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Vocabulary
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Catching the Plane
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Translation
Yuta Ive kept you waiting.
Satoko You made it. Because theyve aready called our names, there isnt much time. Because
theres only 10 minutes until takeoff, we have to hurry or...
Yuta Im sorry. Heres a souvenir. I stopped by Tokyos best bakery on the way. Fresh from the
oven.
Satoko A bakery?! Youre late because you went to the bakery?
Yuta Yes. I bought this for your family.
Satoko My family?
Yuta Of course. I thought that you wouldnt have time to go and buy it, so I went to buy it.
Satoko Im sorry. Im sorry I have a short temper. Its just that its been a while since I met someone
caring like you Mr. Ryuta.
Yuta No, same here. Since coming to Tokyo, this is the frst time I`ve met someone kind like
you, Ms. Satoko.
Announcer Last call for Ms. Takahashi, Flight 321 headed for Sapporo.
Satoko Thats us!
Yuta I wonder if well make it.
Satoko Lets run!
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Vocabulary - ,

Kanji Kana English
, ' isogu to hurry, to rush
yakitate fresh from the oven
) . tanki short-tempered
j) ''. seikaku character, personality
' 1_' omoiyaru no aru caring, good-hearted
)l '`./' saish annai fnal call
|. . maniau to make it in time for
Todays grammar point is the construction mitai ni/na, whose meaning is similar to you ni/na, when used
to express the meaning like, as in resembling. The mitai ni/na construction is used primarily in spoken
J apanese.
To use the you ni/na construction with a noun, simply place the particle no after the noun, followed by you
ni/na.
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Yamashita-san no you ni tsuyoku naritai.
I want to become strong like Mr. Yamashita.
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Yamashita-san no you na hito ni naritai.
I want to become a person like Mr. Yamashita.
These two examples both use the you ni/na construction, but with one important difference. The particle
followingyou is different in each sentence. When an adverb, verb, or i-adjective follows you, ni is used,
and when a noun or na-adjective directly follows follows you, na is used.
Part of speech Example Plain present/past Add you ni/na
verb taberu taberu/tabeta you ni/na
i-adj oishii oishii/oishikatta you ni/na
na-adj hima hima na/hima datta you ni/na
noun Nihon Nihon no/Nihon datta you ni/na
Grammar Points
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Mitai has the same meaning as you ni/na, but is used mostly in spoken J apanese, and can be attached di-
rectly to a noun.
Part of speech Example Plain present/past Add mitai ni/na
verb taberu taberu/tabeta mitai ni/na
i-adj oishii oishii/oishikatta mitai ni/na
na-adj hima hima/hima datta mitai ni/na
noun Nihon Nihon/Nihon datta mitai ni/na
Here are a few examples contrasting the usage of each construction:
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Osuro no you na chiisa na machi ni sumitai desu.
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Osuro mitai na chiisa na machi ni sumitai desu.
I want to live in a small city like Oslo.
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Ferri no you na hayai kuruma ga hoshii aesu.
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Ferri mitai na hayai kuruma ga hoshii aesu.
I want a fast car like a Ferrari.
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Wakai koro no you ni kiokuryoku wa yokunai desu.
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Wakai koro mitai ni kiokuryoku wa yokunai desu.
My memory isnt as good as when I was young.
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In this example, both ni and na are acceptable, depending on the meaning that one would like to express.
Usingna would emphasize the noun kuruma (car like a Ferrari), whileni would emphasize the adjective
hayai (fast like a Ferrari).