Nihon-jin wa "Otokui-san" - iPhone Shin-Kishu 2018/September/16

Japanese are "loyal customers" - iPhone new model

Apple ga iPhone no Shin-kishu o happyoo shimashita.

Nihon no Masukomi (terebi ya shinbun) wa atarashii iPhone o ookiku
toriagete imasu.
Sumaho wa jijitsu-joo iPhone to Android tanmatsu no 2-shurui desu.
iPhone no shea wa Beikoku de 50% gurai, hoka no kuni de wa 10% kara
30% gurai desu.
Tokoroga, Nihon de iPhone no shea wa yaku 7-wari desu. (67% 2018.April)

Yoku "Nihon-jin wa Burando-zuki" tte iwaremasu.

Tokyo no Ginza ni wa Arumaani (ARMANI) ya Rui-Biton (LOUIS
VUITTON) nado,
kookyuu burando no mise ga zurarito narande imasu.
Soshite, Apple Store mo Ginza no Do-Mannaka ni arimasu.
iPhone no shin-kishu no nedan wa 10-man-en ijoo desu.
Apple ni totte, Nihon-jin wa "Otokui-san" desu ne.
日本人は「お得意さん」－ iPhone 新機種 2018/September/16
Japanese are "loyal customers" - iPhone new model

アップルが iPhone の 新機種を 発表しました。

日本の マスコミ（テレビや 新聞）は 新しい iPhone を 大きく
取り上げて います。

スマホは 事実上 iPhone と アンドロイド端末の ２種類です。

iPhone の シェアは 米国で ５０％ぐらい、他の 国では １０％

から ３０％ぐらいです。
ところが、日本で iPhone の シェアは 約７割です。(67% 2018.April)

よく「日本人は ブランド好き」って 言われます。

東京の 銀座には アルマーニ (ARMANI) や ルイ・ヴィトン (LOUIS

VUITTON) など、
高級ブランドの 店が ずらりと 並んで います。
そして、アップル ストアーも 銀座の ど真ん中に あります。

iPhone の 新機種の 値段は １０万円 以上です。

アップルに とって、日本人は「お得意さん」ですね。
Practice Each Sentence

Nihon-jin wa "ii Otokui-san" - iPhone Shin-Kishu

otokui-san regular customer, valued client, shin-kishu new model

1. Apple ga iPhone no Shin-kishu o happyoo shimashita.

Apple (appuru) name of company, iPhone (ai-fon) iPhone
shin-kishu new model, shin- new (something), kishu model, type of machine
happyoo [sv] announce, publish, present

2. Nihon no Masukomi (terebi ya shinbun) wa atarashii iPhone o ookiku

toriagete imasu.
masukomi mass media, journalism, press (Wasei-Eigo; Japanese-made English)
terebi TV, -ya A, B, etc., such as, shinbun newspaper
atarashii new, ookiku ku form of ookii; widely, greatly, totally, dramatically
toriagete te form of toriagemasu; pick up, feature, -te imasu expressing
progressive or state

3. Sumaho wa jijitsu-joo iPhone to Android tanmatsu no 2-shurui desu.

sumaho smartphone, jijitsu-joo actually, practically, as a matter of fact,
jijitsu fact, true
iPhone (ai-fon) iPhone, Android (andoroido) Android, tanmatsu terminal,
device
shurui kind, type

4. iPhone no shea wa Beikoku de 50% gurai, hoka no kuni de wa 10%

kara 30% gurai desu.
shea (market) share, Beikoku USA, -de place marker; in, at
paasento percent, %, -gurai / -kurai about, approximately
hoka no other, another, else, kuni country, -kara from

5. Tokoroga, Nihon de iPhone no shea wa yaku 7-wari desu.

 tokoroga however, but, shea (market) share, yaku approximately, about, nearly
nana-wari 70%, -wari 10% (1 wari = 10%)

6. Yoku "Nihon-jin wa Burando-zuki" tte iwaremasu.

yoku often, frequently, burando-zuki (luxury) brand-oriented, brand-conscious
(people)
burando (luxury) brand, -zuki comes from suki "like"
-tte iwaremasu it is said that, -tte quotation marker; "......", that
iwaremasu passive form of iimasu; be said

7. Tokyo no Ginza ni wa Arumaani ya Rui-Biton nado,

kookyuu burando no mise ga zurarito narande imasu.
Ginza place name in Tokyo, Arumaani ARMANI, Rui-Biton LOUIS VUITTON
-ya, -nado A, B, etc., such as A and B (and so on)
kookyuu [na] high-class, deluxe, luxury, burando (luxury) brand, mise store,
shop, restaurant
zurarito in a row, in a line, an array of, narande te form of narabimasu; be in a
row, be in line, line up
-te imasu expressing progressive or state
Zurarito is an adverb and often used with narande iru.
This is used to emphasize the statement "so many", "all sort of", etc.

8. Soshite, Apple Store mo Ginza no Do-Mannaka ni arimasu.

soshite and, Apple Store (appuru sutoaa) Apple Store, -mo also, too
do-mannaka very center, right in the middle of, mannaka center, middle
-ni place marker; in, at, on, arimasu to be at, there is, be located

9. iPhone no shin-kishu no nedan wa 10-man-en ijoo desu.

shin-kishu new model, shin- new (something), kishu model, type of machine
nedan price, juu-man-en 100,000 yen, -man ten thousand
ijoo A or more, A or above, A or over

10. Apple ni totte, Nihon-jin wa "Otokui-san" desu ne.

-ni totte for, to, otokui-san regular customer, valued client
-desu ne making a tag question; isn't it?, aren't you?
Practice the following words
1. Apple (appuru)name of 23. hoka noother, another, else
company
2. ringoapple (fruit) 24. kunicountry

3. iPhone (ai-fon)iPhone 25. tokorogahowever, but

4. Android 26. yakuapproximately, about,

(andoroido)Android nearly
5. sumahosmartphone 27. 1-wari10%

6. tanmatsuterminal, device 28. yokuoften, frequently

7. shin-kishunew model 29. burando-zuki(luxury) brand-

oriented, brand-conscious
8. kishumodel, type of machine 30. burando(luxury) brand

9. happyoo[sv] announce, 31. ArumaaniARMANI

publish, present
10. masukomi 32. Rui-BitonLOUIS VUITTON
mass media, journalism,
press
33. kookyuu[na] high-class, deluxe,
(Wasei-Eigo; Japanese- luxury
made English) 34. misestore, shop, restaurant
11. terebiTV
35. zuraritoin a row, in a line, an
array of
12. shinbunnewspaper
36. narabimasu / narabuto stand
in line, line up, display
13. atarashiinew
37. soshiteand
14. ookiku
38. do-mannakavery center, right in
ku form of ookii;
the middle of
widely, greatly, totally,
dramatically 39. mannakacenter, middle
15. ookiibig, large 40. arimasu / aruto be at, there is,
be located
16. toriagemasu / toriageruto
41. nedanprice
pick up, feature
 17. jijitsu-jooactually, practically, 42. ijooA or more, A or above, A or
as a matter of fact over
18. jijitsufact, true 43. iigood, nice, fine

19. shuruikind, sort, type 44. otokui-sanregular customer,

valued client
20. shea(market) share

21. BeikokuUSA

22. -gurai / -kuraiabout,

approximately
Functional patterns used in the sentences (Chapter numbers are from Building Up
Conversation)
ookiku toriagete imasu / zurarito narande imasu
verb te form + -te imasu:expressing the progressive, a state of being or a habitual
action
Level 2 Chapter 4
"Burando-zuki" tte iwaremasu
verb passive form:passive form and structures