Unit 12

Introducing People Around You

人を紹介する
Introducing People Around You

Lesson

と [to] means "and" when connecting nouns, but it also means "with" when indicating the person you are doing an action with.

θͺ°γ¨θ‘ŒγγΎγ—γŸγ‹ [dare to ikimashita ka]
Who did you go with?

  • θͺ°γ¨ [dare to] means "with whom"
  • θ‘ŒγγΎγ—γŸγ‹ [ikimashita ka] means "Did you go?"

εΌŸγ¨θ‘ŒγγΎγ—γŸ [otōto to ikimashita]
I went with my younger brother.

  • 弟と [otōto to] means "with my younger brother"
  • θ‘ŒγγΎγ—γŸ [ikimashita] means "I went."

θͺ°γ¨γ‚’γƒ‹γƒ‘γ‚’θ¦‹γΎγ—γŸγ‹ [dare to anime o mimashita ka]
Who did you watch anime with?

  • θͺ°γ¨ [dare to] means "with whom"
  • γ‚’γƒ‹γƒ‘γ‚’θ¦‹γΎγ—γŸγ‹ [anime o mimashita ka] means "Did you watch anime?"

ε§‰γ¨γ‚’γƒ‹γƒ‘γ‚’θ¦‹γΎγ—γŸ [ane to anime o mimashita]
I watched anime with my older sister.

  • 姉と [ane to] means "with my older sister"
  • γ‚’γƒ‹γƒ‘γ‚’θ¦‹γΎγ—γŸ [anime o mimashita] means "I watched anime."

Conversation

  • A: ε…ˆι€±ε€§ι˜ͺγ«θ‘ŒγγΎγ—γŸ
    I went to Osaka last week!
  • B: θͺ°γ¨θ‘ŒγγΎγ—γŸγ‹ [dare to ikimashita ka]
    Who did you go with?
  • A: εΌŸγ¨θ‘ŒγγΎγ—γŸ
    I went with my younger brother.
  • A: 昨ζ—₯γ―δ½•γ‚’γ—γΎγ—γŸγ‹
    What did you do yesterday?
  • B: ε§‰γ¨γ‚’γƒ‹γƒ‘γ‚’θ¦‹γΎγ—γŸ [ane to anime o mimashita]
    I watched anime with my older sister.
  • A: γ„γ„γ§γ™γ­γ€œ
    Nice!

Vocabulary

Japanese English
姉 [ane] Older sister
γŠε§‰γ•γ‚“ [onΔ“san] Older sister (polite)
ε…„ [ani] Older brother
γŠε…„γ•γ‚“ [oniisan] Older brother (polite)
弟 [otōto] Younger brother
妹 [imōto] Younger sister