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Key Phrases

ここ、にぎやかですね。

koko nigiyaka desu ne

It's lively here.

ちょっと声が聞こえにくいです。

chotto koe ga kikoe nikui desu

It's a little hard to hear.

あっちに移りませんか。

atchi ni utsuri mase n ka

Shall we move over there?

Skills You'll Learn

Comment on how noisy or lively a place is.

場所がにぎやかかどうかを言う。

basho ga nigiyaka ka dou ka o iu

Say that someone's voice is hard to hear.

声が聞こえにくいことを伝える。

koe ga kikoe nikui koto o tsutaeru

Suggest moving to a quieter seat to continue talking.

もっと話すために静かな席へ移る提案をする。

motto hanasu tame ni shizuka na seki e utsuru teian o suru

Lesson Roleplay

Imagine you’re in a busy café or restaurant, and it’s a little too noisy to talk comfortably. You and the other person notice a quieter seat nearby and politely decide to move there so you can keep chatting.

ここ、にぎやかですね。

koko nigiyaka desu ne

It's lively here, isn't it?

そうですね、ちょっと声が聞こえにくいです。

sou desu ne chotto koe ga kikoe nikui desu

Yes, it is. It's a little hard to hear each other.

もっと話したいです。

motto hanashi tai desu

I want to talk more.

私も、もう少しゆっくり話したいです。

watashi mo mou sukoshi yukkuri hanashi tai desu

Me too. I'd like to talk a little more slowly.

あちらの席、少し静かそうですね。

achira no seki sukoshi shizuka sou desu ne

That seat over there seems a little quieter.

Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases

📍

ここ

koko

Here

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🎉🔊

にぎやか

nigiyaka

Lively; noisy

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ですね

desu ne

Isn't it?; right?

💬 [ですね] softens what you say and invites agreement, like "isn't it?" or "right?". You can add it after lots of phrases: [静かですね] "It's quiet, isn't it?".

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📍🎉

ここ、にぎやかですね。

koko nigiyaka desu ne

It's lively here.

💬 Japanese often says the place first, then the comment about it: [ここ] + [にぎやかですね]. You can reuse that pattern easily: [ここ、静かですね。] "It's quiet here."

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➡️✅

そう

sou

So; that's right

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そうですね。

sou desu ne

Yes, it is.

💬 [そうですね] is a very common conversational reply that can mean "yes," "I see," or "let me think," depending on tone. It's softer and more natural than a blunt [はい] in many back-and-forth moments.

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🤏

ちょっと

chotto

A little; a bit

💬 [ちょっと] often softens what comes next, not just "a little" in a literal sense. In real conversation it can make complaints or requests sound less direct: [ちょっと聞こえにくいです] feels gentler than saying it bluntly.

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🗣️

koe

Voice

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🔖

ga

Subject marker

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