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Podcast 32: Making dinner plans with afriend

In this lesson you will learn the following:✓​ How to make dinner plans with a friend✓​ How to talk about a restaurant you regularly frequent

LEVEL: Upper Beginner

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Introduction
In this podcast you will learn how to make dinner plans at a restaurant you regularlyfrequent. You’ll learn some natural phrases for making plans that native speakers
commonly use. Check out the dialogue and grammar notes below for a detailed
explanation.

Main Dialog (Japanese)
A: もしもし
B: もしもしアレックス、明日夜ご飯食べに行かない？
A: ごめん、明日はちょっと無理なんだ。土曜日なら行けるよ。
B: じゃあ土曜日の７時にいつものお寿司屋さんで！
A: あみは本当にお寿司飽きないねー！

Main Dialog (Pronunciation)
A: Moshi moshi
B: Moshi moshi, Arekkusu, ashita yoru gohan tabe ni ikanai?
A: Gomen, ashita wa chotto muri nan da. Doyōbu nara ikeru yo.
B: Jaa, doyōbi no shichi ji itsumo no osushi ya san de.
A: Ami wa hontō osushi ni akinai ne.

Main Dialog (English)
A: Hello?
B: Hi, Alex, do you wanna go out to eat dinner tomorrow?
A: Sorry, tomorrow’s not possible. If it’s Saturday I can go.
B: OK then, Saturday at 7 o’clock at the usual sushi place.
A: Ami, you never get sick of sushi do you!?

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Grammar point and drills
Here is a breakdown of the main grammar pattern featured in the dialogue:
土曜日の７時にいつものお寿司屋さん
Doyōbinoshichiji ni
itsumo no osushiyasan
Saturdayof7 o’clock
the usualsushi restaurant(Let’s meet on) Saturday at 7 o’clock the usual sushi place.
Here are some more example drills:1)
金曜日の６時半にいつものラーメン屋さんで。
Kinyōbi no roku ji ni itsumo no raamenyasan de.
(Let’s meet on) Friday at 6 at the usual ramen place.
2)

日曜日の６時にいつものイタリアンで。
Nichiyōbi no rokuji ni itsumo no itarian de.
(Let’s meet on) Sunday at 6 at the usual Italian place.

3)

木曜日の８時にいつもの居酒屋で。
Mokuyōbi no hachiji ni itsumo no izakaya de.
(Let’s meet on) Thursday at 8 at the usual Izakaya.

4)

土曜日の７時にいつものカラオケで。
Doyōbi no shichiji ni itsumo no karaoke de.
(Let’s meet on) Saturday at 7 at the usual Karaoke place.

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Random Phrase of the Week
The random phrase of the week is where we teach you a random Japanese phrase to
make your friends laugh and ask “where did you learn that from?!”
行き当たりばったり - Ikiatari battari
Meaning: unplanned and making decisions on the fly / Playing it by ear. It’s generally
used in a negative way but there are some exceptions
Example sentences:1)

行き当たりばったりでなんでも決めちゃう。
Ikiatari battari de nandemo kimechau.
To make decisions in a random or unplanned way2)

行き当たりばったりな旅だった。
Ikiatari battari na tabi datta
It was an unplanned trip.

3)

行き当たりばったりにレストランを選んだ。
Ikiatari battari resutoran o eranda.
I randomly chose a restaurant.

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