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Dialogue

最近ギターを習い始めたんだ。

sigh-KEEN gee-TAH oh na-RAH-ee hah-jee-MEH-tahn-dah. I recently started learning guitar.

レッスンを受けてるの？

REHSS-soon oh oo-KEH-teh-roo noh? Are you taking lessons?

仕事のあとにオンラインレッスンを受けてるよ。

SHEE-goh-toh noh AH-toh nee ohn-RAH-een REHSS-soon oh oo-KEH-teh-roo yo. I'm taking online lessons after work.

初心者には難しいの？

shoh-SHEEN-shah nee-wah muz-kah-SHEE noh? Is it difficult for a beginner?

リズムは難しいけど、楽しんでるよ。

REE-zoo-moo wah muz-kah-SHEE keh-doh, tah-NOH-sheen-deh-roo yo. The rhythm is hard, but I enjoy it.

どのくらいの頻度で練習してるの？

doh-noh koo-RAH-ee noh FEHN-doh deh ren-SHOO sheen-deh-roo noh? How often do you practice?

部屋が静かなときに、夕方練習してるよ。

HEH-yah gah shee-zoo-kah nah toh-kee nee, yoo-GAH-tah ren-SHOO sheen-deh-roo yo. I practice in the evening when my room is quiet.

毎回決まった時間に練習すると、上達しやすいよ。

my-KAH-ee kee-mah-tah JEE-kahn nee ren-SHOO soo-toh, joh-TAH-tsoo shee-yah-soo-ee yo. A regular time should help you improve.

Word by Word

最近最近 means “recently” in 最近ギターを習い始めたんだ。It refers to a time not long before now and commonly comes before the action it describes. Use it when describing something that happened or began not long ago.

ギターギター means “guitar” here. In ギターを習い始めたんだ, it is the instrument being learned and is followed by を as the object of the action. Use it when talking about playing or learning the guitar.

をを marks ギター as the object of 習い始めた in ギターを習い始めたんだ。It shows what the action is directed toward. A reusable pattern is [object]を[verb].

習い始めた習い始めた means “started learning” in ギターを習い始めたんだ。It combines the learning action with 始めた to show that the activity began, and the form describes a completed beginning. Use it to say that you have begun learning a skill or subject.

んだんだ in 最近ギターを習い始めたんだ adds an explanatory or confirming tone to the statement. In this construction, ん presents the situation as something being explained, and だ gives the sentence a firm statement ending. Use it in casual conversation when explaining or emphasizing information.

レッスンレッスン means “lesson” in レッスンを受けてるの？ and オンラインレッスンを受けてるよ。It refers to an organized lesson or class, and it can be followed by を before 受ける. Use it when talking about taking lessons in a subject or skill.

受けてる受けてる means “am taking” or “am receiving” in レッスンを受けてるの？ and オンラインレッスンを受けてるよ。It is the casual spoken form of 受けている, describing an ongoing activity. Use the pattern [lesson or service]を受けてる when saying that you are taking or receiving it.

のの in レッスンを受けてるの？ turns the preceding statement into a casual question. Here it asks whether the person is taking lessons, with the question intonation shown by ？. Use this ending in informal conversation when asking for confirmation or an explanation.

仕事仕事 means “work” or “job” in 仕事のあとにオンラインレッスンを受けてるよ。Here it refers to the speaker’s work, and の connects it to the following time expression. Use 仕事のあと to talk about the time after work.

あとあと means “after” in 仕事のあとにオンラインレッスンを受けてるよ。In 仕事のあと, it places the lesson after the work period, and に marks that time. A reusable pattern is [event]のあとに[action].

にに in 仕事のあとにオンラインレッスンを受けてるよ marks 仕事のあと as the time when the action takes place. It follows a time expression and connects that time to 受けてる. Use it after a specific time or time-related phrase when stating when something happens.

オンラインオンライン means “online” in オンラインレッスンを受けてるよ. It describes the type of レッスン, indicating that the lesson is conducted online. Use it before a noun such as レッスン when identifying an online activity or service.

初心者初心者 means “beginner” in 初心者には難しいの？. It refers to someone who is new to the activity, here learning guitar. Use it when discussing what is suitable or difficult for people without much experience.

はは in 初心者には難しいの？ highlights 初心者 as the reference point for the question. It is part of には, where に marks the reference and は adds topic or contrastive focus. Use it to set a person or group as the topic being considered.

難しい難しい means “difficult” or “hard” in 初心者には難しいの？ and リズムは難しいけど、楽しんでるよ。It describes the level of difficulty of learning for a beginner or of the rhythm itself. Use it before or after the subject when saying that something is hard.

リズムリズム means “rhythm” in リズムは難しいけど、楽しんでるよ。It is the part of guitar learning that the speaker finds difficult, and は marks it as the topic. Use it when talking about the beat or rhythmic pattern of music.

けどけど means “but” in リズムは難しいけど、楽しんでるよ。It connects the difficulty of the rhythm with the speaker’s enjoyment, creating a contrast between the two ideas. Use it after one clause before adding a contrasting or qualifying statement.

楽しんでる楽しんでる means “am enjoying it” in リズムは難しいけど、楽しんでるよ. It is the casual spoken form of 楽しんでいる and describes an ongoing feeling or activity. Use it when saying that you are enjoying an activity, lesson, or experience.

よよ in 楽しんでるよ adds an assertive, informing tone to the statement. It signals that the speaker is telling the listener this information clearly. Use it in casual conversation when emphasizing or confidently sharing a point.

どのくらいどのくらい means “how often” in どのくらいの頻度で練習してるの？. どの asks “which or how much,” and くらい expresses an approximate degree or amount; together they ask about the extent or frequency. Use it before の頻度 to ask how frequently an activity is done.

頻度頻度 means “frequency” in どのくらいの頻度で練習してるの？. It names how often 練習してる happens, and の connects it to どのくらい. Use [how much]の頻度で[activity] to ask or describe an activity’s frequency.

でで in どのくらいの頻度で練習してるの？ marks the frequency as the rate or manner of 練習してる. It connects the phrase about frequency to the action. Use it after a frequency expression when stating how often an activity is performed.

練習練習 means “practice” in どのくらいの頻度で練習してるの？ and 夕方練習してるよ。It refers to practicing guitar, and it can be followed by する to make the action “to practice.” Use it when talking about repeated training for a skill.

してるしてる means “am doing” in どのくらいの頻度で練習してるの？ and 夕方練習してるよ. It is the casual spoken form of している and describes an ongoing or regularly repeated activity. In 練習してる, it forms the pattern 練習する＋している for saying that someone is practicing.

部屋部屋 means “room” in 部屋が静かなときに、夕方練習してるよ。It is the place whose condition is described by 静かな. Use it when talking about a room and its location, contents, or condition.

がが marks 部屋 as the subject of 静かな in 部屋が静かなときに、夕方練習してるよ。It identifies the thing that is quiet. Use the pattern [subject]が[description] when describing a subject’s state or quality.

静かな静かな means “quiet” in 部屋が静かなときに、夕方練習してるよ。It describes the condition of the room, and the な form appears before とき to modify that noun. Use it before a noun when describing a quiet person, place, or situation.

ときとき means “time” or “when” in 部屋が静かなときに、夕方練習してるよ。Here it introduces the situation in which the speaker practices: when the room is quiet. Use [clause]ときに[action] to say what happens when a condition is met.

夕方夕方 means “evening” or “late afternoon” in 部屋が静かなときに、夕方練習してるよ。It identifies the time of day when the speaker practices. Use it as a time expression before an action, as in 夕方練習してる.

毎回毎回 means “every time” in 毎回決まった時間に練習すると、上達しやすいよ。It emphasizes that the same idea applies on each occasion. Use it before an action or time expression when describing something done each time.

決まった決まった means “fixed” or “set” in 毎回決まった時間に練習すると、上達しやすいよ。It describes a time that has been established in advance or kept consistent. Use it before 時間 when referring to a regular set time.

時間時間 means “time” in 毎回決まった時間に練習すると、上達しやすいよ。Here it refers to the set time for practice, and に marks that time as the point when practice happens. Use 決まった時間に[action] for an activity scheduled at a regular time.

するとすると in 毎回決まった時間に練習すると、上達しやすいよ means “when or if someone practices” under the stated condition. It connects the condition of practicing at a set time with the result that improvement becomes easier. Use [condition]すると、[result] to describe a likely result of an action or situation.

上達上達 means “improvement” or “progress” in 上達しやすいよ. It refers here to getting better at guitar through regular practice, and it combines with しやすい to describe how easily improvement occurs. Use it when talking about progress in a skill or ability.

しやすいしやすい in 上達しやすいよ means “easy or likely to do,” so 上達しやすい means “likely to improve” or “easy to improve.” It describes an action or result as easier to achieve under the stated conditions. Use the pattern [verb stem]やすい when saying that something is easy or tends to happen.

Grammar Points

動詞ます形＋始める

最近、ギターを習い始めた。

sigh-KEEN, gee-TAH oh na-RAH-ee hah-jee-MEH-tah.

Recently, I started learning guitar.

Attach 始める to the verb stem to express the beginning of an activity.

〜てる（〜ている）

夕方、部屋でギターを練習してる。

yoo-GAH-tah, HEH-yah deh gee-TAH oh ren-SHOO sheen-deh-roo.

In the evening, I practice guitar in my room.

〜てる is the casual spoken form of 〜ている, used for an ongoing activity or current habit.

Japanese Vocabulary

あと noun

AH-toh after

仕事のあとにオンラインレッスンを受けてるよ。

オンラインレッスン phrase

ohn-RAH-een REHSS-soon online lessons

仕事のあとにオンラインレッスンを受けてるよ。

ギター noun

gee-TAH guitar

最近ギターを習い始めたんだ。

リズム noun

REE-zoo-moo rhythm

リズムは難しいけど、楽しんでるよ。

レッスン noun

REHSS-soon lesson

レッスンを受けてるの?

楽しむ verb

tah-NOH-shee-moo to enjoy 楽しんでる

リズムは難しいけど、楽しんでるよ。

Quiz

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online lessons

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オンラインレッスン

to start learning

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習い始めた

lesson

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レッスン

to take or receive

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受けてる