[✐2.Andante] まあまあでした - adjectives in past tense + Shadowing [07:20]
“It was (just) OK.”

[00:07]

Hello everyone. Let’s start right away.

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You went to the party, or you saw a movie, or you had an exam. How was it? Tell me your thoughts or impressions.

[00:24]

For example,

How was the party yesterday? enjoyable, fun

→ It was fun.

OK?

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1. How was the party yesterday’s party?

boring

→ It was boring.

2. How was the film?

very interesting/funny

→ It was very interesting.

3. How was Onsen(hot spring)?

feel good/nice/pleasant

→ Onsen was nice.

4. How was the test yesterday?

easy

→ It was easy.

5. How was Panda?

very cute

→ It was very cute.

6. How was the new restaurant?

was OK

→ It was just OK.

[02:10]

Next, we practice in Plain Style (1).

For example,

How was the party yesterday? fun

→ It was fun!

[02:21]

Now, we speak a bit faster.

[02:24]

1. How was the drinking party yesterday?

boring

→ It was boring.

(nomikai = drinking party/session)

2. Have you seen the video? How was it?

very funny/interesting

→ It was very funny.

3. How was the beauty salon treatment?

feel very good/comfortable/pleasant

→ It was extremely good.

(esute = beauty salon treatments/esthetic clinic)

4. How was the car(license) exam?

easy

→ It was easy.

5. How was Kabuki?

very good

→ It was very good.

6. How was the (job)interview?

was so-so, was OK

→ I did OK.

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「まあまあでした」

[00:07]

みなさん、こんにちは。では さっそく はじめましょう。

[00:11]

You went to the party, or you saw a movie, or you had an exam. How was it? Tell me your thoughts or impressions.

[00:24]

たとえば、

きのうのパーティは どうでしたか？ たのしい

→ たのしかったです。

いいですか。

[00:33]

1. きのうのパーティ、どうでしたか？

つまらない

→ つまらなかったです。

2. えいがは どうでしたか。

とても おもしい

→ とても おもしろかったです。

3. おんせん、どうでしたか。

きもちよい

→きもちよかったです。

4. きのうのテストは、どうでしたか？

かんたん

→かんたんでした。

5. パンダは、どうでしたか。

とても、かわいい

→とても かわいかったです。

6. あたらしいレストランは どうでしたか。

まあまあ

→まあまあでした。

[02:10]

つぎは、Plain Style(1)で れんしゅうします。

たとえば、

きのうのパーティ、どうだった？ たのしい

→ たのしかった！

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ちょっと スピードアップしますよ。

[02:24]

1. きのうの のみかい、どうだった？

つまらない

→ つまらなかった。

(のみかい= drinking party/session)

2. ビデオみた？どうだった？

すごく おもしろい

→すごく おもしろかった。

3. エステ、どうだった？

すっごく きもちいい

→ すっごく きもちよかった。

(エステ= beauty salon treatments/esthetic clinic)

4. くるまのしけん、どうだった？

かんたん

→かんたんだった。

5. かぶき、どうだった？

すごく いい

→ すごく よかった。

6. めんせつ、どうだった？

まあまあ

→ まあまあだった。

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