Two sentences need your help please...

[maxchu]

Hi,

It's a conversation:

A: じゃ、いるいる 調べて、また でんわするよ。
B: ありがどう。 まってるよ。

Does the first sentence means 調べて（から）, また でんわするよ?

And the 2nd one means まって(い)るよ？

I am purely guessing here...

簡単 style is confusing me a lot...


Thanks in advance.

--max

 

[undrentide]

Hi,
It's a conversation:
A: じゃ、いるいる 調べて、また でんわするよ。
B: ありがどう。 まってるよ。
Does the first sentence means 調べて（から）, また でんわするよ?
And the 2nd one means まって(い)るよ？
I am purely guessing here...
簡単 style is confusing me a lot...
Thanks in advance.
--max

1st sentence: Yes, you got it right.
2nd sentence: 待っている（よ） it means "I'll be waiting (for your call)".

 

[maxchu]

Hi undrentide,

Thanks a lot for the prompt response.
So the 2nd one 待ってるよ = 待っているよ?

Is there any rule of ignoring characters like these two sentences?

--max

 

[undrentide]

Hi undrentide,
Thanks a lot for the prompt response.
So the 2nd one 待ってるよ = 待っているよ?
Is there any rule of ignoring characters like these two sentences?
--max

Oh sorry, I've overlooked it - yes, 待ってるよ is contraction of 待っているよ.
～ている/～ています often shorten to ～てる/～てます.

 

[nice gaijin]

used just by itself, the て form can connect clauses; in this case, the different between just ～て and ～てから would be like the difference between "I'll look it up and call you back" and "I'll look it up, then call you back." The meaning doesn't really change, but I don't think から was specifically dropped from this sentence.

In casual conversation, lots of stuff gets dropped. ～ている to ～てる is just one example of this. Just wait until people start dropping particles on you

Also, in your first post, did you mean to say いろいろ?

 

[Glenn]

Yeah, I thought it should have been いろいろ as well.

Some abbreviation rules:
High vowels lose: ている -> てる、てある -> たる, ておる -> とる
Not sure how to word this one, exactly, but it seems that semivowels get assimilated: ては -> ちゃ、では -> じゃ、れは -> りゃ (but also れば-> りゃ)
r/n conversation: わからない -> わかんない etc.
の／ん conversation: のだ -> んだ、ぼくのうち -> ぼくんち (notice that う also drops)

Note, though, that these don't happen everywhere. I would recommend just being aware of them at first so you'll know what you're dealing with when you encounter them, but not using them until you have a fair amount of experience.

 

[maxchu]

used just by itself, the て form can connect clauses; in this case, the different between just ～て and ～てから would be like the difference between "I'll look it up and call you back" and "I'll look it up, then call you back." The meaning doesn't really change, but I don't think から was specifically dropped from this sentence.

In casual conversation, lots of stuff gets dropped. ～ている to ～てる is just one example of this. Just wait until people start dropping particles on you

Also, in your first post, did you mean to say いろいろ?

Yes, I meant to type いろいろ.
And thanks for the response. It strengthens my understanding of て form.

Yeah, I thought it should have been いろいろ as well.
Some abbreviation rules:
High vowels lose: ている -> てる、てある -> たる, ておる -> とる
Not sure how to word this one, exactly, but it seems that semivowels get assimilated: ては -> ちゃ、では -> じゃ、れは -> りゃ (but also れば-> りゃ)
r/n converstion: わからない -> わかんない etc.
の／ん converstion: のだ -> んだ、ぼくのうち -> ぼくんち (notice that う also drops)
Note, though, that these don't happen everywhere. I would recommend just being aware of them at first so you'll know what you're dealing with when you encounter them, but not using them until you have a fair amount of experience.

Hi Glenn,
Thanks for the response. I will keep your word in mind and don't use them until I have fair sense of it. It's good to learn them though so I won't be confused next time I see them, hopefully.