15-Minute Japanese

162 Pages·2019·21.75 MB·English

by  DK

15-MINUTE
JAPANESE
LEARN IN JUST 12 WEEKS
MITSUKO MAEDA-NYE
SHIZUYO OKADA
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15-MINUTE
JAPANESE
LEARN IN JUST 12 WEEKS
MITSUKO MAEDA-NYE
SHIZUYO OKADA
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CONTENTS
How to use this book 4
Senior Editors Angeles Gavira, Christine Stroyan
US Executive Editor Lori Cates Hand WEEK 1
US Editor Kayla Dugger INTRODUCTIONS
Project Art Editor Vanessa Marr
Art Editor Shreya Anand Hello 8
Editor Kingshuk Ghoshal My family 10
Jacket Design Development Manager Sophie MTT
Your relatives 12
Jacket Designer Suhita Dharamjit
Pre-Producer Robert Dunn To be/there is 14
DTP Designer Anita Yadav Review and repeat 16
Producer Jude Crozier
Associate Publisher Liz Wheeler
Publishing Director Jonathan Metcalf WEEK 2
EATING AND DRINKING
Language content for Dorling Kindersley by
In the café 18
g-and-w publishing
In the restaurant 20
Produced for Dorling Kindersley by Dishes 22
Schermuly Design Co. Requests 24
This American edition, 2019 Review and repeat 26
First American edition, 2005
Published in the United States by DK Publishing WEEK 3
345 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014
MAKING ARRANGEMENTS
Copyright © 2005, 2013, 2019 Dorling Kindersley Limited Days and months 28
DK, a Division of Penguin Random House LLC
Time and numbers 30
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001–309121–Jan/2019 Appointments 32
On the telephone 34
All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under the Review and repeat 36
copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be
reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system,
or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, WEEK 4
mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without TRAVEL
the prior written permission of
the copyright owner. At the station 38
Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited. To go and to take 40
Taxi, bus, and subway 42
A catalog record for this book
is available from the Library of Congress. On the road 44
ISBN 978–1–4654–7939–6 Review and repeat 46
Printed and bound in China
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WEEK 5 WEEK 10
GETTING AROUND AT HOME
Around town 48 Home 98
Asking for directions 50 Inside the home 100
Sightseeing 52 The garden 102
At the airport 54 Animals 104
Review and repeat 56 Review and repeat 106
WEEK 6 WEEK 11
ACCOMMODATIONS SERVICES
Booking a room 58 Post office and bank 108
In the hotel 60 Repairs 110
Inns and spas 62 To come 112
Adjectives 64 Police and crime 114
Review and repeat 66 Review and repeat 116
WEEK 7 WEEK 12
SHOPPING LEISURE AND SOCIALIZING
Department store 68 Leisure time 118
Electronics store 70 Sports and hobbies 120
At the supermarket 72 Socializing 122
Clothes and shoes 74 Review and repeat 124
Review and repeat 76 Reinforce and progress 126
WEEK 8 MENU GUIDE 128
WORK AND STUDY
Jobs 78 ENGLISH–JAPANESE
The office 80 DICTIONARY 144
At the conference 82
In business 84 HIRAGANA/KATAKANA TABLES 158
Review and repeat 86
Acknowledgments 160
WEEK 9
HEALTH
At the pharmacy 88
The body 90
With the doctor 92
In the hospital 94
Review and repeat 96
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44 HOW TO USE THIS BOOK HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
How to use this book
The main part of this book is devoted to
12 themed chapters broken down into
five 15-minute daily lessons, the last of
122 WEEK 12 LEISURE AND SOCIALIZING 123
which is a revision lesson. So in just
SHAKOHTEKI NA
12 weeks, you will have completed the Warm up (1 minute) Words to remember (3 minutes)
BAMEN DE
course. A concluding reference section Say “(your) husband” and Familiarize yourself with these words and test
contains a menu guide, an English-to- “H(yoowu rd) ow yiofeu.” s (apyp “.1lu2n–1ch3)” Socializing yourself using the flappa.rty パーティー
Japanese dictionary, and tables and “dinner” in Japanese? As a business guest, it’s more common to be invited pahtih
(pp.20–21) to a restaurant than to someone’s home. This is invitation 招待
of Japanese characters. Say “Sorry, I’m busy that partly practical—people often have long commutes. 招待者 shohtai
day.” (pp.32–33) Bfour ta i fm yoeual’r oer s ata pyainrgty f.or longer, you may be invited shohhtoasit sehsas gift おom土iy産age
Warm up
お客
Each day starts with a warm-up that Useful phrases (3 minutes) ogkuyeasktu Read it You can now distinguish the three Japanese
encourages you to recall vocabulary or Learn these phrases and then cwhoarrdasc. tUers es ethtse atnadb lreesc oong npipz.e1 5so8m–1e5 9b atosi clo roekc ubrarcikn go ver
phrases you have learned previously. test yourself. the lessons and see how much more you can read.
The time in parentheses indicates the ディナーにいらっしゃい Would you
amount of time you are expected dinah まni せiraんssかha？i lfiokre d tion ncoerm?e Put into practice (2 minutes)
to spend on each exercise. masenka
Join in this conversation.
Useful phrases 水曜s日uiはyoでいhす bかiか wが？a WWehdant easbdoauyt? d土oy曜のoh日で bにiす nパがi pー、aおhテt暇iィh ーでo をhすir開aかkく？u はhaいi, s、u素tek敵i dでeすsunねe！
Selected phrases relevant ikaga desuka no desuga, ohima desuka
to the topic help you speak また今度誘っmてaくtだa kさonいd。o Ptiemrhe.aps another WSea atruer dhaayv. iAngr ea ypoaur tfyre oen?
and understand. sasotte kudasai Say: Yes, how nice!
ああよかった！ 何時に伺い
Cultural tip When visiting a Japanese home, remember that it’s ah yokatta まnaしnjょi nうi かuk？agai mashohka
TheCseu lptuanraell/sC pornovveidresa atdiodnitaiol ntiapl ycfoourus ttroh hmeo hamroyes ttc ooo rur ehnmotrsoytv ewes siyl.l o Fbuleor woveuerrtyds ,o aaop rbp osrehttcolieea sto eafd tw .tihnee d, ooro ar. pTareksee an tg firfto m ごごgTohざs招ahnoいk待h tyまaあoiu すりa fr。oiがgr a iとtnovうhi tg inogz auims.asu Sshayo:u AlTdth wwateh’ saa tgr rrtiievmaete?!
insights into life in Japan and In conversation (6 minutes)
language usage.
火曜日のディナーに すみません。火曜日は忙しい 木曜日はいかが はい、素敵ですね！ ご主人もご一緒に。 何時に伺いましょうか？
いらっしゃいませんか？ です。 ですか？ hai, suteki desune goshujin mo goissho ni nanji ni ukagai mashohka
kayoh bi no dinah ni sumimasen. kayoh bi wa mokuyoh bi wa ikaga desuka
irasshai masenka? isogashih desu Yes, how nice! Please bring your husband. At what time should
What about Thursday? we arrive?
Would you like to come Sorry. I’m busy on Tuesday.
96 WEEK 9for dinner on Tuesday? HEALTH 97
Kotae FUKUSHU TO Kotae
Answers (Cover with flap) KURIKAESHI Answers (Cover with flap)
Review and repeat Clothing (3 minutes) Clothing
❶ ❷ ❸ ❹ ❺ ❻ ❼ 頭a腕u胸mおo脚a膝h足aTnsstdizuahhh腹aeanmiikeeaa body NboadmTyhe p etah rbets on idunm yJa sb(pt4eoa rmmcknehnaiedelnecessu hegtet❺❸❹❻e.s) ❼❷❶fooahrtemad Soafp yca lntothitteseh❸❷ iJnagp.anese words fo❶r tjhacek entumbered ❺itepma❻nst yskhiorste ❶ ❷ ❸ ❹ ❺ ❻ jnpss靴kジネパススyuuuaeaトktクャkンカtnkoasuteッkuタhケsツーttkuattキイioトoッingントuグ
shoes❹
How to use the flap On the phone On the phone (4 minutes) At the doctor (4 minutes) At the doctor
Tythhoahauvete tby orooe cuomo kcne’ascm nce boaAtevel resrtehetr cdewfal aJcphapo eporstar Rfha enseelceelvrotls ileyweyeoc. w stueo ad n edle rmepeenatst ❶ ❷ ❸ ❹ ❺ ごaYs ゴプジとGnm伝まmi ミ火あmd 大メあthareoaoioeッiーiりり申ャすーリざw和えm 曜hdgmpsJhatasaarまセプasがしテンッてさiいaかe日cetkn htahksoseogーィiせレんクタまと？uいsまr jでmh H-ui im ps m・ンスんジうーoお gすaたすauwはua osaハnn・trグ。saをu願。の。 zsだsi tu no uae ンk tkはいntni t けoamaaaトe yしhe ga ot a s heまiu bすi 。 Ych ❶ ❷ ❸ ❹ ❺oeo nlumkIMdJGshCm TowTpa’vud ooanhha aoacooremon cn aen.kklrpscT rhiefanY e hia hksru mIkmiHstk eaa rireieau hhlrai msmtuee amosyrstiei seancsdsoorhno ao aheavatPta nn outsinsd seumnrnyoohn u,phge iv .g.g iafndrmaeisade, ti e e ut anijr,meades apsbkyisgneurmplue e ssym’taatrsu.oai ensnn uk a di gachga hzEepinu.?np gJoaliipnsahtmn peersonemt .w Fpiottshll.o twhe t he S❶❷❸❹❺a yIIIWI s’mhht hiiaatl el vvp sieesretee raahg i pounphuhraeatsrnia??nart s.ti encs om innyd iJltaeipog.nan.ese. ❶ ❷ ❸ ❹ ❺ aosin脚重心痛妊thmsianhiいいが臓娠inso id hzigでし病 痛がoeibanshyて すu 気い弱i sogtkhahいaかaででiいikt yedまi？す すoで ediwmsすe。かすusaa。ui？。s kduaesu
of previous lessons helps to
reinforce your knowledge.
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GETTING AROUND 55
Put into practice (3 minutes)
Join in this conversation. Read the Japanese on the
left and follow the instructions to make your reply.
Then test yourself by concealing the answers with
the cover flap.
次の方どうぞ。 京都への飛行機は予定通
tsugi no kata dohzo りですか？
Kyoto eno hikohki wa
Next, please. yotei dohri desuka
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK HOW TAOsk: IUs thSeE fl igThtH toI S BOOK 55
Kyoto on time?
はい。予定通りです。 どの搭乗口ですか？
hai. yotei dohri desu dono tohjyoh guchi
desuka
122 WEEK 12 LEISURE AND SOCIALIZINGYes1, 2it3’s on time.
SHAKOHTEKI NA Ask: Which gate is it?
Warm up (1 minute) Words to remember (3 minutes)
BAMEN DE
Say “(your) husband” and Familiarize yourself with these words and test
“(your) wife.” (pp.12–13) Socializing yourself using the flap. Instructions
How do you say “lunch” party パーティー Match and repeEaact h(4 e mxeinructiesse) is numbered
and “dinner” in Japanese? As a business guest, it’s more common to be invited pahtih and introduced with
(Spapy. 2“S0o–r2r1y), I’m busy that tpoa rat lrye pstraaucrtaicnatl —thpaeno tpole s oomfteeno nhea’vse h loomnge .c Tohmism isu tes. 招待者 invitation 招sho待htai iMnsattrcuhc tthioen nsu. Imn bseormede
day.” (pp.32–33) Bfour ta i fm yoeual’r oer s ata pyainrgty f.or longer, you may be invited shohhtoasit sehsas gift おom土iy産age cgiwtaievosmeerndsss , a tmiobn oo tthurheete t iJpnhaapfeona lrenamlen.sagetui oagne i s
point being covered.
お客 ❶ 搭乗券
Useful phrases (3 minutes) ogkuyeasktu Read it You can now distinguish the three Japanese tohjyoh ken
character sets and recognize some basic recurring
Lteesatr nyo tuhresseelf .phrases and then wthoer dless. sUosnes tahned t asebele hs oown pmpu.1c5h8 m–1o5r9e tyoo luo ocakn b arecakd o.ver R❷ e aチcdhi ケkiteッttトo
ディナーdにinいahら まnっi せirしaんsゃsかhいa？i Wlfiokroe d utilond n cyoeormu? e boarpdainsgs ❶ Put into practice (2 minutes) Tu❸ nhd eパpseaerスss uptpポaaonnーhdetトo lhs ohwel pth yeo u
masenka Japanese script works,
Join in this conversation. p❹re スseーntツ uケseーfuスl signs,
水曜iks日uaigはyaoで いhdす ebかsiかu wがk？aa WWehdant easbdoauyt? ticket❷ d土ony曜oのo hd日で ebsにiすu ngパがia p,ー 、aoおhhテti暇miィh aーでo dをhすeisr開aかukkく？ua はhaいi, s、u素tek敵i dでeすsunねe！ ad ❺ nedc sカki uapg-ーhhitvtseトoeur iktniepghs sJ uafopra nese
characters.
また今度誘っmてaくtだa kさonいd。o Ptiemrhe.aps another WSea atruer dhaayv. iAngr ea ypoaur tfyre oen?
sasotte kudasai Say: Yes, how nice!
passport❸ ああよかった！ 何時に伺い ku-koh
Cultural tip When visiting a Japanese home, remember that it’s ah yokatta まnaしnjょi nうi かuk？agai mashohka airport
cfyoourus ttroh hmeo hamroyes ttc ooo rur ehnmotrsoytv ewes siyl.l o Fbuleor woveuerrtyds ,o aaop rbp osrehttcolieea sto eafd tw .tihnee d, ooro ar. pTareksee an tg firfto m ごごgTohざs招ahnoいk待h tyまaあoiu すりa fr。oiがgr a iとtnovうhi tg inogz auims.asu Sshayo:u AlTdth wwateh’ saa tgr rrtiievmaete?! Read it Here’s another
example of two kanji
In conversation (6 minutes) characters combining to
make a separate meaning: ACCOMMODATIONS 59
空 (ku, sky) +
Wor港ds ( ktooh ,r peomrt)e.mber (4 minutes)
❹suitcase ❺cart Familiarize yourself with these room 部屋
words and test yourself by heya
火曜日のディナーに すみません。火曜日は忙しい 木曜日はいかが はい、素敵ですね！ ご主人もご一緒に。 何時に伺いましょうか？ concealing the Japanese on
いkiraaらysosっhha しbi im ゃnaoいs deまinnkせaah?ん niか ？ でsisuoすmgai。ms h aishe dne. skuayoh bi wa でmoすkuかy？oh bi wa ikaga desuka hYaeis,, shuotewk in diceesu!ne gPolesahsueji nb rminog gyooiussrh hou nsiband. nAat nwjih nait u tkimagea si hmoauslhdo hka the righTJta ewpxiattn hse ttyshelee ssccorvipert f lap. single room シshンingグuルruル ruー-mムu
What about Thursday? we arrive?
96 WEEK 9Wforo duilndn yeoru o lnik Teu teos dcoamy?e Sorry. I’m busy on Tuesday. HEALTH 97 apnrodn euanscyi-attoi-orne aadre double room ダdaブbuルruル rーu-mムu
KAnostwaeers (Cover with flap) FKUUKRUIKSAHEUS HTOI KAnostwaeers (Cover with flap) shown, along with
❶ ❷ ❸ ❹ ❺ ❻ ❼ 頭a腕u胸mおo脚a膝h足aTnsstdizuahhh腹aeanmiikeeaa body RNbeoadmvTyhe ip eetah rbewts on idun m yaJa sb(ptn4eoa rmmcknedhnaiedelnecessu h egtetr❺❸❹❻e.se)peat ❼❶❷fooahrtemad Soafp yca Clsntothhitlteosoehe❸❷ tisJnha❹gpi.nange (s3e mwinourtdess )fo❶r tjhacek entumbered ❺itepma❻nst yskhiorste ❶ ❷ ❸ ❹ ❺ ❻ jnpkss靴ジネパススCyuuuaeaトktクャkンカltnkooasuteッkuタhケsツーtttkuathtキイioトoッiningントugグ IIrvpelneovlhuf ecrclseraaotybcsrndetauviastnle eayagrrd r ssyh eiad t oatuuiinawaosldeto n i dgo unines s 部hey屋a kかarらa tu海hmeiが gEa見n mgえilei sまmhaす sturかkaa？nslation. tbwbaritsenhha rrokoowfooaemmsrt ツバシbts朝cshhauイャスao食siuwhnンワ s arhルーuho- kーmuuム
❹ ❶ ❷ ❸ 伝まmi ミ火あmdYs ゴプジとGnm 大メOthaeoaoieoッーiり申ャすーリw和えm 曜hdmnpsJhatsaarまセプasしテンッ てさiaかe日cekn httahkssehogーィiせレんクタま？uいsr jでm H-ui ime psm・ンスんジーoお すaたauwはu a saハpnn・trグ。saをu願。のsだsi tu hno ue ンk tkはいntn t けooaaaaトe ynしhe g ot a e heまi bすi 。 Ych ❶ ❷ ❸ ❹ ❺oeo nlumkIMdJGshCm TowTpOa’vud ooanhha aoacooremon cn aen.knklrpscT rhiefanY e hia hksru mI kmiHstk eaa rireiteau hhlrai msmtuee hamosyrstiei seancsdsoorhnoe ao aheavatPta nn outsi nsd seumnrnyoohn up,phge iv .g.g iafndrmaeisadeh, ti e e ut anijr,meades aposbkyisgneurmplue e n ssym’taatrsu.oaie ensnn uk a di gach(ga4 hzEepi nu.m?np gJoinaliiupnstahtemn sp)eersonemt .w Fpiottshll.o twhe t he S❺❹❸❷❶a yIWIIIA s’mhht hiitaatl el vvp stieesrehtee raaheg i pounhp uhrdaeatsrnia?o?nart sc.ti entcs oom inrny d ( iJ4ltae impog.nainn.ueteses). ❶ ❷ ❸ ❹ ❺ aosin脚重心痛妊Athmsianhiいいが臓娠tinso i d hzitgでし病 痛がoeihbanshyて すu e気い弱i sogtkh ahいaかadででiいikt yoedまi？す すoで edciwmsすe。tかすusaoa。ui？。s rkduaesu athpep ebaoro tkh.roughout Iny taohpuep salery e ew xaheskraScetai dsyye o tisuot, DFDa oooorce Syetsw oaatnuhoy e v h nirieaoitgwvo he(?m2 tas mnh.ayinv seui nt egsl)e rooms? twob anlicgokhnetyys キバ二nkbiaih ールh泊r uaコkkouニn iーh
❺ ごaあriりざgaがいtoとまh うgすo。 zaimasu dihffaevreen let avronceadb uulsairnyg. Is dinner included? three nights 三泊
san paku
Cultural tip Japanese hotel rooms tend to include a pair of house
slippers as a matter of course. You are assumed to want to remove your
shoes in the room, as you would at home. Hotel staff address customers
using ultra-polite, uncommon Japanese expressions.
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はい。何泊のご予定 三泊です。 かしこまりました。
ですか？ san paku desu これがキーです。
hai. nan paku no kashikomari mashita.
goyoteh desuka For three nights. kore ga kih desu
Yes. How many nights? Very good. Here’s
your key.
66 HOW TO USE THIS BOOK HOW TO USE THE AUDIO APP
Dictionary
144 DICTIONARY
A mini-dictionary provides DICTIONARY
ready reference from English English to Japanese
to Japanese for 2,500 words. Tdehsec prilputriavle i sw noorrdms, aollry a tdhjee cstaimvees , ams athy ec hsianngguela dr einp eJanpdainnge soen. Ihno gwe ntheerayl ,a Jraep uasneeds.e
Some of these adjectives are followed by (no) or (na). If a noun is used following
such a word, then the no or na must be put after the adjective: kanojo wa kireh desu
(she is pretty); kanojo wa kireh na jyoseh desu (she is a pretty girl).
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behkon-eggu ベーコンエッグ bacon and eggs
tamago 卵 egg
medama-yaki 目玉焼き fried eggs
hamu-eggu ハムエッグ ham and eggs
tamago-yaki 卵焼き Japanese omelet
omuretsu オムレツ omelet
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Pronunciation guide
Most Japanese sounds will already be familiar to you, and the pronunciation guide
given for all words and phrases in 15-Minute Japanese is designed to be natural to
read. However, a few sounds require additional explanation:
r a Japanese r is pronounced like a cross between an
English r and l
ih ee as in sheep
eh l ong eh, like a longer version of the sound in they
oh long o as in motor
final u the final u written on the end of words, such as desu
(is/are) and (ga/a) arimasu (there is/are), is only
slightly pronounced and often sounds more like a
double letter (e.g. dess).
The Japanese language is based on syllables rather than individual letters. Each
syllable is pronounced with roughly equal stress.
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HOW TO USE THIS BOOK HOW TO USE THE AUDIO APP 77
How to use the audio app
All the numbered exercises in each your 15-minute lessons using the book
lesson, apart from the Warm ups at the only, and then go back and work with
beginning and the Say it exercises at the audio and the book together,
the end, have recorded audio, available repeating the text in the gaps provided
via a free app. The app also includes a and then recording yourself. Or you can
function to record yourself and listen combine the book and the audio right
to yourself alongside native speakers. from the beginning, pausing the app to
To start using the audio with the read the instructions on the page as you
book, first download the DK 15-Minute need to. Try to say the words aloud, and
Language Course app on your smart– practice enunciating properly. Detailed
phone or tablet from the App Store or instructions on how to use the app are
Google Play. Open the app and scan the available from the menu bar in the app.
QR code on the back of this book to add Remember that repetition is vital
it to your Library. As soon as the QR code to language learning. The more
is recognized, the audio will download. often you listen to a conversation
There are two ways in which you can or repeat an oral exercise, the more
use the audio. The first is to read through the language will sink in.
Menu, Help/How
to Use, Your Library
JAPANESE 1 GTheet tliinstg o sf t awreteedks JAPANESE 2 Lbeys wsoenesk week
will open when the Jikan to suhji Each numbered
audio has been Time and numbers exercise in a lesson
downloaded. From is listed in the app
here, you can tap into as it appears in the
each week’s lessons. book. Tap on an
exercise to start.
When all the lessons A check mark
in a week have been indicates when
completed, the week an exercise has
button will be filled been completed.
with color and
show a check mark,
so you can track
your progress.
3 Audio for JAPANESE 4 Record yourself JAPANESE
exercises When you are
Tap the play Jikan to suhji in the Your recordings Jikan to suhji
button to hear Time and numbers screen, you can Time and numbers
instructions, then record yourself
the exercise. You reading the words or
can pause the audio 1ic時hi ji participating in the 1ic時hi ji
one o’clock one o’clock
at any point, and １時5分 conversations with １時5分
return to it. ificvhei jpi agsot ofunne native speakers, ificvhei jpi agsot ofunne
1時15分 then listen back (and 1時15分
ichi ji jyu-go fun ichi ji jyu-go fun
quarter past one rerecord if desired). quarter past one
1時２０分 1時２０分
You can tap any itcwhei njit nyi pjyauspt pounne itcwhei njit nyi pjyauspt pounne
part of the exercise 1時半 1時半
ichi ji han Add recording ichi ji han
to play the audio half past one half past one
from that point. 1ic時hi４ ji 5y分onjyu-go fun Play recording 1ic時hi４ ji 5y分onjyu-go fun
quarter to two quarter to two
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8 WEEK 1 INTRODUCTIONS
KONNICHIWA
Warm up (1 minute)
Hello
The Warm Up panel
appears at the beginning
The Japanese bow is famous: the lower the bow, the
of each topic. Use it to
more respectful. Traditionally, there would not be any
reinforce what you have
contact in the form of a handshake or kisses. With the
already learned and to
increasing Western influence, the Japanese now often
prepare yourself for
moving ahead with the shake hands, sometimes bowing at the same time,
new subject. especially when meeting foreigners.
こんにちは。
Words to remember (6 minutes) konnichiwa
Hello!
Say these expressions aloud. Hide the text on
the left with the cover flap and try to remember
the Japanese for each. Check your answers.
おはようございます。 Good morning.
ohayo gozaimasu
こんばんは。 Good evening.
konbanwa
私の名前は...です。 My name is …
watashi no namae
wa…desu
どうぞ、よろしく。 Pleased to
dohzo yoroshiku meet you.
さようなら。 Goodbye. (formal)
sayohnara
さよなら。 Goodbye.
sayonara (informal)
ではまたあした。 See you tomorrow.
dewa mata ashita
In conversation: formal (3 minutes)
こんにちは。 こんにちは。私の名前はロバ どうぞ、よろしく。
私の名前は岡田です。 ート・バーカーです。 dohzo yoroshiku
konnichiwa. watashi no konnichiwa. watashi no namae
Pleased to meet you.
namae wa Okada desu wa Robahto Barker desu
Hello. My name is Okada. Hello. My name is Robert
Barker.
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