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{
short phrases
}Dōmo arigatoo gozaimasu – Thank you very much.Iie, kekkou desu. – No thanks.Dō itashimashite – You’re welcomeIrasshaimase – Welcome.Dozo o sakini - pls go ahead.{
Please
}Dōzo – [
when offering
]Kudasai - [
when requesting something
]{
Acknowledgements
}ee desu ka – ready? | alright?a, sō desu ka – I see.so desu ne – let me see.a ii des ne. – ok.
Daijobu
desu ka – Is it okay?Daijobu desu – its okay.
Ja
– well then (Ja mata )
a
– oh.
ne
– is that right?
suki
desu – I like it.suki desu ka – you like it?
kirai
desu – I don’t like it. (
kee lie
)*
kirei
desu – It’s beautiful. (
kee lay
){
greetings
}
•
Ohayo gozaimasu – Good morning
•
Konichiwa – Good Afternoon | Hello.
•
Kombanwa – Good evening
•
Oyasuminasai – Good nightnamae – (nama aye)namae wa kudasai. – Your name pls.{
Chat Weather
}Ee, otenki des ne. – Nice day. Isn’t it?
Atsui
ee des ne. – Hot, isn’t it
Samui
ee des ne – Cold, isn’t it.{
communications - help
}mo ichido onegaishimasu – one more time pls. yukkuri onegaishimasu – slowly pls.Eigo ga wakarimasu ka. – speak English Wakarimasu. – I understandIie, wakarimasen. – I don’t understand.“Kore wa eigo de
nan to
imasu ka”–
How do you say this in English
“Kore wa eigo de
nan to yomi
masu ka.”–
How do you read this in English
Kaite kudasai – pls write it.sukoshi hanashimasu – I speak a little.sukoshi wakarimasu – I understand a little.Chotto matte kudasai – one moment pls.
Ikimasho
– let’s go.Ikimasho ka? - Shall we go?
Sore o
kudasai – pls give me this.
Kore o
kudasai – pls give me that.{
Directions – doko desu
}
Hidari
(
left
) |
Massugu
(
Straight
) |
Migi
(
Right
)
Harijuku eki
wa doko desu ka. – Where is Harijuku stn.{
Persons
}
•
Otoko – Man
•
Onna – Woman
•
Kodomo - Child{
Exclamations
} Abunai - Watch out!Tasukete – Help!kaji - fireOsewani narimashita – Thank you for your assistanceki tie desu. – I want to buy this.Tadaima – I’m back.
•
yoi – good
•
warui - bad
•
okagi – money
•
ocha – tea
•
o’mizu – water
•
kami – paper Atarashii – new Furui - old{
Singular interrogatory
kikimasu
– to ask }
•
nani
. - What?
•
dare to
- Who?
•
naze
desu ka? - Why?
•
itsu
desu ka? - When?
•
doko
desu ka? - Where?
a, so desu
ne
.a, so desu
ka
{
Particles
}
:: grammatical function of Nouns (N1); not
prepositional
like in English, but
postpostional
– coming after.
Tōkyō
de
– at TokyoHitori
de
– alone (
lit
: “by one person”) jūgo-nichi
ni
– on the 15
th
{4 forms}present form
desu – to be, is, are (affirmative)dewa arimasen – is not (negative)
past forms
deshitadewa arimasendeshita
•
desu
– to be{
motion verbs forms
}
present/future forms
-masu-masen
past forms
-mashita-masendeshita
•
ikimasu
– to to
•
kimasu
– to come
•
kaerimasu
– to return (to go home)
{
introducing yourself
}Hajimemashite.
ABC Fuz
ū
no
Sumisu desu. Watashi
wa
James
desu.{
introducing others
}
Kochira wa
Nihon Ginkō
no
Sumisu-san
desu.Gurei
-san
wa
bengoshi
desu
.Sumisu
-san
wa
ABC Fuzu
no
bengoshi
desu.Nozomi Depato
no
Takahasi desuDozo yoroshiku onegaishimasu[
namae
] desu.
{ don’t use
–san
referring to yourself }
Q:Hofuman-san wa
Igirisu-jin
desu ka. A:Iie, Doitsu-jin desu.Q:Sumisu-san
wa
gakusei desu
ka
. A:Hai, gakusei desu.
•
gakusei - student
•
hisho – secretary
•
bengoshi – lawyer
•
enjinia - engineer[
N
1
+ wa + N2 + desu
]Q:
Sumisu-san
wa
Nihon-jin
desu
ka
,
Chugoku
desu
ka
A:Chugoku
desu
.P
1
:
Donata
desu ka.
(can use
dare [
informal
]
)
P
2
:Nakamura desu.P
1
:Hai, dozodōzō – pleasedōmo arigato gozaimasu – thank you
•
watashi no – my
•
meishi – business card
•
namae - name
•
ee – (informal yes ‘eeh’)
•
sō desu.
– that’s right
•
kaisha – company, office
•
jūsho – address
•
merū-adoresu
•
keitai – cell phone
•
kasa – umbrella
•
hon – book
•
shimbun – newspaper
•
kagi – key
•
tokei –watch
•
denwa bango
o
denwa - phone
o
bango - number
desu (is, are)
dewa arimasen
(is not)
deshita ( was )
past
dewa arimasedeshita (was not)
•
ka
(particle denotes question)
•
no
(
partical denotes affliation or ownership)
•
anata – informal ‘you’
•
Rondon – London
•
Ginkō – bank
•
Tokyō Daigaku – Tokyo University {
Pronouns - P
N
}
Kore
wa – This|
Kono
(used
before
noun)
Sore
wa – That|
Sono
(
ex. Sono aoi T-shatsu desu
)
Are
wa – That over there|
Ano
(
ex. Ano ōkii ringo
)Q:Kore wa
hon
desu ka. A:Hai,
hon
desu
.Q:Kore wa
tokei
desu ka. A:
Iie
, tokei
dewa arimasen
Q:Kore wa nan desu ka. A:
Kagi
desu.{
Belongs to someone
: N
1
wa
N
2
no
N
3
desu ka
}Q:Kore wa
Sasaki-san
no
kasa
desu ka. A
1
:Hai,
Sasaki-san
no desu
. A
2
:Iie,
Sasaki-san
no
dewa arimasen
.{Who’s is it}Q:
Kore wa dare no
hon desu ka. A:Chan-san
no desu
.{
State phone number
}
Sumisu-san
no denwa-bangō wa
zero san
no
san-yon-roku-roku
no
ichi-ni-hachi-yon
desu
.Q:
Takahashi-san
no denwa-bango
wa nan-ban
desuka.
•
Taishikan – embassy
•
nan-ban – what numberQ:Kore wa Nakamura san no hon desu ka. A:Iie, watashi
no dewa arimasen
.Q:
Dare no
hon
desu ka
. A:Chan-san desu.
PossessiveDo not usewhen referringto yourself
Dare - who
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