Chapter 2 BUSUU

Question 1

Arigatou!

Answer 1

Thank you!

Question 2

iie.

Answer 2

Not at all; no. (said after someone give a gift.)

Question 3

arigatou gozaimasu

Answer 3

Thank you. (formal)

Question 4

ohayou gozaimasu
おはようございます

Answer 4

Good morning. (formal)

Question 5

sumimasen

Answer 5

Sorry; excuse me.

Question 6

douzo

Answer 6

here you go; please

Question 7

douzo

Answer 7

here you go; please

Question 8

Konnichiwa. Hajimemashite.

Answer 8

Hello. Nice to meet you.

Question 9

shabushabuhot

Answer 9

pot dish of thinly sliced meat (The length of “sha” is the same as “bu”.)

Question 10

tenpura

Answer 10

battered and deep-fried fish or vegetable (Please note it’s “tenpura” in romaji. “Tendon” is tempura on top of a bowl of rice.)

Question 11

sashimi

Answer 11

sashimi: thinly sliced raw fish (The stress is on the beginning of the word, “sa”.)

Question 12

okonomiyaki

Answer 12

Okonomiyaki: savoury pancake.

Question 13

Sashimi o kudasai.

Answer 13

Please give me sashimi.

Question 14

Okonomiyaki o kudasai

Answer 14

Please give me okonomiyaki. (Start with the food then add “o kudasai”.)

Question 15

koukousei / こうこうせい

Answer 15

a high school student

Question 16

daigakusei

Answer 16

university student

Question 17

Yoshiko-san wa isha desu.

Answer 17

Yoshiko is a doctor.

Question 18

isha

Answer 18

Doctor

Question 19

Kaishain

Answer 19

company employee

Question 20

gakusei / がくせい

Answer 20

student

Question 21

sensei

Answer 21

teacher; professor

Question 22

Tokomo-san wa daigakusei desu ka.

Answer 22

Is Tomoko a university student? (“wa” follows the subject of the sentence. “ka” comes at the end of a question sentence.)

Question 23

Tanaka-san wa koukousei desu.

Answer 23

Tanaka-san is a high school student. (Start with the subject “Tanaka-san” or “name-san” and finish with “desu” to make the sentence polite.)

Question 24

Takumi-san wa gakusei desu ka./ たくみさんはがくせいですか。Hai, gakusei desu.

Answer 24

Are you a student, Takumi? Yes I am student.

Question 25

O-namae wa?

Answer 25

What is your name?