Unit 7 of Pimsleur Japanese 1

Unit 7 of Pimsleur Japanese 1 Notes:

Conversation:

A: ima nanika tabemasu ka.

B: iie, ato de. demo nanika nomimasu.

A: doko de.

B: wakarimasen. 

A: watashi no tokoro de.

B: ee, ii desu ne.


Review:

sumimasen - I'm sorry.

nomimasen - I don't drink.

watashi wa hanashimasen - I don't speak.

watashi mo - Me, too.

watashi mo hanashimasen - I, too, don't speak.

doko de tabemasu ka - Where are you going to eat?

watashi no tokoro de - At my place.

anata no tokoro de - At your place.

tabemasen - I'm not going to eat.

ima - Now.

nanika tabemasen ka - Won't you eat something?

sou desu ne - Well, let me see.

iie, kekko desu - No, thank you.

sumimasen ima tabemasen - Sorry, I'm not going to eat now.

nanika nomimasen ka - Won't you drink something?

ee, ii desu ne - Yes, that's good, isn't it?

sou desu ne - Well, let me see.

demo nanika tabemasu But I'm going to eat something.

itsu - When?

ato de - Later.

koko de - Here (I want to eat here.)

doko de - Where?

ii desu - Alright / Okay.

ii desu ne - It's alright, isn't it?

koko de tabemasu - I'm going to eat here.

ii desu ka - Okay?


New Vocabulary:

nani - What?

nani o nomimasu ka - What are you going to drink?

nani o tabemasu ka - What are you going to eat?

resutoran de - At the restaurant?

osake - sake / rice wine

osake o nomimasu - I am going to drink sake.

osake o nomimasu ka - Are you going to drink rice wine?

hai, osake o nomimasu - Yes, I am going to drink sake.

biiru - beer

biiru o nomimasu - I am going to drink beer.

iie, osake o nomimasu - No, I am going to drink sake.

iie, nomimasen - No, I am not going to drink any.

iie, kekko desu - No, thank you.

hoshii - want / desire

osake ga hoshii desu - I want rice wine/sake.

biiru ga hoshii desu - I want some beer.

osake o nomimasu ka - Do you want sake?

hoshiku arimasen - don't want

watashi wa hoshiku arimasen - I don't want any.

ima hoshiku arimasen - I don't want any now.

ima tabemasu ka - Are you going to eat now?

ee, ima tabemasu - Yes, I am going to eat now.

Nanbante - one of the many fine restaurants in Tokyo

Nanbante wa doko desu ka - Where is Nanbante?

resutoran wa doko desu ka - Where is the restaurant?

ee, asoko desu - Yes, it's over there.

Nanbante de - At Nanbante.

*some is usually understood in Japanese.

~ Cherry-san

Unit 6 of Pimsleur Japanese 1

Unit 6 of Pimsleur Japanese 1 Notes:

Conversation:

A: konnichiwa.

B: konnichiwa. ii otenki desu ne.

A: sou desu ne.

B: nanika tabemasen ka.

A: iie, kekko desu. demo nanika nomimasu.

B: nani o nomimasu ka.

A: koora o nomimasu.

B: watashi mo. watashi mo koora o nomimasu.

   I too am going to drink Coca cola.

Review:

eki - station

Ueno eki - Ueno station

Ueno eki wa doko desu ka - Where is Ueno station?

Ueno koen wa - And Ueno park?

asoko desu - It's over there.

koko desu ka - Is it here?

iie, koko ja arimasen - No, it's not here.

nanika nomimasen ka - Won't you drink something?

iie, kekko desu - No, thank you.

sou desu ne - Well, let me see.

hai - yes

ee - informal way of saying yes (casual)

ee, tabemasu - Yes, I am going to eat.

nanika tabemasu ka - Are you going to eat something?

iie, demo nanika nomimasu - No, but I am going to drink something.

tabemasen - I'm not going to eat.

nomimasen - I'm not going to drink.

nanika tabemasen ka - Won't you eat something?

jouzu ni hanashimasu ne - You speak well, don't you?

iie, mada jouzu ja arimasen - No, I am not skilled yet.

hanashimasu - speak

hanashimasen - don't speak

watashi wa hanashimasen - I don't speak.

wakarimasu ka - Do you know?

koko ja arimasen - It's not here.

asoko ja arimasen - It's not over there.

New Vocabulary:

doko de - Where at? (Where are you going to?)

watashi no - my

tokoro - place

watashi no tokoro - My place.

watashi no tokoro de - At my place.

anata no tokoro de - At your place.

watashi mo - Me, too.

ee, watashi no tokoro de - Yes, at my place.

itsu - When?

ima - Now.

itsu tabemasu ka - When are you going to eat?

ato de - Later.

ee, demo ato de. - Yes, but later.

doko de tabemasu ka - Where are you going to eat?

itsu nomimasu ka - When are you going to drink?

ato de tabemasu - I am going to eat later.

watashi no tokoro de nanika nomimasen ka - Won't you drink something at my place?

ee, arigatou gozaimasu - Yes, thank you.

ii desu - fine / alright

ii desu ne - It's alright, isn't it?

Shinjuku de - At Shinjuku.

ii desu ka - Is it alright?

ee, ii desu - Yes, it's alright.

anata wa jouzu ni hanashimasu - You speak well.

watashi wa hanashimasen - I don't speak.

watashi mo hanashimasen - I also don't speak.

sumimasen, wakarimasen - I'm sorry, I don't know.

ima tabemasen - I am not going to eat now.

sumimasen, ato de tabemasu - Sorry, I am going to eat later.

Conversation:

A: konnichiwa.

B: konnichiwa. ii otenki desu ne.

A: sou desu ne. nihongo ga jouzu desu ne.

B: iie, mada jouzu ja arimasen. demo sukoshi hanashimasu. nanika nomimasen ka.

A: ee, ii desu ne.

~ Cherry-san

Unit 5 of Pimsleur Japanese

Unit 5 of Pimsleur Japanese 1 Notes:

Conversation:

A: sumimasen. sumimasen.

   Excuse me! Excuse me!

B: hai, nanika.

   Yes, something? (What is it you want to ask?)

A: Ueno koen wa doko desu ka.

   Where is Ueno park?

B: asoko desu.

   It's over there.

A: Ueno eki wa.

   And Ueno station?

B: koko desu.

   It's here.

A: domo arigatou gozaimasu.

   Thank you very much.

Review:

konnichiwa - Hello / Good afternoon!

eigo ga wakarimasu ka - Do you understand English?

sukoshi wakarimasu - I understand a little.

sukoshi hanashimasu - I speak a little.

anata wa - And you?

nihongo ga wakarimasu ka - Do you understand Japanese?

iie, yoku wakarimasen - No, I don't understand well.

jouzu ni hanashimau ne - You speak well, don't you?

mada jouzu ja arimasen - I am not skilled yet.

anata wa nihon-jin desu ka - Are you Japanese?

watashi wa nihon-jin desu - I am Japanese.

yana otenki desu ne - It's bad weather, isn't it?

ii otenki desu ne - It's good weather, isn't it?

Ueno eki - Ueno station

Shinjuku eki - Shinjuku station

Ueno koen - Ueno park

Ueno koen wa koko desu - Ueno park is here.

koko desu ka - Is it here?

iie, asoko desu - No, it's over there.

koko ja arimasen - It's not here.

asoko ja arimasen - It's not over there.

Shinjuku eki wa koko ja arimasen - Shinjuku station is not here.

demo Ueno eki wa koko desu - But Ueno station is here.

sumimasen, Ueno koen wa doko desu ka - Excuse me, where is Ueno park?

Ueno eki wa - And Ueno station?

wakarimasen - I don't understand. / I don't know.

wakarimasu - I understand. / I know.

wakarimasu ka - Do you know?

ja mata - See you / Good bye!

New Vocabulary:

tabemasu - Eat / I eat / I am going to eat.

tabemasu ka - Are you going to eat?

tabemasen - Not going to eat / I don't eat.

nanika - something

nanika tabemasu - I am going to eat something.

tabemasen ka - Won't you eat?

nanika tabemasen ka - Won't you eat something?

nomimasu - I drink / I am going to drink.

nomimasen - Not going to drink / I don't drink.

nomimasu ka - Are you going to drink?

nanika nomimasu ka - Are you going to drink something?

nomimasen ka - Won't you drink?

nanika nomimasen ka - Won't you drink something?

iie, kekko desu - No, thank you. / No, I am alright as is./ No, I don't need anything now. (refuse politely)

nanika tabemasu ka - Are you going to eat something?

iie, demo nanika nomimasu - No, but I am going to drink something.

watashiwa tabemasu - I am going to eat. (emphatically)

sou desu ne - Well, let me see. (thinking) / Yes, that's right, 

isn't it?

~ Cherry-san

Unit 4 of Pimsleur Japanese 1

Unit 4 of Pimsleur Japanese 1 Notes:

Introduction to asking for directions.

Conversation:

A: sumimasen, anata wa nihon-jin desu ka.

    Excuse me, are you Japanese?

B: hai, watashi wa nihon-jin desu.

    Yes, I am Japanese.

    anata wa. 

    And you?

A: watashi wa amerika-jin desu.

    I am American.

   demo nihongo ga yoku wakarimasu ne.

   But you understand Japanese well, don't you?

B: ee, sukoshi. demo, mada jouzu ja arimasen.

    Yes a little. But, I'm not skilled yet.

A: iie, jouzu desu.

    No, you are skilled

B: arigatou gozaimasu.

   Thank you.

Review:

konnichiwa - Good afternoon!

ja mata - Goodbye / See you!

ohayou gozaimasu - Good morning!

ii otenki desu ne - It's a beautiful day, isn't it?

yana otenki desu ne - It's bad weather, isn't it?

sou desu ne

arigatou gozaimasu - Thank you! (politely)

domo arigatou gozaimasu - Thank you very much!

watashi wa amerika-jin desu - I am American.

demo nihongo ga sukoshi wakarimasu - But I understand a little Japanese.

anata wa - And you?

iie, mada jouzu ja arimasen - No, I am not very good yet.

eigo ka wakarimasu ka - Do you understand English?

nihongo ga wakarimasen - I don't understand Japanese.

yoku wakarimasu - You understand well.

yoku wakarimasen - I don't understand well.

New Vocabulary:

hanashimasu - To speak

sukoshi hanashimasu - I speak a little.

jouzu ni hanashimasu - You speak well.

jouzu ni - Well or skillfully when referring to speak

jouzu ni hanashimasu ne - You speak well, don't you?

eki - station

Ueno eki - Ueno station

Shinjuku eki - Shinjuku station

doko - Where

desu - is / are

doko desu ka - Where is?

Ueno eki wa doko desu ka - Where is Ueno station?

sumimasen, Ueno eki wa doko desu ka - Excuse me, where is Ueno station?

koko - here

koko desu - It's here.

koen - park

Ueno koen - Ueno park

Ueno koen wa doko desu ka - Where is Ueno park?

Ueno koen wa - And Ueno park?

Shinjuku eki wa doko desu ka - Where is Shinjuku station?

sumimasen, Shinjuku eki wa doko desu ka - Excuse me, where is Shinjuku station?

koko desu ka - Is it here?

hai, koko desu - Yes, it's here.

iie, koko ja arimasen - No, it's not here.

asoko - there / over there

asoko desu - It's over there.

asoko ja arimasen - It's not over there.

Ueno eki wa koko desu - Ueno station is here.

Shinjuku eki wa koko ja arimasen - Shinjuku station is not here.

Japanese Conversation:

A: konnichiwa.

  

B: konnichiwa.

  

A: ii otenki desu ne.

  

B: so desu ne.

A: aa, nihongo ga wakarimase ne.

   

B: sukoshi. hai, sukoshi. demo mada jouzu ja arimasen.

A: iie, jouzu desu. anata wa amerika-jin desu ka.

B: hai, watashiwa amerika-jin desu. anata wa.

A: watashi wa nihon-jin desu.

A: sumimasen, Ueno eki wa doko desu ka.

    Excuse me, where is Ueno station?

B: koko desu.

    It's here.

A: Ueno koen wa.

    And Ueno park?

B: asoko desu.

    It's over there.

    Ueno eki wa asoko ja arimasen. 

    Ueno station is not over there.

   

    Ueno koen wa asoko desu.

    Ueno park is over there.

    demo Ueno eki wa koko desu.

    But, Ueno station is here.

A: doko ka ii restoran o shitte imasu ka.

B: sumimasen, wakarimasen.

    Sorry, I don't understand.

~Cherry-san