Title: MiniCore Japanese-EN / Booster: Outdoors & Trail
Tags: MinicoreJapanese-EN booster-outdoors sentence vocab dialog-line dialog recognition

MinicoreJapanese: Ii yama wa arimasu ka.
Native: いい山はありますか。
English: Is there a good mountain (nearby)?
Literal: good mountain [topic] exists ?
Notes: yama — mountain. Asked at a hotel desk or tourist office with Lesson 9's ii, this produces a local's day-hike, not a guidebook's. The answer usually comes with the next thing you need:

MinicoreJapanese: Chizu wa arimasu ka.
Native: 地図はありますか。
English: Do you have a map?
Literal: map [topic] exists ?
Notes: chizu — map. Visitor centers hand out excellent free trail maps; your phone dies faster at altitude and paper doesn't. Take both.

MinicoreJapanese: Tenki yohou wa dou desu ka.
Native: 天気予報はどうですか。
English: How's the weather forecast?
Literal: weather-forecast [topic] how is ?
Notes: tenki yohou — the weather forecast: Lesson 2's tenki grown a surname, in Lesson 9's dou frame. Mountain weather is its own country — ask about tomorrow's, at the mountain, not the city's.

MinicoreJapanese: Yama wa ame desu ka.
Native: 山は雨ですか。
English: Is it raining on the mountain? / Will the mountain be rainy?
Literal: mountain [topic] rain is ?
Notes: Worth asking separately from the town forecast — valley sun and summit rain coexist all the time, and locals know which mountain makes its own weather. The nod or the grimace you get back decides the day.

MinicoreJapanese: Tozan-guchi wa doko desu ka.
Native: 登山口はどこですか。
English: Where is the trailhead?
Literal: trailhead [topic] where is ?
Notes: tozan-guchi — the trailhead, literally "mountain-climbing mouth." Buses stop at it, signs point to it, and this question bridges the gap between station and dirt.

MinicoreJapanese: Basu-tei wa doko desu ka.
Native: バス停はどこですか。
English: Where is the bus stop?
Literal: bus-stop [topic] where is ?
Notes: basu-tei — bus stop: Lesson 6's basu plus the stop suffix. Rural trailhead buses run a few times a day — find the stop and photograph the timetable before you walk anywhere.

MinicoreJapanese: Kono michi, ii desu ka.
Native: この道、いいですか。
English: Is this the right path? (at a fork, pointing)
Literal: this path, good is ?
Notes: michi — path, trail, road — one word for all of them. At a fork, point down your candidate and ask any passing hiker; Lesson 7's permission frame moonlights as a navigation tool.

MinicoreJapanese: Choujou made tooi desu ka.
Native: 頂上まで遠いですか。
English: Is it far to the summit?
Literal: summit until far is ?
Notes: choujou — the summit, with Lesson 6's made measuring the distance. Descending hikers love answering this one — expect an hour estimate and a word of encouragement.

MinicoreJapanese: Taki wa chikai desu ka.
Native: 滝は近いですか。
English: Is the waterfall close?
Literal: waterfall [topic] near is ?
Notes: taki — waterfall, half of Japan's trail destinations. The antonym pair chikai/tooi has carried you since Lesson 6; up here it earns its keep in sweat.

MinicoreJapanese: Mori no michi wa abunai desu ka.
Native: 森の道は危ないですか。
English: Is the forest path dangerous?
Literal: forest of path [topic] dangerous is ?
Notes: mori — forest, glued to michi with Lesson 2's no, and Lesson 8's abunai asking the question that matters. A chotto… answer means take the other route.

MinicoreJapanese: Kawa de tabemasu.
Native: 川で食べます。
English: We'll eat by the river.
Literal: river at eat
Notes: kawa — river, with Lesson 6's place-of-action de. The konbini bentou you carried up tastes better here than anything in the city — this is a documented fact.

MinicoreJapanese: Mizuumi ni ikimasu.
Native: 湖に行きます。
English: I'm going to the lake.
Literal: lake [ni] go
Notes: mizuumi — lake. Lesson 6's ni points the day at it; said to hut staff or fellow hikers, it also tells someone where to expect you — cheap insurance.

MinicoreJapanese: Kaze desu ne.
Native: 風ですね。
English: Windy, isn't it.
Literal: wind is [ne]
Notes: kaze — wind. Weather nouns plus desu ne are the entire small-talk repertoire of a mountain trail (Ame desu ne. Ii tenki desu ne.) — and on an exposed ridge, this particular one doubles as a genuine safety observation.

MinicoreJapanese: Yuki wa arimasu ka.
Native: 雪はありますか。
English: Is there snow (up top)?
Literal: snow [topic] exists ?
Notes: yuki — snow. On high mountains it lingers into June and returns in October; ask at the hut or the trailhead before committing to the top.

MinicoreJapanese: Kuma wa imasu ka.
Native: クマはいますか。
English: Are there bears (around here)?
Literal: bear [topic] exists (animate) ?
Notes: kuma — bear. Note the verb: bears are alive, so Lesson 4's imasu — this pack is the first time the animate frame gets a starring role. The answer decides whether you buy the next word.

MinicoreJapanese: Suzu wa arimasu ka.
Native: 鈴はありますか。
English: Do you sell bear bells?
Literal: bell [topic] exists ?
Notes: suzu — bell. The jingling bear bell on every Japanese hiker's pack is noise-as-safety: bears avoid what they can hear coming. Trailhead shops always stock them (see the behavior notes).

MinicoreJapanese: Yamagoya ni tomarimasu.
Native: 山小屋に泊まります。
English: I'm staying at the mountain hut.
Literal: mountain-hut [ni] stay
Notes: yamagoya — the mountain hut, with Lesson 6's tomarimasu. Japanese huts serve dinner, sell water and beer, and turn a big mountain into two easy days. Book ahead in season; the reservation is Lesson 7's yoyaku machinery, unchanged.

MinicoreJapanese: Kono mizu, daijoubu desu ka.
Native: この水、大丈夫ですか。
English: Is this water okay (to drink)? (pointing at the spring or tap)
Literal: this water, fine is ?
Notes: The most important sentence in this pack — and a tiny masterclass in MiniCore. English wants "is this water drinkable," Japanese grammar offers a potential form (nomemasu), and this course owns neither — so the question collapses to daijoubu, which is exactly what a cautious local would ask anyway. Point at the source; the hai or the wince tells you everything. Never assume a mountain stream is safe — see the behavior notes.

MinicoreJapanese: yama
Native: 山
English: mountain
Notes: *Ii yama wa arimasu ka.*

MinicoreJapanese: michi
Native: 道
English: path / trail / road
Notes: *Kono michi, ii desu ka.*

MinicoreJapanese: chizu
Native: 地図
English: map
Notes: paper doesn't run out of battery

MinicoreJapanese: tozan-guchi
Native: 登山口
English: trailhead
Notes: *Tozan-guchi wa doko desu ka.*

MinicoreJapanese: choujou
Native: 頂上
English: summit
Notes: *Choujou made tooi desu ka.*

MinicoreJapanese: mori
Native: 森
English: forest
Notes: *mori no michi* — forest path

MinicoreJapanese: kawa
Native: 川
English: river
Notes: *Kawa de tabemasu.*

MinicoreJapanese: mizuumi
Native: 湖
English: lake
Notes: *Mizuumi ni ikimasu.*

MinicoreJapanese: taki
Native: 滝
English: waterfall
Notes: *Taki wa chikai desu ka.*

MinicoreJapanese: kuma
Native: クマ
English: bear
Notes: animate — *Kuma wa imasu ka.*

MinicoreJapanese: suzu
Native: 鈴
English: bell (bear bell)
Notes: noise is safety

MinicoreJapanese: yuki
Native: 雪
English: snow
Notes: *Yuki wa arimasu ka.*

MinicoreJapanese: kaze
Native: 風
English: wind
Notes: *Kaze desu ne.* — ridge small talk

MinicoreJapanese: basu-tei
Native: バス停
English: bus stop
Notes: photograph the timetable

MinicoreJapanese: tenki yohou
Native: 天気予報
English: weather forecast
Notes: *Tenki yohou wa dou desu ka.*

MinicoreJapanese: yamagoya
Native: 山小屋
English: mountain hut
Notes: *Yamagoya ni tomarimasu.*

MinicoreJapanese: Kuma ni chuui shite kudasai.
Native: クマに注意してください。
English: beware of bears
Notes: bell on, make noise

MinicoreJapanese: Tachiiri kinshi desu.
Native: 立入禁止です。
English: no entry
Notes: turn around — it's not a suggestion

MinicoreJapanese: At the trailhead
Notes: Traveler: Sumimasen. Chizu wa arimasu ka.
Excuse me — do you have a map?
[excuse-me. map [topic] exists ?]
Staff: Hai, douzo.
Yes — here you are.
[yes, here-you-are]
Traveler: Choujou made tooi desu ka.
Is it far to the summit?
[summit until far is ?]
Staff: San-jikan desu.
Three hours.
[three-hours is]
Traveler: Kuma wa imasu ka.
Are there bears?
[bear [topic] exists (animate) ?]
Staff: Tabun, imasu. Suzu wa arimasu ka.
Probably, yes. Do you have a bell?
[probably, exists. bell [topic] exists ?]
Traveler: Iie, arimasen.
No, I don't.
[no, exists-not]
Staff: Ja, kore, douzo.
Then take this one.
[well-then, this, go-ahead]
Traveler: Arigatou gozaimasu. Kono mizu, daijoubu desu ka.
Thank you. Is this water okay to drink? (pointing at the tap)
[thank you. this water, fine is ?]
Staff: Hai, daijoubu desu yo.
Yes, that's fine.
[yes, fine is [yo]]
Traveler: Arigatou gozaimasu.
Thank you.
[thank you (full polite form)]

MinicoreJapanese: Sumimasen. Chizu wa arimasu ka.
Native: すみません。地図はありますか。
English: Excuse me — do you have a map?
Literal: excuse-me. map [topic] exists ?

MinicoreJapanese: San-jikan desu.
Native: 三時間です。
English: Three hours.
Literal: three-hours is

MinicoreJapanese: Tabun, imasu. Suzu wa arimasu ka.
Native: たぶん、います。鈴はありますか。
English: Probably, yes. Do you have a bell?
Literal: probably, exists. bell [topic] exists ?

MinicoreJapanese: Iie, arimasen.
Native: いいえ、ありません。
English: No, I don't.
Literal: no, exists-not

MinicoreJapanese: Ja, kore, douzo.
Native: じゃ、これ、どうぞ。
English: Then take this one.
Literal: well-then, this, go-ahead

MinicoreJapanese: Arigatou gozaimasu. Kono mizu, daijoubu desu ka.
Native: ありがとうございます。この水、大丈夫ですか。
English: Thank you. Is this water okay to drink? (pointing at the tap)
Literal: thank you. this water, fine is ?

MinicoreJapanese: Hai, daijoubu desu yo.
Native: はい、大丈夫ですよ。
English: Yes, that's fine.
Literal: yes, fine is [yo]

MinicoreJapanese: Trail signs
Notes: Staff: Kuma ni chuui shite kudasai.
Beware of bears. → the trailhead sign; bell on, make noise, don't hike alone at dusk
[bear [ni] caution do-please]
Staff: Tachiiri kinshi desu.
No entry. → closed trail, private land, or genuine danger — it is not a suggestion
[entering-forbidden is]

MinicoreJapanese: The trail-conditions question
Notes: Traveler: Sumimasen. Kono michi wa daijoubu desu ka.
Excuse me — is this trail okay?
[excuse-me. this path [topic] fine is ?]
Staff: Sanchou made no michi wa ichibu touketsu shite orimasu node, aizen no keikou o osusume shimasu.
The trail to the summit is partially frozen, so we recommend carrying crampons.
[(too fast — that's the point)]
Traveler: Sumimasen. Nihongo wa chotto dake wakarimasu. Yukkuri onegaishimasu.
Sorry — I only understand a little Japanese. Slowly, please.
[excuse-me. Japanese, a-little only understand. slowly, please]
Staff: Yuki ga arimasu. Abunai desu.
There's snow. It's dangerous.
[snow [ga] exists. dangerous is]

MinicoreJapanese: Sumimasen. Kono michi wa daijoubu desu ka.
Native: すみません。この道は大丈夫ですか。
English: Excuse me — is this trail okay?
Literal: excuse-me. this path [topic] fine is ?

MinicoreJapanese: Sanchou made no michi wa ichibu touketsu shite orimasu node, aizen no keikou o osusume shimasu.
Native: 山頂までの道は一部凍結しておりますので、アイゼンの携行をお勧めします。
English: The trail to the summit is partially frozen, so we recommend carrying crampons.
Literal: (too fast — that's the point)

MinicoreJapanese: Yuki ga arimasu. Abunai desu.
Native: 雪があります。危ないです。
English: There's snow. It's dangerous.
Literal: snow [ga] exists. dangerous is