Lesson 57
Te Form + goran / goran nasai
Goran literally means "to honorably take a look." You use it to ask someone to try something, usually in short, mild command-like sentences. You never use it on yourself. Adding nasai gives it a stronger command element, which is used to prove a point. As a general rule, use goran by itself to ask someone to try something or look at something when you're not certain about the outcome, and goran nasai when you need to make it stronger or when proving you're right about something (or think you are):
- Bob ni kiite goran. (Ask Bob and see what he says.)
- Tabete goran. (Taste it and see if you like it.)
- Mite goran. (Take a look.)
- Sanae ni denwa shite goran. (Try calling Sanae.)
- Kare wa sanjuu hachi to kaite aru. Yonde goran nasai. (It says he's 38. Read it for yourself.)
- Tana no ue ni shio ga aru yo. Mite goran nasai. (There is some salt on the shelf. See for yourself.)
- Kouen no kouyou wa ima kirei yo. Itte goran nasai. (The autumn leaves in the park are beautiful now. Go and see for yourself.)
That's how we use goran nasai.
Word Check
kiku: to ask
denwa suru: to call (on the phone)
sanjuu hachi: thirty-eight
kaite aru: is written (Te Form of kaku [to write] + aru [to be; to exist])
yomu: to read
tana: shelf
ue ni: on/above (the top of) something
shio: salt
yo: (This is added to the end of sentences for emphasis.)
kouen: a park
kouyou: autumn leaves; fall colors
ima: now
kirei: beautiful, pretty
(Verbs are shown in their plain form.)
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