TV and music
Collocations, Stage 2chunk 5 of 24Phone, photos & screens
Watching and listening at home: TV and the news, music you listen to or put on, and switching channels.
- terebi o miruwatch TV
- ongaku o kikulisten to music
- nyuusu o miruwatch or check the news
- ongaku o kakeruput on music
- channeru o kaeruchange the channel
Mix-ups ongaku o kiku (you listen) vs ongaku o kakeru (you put it on): same noun, different verb. TV and the news both take miru, English 'play' is never asobu here, and channeru o kaeru uses kaeru 'change', not kaeru 'go home'.
terebi o miru
polite terebi o mimasuwatch TV
テレビを見る テレビをみる テレビを見ます
verbmiru 見るsee, look at, watchtypical 47% of terebi
Said about evenings and downtime, mostly as a habit or in the -teru form: terebi miteru (I'm watching TV), terebi miteta (I was watching TV), anmari terebi minai (I don't watch much TV). Casual speech drops o, and something you saw on TV is terebi de mita.
saikin zenzen terebi minai na.
I don't watch TV at all these days.
最近全然テレビ見ないな。
saikin wa zenzen terebi o mimasen.
I don't watch TV at all these days.
最近は全然テレビを見ません。
On and off are terebi o tsukeru and terebi o kesu, as with denki; a show on TV is terebi de yatteru, a person terebi ni deteru.
Same verb: douga (online video), dorama (TV drama), anime (anime), bangumi (TV programme)Learn alongside: hon o yomu, eiga o miru, uta o utau, e o kaku, geemu o suru, sakkaa o suru, piano o hiku, piano o narau, ongaku o kiku, nyuusu o miru, ongaku o kakeruMain list: miru (Stage 2)
ongaku o kiku
polite ongaku o kikimasulisten to music
音楽を聞く おんがくをきく 音楽を聞きます
verbkiku 聞くlisten, hear; asktypical 14% of ongaku
trap Not ongaku ni kiku: English 'listen to' has a 'to', but kiku takes o; kiku with ni means asking a person (sensei ni kiku).
Said about listening habits and what you're listening to now, often in hobby talk (donna ongaku kiku?) and with nagara: ongaku kikinagara benkyou suru (study with music on). Casual speech drops o; putting music on for everyone is ongaku o kakeru.
donna ongaku kiku no?
What kind of music do you listen to?
どんな音楽聞くの？
donna ongaku o kikimasu ka?
What kind of music do you listen to?
どんな音楽を聞きますか？
Music you happen to hear is ongaku ga kikoeru; music playing in a shop is ongaku ga kakatteru or nagareteru.
Same verb: kyoku (song, track), rajio (radio), uta (song)Learn alongside: hon o yomu, eiga o miru, uta o utau, e o kaku, geemu o suru, sakkaa o suru, piano o hiku, piano o narau, terebi o miru, nyuusu o miru, ongaku o kakeruMain list: kiku (Stage 2), -nagara (Stage 4)
nyuusu o miru
polite nyuusu o mimasuwatch or check the news
ニュースを見る ニュースをみる ニュースを見ます
verbmiru 見るsee, look at, watchtypical 13% of nyuusu
Said about keeping up with the news, often in the past as a conversation opener: nyuusu mita? (did you see the news?). Something you learned from it is nyuusu de mita (I saw it on the news) or nyuusu de yatteta (it was on the news). It covers news apps on a phone too. Casual speech drops o.
kesa no nyuusu mita?
Did you see the news this morning?
今朝のニュース見た？
kesa no nyuusu o mimashita ka?
Did you see the news this morning?
今朝のニュースを見ましたか？
nyuusu ni naru = make the news: ano jiko, nyuusu ni natteta.
Same verb: tenki yohou (weather forecast), bangumi (TV show), shiai (a match, on TV)Learn alongside: hon o yomu, eiga o miru, uta o utau, e o kaku, geemu o suru, sakkaa o suru, piano o hiku, piano o narau, terebi o miru, ongaku o kiku, ongaku o kakeruMain list: miru (Stage 2)
ongaku o kakeru
polite ongaku o kakemasuput on music
音楽をかける おんがくをかける 音楽をかけます
verbkakeru かけるhang or put something onto something; set something going (a record, a call)typical 4% of ongaku
trap Not asobu: playing music on a speaker is ongaku o kakeru (nagasu is also fine); asobu is play for fun, hiku is play an instrument.
Said when you start music on a speaker or in the car: ongaku kakete ii? (mind if I put music on?). Music that's already playing is ongaku ga kakatteru. Casual speech drops o.
nanka ongaku kakete ii?
Mind if I put some music on?
なんか音楽かけていい？
nanika ongaku o kakete mo ii desu ka?
Mind if I put some music on?
何か音楽をかけてもいいですか？
nagasu (let flow) is the alternative in shops and at events: biijiiemu o nagasu. Listening is ongaku o kiku; kakeru only starts it playing.
Same verb: kyoku (song), shiidii (CD), biijiiemu (background music)Learn alongside: hon o yomu, eiga o miru, uta o utau, e o kaku, geemu o suru, sakkaa o suru, piano o hiku, piano o narau, terebi o miru, ongaku o kiku, nyuusu o miruMain list: kakeru (Stage 4), asobu (Stage 3), kiku (Stage 2)
channeru o kaeru
polite channeru o kaemasuchange the channel
チャンネルを変える チャンネルをかえる チャンネルを変えます
verbkaeru 変えるchange, switch (one thing for another)typical 17% of channeru
Said in front of the TV, mostly as a request: channeru kaete ii? (mind if I change the channel?). Casual speech drops o, and the show you switch to takes ni: nyuusu ni kaete.
channeru kaete mo ii?
Mind if I change the channel?
チャンネル変えてもいい？
channeru o kaete mo ii desu ka?
Do you mind if I change the channel?
チャンネルを変えてもいいですか？
kaete (change it) and kaette (go home) differ by one t. A YouTube channel is channeru too: channeru touroku shita (I subscribed).
Same verb: settei (settings), basho (place), kamigata (hairstyle)Main list: kawaru (Stage 1), kaeru (Stage 1), -te mo ii (Stage 3)