Phase 6 · 9 min

Daily couple talk

Texting, plans, food, small fights

Texting (LINE)

ima doko

Where are you now?

ima kara kaeru

Heading home now.

nani tabetai

What do you want to eat?

nandemo ii yo

Anything's fine.

Warning: she may not mean it. Suggest two options instead.

gomen, chotto okureru

Sorry, I'll be a bit late.

ryoukai

Got it!

Text shorthand. Also おっけー (OK) and りょ (very short).

oyasumi, mata ashita ne

Good night, see you tomorrow.

Plans

shuumatsu, dokoka ikanai

Want to go somewhere this weekend?

Negative question = invitation. 行かない? = won't you go? = shall we?

eiga mi ni ikou ka

Shall we go see a film?

Verb stem + に行く = go to do.

ii ne, ikou

Nice, let's go.

nanji ni machiawase suru

What time shall we meet?

待ち合わせ = meeting up (arranged).

Food and home

kore, tsukutte mita

I tried making this.

てみる = try doing. She will be impressed.

okawari aru

Is there seconds?

araimono, yattoku ne

I'll do the dishes.

やっておく → やっとく: 'do it in advance / take care of it'.

When something's wrong

doushita no

What's wrong?

gomen ne, ore ga warukatta

Sorry, that was my fault.

俺 (ore) casual 'I'. 悪かった = was bad. Say it early.

chanto hanasou

Let's talk properly.

okotteru

Are you angry?

daijoubu, ki ni shinaide

It's fine, don't worry about it.

اردو

From Urdu

行かない? as an invitation is Urdu چلیں نہیں? / نہیں چلو گے? — the negative-question invite works in both. なんでもいいよ is کچھ بھی چلے گا, with the same trap.

Check yourself

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15 cards

Add them to spaced repetition

Cards in this lesson (15)

ima doko

where are you now?

ima kara kaeru

heading home now

nani tabetai

what do you want to eat?

nandemo ii yo

anything's fine

chotto okureru

I'll be a bit late

ryoukai

got it

〜ikanai

want to go …? (invite)

machiawase

meeting up (arranged)

〜temita

tried doing …

okawari

seconds (food)

doushita no

what's wrong?

ore ga warukatta

it was my fault

chanto hanasou

let's talk properly

okotteru

are you angry?

ki ni shinaide

don't worry about it

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