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Lesson 33 โ€” My House / Apartment

ใ‚ใŸใ—ใฎ ใ„ใˆ  ยท  Watashi no Ie

Listening & Speaking Practice  ยท  Standard ยท Casual

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๐Ÿ“‹ Expression Reference โ€” My House / Apartment

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

ExpressionRomajiTypical ResponseContext
ใจใ†ใใ‚‡ใ†ใซ ใ™ใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
Tลkyล ni sunde imasu. ใใ†ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚ในใ‚“ใ‚Šใงใ™ใญใ€‚ Sล desu ka. Benri desu ne. Saying where you live
ใˆใใ‹ใ‚‰ ใ˜ใ‚…ใฃใทใ‚“ใงใ™ใ€‚
Eki kara juppun desu. ใกใ‹ใ„ใงใ™ใญใ€‚ Chikai desu ne. Distance from the station
ใ‚ขใƒ‘ใƒผใƒˆใซ ใ™ใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
Apฤto ni sunde imasu. ใชใ‚“ใ‹ใ„ใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ Nankai desu ka? Stating your housing type
ใ‚„ใกใ‚“ใฏ ใ”ใพใ‚“ใˆใ‚“ใงใ™ใ€‚
Yachin wa goman'en desu. ใ‚„ใ™ใ„ใงใ™ใญใ€‚ Yasui desu ne. Talking about rent
ExpressionRomajiTypical ResponseContext
ใˆใใ‹ใ‚‰ ใกใ‹ใ„ใ‚ˆใ€‚
Eki kara chikai yo. ใ„ใ„ใญใ€‚ Ii ne. Casually saying it's near the station
ใƒžใƒณใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใฎ ใ•ใ‚“ใŒใ„ใซ ใ™ใ‚“ใงใ‚‹ใ€‚
Manshon no sangai ni sunderu. ใ‘ใ—ใใฏ ใ„ใ„๏ผŸ Keshiki wa ii? Describing which floor you live on
ใ—ใšใ‹ใช ใจใ“ใ‚ใ ใ‚ˆใ€‚
Shizuka na tokoro da yo. ใ†ใ‚‰ใ‚„ใพใ—ใ„ใ€‚ Urayamashii. Describing neighbourhood character
ใ„ใˆใฎ ใกใ‹ใใซ ใ“ใ†ใˆใ‚“ใŒ ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ€‚
Ie no chikaku ni kลen ga aru yo. ใ„ใ„ใชใ‚ใ€‚ Ii nฤ. What's near your home

๐Ÿ—ฃ Mini Dialogues

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

A โ€” STANDARD ยท New Colleague at the Office
ใ‚„ใพใ 
ใ™ใšใใ•ใ‚“ใฏ ใฉใ“ใซ ใ™ใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ
Suzuki-san wa doko ni sunde imasu ka?
Suzuki-san, where do you live?
[PLACE] ใซ ใ™ใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
[place] ni sunde imasu.
[place] at living
โ†’ "I live in [place]."
ใ™ใšใ
ใ‚ˆใ“ใฏใพใซ ใ™ใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใˆใใ‹ใ‚‰ ใ˜ใ‚…ใฃใทใ‚“ใงใ™ใ€‚
Yokohama ni sunde imasu. Eki kara juppun desu.
I live in Yokohama. It's ten minutes from the station.
ใˆใใ‹ใ‚‰ [NUMBER] ใตใ‚“ใงใ™ใ€‚
eki kara [number] fun desu.
station from [number] minutes is
โ†’ "It's [number] minutes from the station."
ใ‚„ใพใ 
ใ„ใ„ใงใ™ใญใ€‚ใ‚ขใƒ‘ใƒผใƒˆใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ
Ii desu ne. Apฤto desu ka?
That's nice. Is it an apartment?
B โ€” STANDARD ยท Real Estate Agent
ใ‚จใƒž
ใˆใใ‹ใ‚‰ ใกใ‹ใ„ ใธใ‚„ใฏ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ
Eki kara chikai heya wa arimasu ka?
Do you have a room close to the station?
ใตใฉใ†ใ•ใ‚“
ใฏใ„ใ€ใˆใใ‹ใ‚‰ ใ”ใตใ‚“ใฎ 1LDKใŒ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ใ‚„ใกใ‚“ใฏ ใฏใกใพใ‚“ใˆใ‚“ใงใ™ใ€‚
Hai, eki kara gofun no 1LDK ga arimasu. Yachin wa hachiman'en desu.
Yes, there's a 1LDK five minutes from the station. The rent is 80,000 yen.
ใ‚„ใกใ‚“ใฏ [AMOUNT] ใˆใ‚“ใงใ™ใ€‚
yachin wa [amount] en desu.
rent (topic) [amount] yen is
โ†’ "The rent is [amount] yen."
ใ‚จใƒž
ใ—ใšใ‹ใช ใจใ“ใ‚ใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ
Shizuka na tokoro desu ka?
Is it a quiet area?
C โ€” CASUAL ยท Friends Comparing Homes
ใ‚†ใ†ใŸ
ใ‚ใŸใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ ใ„ใˆใ€ใฉใ†๏ผŸ
Atarashii ie, dล?
How's the new place?
ใฟใ
ใฒใ‚ใใฆ ใใ‚Œใ„ใ ใ‚ˆใ€‚ใˆใใ‹ใ‚‰ ใกใ‹ใ„ใ—ใ€ในใ‚“ใ‚Šใ ใ‚ˆใ€‚
Hirokute kirei da yo. Eki kara chikai shi, benri da yo.
It's spacious and clean. It's close to the station, so it's convenient.
[ใ„-ADJ stem] ใใฆ [ADJ 2]
[i-adj stem] kute [adj 2]
[adj 1] and [adj 2]
โ†’ "[adj 1] and [adj 2]" โ€” connecting i-adjectives
ใ‚†ใ†ใŸ
ใ„ใ„ใชใ‚ใ€‚ใ„ใˆใฎ ใกใ‹ใใซ ใชใซใŒ ใ‚ใ‚‹๏ผŸ
Ii nฤ. Ie no chikaku ni nani ga aru?
Nice! What's near your place?
Saying where you live โ€” ๏ฝžใซใ™ใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™
STANDARD
[PLACE] ใซ ใ™ใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
[place] ni sunde imasu.
โ†’ "I live in [place]." โ€” polite ongoing state
CASUAL
[PLACE] ใซ ใ™ใ‚“ใงใ‚‹ใ€‚
[place] ni sunderu.
โ†’ "I live in [place]." โ€” casual contraction of ใ™ใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹
Distance from station โ€” ใˆใใ‹ใ‚‰๏ฝžใตใ‚“
๐ŸŸข STANDARD
ใˆใใ‹ใ‚‰ ใ˜ใ‚…ใฃใทใ‚“ใงใ™ใ€‚
Eki kara juppun desu.
It's 10 minutes from the station.
ใˆใใ‹ใ‚‰ + [number]ใตใ‚“/ใทใ‚“ + ใงใ™ใ€‚ The ใ‹ใ‚‰ marks the starting point.
๐ŸŸก CASUAL
ใˆใใ‹ใ‚‰ ใกใ‹ใ„ใ‚ˆใ€‚
Eki kara chikai yo.
It's close to the station.
Often just say ใกใ‹ใ„ (close) or ใจใŠใ„ (far) instead of exact minutes.
Describing with two adjectives โ€” ๏ฝžใใฆ / ๏ฝžใง
ใ„-adjective
ใฒใ‚ใใฆ ใใ‚Œใ„ใ ใ‚ˆใ€‚
Hirokute kirei da yo.
It's spacious and clean.
Drop ใ„ โ†’ add ใใฆ to connect. ใฒใ‚ใ„ โ†’ ใฒใ‚ใใฆ
ใช-adjective
ใ—ใšใ‹ใง ในใ‚“ใ‚Šใงใ™ใ€‚
Shizuka de benri desu.
It's quiet and convenient.
ใช-adj + ใง to connect. ใ—ใšใ‹ใช โ†’ ใ—ใšใ‹ใง
What's nearby โ€” ๏ฝžใฎใกใ‹ใใซ๏ฝžใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™
STANDARD
[PLACE] ใฎ ใกใ‹ใใซ [THING] ใŒ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
[place] no chikaku ni [thing] ga arimasu.
โ†’ "There is [thing] near [place]."
CASUAL
[PLACE] ใฎ ใกใ‹ใใซ [THING] ใŒ ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
[place] no chikaku ni [thing] ga aru.
โ†’ "There's [thing] near [place]." โ€” plain form

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๏ฝžใซใ™ใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™ โ€” Living somewhere (ongoing state)

ใ™ใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™ (sunde imasu) is the ใฆ-form of ใ™ใ‚€ (sumu = to live) + ใ„ใพใ™, expressing an ongoing state โ€” "I am living in ~".

  โ€ข The particle ใซ marks the location where you reside
  โ€ข STANDARD: ใ™ใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™ (sunde imasu)
  โ€ข CASUAL: ใ™ใ‚“ใงใ‚‹ (sunderu) โ€” contraction of ใ™ใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹
[PLACE] ใซ ใ™ใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
[place] ni sunde imasu.
โ†’ "I live in [place]."
ใ‚ˆใ“ใฏใพใซ ใ™ใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
Yokohama ni sunde imasu.
I live in Yokohama.

๏ฝžใ‹ใ‚‰๏ฝžใพใง โ€” From ~ to ~

ใ‹ใ‚‰ (kara) marks the starting point and ใพใง (made) marks the ending point. They can be used for both time and place.

  โ€ข ใˆใใ‹ใ‚‰ ใ„ใˆใพใง = from the station to home
  โ€ข You can use ใ‹ใ‚‰ alone: ใˆใใ‹ใ‚‰ ใ˜ใ‚…ใฃใทใ‚“ = 10 minutes from the station
  โ€ข ใพใง alone also works: ใˆใใพใง ใ‚ใ‚‹ใใพใ™ = I walk to the station
[START] ใ‹ใ‚‰ [END] ใพใง
[start] kara [end] made
โ†’ "From [start] to [end]"
ใˆใใ‹ใ‚‰ ใ„ใˆใพใง ใ˜ใ‚…ใฃใทใ‚“ใงใ™ใ€‚
Eki kara ie made juppun desu.
It's ten minutes from the station to my house.

๏ฝžใตใ‚“ / ๏ฝžใ˜ใ‹ใ‚“ โ€” Minutes / Hours

ใตใ‚“ (fun) counts minutes and ใ˜ใ‹ใ‚“ (jikan) counts hours. Watch out for sound changes:

  โ€ข ใ„ใฃใทใ‚“ (1 min), ใซใตใ‚“ (2), ใ•ใ‚“ใทใ‚“ (3), ใ‚ˆใ‚“ใทใ‚“ (4), ใ”ใตใ‚“ (5)
  โ€ข ใ‚ใฃใทใ‚“ (6), ใชใชใตใ‚“ (7), ใฏใฃใทใ‚“ / ใฏใกใตใ‚“ (8), ใใ‚…ใ†ใตใ‚“ (9), ใ˜ใ‚…ใฃใทใ‚“ (10)
  โ€ข ใ„ใกใ˜ใ‹ใ‚“ (1 hr), ใซใ˜ใ‹ใ‚“ (2 hrs), ใ•ใ‚“ใ˜ใ‹ใ‚“ (3 hrs)
[NUMBER] ใตใ‚“ / ใ˜ใ‹ใ‚“
[number] fun / jikan
โ†’ "[number] minutes / hours"
ใˆใใ‹ใ‚‰ ใ”ใตใ‚“ใฎ ใธใ‚„ใŒ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
Eki kara gofun no heya ga arimasu.
There's a room five minutes from the station.

๏ฝžใ‹ใ„ โ€” Floor counter

ใ‹ใ„ (kai / gai) counts building floors. Watch the sound changes:

  โ€ข ใ„ใฃใ‹ใ„ (1F), ใซใ‹ใ„ (2F), ใ•ใ‚“ใŒใ„ (3F), ใ‚ˆใ‚“ใ‹ใ„ (4F), ใ”ใ‹ใ„ (5F)
  โ€ข ใ‚ใฃใ‹ใ„ (6F), ใชใชใ‹ใ„ (7F), ใฏใฃใ‹ใ„ (8F), ใใ‚…ใ†ใ‹ใ„ (9F), ใ˜ใ‚…ใฃใ‹ใ„ (10F)
  โ€ข ใชใ‚“ใ‹ใ„ (what floor?) โ€” note: ใ•ใ‚“ใŒใ„ has a voiced ใŒ
[NUMBER] ใ‹ใ„ ใซ ใ™ใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
[number] kai ni sunde imasu.
โ†’ "I live on the [number] floor."
ใƒžใƒณใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใฎ ใ•ใ‚“ใŒใ„ใซ ใ™ใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
Manshon no sangai ni sunde imasu.
I live on the third floor of a condo.

๏ฝžใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ / ใ„ใพใ™ โ€” Existence (things / living beings)

ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ (arimasu) is for inanimate objects and ใ„ใพใ™ (imasu) is for living beings.

  โ€ข ใ“ใ†ใˆใ‚“ใŒ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ = there is a park
  โ€ข ใญใ“ใŒ ใ„ใพใ™ = there is a cat
  โ€ข Casual: ใ‚ใ‚‹ (aru) / ใ„ใ‚‹ (iru)
[PLACE] ใซ [THING] ใŒ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
[place] ni [thing] ga arimasu.
โ†’ "There is [thing] at [place]."
ใ„ใˆใฎ ใกใ‹ใใซ ใ“ใ†ใˆใ‚“ใŒ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
Ie no chikaku ni kลen ga arimasu.
There is a park near my house.

๏ฝžใใฆ (i-adj connective) / ๏ฝžใง (na-adj connective)

To connect two adjectives ("A and B"), the form depends on the adjective type:

  โ€ข ใ„-adjective: drop ใ„, add ใใฆ โ†’ ใฒใ‚ใ„ โ†’ ใฒใ‚ใใฆ (spacious andโ€ฆ)
  โ€ข ใช-adjective: add ใง โ†’ ใ—ใšใ‹ใช โ†’ ใ—ใšใ‹ใง (quiet andโ€ฆ)
  โ€ข Exception: ใ„ใ„ โ†’ ใ‚ˆใใฆ (good andโ€ฆ)
[ใ„-ADJ stem] ใใฆ [ADJ 2]
[i-adj stem] kute [adj 2]
โ†’ "[adj 1] and [adj 2]"
ใฒใ‚ใใฆ ใใ‚Œใ„ใ ใ‚ˆใ€‚
Hirokute kirei da yo.
It's spacious and clean.

๏ฝžใฎใกใ‹ใใซ โ€” Near ~

ใกใ‹ใ (chikaku) means "vicinity" or "nearby". Use ใฎ to connect it to a noun, and ใซ to mark the location.

  โ€ข ใ„ใˆใฎ ใกใ‹ใใซ = near the house
  โ€ข ใˆใใฎ ใกใ‹ใใซ = near the station
  โ€ข ใŒใฃใ“ใ†ใฎ ใกใ‹ใใซ = near the school
[NOUN] ใฎ ใกใ‹ใใซ [THING] ใŒ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
[noun] no chikaku ni [thing] ga arimasu.
โ†’ "There is [thing] near [noun]."
ใ„ใˆใฎ ใกใ‹ใใซ ใ“ใ†ใˆใ‚“ใŒ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
Ie no chikaku ni kลen ga arimasu.
There is a park near my house.
JapaneseRomajiMeaning
ใ„ใˆiehouse / home
ใ™ใ‚€sumuto live / to reside
ใ™ใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™sunde imasuliving in (polite, ongoing)
ใ‚ขใƒ‘ใƒผใƒˆapฤtoapartment (smaller building)
ใƒžใƒณใ‚ทใƒงใƒณmanshoncondo / large apartment building
ใ„ใฃใ“ใ ใฆikkodatedetached house
ใˆใekitrain station
ใ‚„ใกใ‚“yachinrent
ใธใ‚„heyaroom
ใ‹ใ„kaifloor / storey
ใกใ‹ใ„chikaiclose / near
ใฒใ‚ใ„hiroispacious / wide
ใ—ใšใ‹ใชshizuka naquiet
ในใ‚“ใ‚Šใชbenri naconvenient
ใกใ‹ใchikakuvicinity / nearby