Unit 2 of Pimsleur Japanese 1

Unit 2 of Pimsleur Japanese 1 Notes:

Conversation:

sumimasen, nihongo ga wakarimasu ka.

Excuse me, do you understand Japanese?

hai, sukoshi.

Yes, a little.

anata wa amerika-jin desu ka.

Are you American?

hai, watashi wa amerika-jin desu.

Yes, I am American.

eigo ga wakarimasu ka.

Do you understand English?

iie, wakarimasen.

No, I don't understand.

Review:

eigo - English language.

nihongo - Japanese language.

wakarimasu - I understand.

nihongo ga wakarimasu - I understand Japanese.

sukoshi - A little / a few.

nihongo ga sukoshi wakarimasu - I understand Japanese a little.

wakarimasu ka - Do you understand?

nihongo ga wakarimasu ka - Do you understand Japanese?

eigo ga wakarimasu ka - Do you understand English?

iie - No.

wakarimasen - I don't understand.

eigo ga wakarimasen - I don't understand English.

nihongo ga wakarimasen - I don't understand Japanese.

sukoshi wakarimasu - I understand a little.

nihongo ga wakarimasen - I don't understand Japanese.

eigo ga wakarimasu - I understand English.

eigo ga sukoshi wakarimasu - I understand English a little.

anatawa amerika-jin desu ka - Are you American?

hai, watashi wa amerika-jin desu - Yes, I am American.

New Vocabulary:

ohayou gozaimasu - Good morning! (politely e.g. business associates)

ohayou - Good morning! (casual e.g. to family members)

gozaimasu - added to ohayou for politeness

ii - nice / good

otenki - weather

ii otenki - good weather

ii otenki desu - It's good weather.

ne - Don't you / Isn't it / Aren't you / Don't you think / Spoken exclamation point

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

sou - It's so

sou desu ne - It's so, isn't it? (in agreement)

ja mata - See you / Goodbye (when leaving)

arigatou - Thanks / Thank you (casual)

arigatou gozaimasu - Thanks / Thank you (politely)

watashi wa - I

watashi wa nihongo ga wakarimasu - I understand Japanese.

watashi wa nihongo ga sukoshi wakarimasu - I understand Japanese a little.

jouzu - very good / skilled (good at)

jouzu ja arimasen - I am not very good / not skilled

jouzu desu - You are very good. / You are skilled

jouzu desu ne - You are skilled, aren't you?

nihongo ga jouzu desu ne - You are skilled in Japanese, aren't you?

eigo ga jouzo desu ne - You are skilled in English, aren't you?

Conversation 2:

ohayou gozaimasu.

Good morning!

ohayou gozaimasu.

Good morning!

ii otenki desu ne.

It's good weather, isn't it?

sou desu ne.

It's so, isn't it?

anata wa amerika-jin desu ka.

Are you American?

hai, watashi wa amerika-jin desu.

Yes, I am American.

nihongo ga wakarimasu ka.

Do you understand Japanese?

sukoshi. nihongo ga sukoshi wakarimasu.

A little. I understand Nihongo a little.

~ Cherry-san