Chapter 23 - Responding to an inquiry

Question 1

sell (selling)

Answer 1

urimasu // utte imasu

Question 2

live (living)

Answer 2

sumimasu // sunde imasu

Question 3

I am sorry to have to tell you this

Answer 3

Mōshiwake gozaimasen

Question 4

very much, extremely

Answer 4

taihen

Question 5

This is “company name”.

Answer 5

“Company name” de gozaimasu

Question 6

Where do you sell it?

Answer 6

xx wa doko de utte imasu ka.

Question 7

I live in Nagoya

Answer 7

Watashi wa Nagoya ni sunde imasu.

Question 8

We don’t sell them in Nagoya

Answer 8

Nagoya de wa utte imasen.

Question 9

chocolate

Answer 9

chokorēto

Question 10

Ms Yamada is employed at a bank

Answer 10

Yamada-san wa ginkō ni tsutomete imasu

Question 11

Do you also sell them in Nagoya

Answer 11

Nagoya de mo utte imasu ka.

Question 12

be employed

Answer 12

Tsutomemasu / tsutomete imasu

Question 13

know / Don’t know

Answer 13

shirimasu (hardly ever used) / shitte imasu / shirimasen (shitte imasen is never used)

Question 14

my child

Answer 14

kodomo

Question 15

someone else’s child

Answer 15

okosan

Question 16

my son

Answer 16

musuko

Question 17

someone else’s son

Answer 17

musukosan

Question 18

my daughter

Answer 18

musume

Question 19

someone else’s daughter

Answer 19

ojōsan/musumesan

Question 20

my older brother

Answer 20

ani

Question 21

someone else’s older brother

Answer 21

onīsan

Question 22

my older sister

Answer 22

ane

Question 23

someone else’s older sister

Answer 23

onēsan

Question 24

my younger brother

Answer 24

otōto

Question 25

someone else’s younger brother

Answer 25

otōtosan

Question 26

my younger sister

Answer 26

imōto

Question 27

someone else’s younger sister

Answer 27

imōtosan

Question 28

Mr Takahashi lives in Yokohama

Answer 28

Takahashi-san wa Yokohama ni sunde imasu

Question 29

Mr Smith is employed by ABC Foods

Answer 29

Sumisu-san wa ABC Fūzu ni tsutomete imasu

Question 30

They sell concert tickets at convenience stores

Answer 30

Kombini de konsāto no kippu o utte imasu

Question 31

Mr Smith knows Ms Ito

Answer 31

Sumisu-san wa Itō-san o shitte imasu

Question 32

and

Answer 32

soshite

Question 33

electronics store

Answer 33

denki-ya

Question 34

maple syrup

Answer 34

mēpuru-shiroppu

Question 35

(Let me see,) I don’t know

Answer 35

Sā, wakarimasen

Question 36

I have two brothers

Answer 36

Watashi wa ani ga futari imasu

Question 37

One … and the other

Answer 37

Hitori wa … Mō hitori wa …

Question 38

I am the only child

Answer 38

Watashi wa hitorikko desu

Question 39

I have no sibblings

Answer 39

Watashi wa kyōdai gaimasen

Question 40

(Not) married

Answer 40

Kekkon shite imasu / imasen

Question 41

I have xx siblings

Answer 41

Kyōdai ga “number” imasu

Question 42

police officer

Answer 42

keisatsu

Question 43

medicine

Answer 43

kusuri