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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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