レッスン５ どこでパーティーをしますか
どこでパーティをしますか。
dokode pāti wo shimasuka
Where will we have the party?
えき前のやきにくレストランでパーティーをしますよ。
ekimae no yakiniku resutoran de pātī wo shimasuyo
We will have the party at the yakiniku restaurant in front of the station.
でも、ブルしゃちょうはベジタリアンですよ。
demo, buru shachō wa bejitarian desuyo
But Mr. Blue is a vegetarian.
そうなんですか。しらなかったです。レストランをへんこうしないと。
sōnandesuka. shiranakattadesu. resutoran wo henkō shinaito
Oh, really? I didn’t know that. We’ll have to change the restaurant.
いつよやくをしましたか。
itsu yoyaku wo shimashitaka
When did you make the reservation?
けさ、よやくしました。
kesa yoyakuwo shimasita.
This morning.
じゃあきっと、キャンセルできますよ。
jā kitto, kyanseru dekimasuyo
Then I’m sure you can cancel it.
| パーティ pātī | party |
| えき eki | station |
| えき前 えきまえ ekimae | in front of the station |
| やきにくや yakiniku | yakiniku (grilled meat) |
| ベジタリアン bejitarian | vegetarian |
| しらなかった shiranakatta | I didn’t know |
| レストラン resutoran | restaurant |
| へんこう henkō | change |
| よやく yoyaku | reservation |
| じゃあ jā | well, then |
| きっと kitto | surely |
| キャンセル kyanseru | cancel |
| パスタ pasuta | pasta |
| 昨日の朝 きのうのあさ kinō no asa | yesterday morning |
| ゆうべ yūbe | last night / yesterday evening |
| けさ kesa | this morning (past） |
| こんばん komban | this evening, tonight (future) |
| 明日の朝 あしたのあさ ashita no asa | tomorrow morning |
けさよやくしました。
Kesa yoyakushimashita
I made a reservation this morning.
こんばんよやくします。
Komban yoyakushimasu
I will make a reservation for tonight.
“どこで” (doko de) is a combination of the Japanese question word “どこ” (doko), meaning “where,” and the particle “で” (de). In English, it is used to inquire about a specific location.
どこでパーティーをしますか。
dokode pāti wo shimasuka
Where will we have the party?
“〜で” is a Japanese particle used to indicate a location or place. In English, it is often translated as “at” or “in” and is used to specify the location or setting of an action.
やきにくレストランでパーティーをします。
yakiniku resutoran de pātī o shimasu
We will have the party at the yakiniku restaurant.
The Japanese question word ”いつ” (itsu) is translated as ‘when.’ It is used to inquire about the time or timing of a specific event or occurrence.
いつよやくをしましたか。
itsu yoyaku wo shimashitaka
When did you make the reservation?
In Lesson 1, we explained that when words expressing time are linked to verbs, the particle “に” is usually added after the words. However, this doesn’t apply in all cases. You have to note that there are words that are not used in conjunction with the particle “に.”
８時, ３日, １２月, ２０２３年 etc…
午前６時におきます。
gozen rokuji ni okimasu.
I get up at 6 a.m.
１０日に会社に行きます。
tōka ni kaisya ni ikimasu
I will go to work on the 10th.
今週、先月、毎日、今日、明日 etc…
ブルさんは毎日にテニスをします。
buru-san wa mainichi ni tenisu wo shimasu
Mr. Bull plays tennis everyday.
ひる、ゆうべ、月曜日 etc…
ひる（に）よやくしました。
hiru (ni) yoyakuwo shimasita
I made a reservation this evening.
There is a basic rule that the verb is placed at the end of the sentence, but the order of other elements is not as strict.
午後3時にパスタを食べました。
gogo 3-ji ni pasuta wo tabemashita
I ate pasta at 3 p.m.
パスタを午後3時に食べました。
pasuta wo gogo 3-ji ni tabemashita
I ate pasta at 3 p.m.
The topic or emphasized elements are placed at the beginning of the sentence. The above sentence emphasizes “3 p.m.” On the other hand, the sentence below emphasizes “pasta”. While the meanings are nearly identical, there is a slight difference in nuance.
| けっこんします kekkonshimasu | get married |
| ソファー sofā | sofa |
| ねます nemasu | sleep |
Please rearrange the words
Q1:We got married in America.
Q2:I slept on the sofa in the evening.
1. アメリカでけっこんしました。
2. ゆうべ、ソファーでねました。