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s t at e your name CJapanese s t y l e

gr eet peopl e i n Japanese
say t he f ol l owi ng i n Japanese:
' I don' t under st and'
' I under st and'
ask a Japanese per son t o r epeat somet hi ng
count number s up t o 99
You wi l l al s o become f ami l i ar wi t h a f ew r epr es ent at i v e
scenes f r om and f a c t s about Japan

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Osaka Osaka
Kobe Nagoya
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want t o be
f i nd out i f you ar e a t t he r i g h t s t at i on
( on a t r a i n )
say ' Thank you'
ask a Japanese per son t o r epeat and
speak mor e sl owl y
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Ar abi c numer al s and Kanj i numer al s
Numer al s I n Japanese ar e wr i t t en I n Kanj i or Ar abi c f i gur es Kanj i numer al s ar e
used when sent ences ar e wr i t t en v e r t i c a l l y Cwhi l e Ar abi c f i gur es ar e used when t hey ar e
wr i t t en hOr i z ont al l y ( Sc i e n t i f i c f or mul as ar ewr i t t enonl y I n Ar abi c numer al s) The
f ol l owi ng ar e exampl es of t he usage of Ar abi c Numer al s
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sent ences ar e us ual l y I ndi c at ed by mar ker s c al l ed p a r t i c l e s I n t h i s l es s on t her e ar e t hr ee
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t OPi C of t he sent ence CI e Ct he t hl ng( s ) or per s on( s ) bei ng t al k ed about For exampl e CI n Lesson
" we st udi ed t he expr essi on
I ' m ( name)
The par t i c l e wa her e I ndi c at es t hat t he speaker I S t al k i ng about hi m/ her s el f ( wat akushl
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f i nd out t he name of a bui l di ng
f i nd out t he name of a f ood di s h
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or der a di s h at a r es t aur ant by usi ng wor ds
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pl eas e'
f i nd out i f t he t r a i n you i ndi at e ( on a p l a t -
f or m) i s t he one you want t o get on
say t hat you don' t speak Japanese wel l
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1 . ' t h i s ' and ' t h a t '
When you r ef er or pOi nt t o an obj ec t ( o r per son) Cyou of t en use ' t h i s ' and ' t h a t ' I n
Engl i s h Japanese has t he f ol l owi ng t hr ee wor ds
kor e used f or an obj ect near t he speaker ( compar abl e t o ' t h i s ' )
sor e used f or an obj ect near t he l i s t ener ( compar abl e t o ' t h a t ' )
ar e used f or an obj ect away f r om t he speaker and l i s t e n e r ( compar abl e t o
' t h a t ( one) over t her e' )
When you want t o know what t he obj ec t you have I n mi nd I S ma i l e d Cyou can ask t he
f ol l owi ng quest i on
Kor e/ sor e/ ar e wa nan desu ka? What I S t h i s / t h a t / t hat over t her e]
2 . How t o say ' 1 ' 1 / t ake i t ' or ' 1 ' 1 / have i t '
When you want t o or der a di s h or buy some mer handl se Cyou can use t he f ol l owi ng
expr essi on
Jaa Csor e onegai shi masu. Wel l Ct hen Ct hat one pl ease
The wor d J aa means ' we l l ( t h e n ) ' and onegal shl masu l i t e r a l l y means ' 1 make a r equest
( f o r ) Cand I S compar abl e t o ' p l e a s e ' I n Engl i s h
I n pl ac e of sor e I n t he above expr eSSi on Cyou can use names of v ar i ous obj ec t s or di s hes
For exampl e Cwhen you want t o or der s uk I y ak i Cyou can s ay
Suki yaki onegai s hi n A as u.
3 . How t o i ndi c at e acknowl edgement
I n Engl i s h Cyou can somet i mes s ay ' I s t hat nght t C or t he l i k e t o acknowl edge t hat you
have hear d what anot her s a i d wi t hout nec es s ar i l y agr eei ng Look at t he f ol l owi ng
Aa C500 desu ka? OhCI S t hat s o ] / 1 see / Good
The ex pr es s i on l ook s l i k e a quest i on but I S r e a l l y an acknowl edgement I tI S used when
you want t o i ndi c at e t hat you' ve under st ood what was s a i d
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f i n d out i f a s t o r e o r s hop c a r r i e s t h e me r c ha ndi s e you
want
f i n d out i f a r e s t a u r a n t s e r v e s t h e d i s h you want
f i n d out i f a p l a c e you want t o go t o i s ne a r by
f i n d out i f a h o t e l ha s any v a c a n t r ooms
f i n d out i f t h e r e i s a pe r s on a v a i l a b l e who c a n s pe a k
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answer s. The st udent checks I f t he answer f r om t he I n s t r uc t or I S C. ! J . U C or don' t know.
Sumi maser A . Kono chi kaku n i depaat o ga ar i masu ka?
Ee Csugu soko n i ar i masu y o.
( Check y es on t he answer shee t . )
Exampl e:
St udent :
I ns t r uc t or :
St udent :
) don' t know
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f i nd out i f a per son i s t he one you have i n mi nd
s t at e your name and wher e you wor k
i nt r oduce your sel f and your spouse af t er bei ng
i nt r oduced t o a Japanese per son
conf i r m t he name of a per son t o whom you ar e
i nt r oduced
cope wi t h a compl i ment of t he s o r t Japanese peopl e
of t en make Cl i k e E You speak Japanese we i l l ( even i f
you onl y know a f ew s ent enc es )
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Emake a f ew r emar ks concer ni ng t he ot her per s on' s j ob Ci n s t i t u t i o n Cet Ct o show
t hat t hespeaker i s i nt er es t ed i n t he per s on.
Al t hough most Japanese don' t us e any f or mul a when pr es ent i ng meeshi Ci t may be a
good i dea f or you t o s ay Kor e wa meeshi desu C' Th i s i s ( my) c a l l i n g t : . ar d C ' i n or der t o l e t t he
per son know t hat you ar e gi v i ng hi m/ her your meesh i .
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maj or i s l ands
maj or c i t i e s
t wo d i s t r i c t s i n Tokyo
maj or ar eas i n Tokyo
pl ac e names of i n t e r e s t C
e . g . CI mper i al Pal ac e Cmuseums Ce t c .
j a ar i masen.
I n t he l a t t e r c as e Cgi v e t he c or r ec t name of t he pi ae.
Exampl e:
I ns t r uc t or :
St udent :
3D. Koko wa Shi nj uku desu ka?
l i e CShi nj uku j a ar i maser A . Akasaka desu.
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unde r s t a nd d i r e c t i o n s t h a t c ont a i n wor ds l i k e t he
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conf i r m your under st andi ng or ask a quest i on t o get
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a s k i f a p l a c e i s ne a r by o r f a r away
t a l k a bout d i s t a n c e and how l o n g i t t a k e s t o g e t t o a
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ask a Japanese t o t e l l you t he f ar e t o your des t i nat i on
Eask a Japanese t o buy a t i c k e t f or you
f i nd out wher e you can buy a t i c k e t at a s t at i on
Ebuy a t i c k e ta t a t i c k e t wi ndow
count number s up t o 999
or 500 desu ne . . .
He or she may t hen add:
Wat akushi ma s hi r i mas en.
4 . Ki nds of t i c k e t s
a . Regul ar t i c k e t s
Wel l C
I don' t know Ce i t h e r .
For most s hor t di s t anc e t r i p s Ct i k et s can be bought f r om a t i c k et vendi ng
machi ne. I n some c as es Cyou can buy t hem onl y f r om a machi ne Cnot a t a wi ndow. What
you need t o do t o buy a t i c k e t f r om a vendi ng machi ne i s :
( I ) Fi nd out t he f ar e f r om t he f ar e c har t Cwhi ch us ual l y t akes t he f or m of a map
of t r a i n r out es and i s pl aced above t he machi nes.
( I I ) Put s u f f i c i e n t c oi ns i nt o t he s l o t and push t he but t on t hat has t he c or r ec t
pr i c e on i t . The t i c k e t ( and change) wi l l come out a t t he bot t om of t he machi ne.
b . kai suu- ken () C coupon t i c k e t s '
The kai suu- ken () i s a ki nd of di scount t i c k e t . I t i s a sheet of el even t i c k e t s
whi ch can be bought at t he t i c k e t wi ndow of a s t at i on f or t he pr i e of t en r egul ar
t i c k e t s . I ti s v a l i d onl y f or t he desi gnat ed s t at i ons and a t i c k et shoul d be separ at ed f r om
t he r e s t onl y af t er i t i s punhed or st amped a t t he gat e or k ai s at s uguc hi (D)when
ent er i ng t he pl at f or m ar ea.
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f i nd out t he t r ac k f r om whi ch your t r a i n l eav es
Ef i nd out i f a t r a i n i s t he one you want t o t ake
check on t he des t i nat i on of a gi ven t r a i n
count number s up t o 9C 999
n o c d F 3 e
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G. Readi ng and Quest i on Ex er c i s e
The f ol l owi ng i s pa of t he t r a i n r out e of t he Chuo El i n e . Pr ac t i e t he pr onunci at i on of
t he names of t he v ar i ous s t ops by r epeat i ng af t er t he i n s t r u c t o r .
Di r et i ons :
The st udent chooses a s t at i on f r om t he c har t and as k s i f t he kai soku ' ex pr es s '
s t ops at t he s t a t i o n .
Exampl e:
St udent :
I ns t r uc t or :
Kanda e i k i t a i n desu ga Ckai soku wa t omar i masu ka?
Hai Ct omar i masu.
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f i nd out i f t he next st op i s your des t i nat i on
f i nd out how many mor e st ops t her e ar e bef or e your
des t i nat i on
ask a Japanese per son t o l e t you know when t he t r a i n
or bus ar r i v es a t your des t i nat i on
say ' L e t me o u t ! ' on a cr owded t r a i n or bus when you
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f i nd t he r i ght ex i t t o l eave a s t at i on
f i nd t he st op or s t at i on at whi ch t o change t r ai ns or buses

The Japanese l anguage has spe Ci f i c ver bs f or ' go up ( t he s t a i r s ) ' and ' go down ( t he
s t a i r s ) ' . Look a t t he f ol l OWi ng:
a . Kai dan 0 nobor i masu/ agar i masu.
b . Kai dan 0 or i masu.
Go up t he s t a i r s
Go down t he s t a t r s
As ment I oned i n Les s on 9CJapanese v er bs have di f f er ent f or ms dependi ng on how t hey
ar e used I n a sent ence. Ther ef or e you may hear di f f er ent f or ms t han nobor i masu and
or i masu. However CI f youan pi c k up t he key wor d kai dan and l oc at e t he s t a i r c a s e Ct hen you
an pr et t y wel l guess whet her t o go up or down. I f t her e ar e t wo kai dan a t a pl ac e wher e you
have a choi ce of gOi ng up or gOi ng down Ct hen as k di r ec t i ons t her e agai n.
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a s k a J a pa ne s e pe r s on t o c a l l a t a x i f o r you
t e l l t h e d r i v e r t h e d e s t i n a t i o n
s t o p t h e t a x i a t your d e s t i n a t i o n
Epay t h e f a r e
Le s s o n 15 Ta ki ng a t a x i

Exampl e:
St udent :
I n s t r u c t o r :
St udent :
Tokyo Ek i made onegai shi n A as u.
Tokyo Ek i no doko desu ka?
Yoku wakar i masen ga CShi nkansen no nor i ba desu.
St uden t ' s l i s t
des t i nat i on
E
1 . Aoyama san- chome
2 . Kasumi gaseki
3 . Hi bi ya
4 . Gi nza
5 . Tokyo Ek i
i n f r ont of t he Ki nokuni ya super mar ket
i n f r ont of t he t-asumi gaseki bui l di ng
next t o t he T e l l - oku Hot er u
at t he i nt er s ec t i on of Gi nza 4- chome
a t t he boar di ng ar ea f or t he Shi nkansen
E . Rol e Pl ay { t pXNvgy [ / Q
Di r et l ons
The st udent makes t he r equest s bel ow. The I n s t r uc t or answer s and t he st udent
r esponds appr opr i at el y .
Exampl e:
( c a l l a t a x I )
St udent : Sumi masen Ct ak us hi i 0 yonde kudasa i .
I n s t r u c t o r : Ee Ci i desu y o.
St udent : Ar i gat oo.
1 . c a l l a t a x i
2 . go t o a pl ac e wr i t t en on a pi ec e of paper
( Gi v e t he I ns t r uc t or a pi ec e of paper wi t h your des t i nat i on wr i t t en on I t . )
3 . go t o Shi nj uku s t at i on ( I f asked Cyou want t he west e Xi t )
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f i nd t he f l oor of t he s al es count er f or mer chandi se you
want t o see i n a depar t ment s t or e
f i nd out t he l oc at i on of t he mer chandi se
say i n Japanese t he names f or some obj ec t s you ar e
l i k e l y t o want t o buy
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pet t o
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amusement par k
men' s wear
s t at i oner y
househol d goods
c os met i c s
f ood
pet s
e l e c t r i c appl i anc e
women' s c l ot hi ng
mer chandi se
books
Pr oduct i on & Compr ehensi on Ex er c i s e F .
Di r ec t i ons :
The st udent asks t he i ns t r uc t or (= c l er k ) where ( or on what f l oor ) t he
mer handi se on t he l i s t bel ow i s l oc at ed Cby us i ng one of t he f ol l owi ng ex pr es s i ons :
. . ur i ba wa doko desu ka?/ nan- gai desu ka?
The i ns t r uc t or answer s and t he st udent wr i t es down t he f l oor number .
Kamer a ur i ba wa nan- gai desu ka?
3Egai de gozai n A asu
( wr i t es down 3 )
Exampl e:
St udent :
I n s t r u c t o r :
St udent :
A e . C C A e C C C e e . C C A
.
C C A e . C C A e . C C A e . C C A e . C C A e . C C A e
EE'
C C . e A C C . e A C C . e A C C . e A C C
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e A C C . e A C C . e A C C . e A C C C e A C C . e A
St uden t ' s l i s t
men- s wear
t oy s
c os met i c s
s t at i oner y
househol d goods
women' s c l ot hi ng
f ood
e l e c t r i c appl i anc es
amusement par k
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ask a c l e r k i f t he s t or e c a r r i e s t he mer chandi se you want
ask a c l e r k t o br i ng mer chandi se you have i n mi nd whi ch
i s di f f er ent f r om t he i t em you ar e exami ni ng
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make a p r i c e i nqui r y
or der var i ous quant i t i es of t he same mer chandi se
t e l l t he c l e r k t hat you don' t need t he mer chandi se you
have exami ned
i ndi c at e t hat you ar e goi ng t o l eav e t he s t or e wi t hout
buyi ng anyt hi ng
r ead p r i c e t ags wr i t t en i n Japanese numer al s
use number s f r om 10 C 000 up

Muaa: J aa CBadowai zaa 0 wan pakl

kudasa i .
Sakaya: Sen- ni hyaku- en des u.
Ar i gat oo gozai mashi t a.
Si t uat i on 2
Mr . Ander son goes t o a depar t ment s t or e t o buy a nec k t i e
Andaason: Sumi maser A . Kono nekut ai t o sono
nekut ai 0 mi set e kudasa i .
( poi nt i ng t o t wo t i e s )
Ten Ei n: Hai Cdoozo.
Andaason: Kor e wa i k ur a desu ka?
( poi nt i ng t o one of t hem)
Ten Ei n: Sanzen- gohyaku- en desu.
Andaason: 500 desu k a . J aa Ckor e 0 kudasa i .
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Ms. Kel l y goes t o a women' s c l ot hi ng s t o r e .
Do you have Amencan beer A
Yes Cbut we ha e onl y Budwei ser
andSc h l i t z .
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Budwei ser .
It ' s 1C200 y en.
Thank yo ver ym ch .
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t i e and t hat t i e .
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one of t hem)
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Sono seet aa 0 mi set e kudasa i .
Ha i .
Akai no wa ar i masu ka?
Ai ni ku desu ga Ck oc hi r a dake desu.
500 desu k a . J aa Ckekkoo des u.
Mat a ki masu.
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Ye s .
Do you have ar ed one A
I ' m s or r y Cbut t h i s s t y l e comes
onl y I n t h i s c o l o r .
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get t he wai t er / wai t r es s Es at t ent i on t o t e l l h i r t hat
you ar e r eady t o pl ac e an or der
or der a c e r t a i n number of s er v i ngs of a di s h
pl ac e an or der f or mor e of somet hi ng you have al r eady
or der ed
f i nd out i f a di s h has a t as t e you l i k e or don' t l i k e
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askt he c a l l e r t o hol d on
ask t he c a l l e r who s / he i s
answer t he phone i n your o f f i c e by i dent i f y i ng t he
name of t he o f f i c e
c a l l an o f f i c e and gi ve t he ext ensi on number or t he
name of t he depar t ment or s ec t i on you want
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a s k s omeone t o c a l l an a mbul a nc e Ct h e p o l i c e Ca d o c t o r C
and l o r a not he r p l a c e you want t o r e a c h
d e s c r i b e s i mp l e s ympt oms t o a d o c t o r
des c r i be a mai nt enance pr obl em i n your apar t ment t o
your r es i dent manager or t o a r epai r man
ask your r esi dent manager t o come up t o your
apar t ment t o check on a pr obl em
ask your r es i dent manager t o c a l l a r epai r man f or you
ask a r epai r man t o f i x somet hi ng
ask a r epai r man how l ong t he r epai r wi l l t ake
compr ehend t he r epai r man' s answer Ci nc l udi ng t he
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ask someone i f s / he can go out f o r a dr i nk or di nner wi t h
you
ac c ept or dec l i ne an i n v i t a t i o n
pr opose an al t er nat i v e c hoi c e

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expr ess your appr eci at i on f or somet hi ng someone
hasdonef or you
apol ogi ze f or somet hi ng you have done or wi sh t o do
convey ot her sent i ment s

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pl eas e Cgo ahead Cf e e l f r ee 1 2
dool o y o r o s h i k u
n r ea u ' 3 e + L Bmee e L v ' n Or au l C . 1 C+ L ae 3 L K u y ou VE + C E uav oVE 's C C
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good t r eat me
d o r e whi ch one? 2 3
d o t c h i whi ch way? 1 4
do Ey o o b i Sat ur day 5
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e e y es ( l e s s f or mal t han h a i ) 2
eega movi e 3 0
Eego Engl i s h ( l anguage) 4
eegy oo s a l e s 2 5
eegy oo Ek a s a l e s depar t ment 2 5
e e t o . . . Let me s e e . . . ( hes i t at i on wor d) 7
en yen 1 1
e r e b e e t a a el ev at or 7
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f u j i n woman ( f or mal ) 1 6
f u i r u mu f i l m 3
f u k u c l ot hi ng 1 6
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f u r o s h i k i squar e c l ot h f or wr appi ng t hi ngs 3
f u t a - r i t wo per sons 2 1
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t oosut aa t oas t er 28
t or i c hi c k en 23
t or o f a t t y par t of t una 23
t ot e ~ A B v er y 30
t suyu r aI ny season 20
t sugi next 2
t sugi no kado next c or ner 4
t sugi no t sugi t he one a f t e r nex t
1 3
t sui t ad A i f i r s t day of t he mont h 20
t sui t ar a when ( we) a r r i v e ( TARA f or m of t suki masu) 1 3
t sur et e i t t e agemashoo I ' l l t ake you t her e 8
t suki at ar i end of a s t r e e t Cdead end C' T Ei nt er s ec t i on 9
t suki maser A
does not i v l e i g f h o t r up Cdoes not t ur n on
28
( negat i v e f or m of t suki masu)
t su A et ai c ol d 2 3
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