 |
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
***
Hi Dale san, this is great! Here are a few corrections.
ReplyDelete-In a department store, the assistant will use "Gokai desu." "Asoko(achira) no migi gawa desu.", and you would say "So desuka... domo" with a smile.
-Introducing myself and my wife, when someone said "Yoroshikuonegai shimasu" first, it is nice to say back "Kochirakoso yoroshiku onegaishimasu." When introducing your wife, it is better to add "watashi no" before "kanai". "kochira wa watashi no kanai desu". You also can say "Kochira ha watashi no kanai no Lynette desu." to make it simple. Great work, Dale san!
どうもありがとうございます :-) I will make my corrections and post. Loving the classes Miyoko.
Delete