About This Lesson
Use Practicing a Role-Play Together to practice Japanese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
このロールプレイを一緒に練習できますか？
KOH-noh roh-ROO poo-RAY o is-SHOH-nee ren-SHOO deh-kee-MAS ka? Can we practice this role-play together?
B
私はもう一つの役をします。
wah-TASH-ee wah moh-OO HEE-toh-TSOO noh yah-KOO oh SHEE-mas. I can take the other role.
A
質問の後で毎回、少し止まってください。
SHITS-oo-mon noh ah-TOH-deh my-KAH-ee, SOO-koh-shee toh-MAHT-teh koo-DAH-sigh. Please pause after each question.
B
それで、自然に答える時間ができます。
soh-REH-deh, shee-ZEN-nee koh-TAH-eh-roo JEE-kan gah deh-kee-MAS. That will give you time to answer naturally.
A
私が間違えたら、そのせりふをもう一度言ってください。
wah-TASH-ee gah mah-chee-gah-eh-TAH-rah, soh-noh seh-REE-foo oh moh-OO EE-doh EET-teh koo-DAH-sigh. If I make a mistake, please repeat the line.
B
ゆっくり言って、大事な修正点を一つ指摘します。
YOO-khoo-ree EET-teh, DAH-jee-nah shoo-SEH-ten oh HEE-toh-TSOO shee-TEH-kee SHEE-mas. I will say it slowly and point out one important correction.
A
それで、私はあまり緊張しません。
soh-REH-deh, wah-TASH-ee wah ah-MAH-ree kin-CHOO shee-MAS. That helps me feel less nervous.
B
この場面から始めてください。
KOH-noh BAH-men kah-RAH hah-JEE-meh-teh koo-DAH-sigh. Start with this scene.
B
あなたのペースに合わせます。
ah-NAH-tah noh PAY-soo nee ah-wah-SEH-mas. I will follow your pace.Word by Word
この
この means “this” and points to the role-play being discussed in このロールプレイ. It is placed directly before a noun, as in この場面. A learner can use it when identifying one nearby or currently discussed thing.
ロールプレイ
ロールプレイ means “role-play” in このロールプレイ, referring to the practice activity. It is a loanword used as a noun. A learner can use it when discussing acting out a situation for language practice.
を
を marks ロールプレイ as the object of 練習 in ロールプレイを一緒に練習できますか. It shows what the action is directed toward. The same pattern can be reused with a noun before を and an action after it.
一緒
一緒 means “together” in 一緒に練習, describing practice done with the other person. Here it is followed by に to connect it to the action. A learner can use 一緒に before an activity when proposing or describing doing it together.
に
に in 一緒に means “together” and connects 一緒 with the action 練習できますか. In this expression, it describes the manner of doing the activity. A reusable pattern is 一緒に followed by an action.
練習
練習 means “practice” in ロールプレイを一緒に練習できますか. It names the activity being done to improve a skill. A learner can use 練習 with an object marked by を, such as a role-play or another activity.
できます
できます means “can” or “be able to” in 練習できますか, asking whether the practice is possible. The polite question form できますか turns the request into a question. A learner can place an activity before できますか to ask whether it can be done.
か
か marks 練習できますか as a question. It comes at the end of this polite question. A learner can use it after a polite sentence when asking for confirmation or permission.
私
私 means “I” in 私はもう一つの役をします, identifying the speaker as the person who will take the role. It is followed by は to set the topic. A learner can use 私は before information about their own action or situation.
は
は marks 私 as the topic in 私はもう一つの役をします. The sentence then gives information about what the speaker will do. A reusable pattern is a person or thing followed by は and a statement about it.
もう一つ
もう一つ means “another one” or “one more” in もう一つの役, identifying the second role. In this expression, もう adds the sense of one more and 一つ counts one item; の then links the phrase to 役. A learner can use もう一つの followed by a noun when choosing an additional item.
の
の links もう一つ to 役 in もう一つの役, so the first phrase describes which role is meant. It connects a modifier with the noun that follows. A learner can reuse the pattern modifierのnoun.
役
役 means “role” in もう一つの役, referring to the part a person performs in the role-play. It is the noun marked by を in 役をします. A learner can use 役をする when saying that someone performs a role.
します
します means “do” in 役をします and politely describes carrying out the role. Here, the whole phrase 役をします means “take or perform a role.” A learner can use a noun followed by をします for an action carried out with that noun.
質問
質問 means “question” in 質問の後で, referring to each question in the practice dialogue. It is followed by の to link it with 後. A learner can use 質問 when referring to something another person asks.
後
後 means “after” in 質問の後で, locating the pause after each question. The phrase 質問の後で places the event before 後 and the action after で. A learner can reuse nounの後で before an action that happens afterward.
で
で in 質問の後で marks the time or circumstance when the action occurs. In this sentence, the pause is requested after each question. A learner can use a time expression followed by で before an action.
毎回
毎回 means “each time” or “every time” in 毎回、少し止まってください, applying the request to every occurrence. It emphasizes repetition of the same situation. A learner can place 毎回 before an action to describe what should happen on every occasion.
少し
少し means “a little” in 少し止まってください, indicating that the pause should be brief. It modifies the amount or degree of the action. A learner can use 少し before an action or description when asking for a small amount.
止まって
止まって means “pause” or “stop” in 少し止まってください. Together with ください, it makes a polite request to pause briefly. A learner can use an action form followed by ください to ask someone politely to do something.
ください
ください makes 少し止まってください a polite request meaning “please pause a little.” It follows the requested action form. A learner can reuse action form plus ください when asking another person to do something.
それ
それ means “that” in それで、自然に答える時間ができます, referring to the requested pause or the situation just described. It points back to something already mentioned. A learner can use それで to connect that situation with its result.
自然
自然 means “natural” in 自然に答える, describing the manner of answering. It is followed by に so it can modify the action 答える. A learner can use a descriptive word followed by に before an action when explaining how something is done.
答える
答える means “answer” in 自然に答える, referring to responding to a question. It is the action that the learner will have time to perform. A learner can use 答える after a question or prompt when describing the response.
時間
時間 means “time” in 答える時間, referring to time available for answering. The phrase 答える時間 uses the action before の omitted in the noun-modifying expression. A learner can use an action followed by 時間 when referring to time for that action.
が
が marks 時間 as the thing that becomes available in 時間ができます. The sentence says that time for answering is created or becomes available. A learner can use nounができます when saying that something becomes possible or available.
間違えた
間違えた means “made a mistake” in 間違えたら, referring to the speaker making an error. The form is followed by ら to create the condition “if or when I make a mistake.” A learner can use an action in this form followed by ら to describe a condition for what comes next.
ら
ら in 間違えたら makes the condition “if or when I make a mistake.” It connects the condition to the request that follows. A learner can reuse a completed action form plus ら before a result, request, or instruction.
その
その means “that” or “the mentioned” in そのせりふ, pointing to the line associated with the mistake. It comes directly before the noun せりふ. A learner can use その before a previously mentioned noun when referring back to it.
せりふ
せりふ means “line” or “spoken dialogue” in そのせりふ, referring to the role-play line that should be repeated. It is marked by を in せりふをもう一度言ってください. A learner can use せりふ when talking about a character’s spoken words in a performance or practice.
もう一度
もう一度 means “again” or “one more time” in もう一度言ってください, requesting that the line be said again. In this expression, もう adds the sense of one more and 一度 counts one occasion; together they indicate repetition. A learner can place もう一度 before an action when asking for it to happen again.
言って
言って means “say” in もう一度言ってください, referring to saying the line again. Together with ください, it forms a polite request. A learner can use an action form followed by ください when asking someone to say or do something.
ゆっくり
ゆっくり means “slowly” in ゆっくり言って, describing how the line will be said. It directly modifies the action 言って. A learner can use ゆっくり before an action when asking or explaining that something should happen at a slow pace.
大事
大事 means “important” in 大事な修正点, identifying the correction point as important. It is followed by な before the noun 修正点. A learner can use 大事な before a noun when describing something as important.
な
な links 大事 with 修正点 in 大事な修正点, allowing the descriptive word to modify the noun. The full phrase means “an important correction point.” A learner can reuse the pattern descriptive wordなnoun with this type of description.
修正点
修正点 means “correction point” in 大事な修正点, referring to one specific item that needs correcting. It is the object of 指摘します. A learner can use 修正点 when identifying a particular part of speech, writing, or performance that needs correction.
指摘
指摘 means “point out” in 修正点を一つ指摘します, describing the action of identifying a correction point. In the full expression, 修正点を指摘します means “point out a correction point.” A learner can use a noun followed by を指摘します when drawing attention to a specific issue.
あまり
あまり means “not very” or “not much” in あまり緊張しません. Here it works with the negative form しません to say that the speaker does not get very nervous. A learner can place あまり before a negative description or action when expressing a limited degree.
緊張
緊張 means “nervousness” or “tension” in 緊張しません, referring to the feeling the speaker has less of. With する, the expression 緊張しません means “do not get nervous.” A learner can use 緊張する when describing becoming nervous in a situation.
しません
しません is the polite negative form in 緊張しません, making the whole expression mean “do not get nervous.” It negates the action expressed with 緊張. A learner can use a noun plus しません when politely saying that the related action or state does not occur.
場面
場面 means “scene” in この場面から始めてください, referring to the selected part of the role-play. It is the noun followed by から, which marks the starting point. A learner can use 場面 when choosing a scene in a dialogue, story, or performance.
から
から in この場面から始めてください means “from,” marking the scene where the activity should begin. It follows この場面 and comes before 始めてください. A learner can reuse nounから始める when saying where or with what to start.
始めて
始めて means “start” in この場面から始めてください, telling the other person to begin from this scene. Together with ください, it forms a polite request. A learner can use an action form followed by ください to ask someone to start an activity.
あなた
あなた means “you” in あなたのペース, identifying whose pace is being followed. It is followed by の to link the person with ペース. A learner can use あなたの before a noun when referring to something belonging to or associated with the listener.
ペース
ペース means “pace” in あなたのペースに合わせます, referring to the speed or rhythm set by the other person. It is followed by に in the expression ペースに合わせます. A learner can use ペース when discussing how quickly an activity proceeds.
合わせます
合わせます means “match” or “adjust to” in ペースに合わせます, saying that the speaker will adapt to the other person’s pace. The full pattern ペースに合わせます shows what pace the adjustment follows. A learner can use nounに合わせます when adapting an action or speed to something.
Grammar Points
〜たら
間違えたら、もう一度言ってください。
mah-chee-gah-eh-TAH-rah, moh-OO EE-doh EET-teh koo-DAH-sigh.If you make a mistake, please say it again.
Attach たら to the past form to express a condition: “if/when something happens.”
〜てください
ゆっくり始めてください。
YOO-khoo-ree hah-JEE-meh-teh koo-DAH-sigh.Please start slowly.
Attach ください to the て-form to make a polite request: “please do …”.
Japanese Vocabulary
できます
verb
deh-kee-MAS
become available; be possible
答える時間ができます
もう一つ
num
moh-OO HEE-toh-TSOO
another one
もう一つの役
ロールプレイ
noun
roh-ROO poo-RAY
role-play
このロールプレイ
一緒に
adv
is-SHOH-nee
together
一緒に練習できますか
後で
adv
ah-TOH-deh
after; afterward
質問の後で
止まって
verb
toh-MAHT-teh
stop; pause
少し止まってください
質問
noun
SHITS-oo-mon
question
質問の後で
少し
adv
SOO-koh-shee
a little
少し止まってください
毎回
adv
my-KAH-ee
each time; every time
毎回、少し止まってください
役
noun
yah-KOO
role
もう一つの役
役をします
phrase
yah-KOO oh SHEE-mas
take a role
もう一つの役をします
練習できます
verb
ren-SHOO deh-kee-MAS
can practice
このロールプレイを一緒に練習できますか
Quiz
Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
take a role
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役をしますcan practice
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練習できますanother one
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もう一つrole-play