[2] Section A CC

Question 1

Nan desu ka?

What is it?

Answer 1

Tegami desu.

It’s a letter.

Question 2

This card has a continued response in foot notes >

Suzuki-san!

Mr/s. Suzuki!

(b) Odenwa desu. [Telephone]

Answer 2

Nan desu ka?

What is it?

(b) A doo mo. [Oh, thanks.]

Question 3

Suzuki-san desu ka?

Are you Mr/s. Suzuki?

Answer 3

Hai. Suzuki desu. Doozo.

Yes, I am (Suzuki). (Pointing to a chair) Please [sit down].

Question 4

Doo desu ka? Dame desu ka?

How is it? Is it out-of-order?

Answer 4

Iya, daizyoobu desu yo.

No, it’s all right.

Question 5

Tanaka-saii desita yo.

That was Mr/s. Tanaka.

Answer 5

Aa, soo desu ka?

Oh, is that right?

Question 6

Dame desita nee.

It wasn’t any good was it.

Answer 6

Soo desu nee.

That’s right (it isn’t)!

Question 7

Nihongo desu ka?

Is that Japanese?

Answer 7

Iya, Nihongo zya arimasen yo. Chugokugo desu.

No, it isn’t (Japanese). It’s Chinese.

Question 8

Yamamoto-san zya nai desu ka?

Isn’t that Mr/s. Yamamoto?

Answer 8

Aa, so desu nee.

Oh, it is, isn’t it.

Question 9

This card has a continued response in foot notes >

Kiree desu ka?

Is she pretty?

(b) Aa soo desu ka? Zannen desu nee! [Oh really? That’s too bad isn’t it!]

Answer 9

Soo desu nee. Amari kiree zya nai desu nee!

(Looking at photograph) Hmmm. (She is) not very (pretty), is she!

Question 10

Tokyo deshita ka?

Asking about a telephone call)
Was that Tokyo?

Answer 10

Iya, Tokyo zya arimasen deshita.

No, it wasn’t (Tokyo).