Ni tsuite = regarding or concerning
eg.
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 plans
eg.
Shachō no ashita no yoteri wa nan desu ka. (What's the president's schedule for tomorrow?)
Kotoshi no natsu yasumi ni wa, gaikoku e iku yotei desu. (For my summer vacation this year, my plan is to go abroad.)
Kaigi wa go-ji made ni owaru yotei desu. (The meeting is scheduled to finish at 5:00.)
Ikitai = i want to go; to express desire, replace -masu with -tai
iku > ikimasu > ikitai (want to go)
taberu > tabemasu > tabetai (want to eat)
hanasu > hanashimasu > hanashitai (want to talk)
kimeru > kimemasu > kimetai (want to decide)
toru > torimasu > toritai (want to take)
kau > kaimasu > kaitai (want to buy)
uru > urimasu > uritai (want to sell)
suru > shimasu > shitai (want to do)
eg.
Maiku san wa, keiyaku ni tsuite hanashitai to iimashita. (Mike said he wants to talk about the contract.)
Sukoshi dake tabetai n'desu. (I only want to eat a little.)
Wada san wa kotoshi gaikoku e ikitai to itte imasu. (Mr. Wada says that he wants to go abroad this year.)
- negative, -taku arimasen(don't want to do), -takatta desu (what you wanted to do previously)
eg.
Soto koto ni tsuite kenka o shitaku nai n'desu yo. (Hey, I don't want to argue about that!)
Kyō wa ii tenki da kara, benkyō o shitaku nai ne! (It's such nice weather today, I don't want to study!)
You want a thing = hoshii
eg.
Watashi wa atarashii wāpuro ga hoshii desu ga, o-kane ga nai kara, dame desu. (I want a new word processor, but I don't have any money, so it's impossible.)
Kanojo wa, bōifurendo ga hoshii to iimashita. (She said she wants a boyfriend.)
Marking alternatives = ka (or)
Buchō ka kachō ga sore o kimeta hō ga ii to omoimasu. (I think it's best if the department chief or the section chief decides that.)
Doyōbi ka nichiyōbi ni ikimasu. (I'll go on Saturday or Sunday.)
Shinaide kudasai = please don't do something
-nai form, add -de kudasai
eg.
Sō shinaide kudasai. (Please don't do that.)
Uchiawase no jikan o mada kimenaide kudasai. Sono mae ni kachō to sōdan shitai kara. (Please don't set the time of the meeting yet. Before that, I want to consult the chief section head.)
Tsumori = talking about intentions; intend to do, mean to do
eg.
Sore wa mondai desu ne. Dō suru tsumori desu ka. (That's a problem, isn't it? What do you intend to do?)
Sono keikaku ni tsuite Watanabe san to hanasu tsumori datta ga, wasuremashita.(I meant to talk to Mr.Watanabe about the project, but I forgot.)
Donna kuruma o kau tsumori desu ka. (Which car do you intend to buy?)
Arimasu vs motte imasu = having and holding
eg.
Dare no sūtsukēsu o motte imasu ka. (Whose suitcase are you carrying?)
Sono shachō kara no memo o motte imasu ka. (Do you have that memo from the president?)
O-kane o motte imasen! (I don't have any money!)
Denwa ga arimasu ka. (Is there a phone?)(exist)
Denwa o motte imasu ka. (Do you possess a phone?)
Vocabulary
aite imasu : be free
buchō : department head, manager
dashite kudasai : please submit
dekimashita : happened, be completed
gaikoku : foreign country, abroad
hajimete : first time
hoshii : want
ichi-nichi : one day
iinkai : committee
ikitai : want to go
kachō : section head, assistant manager
kanojo : she, her
keikaku : plan, project, scheme
keiyaku : contract
kimemasu : decide
kōchō : principal, head teacher
kotoshi : this year
kūkō : airport
kyō ka ashita : today or tomorrow
kyōiku : education
kyonen : last year
kyūryo : salary, wages
made ni : by
memo : memo
messēji : message
motte imasu : have, hold
mukae ni ikitai : want to go to meet
ni tsuite : concerning, regarding
o-kane : money
onegai shimasu : please
rainen : next year
shachō : president
shinpai shinaide : don't worry
shinpai : worry, anxiety
sōdan suru : consult, confer with, talk over
sono ato : after that
sukejūru : schedule
tada : just, only, simply
tokubetsu no : special, particular
toritai : want to take
tsumori : intention
uchiawase : meeting, consultation
urimasu : sell
yoru : call in, drop by
yōshi : a form, a blank
yotei : plan, program, schedule
Quoted from Berlitz Essential Japanese
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