผ‰ใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚/ ใ‚„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
[sport] (o) suru. / yaru.
โ†’ "I play/do [sport]." โ€” ใ‚’ is often dropped; ใ‚„ใ‚‹ is more colloquial.
Good at / Not good at โ€” ใจใใ„ vs ใซใŒใฆ
๐ŸŸข ใจใใ„
ใƒใ‚นใ‚ฑใŒ ใจใใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
Basuke ga tokui desu.
I'm good at basketball.
Use ใŒ (not ใ‚’) before ใจใใ„. Describes personal strength, not objective skill level.
๐Ÿ”ด ใซใŒใฆ
ใ™ใ„ใˆใ„ใŒ ใซใŒใฆใงใ™ใ€‚
Suiei ga nigate desu.
I'm not good at swimming.
Softer than "bad at" โ€” implies discomfort or weakness, not total inability.
Inviting someone โ€” ๏ฝžใ—ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹ vs ๏ฝžใ—ใชใ„๏ผŸ
๐ŸŸข STANDARD
ใ„ใฃใ—ใ‚‡ใซ ใƒ†ใƒ‹ใ‚นใ‚’ ใ—ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹๏ผŸ
Issho ni tenisu o shimasen ka?
Shall we play tennis together?
๏ฝžใ—ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹ is a polite invitation. Literally "won't you do ~?"
๐ŸŸก CASUAL
ใ„ใฃใ—ใ‚‡ใซ ใ‚ตใƒƒใ‚ซใƒผ ใ—ใชใ„๏ผŸ
Issho ni sakkaa shinai?
Wanna play soccer together?
ใ—ใชใ„๏ผŸ = casual negative question invitation. Very common among friends.
Frequency โ€” ใ—ใ‚…ใ†ใซ ๏ฝžใ‹ใ„
STANDARD
ใ—ใ‚…ใ†ใซ [NUMBER] ใ‹ใ„ [SPORT] ใ‚’ ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
shuu ni [number] kai [sport] o shimasu.
โ†’ "I play [sport] [number] times a week."

A  โ€” Flashcards

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B  โ€” Listen & Choose the Meaning

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C  โ€” Choose the Right Response

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D  โ€” Listen & Write in Romaji

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๐Ÿ’ก Tip: Long vowels โ†’ double the vowel (ใŠใ† = ou / oo). Double consonants โ†’ write them twice (ใใฃใฆ = kitte).

E  โ€” Shadowing Practice

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๏ฝžใ‚’ ใ—ใพใ™ โ€” doing/playing a sport

In Japanese, most sports use ใ‚’ ใ—ใพใ™ (o shimasu) โ€” literally "do [sport]". Unlike English, which uses "play" for ball sports and "do" for others, Japanese uses ใ—ใพใ™ for all sports.

  โ€ข ใ‚ตใƒƒใ‚ซใƒผใ‚’ ใ—ใพใ™ = I play soccer
  โ€ข ใƒจใ‚ฌใ‚’ ใ—ใพใ™ = I do yoga
  โ€ข ใ‚ธใƒงใ‚ฎใƒณใ‚ฐใ‚’ ใ—ใพใ™ = I jog
[SPORT] ใ‚’ ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
[sport] o shimasu.
โ†’ "I play / do [sport]."
ใพใ„ใ—ใ‚…ใ† ใƒ†ใƒ‹ใ‚นใ‚’ ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
Maishuu tenisu o shimasu.
I play tennis every week.

ใจใใ„ / ใซใŒใฆ + ใงใ™ โ€” good at / not good at

ใจใใ„ (tokui) means "skilled / good at" and ใซใŒใฆ (nigate) means "not good at / weak point". Both are ใช-adjectives and take ใŒ (not ใ‚’) for the subject.

  โ€ข ใจใใ„ โ€” personal strength, something you can do well
  โ€ข ใซใŒใฆ โ€” weakness; softer than "bad at", implies discomfort

โš ๏ธ Use ใŒ before ใจใใ„/ใซใŒใฆ: ใƒใ‚นใ‚ฑใŒใจใใ„ โœ… / ใƒใ‚นใ‚ฑใ‚’ใจใใ„ โŒ
[SPORT] ใŒ ใจใใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚/ ใซใŒใฆใงใ™ใ€‚
[sport] ga tokui desu. / nigate desu.
โ†’ "I'm good at / not good at [sport]."
ใ‚ใŸใ—ใฏ ใ™ใ„ใˆใ„ใŒ ใซใŒใฆใงใ™ใ€‚
Watashi wa suiei ga nigate desu.
I'm not good at swimming.

๏ฝžใ—ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹ โ€” polite invitation

๏ฝžใ—ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹ (shimasen ka) is a negative question used as a polite invitation โ€” "Won't you do ~?" This is the standard way to invite someone to do something together in polite Japanese.

  โ€ข ใ„ใฃใ—ใ‚‡ใซ ใƒ†ใƒ‹ใ‚นใ‚’ ใ—ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹๏ผŸ = Shall we play tennis together?
  โ€ข Casual equivalent: ๏ฝžใ—ใชใ„๏ผŸ (shinai?)
ใ„ใฃใ—ใ‚‡ใซ [SPORT] ใ‚’ ใ—ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹๏ผŸ
issho ni [sport] o shimasen ka?
โ†’ "Shall we [sport] together?"
ใ„ใฃใ—ใ‚‡ใซ ใ‚ธใƒงใ‚ฎใƒณใ‚ฐใ‚’ ใ—ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹๏ผŸ
Issho ni jogingu o shimasen ka?
Shall we go jogging together?

๏ฝžใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ† / ๏ฝžใ‚ˆใ† โ€” "let's"

๏ฝžใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ† (mashoo) is the polite volitional form โ€” "let's do ~". The casual equivalent is ๏ฝžใ‚ˆใ† (yoo) or ๏ฝžใ‚ˆใ†ใ‚ˆ (yaroo yo for ใ‚„ใ‚‹).

  โ€ข ใ—ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ† = let's do (polite)
  โ€ข ใ—ใ‚ˆใ† / ใ‚„ใ‚ใ† = let's do (casual)
  โ€ข ใ‚ˆ at the end adds enthusiasm: ใ‚„ใ‚ใ†ใ‚ˆ๏ผ = "Let's do it!"
[PLACE] ใง [SPORT] ใ‚’ ใ—ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
[place] de [sport] o shimashoo.
โ†’ "Let's play [sport] at [place]."
ใ“ใ†ใˆใ‚“ใง ใ‚ตใƒƒใ‚ซใƒผใ‚’ ใ‚„ใ‚ใ†ใ‚ˆ๏ผ
Kouen de sakkaa o yaroo yo!
Let's play soccer at the park!

Frequency + Sport โ€” ใพใ„ใ‚ใ• / ใ—ใ‚…ใ†ใซ ๏ฝžใ‹ใ„

Frequency words go at the start of the sentence, before the sport.

  โ€ข ใพใ„ใ‚ใ• (maiasa) = every morning
  โ€ข ใพใ„ใ—ใ‚…ใ† (maishuu) = every week
  โ€ข ใ—ใ‚…ใ†ใซ ใ•ใ‚“ใ‹ใ„ (shuu ni san kai) = three times a week

ใ‹ใ„ (kai) is the counter for "times". ใ—ใ‚…ใ†ใซ (shuu ni) = "per week".
ใ—ใ‚…ใ†ใซ [NUMBER] ใ‹ใ„ [SPORT] ใ‚’ ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
shuu ni [number] kai [sport] o shimasu.
โ†’ "I do [sport] [number] times a week."
ใ—ใ‚…ใ†ใซ ใซใ‹ใ„ ใ‚ธใƒงใ‚ฎใƒณใ‚ฐใ‚’ ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
Shuu ni ni kai jogingu o shimasu.
I jog twice a week.

๏ฝžใซ ใ•ใ‚“ใ‹ใ—ใพใ™ โ€” to participate/attend

ใ•ใ‚“ใ‹ใ—ใพใ™ (sanka shimasu) means "to participate / attend". Use ใซ to mark the event you are joining.

  โ€ข ใ‚ฏใƒฉใ‚นใซ ใ•ใ‚“ใ‹ใ—ใพใ™ = I'll attend the class
  โ€ข ใ—ใ‚ใ„ใซ ใ•ใ‚“ใ‹ใ—ใพใ™ = I'll participate in the match
[EVENT] ใซ ใ•ใ‚“ใ‹ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
[event] ni sanka shimasu.
โ†’ "I'll participate in / attend [event]."
ใใ‚“ใ‚ˆใ†ใณใซ ใƒจใ‚ฌใฎ ใ‚ฏใƒฉใ‚นใซ ใ•ใ‚“ใ‹ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
Kin'youbi ni yoga no kurasu ni sanka shimasu.
I'll attend the yoga class on Friday.
JapaneseRomajiMeaning
ใ‚นใƒใƒผใƒ„supootsusport(s)
ใ†ใ‚“ใฉใ†undouexercise / physical activity
ใ‚ตใƒƒใ‚ซใƒผsakkaasoccer / football
ใƒ†ใƒ‹ใ‚นtenisutennis
ใƒใ‚นใ‚ฑใƒƒใƒˆใƒœใƒผใƒซbasukettboorubasketball
ใ™ใ„ใˆใ„suieiswimming
ใƒจใ‚ฌyogayoga
ใ‚ธใƒงใ‚ฎใƒณใ‚ฐjogingujogging
ใŸใ„ใ„ใtaiikuphysical education / PE
ใ—ใ‚ใ„shiaimatch / game
ใจใใ„tokuigood at / strong point
ใซใŒใฆnigatenot good at / weak point
ใ“ใ†ใˆใ‚“kouenpark
ใ•ใ‚“ใ‹ใ™ใ‚‹sanka suruto participate / attend
ใ‚ใคใพใ‚‹atsumaruto gather / meet up