Listening N3–N2 · Lesson 19

Quick response 2: endings that ask, advise or regret

傘かさ、持もってくればよかった。

Endings turn questions into advice, regret or requests: 「〜ないと」「〜ばよかった」「〜てもいい？」「〜っけ」「〜かな」「〜たら？」; pick the right reply.

Practise Paid

In this lesson

  1. 01What you listen for: the ending decides what the sentence is doing
  2. 02How speech sounds: contracted endings
  3. 03Listen through once: the morning of a trip
  4. 04Scene tips: one verb, seven endings

Practice

  • Quick response: duty, advice or regret?
  • Key-point comprehension: hear regret, duty and decisions in the endings
  • Quick response: requests, recalling and wondering
  • What is the speaker doing?
  • Match the spoken endings with the full forms
  • Choose the right ending

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