iSpeak JAPANESE the Ultimate Audio + Visual Phrasebook for your iPod Alex Chapin and Kyoko Davis
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INTRODUCTION The iSpeak Japanese phrasebook turns your iPod or MP3 player into a Japanese translation tool for on-the-spot reference. iSpeak Japanese has more than 1,200 audio tracks, organized into various categories that allow you to communicate in all typical travel situations such as finding accommodations, eating out, or expressing your perceptions and opinions. The iPod’s efficient, intuitive navigational interface allows you to quickly find those words and phrases most useful to you in a given context. Going out for sushi? Review the Eating Out albums in the Food category, as well as perhaps words and phrases in the Train & Metro album. iSpeak Japanese then allows you to both read and hear how these words and phrases are expressed—the most effective way to replicate native pronunciation and communicate successfully. I remember my first Sony Walkman; how amazing it seemed that I could listen to whatever I wanted, wherever I was. It was also a bit overwhelming, the possible incongruities, walking through, say, Times Square listening to Chopin’s Ballade no. 1 in G Minor. Sony Walkmans and later portable CD players allowed people to create their own soundtrack to any context, making it possible to listen to a foreign language while immersed in its culture—while sitting in a café in Paris, for example. Now, digital mobile audio players such as the iPod introduce radical new ways to refine that immersion as well as add an interactive component to preparing for travel abroad or studying language in a context that will be explained in more detail below.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 1. Connect your iPod to your computer. 2. Start up iTunes. 3. Insert the iSpeak CD into your computer. 4. Locate the “iSpeak Audio” folder/directory on the CD. 5. Click and drag the folder labeled “Copy to iTunes Music Library” into your iTunes library. 6. Sync your iPod to load the iSpeak files onto your iPod.
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Note: users with iTunes on a PC may need to enable the option “Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to library” to load files directly to iTunes. This option is found in the Advanced Preferences tab under the Edit toolbar. If you do not wish to enable this option, you need to first copy the files directly to your hard drive, and then drag the files to the iTunes Music Library window.
JAPANESE CHARACTERS IN iTUNES In order to view Japanese characters in iTunes, you may need to configure your computer to display Japanese. In Mac OS X, this can be done by choosing Apple > System Preferences... > International. In Microsoft Windows, this can be done by choosing Start > Settings > Control Panel > Regional Options.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR OTHER MOBILE AUDIO DEVICES While the iSpeak Japanese phrasebook was designed to work with iPods, it can be used on any other digital audio player that can play MP3 audio files. iSpeak audio files are loaded in the same way as any other MP3 audio files.
LISTENING TO iSPEAK JAPANESE PHRASES Once your iSpeak Japanese audio files have been loaded onto your iPod or other MP3 player, you can locate them in the same way you locate music files or audiobooks, by browsing Artists or Genres. iPods have a scroll wheel that is used to select different options on the screen. Once selected (i.e., highlighted), the center button is used to choose the selected option. The menu button is used to return to a previous menu. Here are the steps:
Locating iSpeak Audio by Artist 1. From your iPod’s main menu, select Music. (Note: the items available from the main menu of your iPod vary with settings and model. If you do not see Music in your main menu, select Artists instead.)
iPod Music Photos Playlists
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> > >
2. From the Music menu, select Artists.
Music Playlists Artists Albums
> > >
Artists iS Japn 01 Conversation iS Japn 02 Travel iS Japn 03 Accommodations
> > >
4. After selecting an artist or category (iS Japn 01 Conversation, for example), choose the appropriate album or subcategory (01 Basics > Conversation, for example).
iS Japn 01 Conversation 01 Basics > Conversation 02 Introductions 03 Occupations
> > >
5. Your iPod screen should now display words and phrases from the selected album or subcategory, with titles in English followed by Japanese. Choose the track or word/phrase you would like to listen to (Hello | Konnichiwa, for example).
01 Basics > Conversation Hello. | Konnichiwa. Good morning. | Ohayoo-gozai. Good afternoon. | Konnichiwa. Good evening. | Konbanwa. How are you? | Ogenki desu ka?
3. Scroll through the alphabetic listing of artists to find the iSpeak Japanese main categories, each of which begins with “iS Japn.” Choose the iSpeak (iS) artist or category that you would like to listen to (iS Japn 01 Conversation, for example).
6. After you have chosen a track, it will begin playing. You will first hear the Japanese phrase followed by the equivalent in English and then followed by Japanese again. Tracks of Japanese words or short phrases also include a full sentence demonstrating how that word/phrase is used.
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Now Playing Hello. | Konnichiwa. 01 Basics > Conversation iS Japn 01 Conversation
Locating iSpeak Audio by Genre If your iPod or MP3 player has many audio tracks by many artists, it may be quicker to locate the iSpeak files by selecting Genres. Here are the steps: 1. From your iPod’s main menu, select Music. (Note: the items available from the main menu of your iPod vary with settings and model. If you do not see Music in your main menu, select Genres instead.) 2. From the Music menu, select Genres. (Note: the items available from the Music menu of your iPod also vary with settings and model. Genres should appear somewhere in the Music menu.) 3. Scroll through the alphabetic listing of Genres to genres beginning with “Language” (Language-Japanese, for example) and choose the language you would like to listen to.
iPod
> > >
Music Photos Playlists
Music Playlists Artists Genres
> > >
Genres Language-Japanese Language-Portuguese Language-Spanish
> > >
4. Follow steps 3 through 5 for “Locating iSpeak Audio by Artist” listed above.
READING iSPEAK JAPANESE PHRASES There are a few different ways that you can view the Japanese and English text for each iSpeak audio track. Most MP3 players will display some of this text—usually the Track, Album, and Artist.
Print Booklet If you have an MP3 player with a very small display or no display at all, the print booklet may be helpful, particularly if you want to see how a phrase is written in the language you are studying. The booklet contains the Japanese and English for each phrase that is included in the audio. These are organized by the Artist and Album headings.
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Track, Album, and Artist Display All iPods (and many MP3 players) display a given track’s Title, Album, and Artist while the track is playing. However, small iPods such as the Nano or older iPods may not be able to display as much text immediately on the screen as bigger or newer iPods can. All iPods, however, compensate for the limited number of characters/words they can display by scrolling the title of the track when it is playing or when it is selected. With these limitations in mind, Now Playing iSpeak Japanese was designed so that Hello | Konnichiwa the English phrase is followed by the Hello. Japanese for easy navigation. This may not be immediately visible on other MP3 >> Konnichiwa. | Good morning. players. > Ohayoo-gozaimasu. |
Album List Lyrics Display If you have a newer iPod (5G or later) or an MP3 player that displays lyrics, then you will be able to access the complete English and Japanese text and information about other tracks in the given album or category, as well as other albums. Track “lyrics” can be viewed on 5G or later iPods as follows: 1. Choose a track to listen to. 2. While the track is playing, click the center button twice. Each iSpeak Japanese audio track has in its lyrics display both the English text and the Japanese text and characters immediately below it. The lyrics display also shows the other words and phrases in that same album. Once the lyrics display is selected, it will remain until the center button is clicked again. This allows you to more easily read the words and phrases in both English and Japanese while the
Good afternoon. > Konnichiwa. | Good evening. > Konbanwa. | How are you? > Ogenki desu ka? | Fine, thanks. > Hai, okage-sama de. | Pleased to meet you. > Doozo yoroshiku. | … etc.
> 01 Basics > Conversation 02 Introductions 03 Occupations 04 Interests 05 Opinions 06 Feelings 07 Weather
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audio is playing—not only for the current track but also for upcoming and previous tracks in that album. The current track title is always shown at the top as well as being included in the list of other tracks from the same album. The Japanese of the current track is always preceded by the >> symbol in the track list. The current album is preceded by the > symbol in the album list that follows the track list.
TECHNIQUES FOR USING ISPEAK JAPANESE These nearly 1,500 audio tracks are literally at your fingertips for easy reference in common situations. For example, if you need to find an ATM machine in Yokohama you would scroll to the Bank album in Services & Shopping where you would find the phrase, “Where is there an ATM near here?” iSpeak Japanese is also an excellent study tool for preparation for an upcoming trip. What follows are some techniques to get the most out of iSpeak Japanese for memorizing phrases and language learning.
Playlists While iSpeak phrasebooks are thematically organized for easy navigation, iPods (and some other MP3 players) also allow you to create your own playlists, which are simply lists of tracks in whatever order you choose from any Artists/Albums in your library. Thus in preparation for an evening out on the town, you can create a playlist of words and phrases from a variety of albums and artists including perhaps Entertainment > Planning, Travel > Bus, Food > Eating Out > Reservations and Eating Out > Ordering, as well as Conversation > Introductions and Conversation > Interests. If you have some music—perhaps Utada Hikaru or Enka—such tracks can be interspersed with your iSpeak tracks to add variety to the mix. To create a playlist in iTunes, do the following: 1. From the iTunes File menu, choose New Playlist. 2. Locate this new playlist (it will be titled “untitled playlist”) in the Playlist column in iTunes. 3. Rename this new playlist with a name that describes the tracks you will put into it. 4. Locate tracks you would like to add to this new playlist from your iTunes Music Library and drag them on top of your new playlist title.
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Smart Playlists In addition to playlists, the iPod and some other MP3 players will also allow you to make “smart playlists.” Smart playlists are simply playlists based on particular search criteria and ordering. To create one, choose New Smart Playlist from the iTunes File menu. For example, you could create a smart playlist with the following rules: Match all of the following rules: Genre contains Language Album contains Basics Limit to 50 items selected by least often played The above smart playlist would consist of all words and phrases from all the Basics albums (most categories or iSpeak Artists have a Basics album that features key vocabulary for the particular topic) with those words and phrases that you have played the least appearing first and items you have played more frequently appearing later. iPods keep track of how often you play a particular track as well as when you played it last. Thus the above playlist could be modified to order tracks by least recently played and limited only to tracks that you have listened to at least once. Match all of the following rules: Genre contains Language Album contains Basics Play Count is greater than 0 Limit to 50 items selected by least recently played
Ratings iPods also allow you to rate tracks on a scale of one to fi ve stars. You can rate iSpeak words and phrases according to how well you know them, perhaps giving high ratings to those words and phrases you don’t know and need to review and lower ratings to those that are more familiar and need less study. Then you can use these ratings in smart playlists such as the following:
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Match all of the following rules: Genre contains Language Artist contains Conversation My Rating is in the range BBB to BBBBB Limit to 50 items selected by highest rating This smart playlist will include all tracks from the “Conversation” Artist or category that you have rated between three and five stars and will sort these tracks such that tracks with higher ratings (e.g., not as well known) will appear first.
GETTING STARTED WITH JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE The Japanese writing system combines Chinese characters (kanji ) and two phonetic syllabaries known as hiragana and katakana. Kanji are used primarily for nouns, as well as the stems of verbs and adjectives. Hiragana is used for the endings of verbs and adjectives, as well as for grammatical particles (these are words equivalent to “on” or “the” in English). Katakana is reserved primarily for foreign words and names. Thus many phrases are written using all three writing systems. Japanese words and phrases can also be represented using Latin characters (ro¯maji). When listening to iSpeak audio files, words and phrases will be shown in both English and ro¯maji. Hiragana and kanji equivalents will be shown in the lyrics display, accessible on most iPods and on some other mobile media devices. Japanese has a smaller range of sounds than English. Syllables can be single vowels (a, i, u, e, o), a consonant followed by a vowel (e.g., ka, ki, ku, ke, ko), a consonant followed by y and vowel (e.g., kya, kyu, kyo) and a single nasal consonant (n), which is a syllable by itself. Japanese is spoken with equal stress on every syllable (unlike English, which stresses particular syllables). Falling intonation generally indicates the finality of a statement, while rising intonation is used for a question. Japanese people use polite expressions to talk to or talk about people who are older or who are of “a higher social status” or who are strangers. By using special words and styles you can either elevate those people or lower yourself to show your respect indirectly. There are so many different levels of politeness in Japanese, mastery of this aspect of the language can be very challenging. In this phrasebook,
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we chose the most appropriate and reasonable style for you to use on your trip to Japan. Some of the sentences might seem a little long to repeat, but just the right amount of politeness will invite more willingness to assist you. Proper bowing technique helps to create a good impression. Japanese people bow when greeting, apologizing, making a request, and offering things. Bow with your feet together, hands on the sides of the body for men and in front for women. One slowly bends forward and downward slightly from your waist up with your back straight. The longer and deeper bows are considered more polite. When handing something to someone, you should do it in such a way that the other person can either read or use it without turning it around. The use of both hands is considered more polite. When you visit other people’s homes, you are expected to bring some gift (called omiyage) for them. The most common gift for this purpose might be food such as sweets and fruit. When entering Japanese homes, you should take off your shoes and put them in a position that allows you to easily put them back on when leaving. Japanese homes have indoor slippers for guests at the entry hall. When being offered some food or drinks, it’s considered polite to decline at least the first time. You need not worry, however; the host will insist on serving you something anyway. Tipping is not customary in Japan. You don’t have to tip in restaurants or taxis. Hotels and expensive restaurants might include service charges in the price, so you don’t need to calculate it yourself. Either way, you can expect good service in general.
STRATEGIES TO MAXIMIZE LANGUAGE LEARNING WITH iSPEAK JAPANESE When using iSpeak phrasebooks on your iPod or other MP3 player, pay attention! While a certain amount of language can be learned passively simply by hearing, so much more can be learned through active listening. Ideally your iSpeak tracks should complement your surroundings. For example you could listen to words and phrases in the Buying album while shopping or listen to words and phrases related to food before eating out.
Listen and Repeat All audio tracks begin with the Japanese word or phrase, followed by the English, and then the Japanese again to help push you to begin “thinking” in your new language. Repeat the Japanese word or phrase immediately after hearing it, and challenge yourself to recall the English before it is played. Most tracks of words or
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short phrases also contain sentences demonstrating how that word or short phrase is used. Repeat these sentences after hearing them, and again challenge yourself to figure out what these sentences mean before hearing them in English. This may require pausing playback or repeating the playback of a given track.
Change the Context One of the radical innovations of digital audio players such as iPods is that they let you change the order of tracks in endless ways through custom or smart playlists as described above. Take advantage of this functionality to create playlists that focus on particular sets of words and phrases. It is also good to add a certain amount of randomness to your lists or listening habits. You can do this by creating smart playlists that are randomly sorted or simply listening to an album without reading the track titles. Both approaches allow you to quiz yourself by listening and attempting to recall or guess the meaning of a word or phrase before you hear its English equivalent. Again, this may require pausing a track or repeating its playback.
Refresh Your Mind Don’t push yourself too hard! If your attention starts to waver (or you start bumping into people), take a break, listen to some music, or turn off your iPod for a while. Vary your study habits as well, sometimes listening and reading simultaneously, other times just reading or just listening.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS Alex Chapin is a curricular technologist at Middlebury College specializing in the development of technologies for second-language acquisition. Kyoko Davis is a lecturer in the Japanese Studies Department at Middlebury College.
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CONTENTS 01 CONVERSATION 01 Basics > Conversation 02 Introductions 03 Occupations 04 Interests 05 Opinions 06 Feelings 07 Weather
02 TRAVEL 01 Basics > Travel 02 Directions 03 Borders 04 Air 05 Train & Metro 06 Bus 07 Tickets 08 Car > Basics 09 Car > Rental 10 Car > Maintenance
03 ACCOMMODATIONS 01 Basics > Accommodations 02 Finding Accommodations 03 Inquiring About Rooms 04 Reserving a Room 05 Amenities & Service 06 Problems 07 Renting > Basics 08 Renting > Inquiries
04 FOOD 01 Basics > Food 02 Eating Out > Reservations 03 Eating Out > Ordering 04 Eating Out > Service 05 Beverages 06 Meat, Poultry & Fish 07 Vegetables & Grains 08 Fruit & Dairy 09 Preparation
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05 SERVICES & SHOPPING 01 Basics > Services & Shopping 02 Inquiries 03 Assistance 04 Buying 05 Bank 06 Post Office 07 Telephone 08 Internet 09 Medical 10 Pharmacy 11 Emergencies
06 ENTERTAINMENT 01 Basics > Entertainment 02 Inquiries 03 Planning 04 Museums & Galleries 05 Music 06 Films, Theater & Dance 07 Sports
07 REFERENCE 01 Numbers 02 Time & Date 03 Twenty Key Phrases 04 Cool Expressions
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01 CONVERSATION 01 Basics > Conversation Hello. Good morning. Good afternoon. Good evening. How are you? Fine, thanks. How do you do? Pleased to meet you. What is your name? My name is . . . Good-bye. See you later. Yes. No. Excuse me. Sorry. Please. (requesting) Please. (offering) Thank you. You’re welcome. I don’t speak Japanese. Do you speak English? Could you speak more slowly? Could you repeat that? I don’t understand. I understand a little Japanese. How do you say . . . in Japanese? What’s that called in Japanese? Could you write it down? Could you take a picture? Congratulations.
Konnichiwa. Ohayoo-gozaimasu. Konnichiwa. Konbanwa. Ogenki desu ka? Hai, okage-sama de. Hajime-mashite? Doozo yoroshiku. Onamae wa? Watashi no namae wa… desu. Sayoonara. Ja, mata. Hai. Iie. Sumimasen. Gomen-nasai. Onegai-shimasu. Doozo. Arigatoo-gozaimasu. Doo itashi-mashite. Nihongo ga wakarimasen. Eego ga wakarimasu ka? Motto yukkuri hanashite-kudasai? Moo ichido itte-kudasai? Wakarimasen. Nihongo ga sukoshi wakarimasu. … wa nihongo de nante iimasu ka? Wa nihongo de nan desu ka? Kaite moraemasen ka? Shashin o totte moraemasen ka? Omedetoo-gozaimasu.
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Please give my regards to . . . I’m sorry to intrude. Thank you for your hospitality. Good luck.
… ni yoroshiku otsutae-kudasai. Ojama-shimasu. Osewa ni narimashita. Ganbatte kudasai.
02 Introductions Hello. My name is . . . What is your name? How do you do? Pleased to meet you. How are you? Fine, thanks. This is my wife. This is my husband. This is my son. This is my daughter. This is my friend. This is my girlfriend. This is my boyfriend. This is my colleague. I’m here . . . . . . on vacation. . . . on business. . . . for a conference. . . . with my family. . . . on my own. I’m here to study. Do you live here? Where are you from? I’m . . . . . . from the United States. . . . from Canada. . . . from England. . . . from Australia.
Konnichiwa. Watashino namae wa… desu. Onamae wa? Hajime-mashite? Doozo yoroshiku. Ogenki desu ka? Okage-sama de. Kanai desu. Shujin desu. Musuko desu. Musume desu. Tomodachi desu. Kanojo desu. Kare desu. Dooryoo desu. … kite-imasu. Kyuuka de… Shooyoo de… Gakkai de… Kazoku to… Hitori de… Ryuugaku-chuu desu. Koko ni sunde-imasu ka? Goshusshin wa? … shusshin desu. Amerika… Kanada… Igirisu… Oosutoraria…
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I live . . . . . . in New York. . . . in Toronto. . . . in the United States. . . . in Ireland. . . . near London.
… ni sunde-imasu. Nyuuyooku… Toronto… Amerika… Airurando… Rondon no chikaku…
03 Occupations What do you do? What are you studying? I’m . . . . . . a student. . . . a writer. . . . a scientist. . . . a consultant. . . . an architect. . . . a mechanic. . . . a designer. I work in . . . . . . education. . . . finance. . . . fashion. . . . business. I’m self-employed. I’m between jobs. I’m studying . . . . . . literature. . . . mathematics. . . . sciences. . . . art. . . . humanities. . . . philosophy. . . . psychology. . . . engineering.
Oshigoto wa nan desu ka? Nani o benkyoo shite-imasu ka? … desu. Gakusee… Sakka… Kagakusha… Konsarutanto… Kenchikuka… Seebishi… Dezainaa… … kankee no shigoto o shite-imasu. Kyooiku… Kinyuu… Fasshon… Bijinesu… Jieegyoo desu. Shitsugyoo-chuu desu. … o benkyoo shite-imasu. Bungaku… Suugaku… Kagaku… Bijutsu… Jinbunkagaku… Tetsugaku… Shinrigaku… Koogaku…
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04 Interests What are you interested in? I’m interested in . . . . . . politics. . . . technology. . . . art. . . . music. . . . photography. I like . . . . . . reading. . . . cooking. . . . hiking. . . . shopping. . . . sports. . . . karaoke. What . . . do you like? . . . types of music . . . . . . movies . . . . . . restaurants . . . . . . clubs . . . . . . writers . . . . . . cities . . . . . . painters . . .
Nani ni kyoomi ga arimasu ka? … ni kyoomi ga arimasu. Seeji… Tekunorojii… Bijutsu… Ongaku… Shashin… … ga silo desi. Dokusho… Ryoori… Haikingu… Kaimono… Supootsu… Karaoke… Donna… ga suki desu ka? … ongaku… … eega… … resutoran… … kurabu… … sakka… … machi… … gaka…
05 Opinions How is it? It’s . . . . . . good. . . . not good. . . . OK. . . . so so. . . . fun. . . . very interesting. . . . just right.
Doo desu ka? … desu. Ii… Yokunai… Warukunai… Maamaa… Tanoshii… Totemo omoshiroi… Choodo ii…
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It isn’t very interesting. How was it? I thought it was . . . . . . entertaining. . . . boring. . . . beautiful. . . . modern. . . . old-fashioned. I agree. I don’t agree. I don’t know. I don’t care. I love Japanese food! The people here are very friendly. It’s a beautiful city. The countryside is beautiful. I like countryside. Your home is lovely.
Amari omoshiroku arimasen. Doo deshita ka? … to omoimashita. Omoshiroi… Tsumaranai… Kiree da… Modan da… Hurukusai… Sansee desu. Hantai desu. Wakarimasen. Kamaimasen. Nihon-ryoori ga dai-suki desu! Koko no hito wa totemo shinsetsu desu ne. Kiree na machi desu ne. Chihoo wa kiree desu ne. Inaka ga suki desu. Suteki na otaku desu ne.
06 Feelings How are you feeling? Are you . . . ? I’m . . . . . . . happy. . . . sad. I’m tired. I’m rested. I’m nervous. I’m relaxed. I’m excited. I’m confused.
Gokibun wa ikaga desu ka? … desu ka? … desu. Ureshii… Kanashii… Tsukarete-imasu. Karada ga yasumatta ki ga shimasu. Kinchoo shite-imasu. Rirakkusu shite-imasu. Wakuwaku shite-imasu. Konran shite-imasu.
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07 Weather What’s the weather today? It’s sunny. It’s cloudy. It’s hot. It’s cold. It’s snowing. It’s stormy. It’s windy. It’s foggy. A typhoon is approaching. It’s hot and humid. What’s the weather forecast? Will it . . . today? . . . rain . . . . . . snow . . . Tomorrow will be . . . . . . warmer. . . . colder. Is it usually . . . . . . so hot? . . . so humid?
Kyoo no tenki wa doo desu ka? Hare desu. Kumori desu. Atsui desu. Samui desu. Yuki ga hutte-imasu. Are-moyoo desu. Kaze ga tsuyoi desu Kiri ga kakatte-imasu. Taihuu ga chikazuite kite imasu. Mushi-atsui desu. Tenki-yohoo wa nan desu ka? Kyoo wa… ka? … ame ga hurimasu… … yuki ga hurimasu… Tshita wa… … atatakaku narimasu. … samuku narimasu. Taitee… ka? … totemo atsui desu… … totemo mushiatsui desu…
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02 TRAVEL 01 Basics > Travel ticket Japan Railway Pass nonreserved seating reserved seating passport check-in arrivals departures luggage seat plane flight airport train train station ticket vending area ticket gate platform kiosk bus bus station bus stop car map taxi taxi stand road street schedule subway
kippu jee-aaru-pasu jiyuu-seki shitee-seki pasupooto chekku-in toochaku shuppatsu nimotsu seki hikooki bin kuukoo densha eki kippu-uriba kaisatsu hoomu baiten basu basu taaminaru basu-tee kuruma chizu takushii takushii-noriba dooro michi jikoku-hyoo chikatetsu
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02 Directions Excuse me. Could you help me . . . ? Where is . . . ? I’m looking for . . . left right there here straight ahead first left second right at the intersection at the traffic light at the traffic circle It’s near. It’s far. one kilometer two kilometers
Sumimasen. Onegai ga aru n desu ga? … wa doko desu ka? … o sagashite iru n desu ga. hidari migi asoko koko massugu saisho no kado o hidari ni nibanme no kado o migi ni koosaten de shingoo de kanjoo-koosaro Chikai desu. Tooi desu. ichi kiro ni kiro
03 Borders customs border Baggage Control Your . . . please . . . passport . . . . . . identification . . . I don’t understand. What’s the purpose of your visit? I’m here . . . . . . on business. . . . on vacation. I’m here in transit. How long are you staying?
zeekan kokkyoo tenimotsu-toriatsukai-jo … o onegai shimasu. Pasupooto… Mibun-shoomee-sho… Wakarimasen. Ryokoo no mokuteki wa nan desu ka? … kite imasu. Shooyoo de… Kyuuka de… Noritsugi desu. Taizai-kikan wa donogurai desu ka?
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I’m here for . . . . . . two days. . . . one month. . . . three weeks. I’m . . . . . . on my own. . . . with my family. . . . with a group. to declare Do you have anything to declare? I have nothing to declare. I have something to declare. It’s . . . . . . a gift. . . . for personal use. last name first name maiden name address date date of birth place of birth nationality occupation signature
… taizai-shimasu. Hutsuka… Ikkagetsu… Sanshuukan… … kite imasu. Hitoride… Kazoku to… Dantai de… shinkoku-suru Shinkoku-suru mono wa arimasen ka? Shinkoku-suru mono wa arimasen. Shinkoku-suru mono ga arimasu. … desu. Okurimono… Kojinyoo… myooji namae kyuusee juusho hinichi seinengappi shusseechi kokuseki shokugyoo shomee
04 Air Where is/Where are . . . . . . check-in? . . . baggage claim? . . . the gate? . . . taxis? . . . the car rental? . . . the buses?
… wa doko desu ka? Chikkuin… Tenimotsu-uketorijo… Toojoo geeto… Takushii… Renntakaa… Basu…
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. . . the duty-free shops? . . . the restroom? . . . arrivals? . . . departures? . . . the security check? My baggage . . . . . . has been stolen. . . . has been lost. . . . has not arrived.
Menzeehinten… Otearai… Toochaku robii… Shuppatsu robii… . Tenimotsu-kensa… Watashi no nimotsu… … ga nusumare-mashita. … ga nakunari-mashita. … ga tsuite-imasen.
05 Train & Metro Where is the train station? Where is the metro station? Where does the train for Osaka leave from? What time does . . . . . . . the train leave for Narita? . . . the train arrive from Sendai? What station is this? What’s the next station? This is your stop. Is this the train for Hiroshima? Where is . . . . . . the entrance? . . . the exit? . . . the information desk? . . . the ticket counter?
Eki wa doko desu ka? Chikatetsu no eki wa doko desu ka? Oosaka-yuki no densha wa doko kara de-masu ka? … nanji ni? Narita-yuki no densha… Sendai kara no densha… Koko wa nan to yuu eki desu ka? Tsugi no eki wa nan to yuu eki desu ka? Koko de orite kudasai. Kono densha wa Hiroshima ni ikimasu ka? … wa doko desu ka? Iriguchi… Deguchi… Annaijo… Kippu uriba…
06 Bus Where is . . . . . . the bus station? . . . the bus stop? . . . the next bus to Yokohama?
… wa doko desu ka? Basu taaminaru… Basu-tee… Tsugi no Yokohama yuki no basu…
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Is this . . . . . . the bus to Nagano? . . . the center of town? Can I reserve a seat?
Kore wa… desu ka? … Nagano yuki no basu… … machi no chuushinbu… Seki o yoyaku dekimasu ka?
07 Tickets Where can I buy a ticket? I want to go to Kyoto. I would like . . . . . . a one-way ticket. . . . a round-trip ticket. . . . a day ticket. . . . a weekly ticket. . . . a monthly ticket. . . . a standby ticket. . . . an e-ticket. How much is it? How long is it valid for? Can it be refunded? Can it be transferred?
Kippu wa doko de kae-masu ka? Kyooto ni ikitai n desu ga. … o kudasai. Katamichi kippu… Oohuku kippu… Ichi-nichi ken… Isshuukan no kippu… Ikkagetsu no kippu… Kyanseru machi no kippu… Ii-chiketto… Ikura desu ka? Yuukoo-kikan wa donogurai desu ka? Haraimodoshi wa deki-masu ka? Henkoo wa deki-masu ka?
08 Car > Basics car gasoline gas station oil automatic car manual car road map intersection traffic light
kuruma gasorin gasorin sutando oiru ootomachikku manyuaru dooro chizu koosaten shingoo
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09 Car > Rental Where can I rent a car?
Rentakaa wa doko de kariraremasu ka? Rentakaa o… karitai n desu ga. … ichi-nichi… … itsuka… … isshuukan… … kuruma o karitai n desu ga. Eakon tsuki no… Yonrin-kudoo no… Ootomachikku no… … o kaite kudasai? Ichi-nichi no kihon ryookin… Ichi-kiro goto no ryookin… Hokenryoo… Atamakin…
I want to rent a car . . . . . . for one day. . . . for five days. . . . for a week. I need a car . . . . . . with air-conditioning. . . . with four-wheel drive. . . . with automatic transmission. Can you write down . . . . . . the daily charge? . . . the charge per kilometer? . . . the cost of insurance? . . . the deposit to pay?
10 Car > Maintenance Where can I find . . . . . . a gas station? . . . parking? . . . the nearest garage? Fill it up, please. Eight liters of . . . Two thousand yen of . . . . . . unleaded. . . . premium. . . . diesel. I am out of gas. My car won’t start. The battery is dead. I have a flat. I have had an accident. I lost my keys.
… wa doko desu ka? Gasorin sutando… Chuushajoo… Ichiban chikai chuushajoo… Mantan de onegai-shimasu. Hachi rittoru onegai-shimasu… … o ni-sen-en bun onegai-shimasu. Regyuraa… Haioku… Keeyu… Gasu ketsu desu. Enjin ga kakaranai n desu. Batterii ga agatta n desu. Taiya ga panku shita n desu. Jiko ni atta n desu. Kagi o nakushita n desu.
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My car is three kilometers away. Can you help me? Do you repair cars? Can you . . . . . . repair it? . . . give me an estimate? How long will it take? When will it be ready?
Watashi no kuruma wa san-kiro hanareta tokoro ni aru n desu. Tasukete kudasai? Kuruma no shuuri o shite moraemasen ka? … morae-masen ka? Shuuri o shite… Mitsumori o shite… Donogurai kakari-masu ka? Itsu deki-masu ka?
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03 ACCOMMODATIONS 01 Basics > Accommodations room reservation to reserve hotel vacancies youth hostel single room double room bath bathroom shower Japanese-style inn guest house hot springs bath for men bath for women key night week breakfast
heya yoyaku yoyaku-suru hoteru kuushitsu yuusu-hosuteru shinguru-ruumu daburu-ruumu ohuro basu-ruumu shawaa ryokan minshuku onsen otoko-buro onna-buro kagi ippaku isshuukan chooshoku
02 Finding Accommodations Where is there . . . . . . a hotel? . . . a Japanese-style inn? . . . a guest house? . . . a youth hostel? . . . a camping ground? Can you recommend something . . . . . . inexpensive? . . . nice?
… wa, doko desu ka? Hoteru… Ryokan… Minshuku… Yuusu-hosuteru… Kyanpu-joo… Dokoka… tokoro wa arimasen ka? … yasui… … ii…
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. . . nearby? . . . near town center? What is the address? How do I get there?
… chikai… … machi no chuushinbu ni chikai… Juusho wa nan desu ka? Dooyatte ikimasu ka?
03 Inquiring About Rooms Do you have any vacancies? Can I reserve a room? It’s for . . . . . . one person. . . . two people. . . . one night. . . . two nights. . . . one week. . . . two weeks. I would like a room with . . . . . . a single bed. . . . a double bed. . . . a bath. . . . a shower. . . . a toilet. . . . air-conditioning . . . . a TV. . . . an Internet connection. . . . a telephone. I would like . . . . . . full board. . . . bed and breakfast. . . . a cot.
Kuushitsu ga arimasu ka? Heya o yoyaku dekimasu ka? … desu. Hitori… Hutari… Ippaku… Nihaku… Isshuukan… Nishuukan… … heya o onegai-shimasu. Shinguru no… Daburu no… Ohuro-tsuki no… Shawaa-tsuki no… Toire-tsuki no… Eakon-tsuki no… Terebi-tsuki no… Intaanetto-tsuki no… Denwa-tsuki no… … o onegai-shimasu. Sanshoku-tsuki no heya… Chooshoku-tsuki no heya… Oritatami-beddo…
04 Reserving a Room I have a reservation. I have made an online reservation. confirmation number My name is . . .
Yoyaku shite-arimasu. Intaanetto de yoyaku-shimashita. yoyaku-bangoo Namae wa… desu.
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How much is it . . . . . . per night? . . . per week? . . . per person? . . . for half board? Does the price include . . . . . . breakfast? . . . service and tax? Could you write it down? May I see the room? Do you have anything . . . . . . bigger? . . . cheaper? . . . quieter? . . . warmer? OK, I’ll take it. I won’t take it.
… ikura desu ka? Ippaku… Isshuukan… Hitori… Nishoku-tsuki de… Kono nedan niwa,… ga hukumareteimasu ka? … chooshoku… … saabisu-ryoo to zeekin… Kaite itadakemasen ka? Heya o misete moraemasen ka? … wa, arimasen ka? Motto ookii heya… Motto yasui heya… Motto shizuka na heya… Motto atatakai heya… Jaa, kono heya o onegai-shimasu. Sumimasen ga, kekkoo desu.
05 Amenities & Service Please, may I have . . . . . . . another blanket? . . . another pillow? . . . some soap? . . . a towel? . . . a cotton kimono? Where is . . . . . . the dining room? . . . the bar? . . . the bathroom? Please wake me up at 7. Can I use . . . . . . the kitchen? . . . the laundry? . . . the telephone?
… onegai-shimasu? Moohu o moo ichi-mai… Makura o moo hitotsu… Sekken o… Taoru o… Yukata o… … wa, doko desu ka? Shokudoo… Baa… Basu-ruumu… Shichi-ji ni okoshite kudasai. … o kashite-moraemasen ka? Daidokoro… Sentakuki… Denwa…
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Who is it? Just a moment. Come in. Come back later!
Dochira-sama desu ka? Shooshoo omachi-kudasai. Ohairi-kudasai. Mata ato de kite kudasai!
06 Problems . . . doesn’t work. The air-conditioning . . . The fan . . . The toilet . . . The window . . . The heat . . . The lamp . . . The lock . . . The key . . . I’ve lost my key. The bed is not made up. The room is . . . . . . dirty. . . . smelly. . . . cold. . . . hot. The room is noisy. The bill is not correct.
… ga, kowareteimasu. Eakon ga… Senpuuki… Toire… Mado… Hiitaa… Denki-sutando… Joo… Kagi… Kagi o nakushita n desu. Beddo-meekingu sarete-imasen. Heya ga… … kitanai n desu. … kusai n desu. … samui n desu. … atsui n desu. Heya ga urusai n desu. Seekyuusho ga machigatte-imasu.
07 Renting > Basics room apartment house rent deposit key furnished unfurnished
heya apaato ie yachin shikikin kagi kagu-tsuki kagu-nashi
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central heating air-conditioning stove washing machine refrigerator water heater
sentoraru-hiitingu eakon renji sentakuki reezooko onsuiki
08 Renting > Inquiries My name is . . . What is your name? What is your address? I’m staying at . . . Is there . . . . . . central heating? . . . air-conditioning? . . . a washing machine? . . . doesn’t work. The refrigerator . . . The telephone . . . The toilet . . . The stove . . .
Watashi no namae wa… desu. Onamae wa? Juusho wa? … ni tomatte imasu. … wa, arimasu ka? Sentoraru-hiitingu… Eakon… Sentakuki… … ga kowarete-imasu. Reezooko… Denwa… Toire… Renji…
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04 FOOD 01 Basics > Food food beverage breakfast lunch dinner snack entrée appetizer side dish dessert café bar restaurant sushi restaurant noodle shop waiter waitress I would like . . . Please. Thank you. menu meat fruit vegetable pickles fish cheese cooked rice miso soup sushi
tabemono nomimono chooshoku chuushoku yuushoku keeshoku mein koosu zensai tsuke-awase dezaato kissaten baa resutoran sushi-ya soba-ya ueitaa ueitoresu … o kudasai. Onegai-shimasu. Arigatoo-gozaimasu. menyuu niku kudamono yasai tsukemono sakana chiizu gohan miso-shiru osushi
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ramen noodles yakitori sukiyaki tempura wine sake beer Thank you. (before eating/drinking) Cheers! Thank you. (after eating/drinking)
raamen yakitori sukiyaki tenpura wain osake biiru Itadakimasu. Kanpai! Gochisoo-sama-deshita.
02 Eating Out > Reservations Can you recommend . . . . . . a restaurant? . . . a café? . . . a bar? . . . a Japanese bar? . . . a sushi restaurant? . . . a traditional restaurant? . . . a vegetarian restaurant? . . . an inexpensive restaurant? . . . a nearby restaurant? I would like to reserve a table . . . . . . at eight o’clock. . . . for this evening. . . . for tomorrow evening. It’s for two. One moment. I have reserved a table. The name is . . . Smoking or nonsmoking?
Osusume no… wa arimasen ka? … resutoran… … kissaten… … baa… … izakaya… … sushiya… … dentoo-ryoori no mise… … bejitarian no mise… … yasui resutoran… chikaku ni… resutoran… … yoyaku onegai-shimasu. Hachi-ji ni… Konban no… Ashita no ban no… Hutari desu. Shooshoo omachi-kudasai. Yoyaku-shimashita. Namae wa… desu. Kitsuen desu ka, kinen desu ka?
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03 Eating Out > Ordering I would like . . . . . . the menu. . . . the wine list. . . . a menu in English. Can you recommend . . . . . . an entrée? . . . an appetizer? . . . a local dish? . . . a bottle of wine? . . . sake? . . . a dessert? . . . a dish? I would like . . . on the side. . . . dressing . . . . . . sauce . . . . . . butter . . . I would like . . . . . . a glass of wine. . . . a beer. . . . coffee. . . . tea. . . . green tea. . . . fruit juice. . . . mineral water. . . . that. I’m a vegetarian. I’m allergic . . . . . . to shellfish. . . . to seafood. . . . to nuts. . . . to dairy products. . . . to MSG.
… o onegai-shimasu. Menyuu… Wain risuto… Eego no menyuu… Osusume no… wa dore desu ka? … mein disshu… … zensai… … kyoodo ryoori… … botoru wain… … osake… … dezaato… … ryoori… … wa betsu ni shite-kudasai. Doresshingu… Soosu… Bataa… … o onegai-shimasu. Gurasu wain… Biiru… Koohii… Koocha… Ocha… Juusu… Mineraru wootaa… Sore… Watashi wa bejitarian desu. … ni arerugii ga arimasu. Kairui… Gyokai… Nattsu… Nyuuseehin… Emu-esu-jii…
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04 Eating Out > Service Excuse me! I would like . . . please. . . . some more bread . . . . . . another bowl of rice . . . . . . some more wine . . . . . . some water . . . . . . some more green tea . . . . . . some soy sauce . . . . . . some pepper . . . . . . some salt . . . . . . wasabi . . . That’s not what I ordered. I wanted . . . That’s for me. What’s that? I have no . . . . . . knife. . . . fork. . . . spoon. How much longer? I love this dish. That was delicious. Where are the restrooms? The bill, please. How much is it? Is service included? It’s all together. We’d like to pay separately. I think there’s a mistake. Do you take . . . . . . credit cards? . . . traveler’s checks? . . . American money? Can I have a receipt?
Sumimasen! … o onegai-shimasu. Motto pan… Gohan no okawari… Motto wain… Mizu… Motto ocha… Shooyu… Koshoo… Shio… Wasabi… Kore wa chuumon-shiteimasen. … o onegai-shita n desu ga. Sore wa watashi no desu. Sore wa nan desu ka? … ga nai n desu ga. Naihu… Fooku… Supuun… Ato dono-gurai kakari-masu ka? Totemo oishii-desu. Oishikatta-desu. Otearai wa doko desu ka? Okanjoo o onegai-shimasu. Ikura desu ka? Saabisu-ryoo wa komi desu ka? Issho desu. Betsu-betsu ni onegai-shimasu? Kore, machigatte-imasen ka. … demo ii desu ka? Kurejitto-kaado… Toraberaazu-chekku… Doru… Reshiito o onegai-shimasu?
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05 Beverages milk juice coffee tea green tea sake red wine white wine sparkling wine a bottle of wine a glass of wine an aperitif beer draft beer dark beer local beer fruit juice soda water mineral water vodka rum sherry whisky gin
gyuunyuu juusu koohii koocha ocha osake aka-wain shiro-wain happoshu botoru-wain gurasu-wain shokuzenshu biiru nama biiru kuro-biiru ji-biiru huruutsu juusu tansan inryoo mizu mineraru wootaa uokka ramu sheriishu uisukii jin
06 Meat, Poultry & Fish meat beef lamb veal steak ham
niku gyuu-niku ramu-niku oushi-niku suteeki hamu
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bacon sausage chicken turkey duck seafood salmon shrimp tuna swordfish lobster sea bass trout squid octopus yellowtail salmon roe sea urchin eel free range egg
beekon sooseeji tori-niku shichimen-choo kamo shiihuudo sake ebi maguro mekajiki ise-ebi suzuki masu ika tako hamachi ikura uni unagi hanashi-gai no tamago
07 Vegetables & Grains vegetables organic cooked rice uncooked rice potatoes eggplant mushrooms onions carrots garlic lettuce salad
yasai ooganikku gohan kome jagaimo nasu kinoko tamanegi ninjin ninniku retasu sarada
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tomatoes peppers cabbage peas green beans broccoli pumpkin cucumber green onion daikon shiitake mushroom tofu
tomato piiman kyabetsu gurin piisu ingen-mame burokkori kabocha kyuuri negi daikon shiitake toohu
08 Fruit & Dairy fruit apples mandarin oranges oranges grapefruit bananas grapes strawberries cherries peaches plums melon dairy milk ice cream cheese yogurt
kudamono ringo mikan orenji gureepu-huruutsu banana budoo ichigo sakuranbo momo sumomo meron nyuuseehin gyuunyuu aisu-kuriimu chiizu yooguruto
09 Preparation cooked fresh
choori sareta nama no
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rare medium rare medium medium well well done grilled roasted smoked sautéed baked boiled fried steamed breaded
rea midiamu rea midiamu midiamu ueru uerudan guriru shita roosuto kunsee no itameta yaita yudeta ageta mushita hurai no
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05 SERVICES & SHOPPING 01 Basics > Services & Shopping shopping store shopping center market supermarket department store clothing store bookstore to buy to sell price receipt refund sale expensive cheap checkout bank Internet café bakery butcher pharmacy jeweler liquor store post office hospital hairdresser barber travel agency convenience store vending machine
kaimono mise shoppingu sentaa ichiba suupaa depaato iryoohin-ten honya kau uru nedan reshiito henkin seeru takai yasui reji ginkoo intaanetto-kafe panya nikuya yakkyoku hooseki-ten sakaya yuubinkyoku byooin biyooin tokoya ryokoo-gaisha konbini jidoo-hanbaiki
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02 Inquiries Where is there . . . near here? . . . a supermarket . . . . . . a pharmacy . . . . . . a bank . . . . . . a hospital . . . . . . a convenience store . . . Where is there . . . . . . a good clothing store? . . . a good butcher? . . . a good travel agent? Where can I buy . . . . . . produce? . . . batteries? . . . souvenirs? . . . wine? . . . cigarettes? . . . food? What time do you . . . . . . open? . . . close?
Kono chikaku ni… wa arimasu ka? … suupaa… … yakkyoku… … ginkoo… … byooin… … konbini… … wa doko desu ka? Ii iryoohin-ten… Ii nikuya… Ii ryokoo-gaisha… … wa doko de kaemasu ka? Yasai to kudamono… Denchi… Omiyage… Wain… Tabako… Tabemono… Nanji ni… ka? … akimasu… … shimarimasu…
03 Assistance Excuse me. What is . . . . . . that? . . . that over there? . . . this? What are . . . . . . these? . . . those? Can I look at . . . . . . this? . . . that ? . . . that over there?
Sumimasen. … wa nan desu ka? Sore… Are… Kore… … wa nan desu ka? Kore… Sore… … o misete kudasai? Kore… Sore… Are…
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Not that. Like that. Is that all? That’s enough. More, please. Less, please. That’s fine.
Sore ja arimasen. Sooyuu no o onegai shimasu. Sore dake desu ka? Sore de ii desu. Motto kudasai. Sukunaku shite kudasai. Sore de ii desu.
04 Buying How much is . . . . . . this? . . . that? . . . that over there? I would like . . . . . . one like that. . . . two of these. That’s too much. Do you have something . . . . . . better? . . . cheaper? . . . different? . . . smaller? . . . larger? Do you have it in . . . . . . black? . . . white? . . . blue? . . . yellow? . . . red? . . . pink? . . . green? . . . gray? . . . brown? How much is it? Could you write it down?
… wa ikura desu ka? Kore… Sore… Are… … o kudasai. Sooyuu no… Kore… hutatsu… Chotto ooi desu. … wa arimasen ka? Motto ii no… Motto yasui no… Chigau no… Motto chiisai no… Motto ookii no… … wa arimasen ka? Kuroi no… Shiroi no… Aoi no… Kiiroi no… Akai no… Pinku no… Midori no… Guree no… Chairo no… Ikura desu ka? Kaite moraemasen ka?
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Where do I pay? Do you take . . . . . . credit cards? . . . traveler’s checks? . . . American money? Is there a guarantee? Can I have . . . . . . a bag? . . . a receipt?
Reji a doko desu ka? … de haratte mo ii desu ka? Kurejitto-kaado… Toraberaazu-chekku… Doru… Hoshoo wa arimasu ka? … o kudasai? Hukuro… Reshiito…
05 Bank Where is there . . . near here? . . . a bank . . . . . . an ATM . . . . . . a currency exchange . . . Where can I . . . . . . cash a check? . . . change money? . . . withdraw money? I would like to cash . . . . . . this check . . . these traveler’s checks What’s the exchange rate? I would like to change . . . . . . dollars into yen. . . . yen into dollars. Here’s my . . . . . . ATM card. . . . passport. I’ve lost . . . . . . my ATM card. . . . my traveler’s checks. . . . my wallet. . . . my passport.
Kono chikaku ni… wa arimasu ka? … ginkoo… … genkin-jidoo-azuke-barai-ki… … gaika o kookan dekiru tokoro… Doko de… ka? … kogitte o genkinka… … ryoogae… … genkin o orosemasu… … o genkinka shitai n desu ga. Kono kogitte… Kono toraberaazu-chekku… Kookan reeto wa dono gurai desu ka? … kaetai n desu ga. Doru o en ni… En o doru ni… Kore ga watashi no… desu. … kyasshu kaado… … pasupooto… … o nakushimashtia. Kyasshu-kaado… Toraberaazu-chekku… Saihu… Pasupooto…
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06 Post Office Where is there . . . near here? . . . a post office . . . . . . a mailbox . . . I would like to send this . . . . . . to the United States. . . . to Canada. . . . to England. . . . to Australia. I would like to buy . . . . . . an aerogram. . . . an envelope. . . . some stamps.
Kono chikaku ni… wa arimasu ka. … yuubinkyoku… … posuto… Kore o… ni okuritai n desu ga. … Amerika… … Kanada… … Igirisu… … Oosutoraria… … o kudasai. Earoguramu… Huutoo… Kitte…
07 Telephone Where is the nearest public phone? I would like to buy a phone card. I would like to call . . . . . . long distance. . . . collect. . . . the United States. . . . Canada. . . . this number. The number is . . . What’s the . . . . . . area code for . . . ? . . . country code for . . . ? How much is it per minute? Hello. (on the phone) May I speak to . . . ? I don’t speak Japanese. Do you speak English? Who’s calling? It’s . . .
Kooshuu-denwa wa doko desu ka? Terefon-kaado o kaitai n desu ga. … o kaketai n desu ga. Chookyori-denwa… Korekuto-kooru… Amerika ni denwa… Kanada ni denwa… Kono bangoo ni denwa… Denwa-bangoo wa… desu. … wa nan desu ka? Shigai-kyokuban… Kunibangoo… Ippun ikura desu ka? Moshi-moshi. … o onegai shimasu? Nihongo ga wakarimasen. Eego ga wakarimasu ka? Dochira-sama desu ka? … desu.
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Sorry, wrong number. I’ve been cut off. The connection is bad. I’ll call back. Don’t hang up.
Sumimasen, machigaemashita. Kiremashita. Denwa ga tooi desu. Kakenaoshimasu. Kiranaide-kudasai.
08 Internet Is there an Internet café near here? I would like . . . . . . to check my e-mail. . . . to get Internet access. . . . to use a printer. . . . to use a scanner. How much is it? How much per hour? When do I pay? How do I . . . . . . log on? . . . get online? It’s not working. It’s crashed. I’m finished. What’s your . . . . . . e-mail address? . . . IM? . . . blog address? . . . is not working. The keyboard . . . The mouse . . . to copy to cut to paste to delete
Chikaku ni intaanetto-kafe wa arimasu ka? … tai n desu ga. Meeru o chekku shi… Intaanetto o tsukai… Purintaa o tsukai… Sukyanaa o tsukai… Ikura desu ka? Ichijikan ikura desu ka? Itsu haraimasu ka? Dooyatte… ka? … roguin shimasu… … intaanetto ni setsuzoku shimasu… Ugokanai n desu ga. Konpyuutaa ga kurasshu shimashita. Owarimashita. … wa nan desu ka? Meeru-adoresu… Handoru-mee… Burogu no adoresu… … ga kowarete-imasu. Kiiboodo… Mausu… kopii suru katto suru peesuto suru sakujo suru
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to download to save to receive to send
daunroodo suru hozon suru uketoru okuru
09 Medical Where is there . . . near here? . . . a hospital . . . . . . a pharmacy . . . I’m sick. It hurts. I need a doctor who speaks English. I have insurance. I have pain in my . . . . . . chest. . . . stomach. . . . back. . . . lower back. . . . leg. . . . arm. . . . ear. . . . eye. . . . head. . . . foot. . . . neck. I have pain here. I have a toothache. I’ve lost a filling. I feel dizzy. I feel feverish. I feel sick. I feel weak. Take care. (to a sick person)
Kono chikaku ni… wa arimasu ka? … byooin… … yakkyoku… Guai ga warui n desu. Itai n desu. Eego no wakaru sensee wa imasen ka. Hoken ga arimasu. … ga itai n desu. Mune… Onaka… Senaka… Koshi… Ashi… Ude… Mimi… Me… Atama… Ashi… Kubi… Koko ga itai n desu. Ha ga itai n desu. Ha no tsumemono ga toremashita. Memai ga shimasu. Netsuppoi desu. Gurai ga warui desu. Karada ga darui desu. Odaijini.
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10 Pharmacy I need a new prescription. My prescription is for . . . I have insurance. I need . . . . . . aspirin. . . . pain reliever. . . . antacid. . . . antiseptic. . . . bandages. . . . allergy medicine. I need . . . . . . toothpaste. . . . a toothbrush. . . . shampoo. . . . deodorant. . . . soap. . . . tissues. . . . tampons. . . . condoms.
Atarashii shohoosen o onegai-shimasu. … no shohoosen desu. Hoken ga arimasu. … o kudasai. Asupirin… Itami-dome… Seesan-zai… Shoodoku-yaku… Hootai… Arerugii-yaku… … o kudasai. Hamigaki ko… Haburashi… Shanpuu… Deodoranto… Sekken… Tisshu… Tanpon… Kondoomu…
11 Emergencies Help! Go away! Fire! Thief! It’s an emergency! Just a moment. Please help me. Call . . . . . . the police! . . . an ambulance! . . . a doctor!
Tasukete! Acchi e ike! Kaji da! Doroboo! Kinkyuu desu! Chotto matte kudasai. Tasukete kudasai. … o yonde kudasai! Keesatsu… Kyuukyuusha… Isha…
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I’ve been . . . . . . hurt. . . . robbed. . . . assaulted. . . . raped. I’m lost. I’m ill. I’ve lost . . . . . . my money. . . . my passport. . . . my wallet. . . . my purse. . . . my bags. Where’s the . . . . . . hospital? . . . police station? I didn’t see anything. I am innocent. I apologize. I don’t understand. I want to . . . . . . report an offense. . . . contact my embassy. . . . call a lawyer.
… mashita. Kega o shi… Gootoo ni osoware… Bookoo sare… Reepu sare… Michi ni mayo. Byooki desu. … o nakushimashita. Okane… Pasupooto… Saihu… Handobaggu… Kaban… … wa doko desu ka? Byooin… Keesatsu… Nani mo mitimasen. Watashi wa mujitsu desu. Mooshiwake arimasen. Wakarimsen. … tai n desu ga. Ihoo-kooi o tsuuhoo shi… Taishi-kan ni renraku o tori… Bengoshi ni renraku o tori…
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06 ENTERTAINMENT 01 Basics > Entertainment modern music art dance classical music sports museum museum of fine arts cinema art gallery concert hall theater karaoke nightclub kabuki noh theater sumo baseball opera ballet film or movie stadium park garden zoo beach swimming pool boat festival
gendai ongaku geejutsu dansu kurashikku ongaku supo-tsu hakubutsu-kan bijutsu-kan eega-kan garoo konsaato-hooru gekijoo karaoke naito-kurabu kabuki noo sumoo yakyuu opera baree eega sutajiamu kooen tee-en doobutsu-en kaisuiyoku-joo puuru hune omatsuri
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02 Inquiries Where can we go? What’s there to do? I want to go . . . . . . to the ballet. . . . to a concert. . . . to a party. . . . to the theater. . . . to karaoke. What’s on . . . . . . locally? . . . this weekend? . . . today? . . . tonight? Can you recommend . . . . . . a museum? . . . a concert? . . . a play? . . . a film? Is there a local entertainment guide?
Doko ni ittara ii desu ka? Nani o shitara ii desu ka? … ni ikitai n desu ga. Baree… Konsaato… Paatii… Gekijoo… Karaoke… … nani ga arimasu ka? Chikaku dewa… Konshuu no shuumatsu… Kyoo… Konban… Osusume no… wa arimasu ka? … hakubutsukan… … konsaato… … shibai… … eega… Goraku-annai wa arimasu ka?
03 Planning What do you want to do? Do you have plans? What are you doing now? What are you doing . . . . . . today? . . . this evening? . . . tomorrow? . . . next week? Would you like to . . . . . . go for a walk? . . . go to the zoo? . . . see a movie?
Nani ga shitai desu ka? Yotee ga arimasu ka? Ima nani o shite-imasu ka? … nani o shimasu ka? Kyoo wa… Konban wa… Ashita wa… Raishuu wa… … masen ka? Sanpo shi… Doobutsuen ni iki… Eega o mi…
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Do you want to come? Sure. Yes, I would love to. I can’t today. Maybe some other time. What about tomorrow? What time shall we meet? Where shall we meet? Are you ready? What time does . . . open? What time does . . . close? . . . the art gallery . . . . . . the club . . . . . . museum . . . What time does . . . start? . . . the concert . . . . . . the game . . . . . . the play . . . How much is it . . . . . . for an adult? . . . for a child?
Kimasen ka? Ii desu yo. Hai, zehi. Kyoo wa chotto. Mata itsu ka. Ashita wa doo desu ka? Nanji ni aimashoo ka? Doko de aimashoo ka? Junbi wa dekimashita ka? … wa nanji ni akimasu ka? … wa nanji ni shimarimasu ka? Garoo… Bijutsu-kan… Hakubutsu-kan… … wa nanji ni hajimarimasu ka? Konsaato… Shiai… Oshibai… … wa ikura desu ka? Otona… Kodomo…
04 Museums & Galleries What exhibitions . . . . . . are showing? . . . are new? What’s in the collection? Do you have . . . . . . a guidebook? . . . a program? Who is . . . . . . the artist? . . . the sculptor? . . . the photographer?
Nan no tenrankai… … o yatte imasu ka? … ga atarashii desu ka? Sono korekushon niwa nani ga arimasu ka? … wa arimasu ka? Gaidobukku… Puroguramu… … wa dare desu ka? Gaka… Chookokuka… Shashinka…
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Whose piece is it? I like the works of . . . . . . Impressionist art. . . . Renaissance art. I like . . . . . . modern art. . . . Classical art. . . . Ukiyoe. . . . calligraphy.
Dare no sakuhin desu ka? … no sakuhin ga suki desu. Inshooha… Runesansu-geejutsu… … ga suki desu. Gendai-bijutsu… Koten-bijutsu… Ukiyoe… Shodoo…
05 Music What music do you like? I like . . . . . . classical music. . . . electronic music. . . . jazz. . . . rock. . . . pop. . . . world music. . . . traditional music. . . . punk. . . . hip-hop. . . . blues. . . . reggae. . . . R&B. . . . country. . . . opera. . . . Japanese ballad. . . . folk music. Which orchestra is playing? What band is playing? What are they playing?
Donna ongaku ga suki desu ka? … ga suki desu. Kurashikku-ongaku… Erekutoro-myuujikku… Jazu… Rokku… Poppusu… Waarudo-myuujikku… Dentoo-ongaku… Panku… Hippu hoppu Buruusu… Regee… Rizumu-anto-buruusu… Kantorii-myuujikku… Opera… Enka… Minyoo… Dono ookesutora ga ensoo shimasu ka? Dono bando ga ensoo shimasu ka? Nani o ensoo shimasu ka?
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Who is . . . . . . the conductor? . . . the soloist? . . . the lead singer?
… wa dare desu ka? Shiki… Sorisuto… Riido-shingaa…
06 Films, Theater & Dance What’s playing . . . . . . at the movie theater? . . . at the theater? . . . tonight? Is the film . . . . . . dubbed? . . . subtitled? . . . in original English? . . . in Japanese? Who is . . . . . . the lead actor? . . . the lead actress? . . . the director? Are those seats taken? Did you like . . . . . . the movie? . . . the play? I liked it.
… nani o yatte imasu ka? Eega-kan dewa,… Gekijoo dewa,… Konban wa,… Eega wa… … hukikae sarete-imasu ka? … jimaku-tsuki desu ka? … originaru no eego desu ka? … nihongo desu ka? … wa dare desu ka? Shuen-danyuu… Shuen-joyuu… Kantoku… Soko wa aite-imasu ka? … wa yokatta desu ka? Eega… Oshibai… Yokatta desu.
07 Sports Do you like sports? What sports do you play? I play . . . . . . soccer. . . . golf. . . . volleyball. Which team do you support?
Supootsu ga suki desu ka? Dono supootsu ga suki desu ka? … o shimasu. Sakkaa… Goruhu… Bareebooru… Dono chiimu no fan desu ka?
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Would you like to . . . . . . go hiking? . . . go mountain biking? . . . go sailing? . . . go waterskiing? . . . go fishing? . . . play soccer? I would like to take lessons in . . . . . . skiing. . . . snowboarding. . . . surfing. . . . karate. . . . judo. Can I rent . . . . . . some skis? . . . a boat? Who’s playing? Who’s winning? What’s the score?
… masen ka? Haikingu ni iki… Maunten-baiku ni nori… Yotto ni nori… Uootaa-sukii o shi… Tsuri ni iki… Sakkaa o shi… … o naraitai desu. Sukii… Sunoo-boodo… Saafin… Karate… Juudoo… … wa, kariraremasu ka? Sukii… Booto… Dare ga shiai ni dete-imasu ka? Docchi ga katte imasu ka? Nan-ten desu ka?
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ichi ni san yon go roku nana hachi kyuu juu juu-ichi juu-ni juu-san juu-yon juu-go juu-roku juu-nana juu-hachi juu-kyuu nijuu nijuu-ichi nijuu-ni nijuu-san sanjuu yonjuu gojuu rokujuu nanajuu hachijuu kyuujuu hyaku
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101 102 five hundred one thousand ten thousand one million first second third fourth fifth a little many more less
hyaku-ichi hyaku-ni go-hyaku sen ichi-man hyaku-man ichi-ban ni-ban san-ban yon-ban go-ban sukoshi takusan motto motto sukunaku
02 Time & Date day date When is it? today yesterday tomorrow tonight morning midday afternoon evening night month year week weekend What day of the week is it?
yoobi hinichi Itsu desu ka? kyoo kinoo ashita konban asa hiruma gogo ban yoru ikka-getsu ichi-nen isshuukan shuumatsu Nan-yoobi desu ka?
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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday What time is it? It’s one o’clock. It’s half past two. It’s quarter to three. It’s quarter past four. It’s noon. It’s midnight. a.m. p.m. What month is it? January February March April May June July August September October November December What season is it? summer autumn winter spring
getsu-yoobi ka-yoobi sui-yoobi moku-yoobi kin-yoobi do-yoobi nichi-yoobi Ima nanji desu ka? Ichi-ji desu. Ni-ji han desu. San-ji juu-go-hun mae desu. Yo-ji juu-go-hun desu. Shoogo desu. Gozen juu-ni-ji desu. gozen gogo Nan-gatsu desu ka? ichi-gatsu ni-gatsu san-gatsu shi-gatsu go-gatsu roku-gatsu shichi-gatsu hachi-gatsu ku-gatsu juu-gatsu juu-ichi-gatsu juu-ni-gatsu Kisetsu wa nan desu ka? natsu desu aki desu huyu desu haru desu
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03 Twenty Key Phrases Hello. Good-bye. Excuse me. Please. Thank you. You’re welcome. Yes, please. No, thank you. I don’t speak Japanese. Do you speak English? What is it called in Japanese? My name is . . . What is your name? Where is . . . ? Is it nearby? How much is it? Could you repeat that? Could you say it more slowly? Sorry, I don’t understand. Help!
Konnichiwa. Sayoonara. Sumimasen. Onegai-shimasu. Arigatoo-gozaimasu. Doo itashi-mashite. Hai, onegai-shimasu. Iie, kekkoo desu. Nihongo wa wakarimasen. Eego ga wakarimasu ka? Nihongo de nan desu ka? Watashi no namae wa… desu. Onamae wa? … wa doko desu ka? Chikaku desu ka? Ikura desu ka? Moo ichido itte-kudasai? Yukkuri itte-kudasai? Sumimasen, wakarimasen. Tasukete!
04 Cool Expressions See you tomorrow! Me, too! So, so. What a mess! Really? Great! What’s up? It’s the best. I did it! Yuck! Cool! Cute!
Mata, ashita! Watashi mo! Maamaa. Taihen da! Hontoo? Sugoi! Genki? Saikoo. Yatta! Kimoi! Kakkoii! Kawaii!
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