Lesson 2 (exchanging business cards)

Question 1

meishi

めいし

Answer 1

business card

Question 2

watashi no

わたしの

Answer 2

my

Question 3

Dozo

(Do-zo)

(どうぞ)

Answer 3

Please, if you please

Question 4

Domo arigato gozaimasu

(Do-mo arigato- gozaimasu)

どうもありがとうございます

Answer 4

Thank you very much

Question 5

kore

きれ

Answer 5

This one

Question 6

Namae

なまえ

Answer 6

Name

Question 7

ee

ええ

Answer 7

Yes

Less formal than hai

Question 8

So desu

(So- desu)

そうです

Answer 8

That’s right

Question 9

Kore wa？

これわ？

Answer 9

This one?

What about this?

Question 10

kaisha

かいしゃ

Answer 10

Company, the office

Question 11

(kore wa) watashi no meishi desu

Watashi no meishi

Answer 11

(This is) my business card

My business card

Question 12

Domo arigato gozaimasu

Doumo arigatou

Answer 12

Thank you

Most formal (of 4) [1st]

Question 13

Arigato gozaimasu

Arigatou

Answer 13

Thank you

2nd level

Question 14

Domo arigato

Doumo arigatou

Answer 14

Thank you

3rd level

Question 15

Arigato

Arigatou

Answer 15

Thank you

Least polite

4th level

Question 16

kore wa Takahashi-san no namae desu ka

Answer 16

Is this (your) Takahashi-sans name?

Although addressing Mr. Takahashi directly, speaker uses name instead of anata no (anata- impolite for people you are not close to)

Question 17

So desu

Sou desu

Answer 17

That’s right

When replying to a question that ends with desu ka, so(u) can be used instead of repeating the noun.

Question 18

Kore wa?

Answer 18

This one?

Rising intonation on wa makes this a question

Question 19

Rei

Answer 19

0

Question 20

Zero

Answer 20

0 Used with telephone numbers.

Question 21

Ichi

Answer 21

1

Question 22

Ni

Answer 22

2

Question 23

san

Answer 23

3

Question 24

yon / shi

Answer 24

4

Question 25

go

Answer 25

5

Question 26

roku

Answer 26

6

Question 27

nana / shichi

Answer 27

7

Question 28

hachi

Answer 28

8

Question 29

Kyu / ku

Kyuu

Answer 29

9

Question 30

jusho

juusho

Answer 30

address

Question 31

denwa-bango

denwa-bangou

Answer 31

telephone number

Question 32

denwa

Answer 32

telephone

Question 33

bango

bangou

Answer 33

number

Question 34

meru-adoresu

meeru-adoresu

Answer 34

e-mail address

Question 35

keitai

Answer 35

cell phone