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Two Mini Dialogues & Telling the Time

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IN A DEPARTMENT STORE

Dale. Chotto Sumimasen

Assistant. Hai

Dale. Shinshi fuku uriba wa doko desu ka?

Assistant. Go-Kai

Dale. Arigato. Erebeta wa doko desu ka?

Assistant. (Pointing) Achira desu. Asoko ni migi ga wa desu.

Dale. Hai. So desu. Domo. Bye, bye.

 

INTRODUCING MYSELF AND MY WIFE

Dale. Watashi wa Dale desu. O namae wa nan desu ka?

Hondo San. Hajimemashite. Hondo Tatsuya to moshimasu. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu.

Dale. Kocchi wa kanai desu. Kanojo no namae wa Lynette desu.

(Mr. Hondo and L. Bow to each other and say konnichiwa)
Hondo San. Doko kara kimashitaka?

Dale. Watashitachi wa Osturaria-jin desu

Hondo San. Aaa! Osturaria! Kangaloo! :-)

TELLING THE TIME IN JAPANESE

(Ima) Nanji desu ka? = What's the time?

Ju ichi ji  = It's one o'clock

:(Ima) Nanji desu ka?
: Ju ji ju go fun desu

:What's the time?
:It's 10:15

Can also use sugi = "past" or after (optional)

Ju ji ju go fun sugi desu

It's 10:15 (ie. A quarter past 10)

Can also use mae = "to" or before

Ju ji ju go fun mae desu

It's a quarter to 10

Can also use han = "half"

Gozen = AM
Gozo = PM

Use before saying the hour ...

Gozen ku ji desu = It's 9 am
Gogo ju ji desu = It's 10 pm

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外! 福は内! Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi!

                                 























My Japanese teacher at #YarravilleCC, Miyoko San, explained #Setsubun to us last night.

Setsubun falls on the day before Spring when evil spirits come out as the season changes.

People throw roasted soybeans at men in demon masks crying out:

 外! 福は内! "Oni wa soto, Fuku wa uchi” (Out with demons! In with fortune).

What fun being a student for a change!

Shopping しょっぴんぐ

Ebi = Prawn
Ikura = salmon roe
Ika = cuttlefish, squid
Tai = sea bream (snapper?)
Maguro = tuna / Toro = belly of tuna
Kani = crab
Hotate= scallop
Tamago = egg
Sake = salmon
Iwashi = sardine
Kome = rice





IN A RESTAURANT (My Dialogue)


Ueetoresu: Irrashaimasu. Menyuu o dozo.  (Irasshaimase)   (Menyū)

Dale: Domo. Sore wa nan desu ka? Oishi so!

Ueetoresu: Dore wa desu ka? Aa ...tonkatsu desu. (Dore desu ka?)

Dale: Tonkatsu? Sakana desu ka?

Ueetoresu: Iie sakana ja arimasen. Niku desu. Oishi desu yo. (Oishii)

Dale: Kekkou desu. Watashi wa butaniko ga kirai desu. Jaa...kore o onegaishimasu (butaniku)

Later ...

Dale: Okeikai onegaishimasu! (Okaikei or Okanjyō)

Ueetoresu: Hai!

Leaving ...

Dale: Gochisousama deshita

***

Waitress: Welcome. Here is the menu.

Dale: Thanks. What's that? It looks delicious!

Waitress: Which one? Oh ....that is tonkatsu.

Dale: Tonkatsu? Is that fish?

Waitress: No it isn't fish. It's meat. It's delicious.

Dale: No thanks. i don't like pork. So then...I'll have this (instead).

Later ...

Dale: Bill please!

Ueetoresu: Yes

Leaving ...

Dale: Thank you for the meal

Kore / Sore / Are / Kono / Sono / Ano

       

   

My sentences

• 1) Kore wa ikura desu ka = How much is this?
• 2)  Sore wa ikura desu ka = How much is that?
• 3) ...to are wa? = ...and that one over there?
• 4) Dore desu ka? = Which one is it (you are talking about)? 
• 5) Dore ga anata no hon desu ka = Which one is your book? (Note: can't use particle 'wa' with 'dore' , must use 'ga')
• 6) Kono sushi wa ikura desu ka = This sushi how much does it cost? (Literal)
• 7) Sono tokee wa ikura desu ka = That watch how much is it? (Literal) 
• 8) Ano kaki wa ikura desu ka = That persimmon over there how much is it? (Literal)
• 9) Dono sushi ga oishii desu ka = Which fish is delicious?
• 10) Sumimasen, otearai wa doko desu ka = Excuse me, where is the restroom? (Doko for place)
• 11) (Otearai wa) asoko desu = (The restroom) is over there. (Asoko for place)
• 12) Kono hon wa dareno desu ka = This book whose is it? (Literal)

               

Teisei ていせい (Revision)

Revision - Lesson 1

Lesson 1 れっすん  レッスン

I'm Dale = Watashi wa Dale desu わたしのなまえわ 　は

I'm from Australia = Ōsutoraria kara kimashita. わたしわ　は　おーすとらりあ　オーストラリアから

I'm 52 years old = Go-juu-ni sai desu. わたしわ　は　５９さい

May I have your name? = O namae wa nan desu ka. あなたのなまえわ　は　なに　なん　ですか

   

Speaking / Pronunciation Lesson 1 (Correction)

Ordering at a restaurant

1) Ais(u)kurim(u)
2) Asahi birru

Greeting the teacher
1) Genki
2) Konbanwa

Personal Details
Watashi wa Dale desu (rhythm)
Onamae (should sound like na, not ne) eg. O namae wa nan desu ka?

Lesson 2 - Revision
Anata wa Osutoraria jin desu ka? = Are you Australian?
Doko kara kimashita? = Where are you from?
Nan sai desu ka? = How old are you?
Watashi mo genki desu. = I am fine too.   mo=too, also

:Totemo nemui desu = I'm very tired
: Watashi mo nemui desu = I'm very tired too

Kurasai = please

(Hai,) so desu = (Yes), I am (affirming)
So, ja arimasen = No, I'm not (denying)

So desu ne = I understand / I follow
Ah so deska! = Really!

Pronouns

Examples

Kore wa watashi no hon desu ka? = Is this my book?

Watashi no neko no namae wa Pussy desu = My cat's name is Pussy

Anata no neko no namae wa desu ka? = What's your cat's name?

Kore wa nan desu ka? = What is this one? (nan = what)
Sore wa nan desu ka? = What is that one?
Are wa nan desu ka? = What is that one (over there)?

Personal Pronouns

Possessive Pronouns



Demonstrative