Lesson 2 Flashcards
Say the word ‘English’ in Japanese.
Eigo
Say, ‘Japanese’, meaning, the Japanese language.
Nihongo
Say, ‘I understand’.
Wakarimasu
I understand Japanese.
Nihongo ga wakarimasu.
Say, ‘a little’.
Sukoshi
Now say that you understand Japanese a little.
Nihongo ga sukoshi wakarimasu.
Ask someone if she understands.
Wakarimasu ka?
Ask someone if she understands Japanese.
Nihongo ga wakarimasu ka?
Ask, ‘do you understand English’?
Eigo ga wakarimasu ka?
Say, ‘no’.
Iie
I don’t understand.
Wakarimasen.
I don’t understand English.
Eigo ga wakarimasen.
I don’t understand Japanese.
Nihongo ga wakarimasen.
A little
Sukoshi
i understand, a little.
Sukoshi wakarimasu.
Are you American?
Amerika no kata desu ka?
How would you answer, ‘yes, I’m American’.
Hai, Amerika jin desu.
I don’t understand Japanese.
Nihongo ga wakarimasen.
How does she ask if you are American?
Amerika no kata desu ka?
Answer that, ‘yes, I’m American’.
Hai, Amerika jin desu.
Ask her if she understands English.
Eigo ga wakarimasu ka?
She answers that she understands a little.
Sukoshi wakarimasu.
Now say, ‘as for me, I’m American’.
Watashi wa Amerika jin desu.
Good morning
Ohaiyou gozaimasu
‘Ohaiyou’, itself means ‘Good morning’, but it’s used alone only to address someone you know very well, such as a family member or a friend. Is this true or false?
True
Speaking to someone you know well, say ‘good morning’.
Ohaiyou
How to say ‘good morning’, politely?
Ohaiyou gozaimasu
Now imagine that you’re walking in a park near your hotel. A passerby greets you. ‘Ohaiyou gozaimasu’. How would you greet her in return?
Ohaiyou gozaimasu
She asks you a question, answer it with ‘a little’. ‘Nihongo ga wakarimasu ka?’.
Sukoshi / Sukoshi wakarimasu / Nihongo ga sukoshi wakarimasu
Ask her if she understands English.
Eigo ga wakarimasu ka?
How does she answer that, no, she does not understand?
Iie, wakarimasen.
Nice / Good
Ii
Weather
Otenki / Tenki
The ‘o’ sound in ‘otenki’ is a polite attachment. You can say just, ‘tenki’. True or false?
True
Now how did you say, ‘good’?
Ii
Good weather
Ii otenki
Are / Am
Desu
It’s good weather
Ii otenki desu.
Say, ‘good morning’.
Ohaiyou gozaimasu
It’s good weather isn’t it?
Ii otenki desu ne.
The ‘ne’ at the end, is equivalent to the English “don’t you” / “isn’t it” / “aren’t you” / “don’t you think”, and so on. It also functions as a spoken exclamation point. True or false?
True
How would she say, it’s good weather isn’t it?
Ii otenki desu ne.
Yes, that’s right.
Sou
It’s so, isn’t it?
Sou desu ne.
It’s so, isn’t it?
Sou desu ne.
Greet an acquaintance, by saying ‘good morning’.
Ohaiyou gozaimasu.
It’s good weather, isn’t it?
Ii otenki desu ne.
How does she agree with you?
Sou desu ne.
See you (when you’re leaving)
Jaa matta
See you / Goodbye
Jaa matta
Greet someone by saying ‘good morning’.
Ohaiyou gozaimasu.
It’s nice weather isn’t it?
Ii otenki desu ne.
Do you understand English?
Eigo ga wakarimasu ka?
No, I don’t understand.
Iie, wakarimasen.
Excuse me
Sumimasen
Isn’t it? / Don’t you?
Ne
Ah, you understand Japanese don’t you?
A, Nihingo ga wakarimasu ne.
Agree with someone.
Sou desu ne.
Thanks
Arigatou
Thank you (politely)
Arigatou gozaimasu
How would you comment on the beautiful weather?
Ii otenki desu ne.
As for me, I understand Japanese.
Watashi wa Nihongo ga wakarimasu.
You are very good / You are very skilled
Jouzu desu.
Good / Skilled
Jouzu
You are skilled, aren’t you?
Jouzu desu ne.
In Japanese culture, when someone compliments you, it’s customary to downplay your ability. Saying something like: ‘no, I’m not very good’. True or false?
True
No, I’m not very good.
Iie, jouzu ja arimasen.
I’m not skilled.
Jouzu ja arimasen.
You’re skilled
Jouzu desu
You’re good
Jouzu desu
You bought something at the store. How does the sales clerk thank you?
Arigatou gozaimasu
As for me, I understand Japanese a little.
Watashi wa Nihongo ga sukoshi wakarimasu.
You’re skilled in Japanese aren’t you?
Nihongo ga jouzu desu ne.
You’re skilled in English, aren’t you?
Eigo ga jouzu desu ne.
How does she say that she’s not skilled?
Jouzu ja arimasen.
How would you say, ‘see you’?
Jaa matta
Suppose you’re talking to the receptionist at the hotel. How would you say, ‘excuse me, do you know English?’?
Sumimasen, Eigo ga wakarimasu ka?
‘Nihongo ga wakarimasu ka?’, answer ‘yes, a little’.
Hai, sukoshi
You are skilled.
Jouzu desu / Jouzu desu ne
I’m not skilled.
Jouzu ja arimasen.
You are skilled in English, aren’t you?
Eigo ga jouzu desu ne.
How does she thank you.
Arigatou gozaimasu
As for me, I’m not skilled.
Watashi wa jouzu ja arimasen.
As for me, I’m not skilled.
Watashi wa jouzu ja arimasen.
She hands you your room key, how do you thank her.
Arigatou gozaimasu
Answer the woman when she speaks to you. ‘Ohaiyou gozaimasu’.
Ohaiyou gozaimasu
Answer the woman when she speaks to you. ‘Ii otenki desu ne’.
Sou desu ne
Answer the woman when she speaks to you. ‘Amerika no kata desu ka?’.
Hai, Amerika jin desu. / Hai, watashi wa Amerika jin desu.
Answer the woman when she speaks to you. ‘Nihongo ga wakarimasu ka?’.
Sukoshi / Nihongo ga sukoshi wakarimasu.
Knowing that you’re studying Japanese, she invites you to visit the Japanese Language Club she belongs to. How do you thank her?
Arigatou gozaimasu
Answer the woman when she speaks to you. ‘Jaa matta’.
Jaa matta
