#9 How to Use “Sasuga” 🇯🇵 Japanese Listening Practice
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Sore dewa, hajimemashou!
Hai, minasan wa kono fureizu kiita koto arimasu ka?
Tsukatta koto ga arimasu ka?
Hmm, sasuga, sasuga desu.
Kore wa hito wo homeru toki ni tsukaimasu.
Hito toka basho mo ii desu ne.
Iroi na mono wo homeru toki ni tsukaimasu.
Tatoeba, anata no sukiru wa yappari sugoi desu ne.
Toka, anata wa yappari kore ga jouzu desu ne.
Kou iu toki ni tsukaimasu.
Eigo de, I'm proud of you.
Toka, only you could do that.
Mitai na kanji desu.
Hai, jaa, kyou wa kono fureizu ga tsukaeru mitsu no situation wo shoukai shimasu.
Hitotsu wa, douryou ni tsukau toki.
Hmm?
Hitotsu wa, douryou ni tsukau situation.
Futatsume wa, tomodachi ni tsukau situation.
Mitsume wa, minasan ga watashi ni tsukaeru situation wo shoukai shimasu.
Soshite, saigo ni, kono homeru igai no tsukai kata mo aru no de, sore mo shoukai shimasu.
Hai, jaa, kyou mo saigo made zehi kiite kudasai.
Jaa, mazu, hitotsu me, douryou ni tsukau toki.
Kaisha de, douryou to hanasu toki desu ne.
Douryou, wakarimasu ka?
Imi wa, colleague to ka, coworkers desu ne.
Hai, hai, hai.
Jaa, watashi to douryou no Tanaka-san ga hanashite imasu.
Watashi ga Tanaka-san ni onegai wo shimasu.
Tanaka-san, sumimasen.
Ashita no kaigi made ni powerpoint wo tsukutte moraemasen ka?
Soshite, Tanaka-san ga, hai, wakarimashita.
Ashita made desu ne.
Tsukurimasu.
Soshite, watashi ga arigatou gozaimasu.
De, tsugi no hi.
Jaa, tsugi no hi no asa.
Tanaka-san ga powerpoint wo tsukutte kuremashita.
Soshite, watashi ga sono powerpoint wo chekku shimasu.
De, sono powerpoint ga kanpeki deshita.
Kono toki,
Sasuga Tanaka-san, powerpoint saikou desu.
Kanpeki desu. Arigatou gozaimasu.
Koyatte tsukaimasu.
Sasuga Tanaka-san,
Sasuga desu.
Tanaka-san, hontou ni arigatou gozaimasu.
Sasuga, namae.
Sasuga desu, dake.
Hai, jaa, kore ga douryou ni tsukau tsukai kata desu.
Jaa, tsugi, futatsume.
Tomodachi ni tsukau tsukai kata wa,
kore wa watashi ga hontou ni atta situation wo shoukai shimasu.
Watashi no tomodachi ni patissier no tomodachi ga imasu.
Sono tomodachi ga ni-nen mae, kana,
Watashi no tanjoubi ni mangou keiki wo tsukutte kuremashita.
Hontou ni oishikatta desu kedo,
Sono mangou keiki wo watashi ga tabeta toki,
Kono fureizu ga tsukaimasu.
Jaa, chotto shimasu ne.
Mangou keiki tabemashita.
Soshite, uwaa, oishii!
Sasuga patissier!
Kore desu.
Hai, konkai wa,
Sasuga no ato, nani wo tsukaimashita ka?
Namae ja nakute,
Shokugyou, shigoto no namae desu ne.
Patissier.
Kore wo tsukaimashita.
Sasuga patissier.
Kore mo dekimasu.
Tatoeba hoka no rei wa,
Sasuga kameraman.
Sono tomodachi ga kameraman no shigoto wo shite imasu.
Soshite, watashi no shashin wo totte kuremashita.
Sono shashin ga meccha jouzu.
Kono toki,
Uwaa, sasuga kameraman.
Yappari jouzu desu ne.
Mitai na.
Nanode, namae dake ja nakute,
Shigoto no namae mo tsukaimasu.
Hai, kore ga futatsume.
Jaa, saigo, mitsume.
Minasan ga watashi ni tsukaeru situation desu.
Itsumo, watashi no podcast wo kiite kurete imasu ne.
Arigatou gozaimasu.
Soshite, komento de,
Sensei no podcast omoshiroi desu.
Toka,
Sensei no podcast wakari yasui desu.
To kaite kurete imasu.
Moshi,
Konkai no,
Kono podcast mo,
Omoshiro kattara,
Zehi minasan, komento ni,
Kono sasuga wo tsukatte,
Kaite kudasai.
Tatoeba,
Sasuga ninja sensei,
Konkai no podcast mo,
Omoshiroi desu.
To ka,
Sensei, sasuga desu.
Konkai no podcast mo,
Saikou desu.
Mitai na kanji desu.
Hai, maa, kore wa ne,
Moshi omoshiro kattara,
Minasan, zehi,
Komento de,
Oshiete kudasai.
Kaite kudasai.
Hai,
Jaa, ima,
Doryo ni tsukau situation,
Tomodachi,
Soshite,
Sensei,
Kono mitsu no situation wo shoukai shimashita.
Demo,
Hitotsu,
Kiyotsukete hoshii pointo ga arimasu.
Kono,
Sasuga desu,
Wa,
Jibun yori,
Kekkou,
Ueno position no hito,
Jibun yori,
Kekkou erai hito,
Ni tsukau no wa,
Yokunai desu.
Nanka ne,
Sasuga desu wa,
Chotto,
Nandarona,
Uekara,
Janai kedo,
As I expected, you are good.
Mitai na,
Kanji desu ne.
Tabun,
Eigo mo,
I'm proud of you,
De,
Jibun no bosu ni tsukau no wa,
Anmari,
Tsukawanai kana?
Doukana?
Ma,
Eh,
Senpai,
Daijoubu desu.
Naka no ii senpai,
Naka no ii sensei,
Wa,
Daijoubu desu kedo,
Kekkou ueno hito,
Ni tsukau no wa,
Kiyotsukete kudasai.
Hai,
Jaa,
Saigo ni,
Eh,
Kono,
Sasuga desu wa,
Homeru toki,
Ni tsukau to iimashita kedo,
Betsu no tsukai kata ga arimasu.
Kore wa,
Eto ne,
Himiku no tsukai kata desu.
Himiku wa,
Eigo de,
Nandake?
Sakazumi,
Mitai na,
Gomenasai,
Wasurete shimaimashita.
Ano,
Homeru no,
Hantai no imi desu.
Jaa,
Maa,
Rei wo shoukai shimasu.
Tatoeba,
Futatsu shoukai shimasu.
Kore mo,
Watashi ga hontou ni tsukatta situation desu.
Hitotsu wa,
Itsumo chikoku suru tomodachi,
Mou hitotsu wa,
Inaka no,
Restoran no,
Toire desu.
Hai,
Jaa,
Mazu,
Itsumo chikoku suru tomodachi no situation wa,
Eto ne,
Ni shuukan mae,
Watashi wa,
Daigaku no tomodachi ni,
Asakusa de,
Aigo ni,
Juu-ni-ji ni,
Asakusa eki,
Shuugou deshita.
Zenbu de,
Roku nin,
Roku nin no tomodachi ni,
Attan desu kedo,
Juu-ni-ji ni,
Asakusa eki ni,
Kita no wa,
Go nin dake deshita.
Hai,
Hitori,
Mada,
Kimasen ne,
Imasen ne.
De,
Kono hitori no tomodachi wa,
Daigaku no toki kara,
Itsumo chikoku shimasu.
Itsumo jikan ni,
Okuremasu.
Nanode,
Kono toki,
Watashitachi,
Kono go nin no member de,
Kono sasuga wo tsukaimashita.
Ah,
Sasuga,
Namae wo Taro kun ni shimasu ne.
Sasuga Taro kun,
Mata chikoku desu ne.
Toka,
Sasuga Taro kun,
Maa,
Kyou mo chikoku desu ne.
Mitai na,
Kanji desu ne.
Homeru,
Janakute,
Nandarone,
Sasuga,
Mitai na,
Yappari,
Osoi ne.
Tte iu kanji de,
Tsukaimasu.
Hai,
Kore ga,
Eto,
Hiniku no,
Sasuga desu.
Ja,
Mou hitotsu,
Shoukai shimasu.
Kore wa,
Eto ne,
Inaka no toire desu.
Eto ne,
Itsu dake na?
Senshu no suiyoubi,
Watashi wa,
Tomodachi to,
Inaka no ne,
Mizuumi no chikaku ni,
Doraibu ni,
Ikimashita.
Soshite,
Restoran de,
Restoran ni,
Ittan desu kedo,
Gohan wo tabeta ato,
Toire ni ikitakatta node,
Sono restoran no toire,
Tsukaimashita.
De,
Tomodachi to,
Toire no doa wo,
Aketa toki,
Ah,
Chotto,
Kitanai,
Soshite,
Kusai,
Soshite,
Furui.
Hai,
Sono toire wa,
Chotto,
Kitanakute,
Kusakute,
Furukatta desu.
De,
Sono toire wa,
Sono toki watashitachi wa,
Ah,
Sasuga,
Inaka no toire da ne,
Sasuga,
Inaka no toire,
Koyatte,
Tsukaimashita.
Ma,
Ano,
Nandarone,
Inaka dakara,
Toire wa,
Kitanai yo ne,
Shouganai yo ne,
Ma,
Sasuga,
Inaka no toire desu ne,
Koyatte,
Tsukaikata desu.
Dakara,
Hito,
Dake janakute,
Basho,
Mo,
Tsukaemasu.
Hai,
Wakarimashita ka?
Chotto,
Hiniku no tsukaikata,
Mo,
Nihonjin wa,
Tokidoki,
Tsukaimasu.
Tsukaisugiru no wa yokunai desu ne.
Ma,
Minasan wa zehi,
Hito wo homeru toki,
Ni,
Tsukatte kudasai.
Hai,
Soredewa,
Konkai wa chotto,
Nagaku narimashita kedo,
Atarashii fureizu,
Sasuga,
Sasuga desu,
wo shoukai shimashita.
Hai,
Kyou mo,
Saigo made,
Podcasto wo,
Kite kurete,
Arigatou gozaimasu.
Mata,
Tsugi no episode de,
Tanoshiku nihongo wo,
Denkyou shimashou.
Eto,
Itsumo,
Owari kata wo wasurete,
Shimaimasu.
Soredewa ka,
OK.
Hai,
Gomen ne.
Soredewa,
Sei,
No,
Nin nin,
Matane.