About This Lesson
Use Resting a Sore Leg to practice Japanese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
足が少し痛いです。
AH-shee gah soo-KOH-shee ee-TAI dess My leg hurts a little.
B
ちょっとこのいすに座ってください。
CHOHT-toh KOH-noh EE-soo nee SAH-tteh koo-dah-SAI Sit on this chair for a moment.
A
今日は歩きすぎました。
KYOH-wah ah-roo-kee-soo-GEE-mah-shee-tah I walked too much today.
B
ここに足を上げて、休んでください。
KOH-koh nee AH-geh-teh, yah-soon-deh koo-dah-SAI Put your leg up here and rest.
A
あとで少し歩いてもいいですか。
AH-toh-deh soo-KOH-shee ah-roo-ee-teh-moh EE dess-kah Can I walk around a little later?
B
大丈夫なときだけ、歩いてください。
dai-JOH-boo nah toh-kee dah-KEH, ah-roo-ee-teh koo-dah-SAI Walk only if it feels all right.
A
このいすより、ソファのほうが楽です。
KOH-noh EE-soo yoh-ree, soh-FAH noh HOH-gah RAH-koo dess The sofa feels better than this chair.
B
では、そこに座って、足を動かさないでください。
deh-WAH, SOH-koh nee SAH-tteh, AH-shee oh oo-goh-kah-SAH-nai-deh koo-dah-SAI Then sit there and keep your leg still.Word by Word
足
In 「足が少し痛いです」, 足 refers to the speaker’s leg. A new example is 「足が痛いです」 for saying that a leg hurts.
が
In 「足が少し痛いです」, が marks 足 as what is painful. A reliable pattern is a noun + が followed by a description of that noun.
少し
In 「足が少し痛いです」, 少し means that the pain is present only to a small degree. It can be placed before a description or action to mean “a little.” A new example is 「少し疲れました」, meaning “I got a little tired.”
痛い
In 「足が少し痛いです」, 痛い describes the leg as painful or hurting. A reliable pattern is body part + が + 痛いです. A new example is 「頭が痛いです」, meaning “My head hurts.”
です
In 「足が少し痛いです」, です makes the statement polite. It commonly follows a polite description or statement, such as 「楽です」 in a new example meaning “It is comfortable.”
ちょっと
In 「ちょっとこのいすに座ってください」, ちょっと indicates a short amount of time, so the listener is asked to sit for a moment. It is commonly placed before a short action or request. A new example is 「ちょっと待ってください」, meaning “Please wait a moment.”
この
In 「このいす」, この means “this” and points to the chair being identified. It is placed directly before the noun it describes, as in この + noun.
いす
In 「このいすに座ってください」, いす names the chair where the listener should sit. It can be used with a place marker when the chair is the place of an action.
に
In 「このいすに座ってください」, に marks the place where the listener should sit. A reliable pattern is a place + に followed by 座る or a related form.
座って
In 「このいすに座ってください」, 座って tells the listener to sit and appears before ください in a polite request. It can also connect sitting with another action. A new example is 「ここに座ってください」, meaning “Please sit here.”
ください
In 「座ってください」, ください makes the request polite. A reliable pattern is a verb in its て-form + ください when asking someone to do something.
今日
In 「今日は歩きすぎました」, 今日 means “today,” the day being discussed. It can be placed before は or another sentence element to specify when something happens.
は
In 「今日は歩きすぎました」, は sets 今日 as the topic, so the sentence concerns what happened today. A reliable pattern is a time expression + は + a statement about that time.
歩きすぎました
In 「今日は歩きすぎました」, 歩きすぎました says that the speaker walked more than was good or intended. The form presents this as a polite statement about a completed action. A new example is 「食べすぎました」, meaning “I ate too much.”
ここ
In 「ここに足を上げて」, ここ means “here,” the place where the leg should be raised. It can be followed by に when indicating the position or destination of an action.
を
In 「ここに足を上げて」, を marks 足 as the thing being raised. A reliable pattern is a noun + を followed by an action that affects that noun.
上げて
In 「ここに足を上げて、休んでください」, 上げて means to raise or put the leg up and connects that action to resting. A reliable pattern is an object + を + 上げる for raising something. A new example is 「手を上げてください」, meaning “Please raise your hand.”
休んで
In 「休んでください」, 休んで asks the listener to rest politely. It is the て-form used before ください, and the same pattern can be used with other actions.
あとで
In 「あとで少し歩いてもいいですか」, あとで means “later,” referring to a time after the current moment. It is commonly placed before an action to say that the action will happen later. A new example is 「あとで電話します」, meaning “I will call later.”
歩いて
In 「歩いてもいいですか」, 歩いて represents the action of walking in a question about permission. The whole expression 「歩いてもいいですか」 asks whether walking is allowed. A reliable pattern is a verb in its て-form + もいいですか for asking permission.
も
In 「歩いてもいいですか」, も links the proposed action to いいですか in the permission pattern. It helps frame the question as whether it is acceptable to do that action, but the permission meaning comes from the whole expression. The reusable pattern is verb-te + もいいですか.
いい
In 「歩いてもいいですか」, いい supplies the idea that walking is acceptable. The whole expression asks for permission rather than いい alone expressing permission. A reliable pattern is verb-te + もいいですか.
か
At the end of 「歩いてもいいですか」, か marks the sentence as a question. It is commonly placed at the end of a polite question.
大丈夫
In 「大丈夫なときだけ」, 大丈夫 describes the condition as all right or safe enough for walking. It is used here before とき to identify when walking is allowed. A new example is 「もう大丈夫です」, meaning “It is all right now.”
な
In 「大丈夫なとき」, な connects 大丈夫 to the noun とき. Together, the phrase means “when it is all right.” A reliable pattern is a description + な + noun when the description comes before that noun.
とき
In 「大丈夫なときだけ」, とき means “when” or “the time,” referring to the condition when things are all right. A reliable pattern is a description or action + とき for identifying when something happens.
だけ
In 「大丈夫なときだけ」, だけ means “only” and limits walking to the times when it is all right. A reliable pattern is a word or phrase + だけ to restrict the situation or amount.
より
In 「このいすより、ソファのほうが楽です」, より marks このいす as the reference point in the comparison. The whole sentence says that the sofa is more comfortable than this chair. A reliable pattern is AよりBのほうが... when comparing two options.
ソファ
In 「このいすより、ソファのほうが楽です」, ソファ names the sofa that is judged more comfortable. It can be used as the noun naming a place where someone sits or rests.
の
In 「ソファのほう」, の links ソファ to ほう and identifies the sofa as one side of the comparison. A reliable comparison pattern is noun + のほうが followed by the evaluation.
ほう
In 「ソファのほうが楽です」, ほう identifies the sofa as the option that is more comfortable. In the comparison pattern AよりBのほうが..., it marks B as the preferred or more suitable side.
楽
In 「ソファのほうが楽です」, 楽 means more comfortable or easier for the sore leg. A reliable pattern is an option + のほうが楽です when one choice feels more comfortable than another.
では
In 「では、そこに座って」, では means “then” or “in that case,” moving from the sofa preference to the next instruction. It is commonly used at the start of a response before a suggestion or instruction.
そこ
In 「そこに座って」, そこ means “there,” referring to the place just mentioned, the sofa. It can be followed by に when indicating where someone should sit or move.
動かさない
In 「足を動かさないでください」, 動かさない tells the listener not to move the leg or to keep it still. It appears before でください to form a polite negative request. A reliable pattern is a negative verb form + でください when asking someone not to do something.
で
In 「動かさないでください」, で follows 動かさない and connects it to ください, forming a polite request not to move the leg. A reliable pattern is a negative verb form + でください for asking someone not to do an action.
Grammar Points
〜すぎました
歩きすぎました。
ah-roo-kee-soo-GEE-mah-shee-tahI walked too much.
Attach すぎる to a verb stem to say that someone did something excessively.
〜てもいいですか
歩いてもいいですか。
ah-roo-ee-teh-moh EE dess-kahMay I walk?
Use てもいいですか to ask for permission to do something.
Japanese Vocabulary
いす
noun
EE-soo
chair
ここ
pron
KOH-koh
here
この
det
KOH-noh
this
ちょっと
adv
CHOHT-toh
for a moment; a little
今日
noun
KYOH
today
座る
verb
sah-ROO
to sit
座って
少し
adv
soo-KOH-shee
a little
上げる
verb
AH-geh-roo
to raise; to put up
上げて
足
noun
AH-shee
leg
痛い
adj
ee-TAI
to hurt; painful
歩きすぎました
phrase
ah-roo-kee-soo-GEE-mah-shee-tah
walked too much
歩く
verb
ah-ROO-koo
to walk
歩きました
Quiz
Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
to walk
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歩きましたfor a moment; a little
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ちょっとwalked too much
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歩きすぎましたchair