Volume 2 · Chapter 11
Listening Compression
Learn common spoken reductions and map them back to full forms.
Real conversations are compressed. You do not need every syllable. You need to map the sound chunk to an expected full form.
ている family
- full form
- polite compression
- casual compression
という family
- What does this mean?
- Natural spoken version
- What is that? (short)
では and じゃ
- Well then, I will go.
- Okay, I will go.
- So / then
Listening map
しているcan sound likeしてるorしてますありませんcan becomeないin quick speech〜というoften shortens toって〜ですかcan compress, but keep question meaning
Useful conversion drills
- I am waiting now.
- I am waiting now. (polite compressed)
- This is not my card. (formal style)
- This is not my card. (casual)
Randomized practice
Compression Practice
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Meaning
何をしていますか。
What are you doing?
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Meaning
何してますか。
What are you doing? (polite compression)
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Meaning
何してる。
What are you doing? (casual)
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Meaning
これは何という意味ですか。
What does this mean?
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Meaning
これってどういう意味ですか。
What does this mean? (spoken)
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Meaning
では、行きます。
Well then I will go.
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Meaning
じゃ、行きます。
Okay I will go. (spoken)
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Say it
Say now waiting in polite compression.
今、待ってます。
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Say it
Say that in casual compression.
今、待ってる。
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Say it
Say card is not mine in polite full form.
これは私のカードではありません。
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Read it
Read これっておいくら？
How much is this?
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Read it
Read じゃない
Not this one; common spoken negative copula.
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Listen
Which full form maps to じゃ、行く。
では、行きます。
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Listen
Which full form maps to これってわかりますか。
これってどういう意味ですか。
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Listen
Map this phrase to full polite form.
What are you doing? -> 何をしていますか。
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Trap
これっては
Not a complete form here. A natural form is これって何ですか。