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