Ki o tsukenakereba narimasen yo (You must take care!)Nakareba narimasen = must/have toeg.Jiko shōkai wa Nihongo de nakereba narimasen. (Your self-introduction must be in Japanese.)Chichi wa shigoto no tame ni Yōroppa e ikanakareba narimasen. (My father has to go to Europe on business.)-don't have to, add -nakute mo ii desueg.Kyō owaranakute mo ii desu....
March 12, 2011
March 11, 2011
Japanese Lesson #17
Sō sureba... = if you do that...Before = mae ni, after the plain form of verbeg.Sono fakkusu o Nagoya shisha ni okuru mae ni, misete kudasai. (Before you send that fax to the Nagoya branch, please show it to me. Watashi wa neru mae ni, itsumo hon o yomimasu. (Before I go to sleep, I always read a book.After = -te from with karaeg.Kabuki o mite kara,...
March 10, 2011
Japanese Lesson #16
Kamakura e itta koto ga arimasu ka. (Have you ever been to Kamakura?)-ta koto ga arimasu ka = have you ever...?eg.Fuji san ni nobotta koto ga arimasu ka. (Have you ever climbed Mt. Fuji?)Kamakura no daibutsu o mita koto ga aru kedo, Nara no daibutsu o mita koto wa arimasen. (I've seen the great statue of Buddha at Kamakura, but I haven't seen the one...
March 8, 2011
Japanese Lesson #15
Watashi no keiyaku ni tsuite desu ga. (It's about my contract.)Ni tsuite = regarding or concerningeg.Kachō kara no memo ni tsuite shitsumon ga arimasu ka. (I have a question concerning the memo from the section chief.)Moshi moshi, Sāito san? Ashita no kaigi ni tsuite desu ga. (Hello, Mr. Saito? I'm calling about tomorrow's meeting.)Yotei = making...
March 7, 2011
Japanese Lesson #14
Kare to hanasanai hō ga ii desu yo. (It's best not to talk to him!)Gairaigo (Words from abroad)tēburu (table)kāten (curtain)ranpu (lamp)kāpetto (carpet)beddo (bed)kusshon (cushion)airon (iron)taoru (towel)shii dii (CD)konpyūtā (computer)bideo (videofuroppi (floppy disk)fakkusu (fax)kopii (photocopy)monitā (monitor)kiibōdo (keyboard)piza (pizza)hanbāgā...
March 6, 2011
Japanese Lesson #13
Ni-jū-ichi-nichi wa yasumi no hi desu. (The twenty-first is a holiday.)The monthsnan-gatsu (What month)ichi-gatsu (January)ni-gatsu (February)san-gatsu (March)shi-gatsu (April)go-gatsu (May)roku-gatsu (June)shichi-gatsu (July)hachi-gatsu (August)ku-gatsu (September)jū-gatsu (October)jū-ichi-gatsu (November)jū-ni-gatsu (December)eg.Kodomo no hi wa nan-gatsu...
March 4, 2011
Japanese Lesson #12
Mada o-hitori desu ka (Are you still single?)Nan-sai desu ka./O-ikutsu desu ka. (How old are you?)Kuni wa dochira desu ka. (What country are you from?)Nihon o dō omoimasu ka. (What do you think of Japan?)Itsu Nihon e kimashita ka. (When did you come to Japan?)Itsu made Nihon ni imasu ka. (When are you in Japan until?)Nihon no jōsei/dansei o dō omoimasu...
March 3, 2011
Japanese Lesson #11
Nihon no koto, dō omoimasu ka. (What do you think of Japan?)Jiko shōkai = Introducing yourself[your name] to mōshimasu. (I'm called [name].)[company or university name] no [your name] desu. (I'm [name] from [company or university].)[country or city name] kara kimashita. (I'm from [country or city].)Ima [place-name] ni sunde imasu. (I now live in [placename].)[name]...
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