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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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