Chapter 3 of 125

00:09–00:14

Easy Japanese listening (N5-N4) | vlog in YOKOHAMA Not completed N4

Japanese subtitle

はい、今から横浜の「みなとみらい」をぶらぶらしたいと思います。

Show English translation

I would like to wander around "Minato Mirai" in Yokohama now.

Chapter meaning

The speaker expresses their intention to wander around the Minato Mirai area in Yokohama.

Vocabulary

Words for this clip

5 items
adverbial phrase New
Essential

今から

いまから

from now; starting now

Indicates the time when the speaker will start wandering around.

proper noun Review
Essential

横浜

よこはま

Yokohama (city name)

Dictionary form: 横浜

The location where the speaker will wander.

proper noun New
Essential

みなとみらい

みなとみらい

Minato Mirai (a district in Yokohama)

Dictionary form: みなとみらい

The specific area in Yokohama mentioned as the destination.

verb New
Essential

ぶらぶらする

ぶらぶらする

to wander around; to stroll

Dictionary form: ぶらぶらする

Describes the action the speaker wants to do in Minato Mirai.

verb New
Essential

思います

おもいます

to think; to intend

Dictionary form: 思う

Expresses the speaker's intention or thought about wandering.

Grammar

Patterns in context

3 points
N5 Review
Essential

〜は

Topic particle wa

Marks what the sentence is about or sets up a contrast.

From the video
横浜の「みなとみらい」をぶらぶらしたいと思います。

The particle は marks the topic of the sentence, which is the area where the action will happen.

N5 New
Essential

〜たい

Want to do

Expresses the speaker’s desire to perform an action.

From the video
ぶらぶらしたいと思います。

The たい form expresses the speaker's desire to wander around Minato Mirai.

N4 New
Essential

〜と思う

I think that

Marks a thought, opinion, or intention with と思う.

From the video
ぶらぶらしたいと思います。

The phrase と思います shows the speaker's intention or thought about the action.

Exercises

Check your understanding

3 questions
Question 1

What does the speaker want to do in Minato Mirai?

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Question 2

What does the grammar pattern 〜たい express in this sentence?

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Question 3

What does the particle は mark in the sentence?

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