Pimsleur Language Program Japanese Level 1 - Lesson 07 - Notes

Review Conversation

Ima nanika tabemasu ka? – Are you going to eat something now?

Iie. Aatode. Demo nanika nomimasu. – No. Later. But I am going to drink something.

Doko de? - Where

Wakharismasen – I don’t know

Watashi no thokolo de? – At my place?

Eh. ii desu ne – Yes. Alright

New Words

Here – Koko de (In terms of want to be here)

Restaurent – Restoran

Nani – What

Sake – rice wine

Beeru – Beer

I Want – Hoshi desu

I don’t want – Hoshiku arimasen

A famous Japanese restaturent - Nambante

Grammar

• ‘O’ is added after nani. For ex – Nani o tabemasu ka?
• ‘O’ is added before sake (osake) for politeness.
• Hashi means the desire for something. ‘ga’ is placed after thing.
• ‘Some’ is understood in Japanese. Ex – I want beer and I want some beer – beeru ga hoshi desu

Form Sentences

Excuse Me. Do you know? - Sumimasen. Wakharimasu ka?

I don’t speak - Watashi wa hanashimasen

I too don’t speak - Watashi mo hanashimasen

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

At my place - Watashi no thokolo de

At your place - Anata no thokolo de

Won’t you eat something - Nanika tabemasenka?

Well. Let me se - So desu ne.

No. Thank You - Iie. Kheko desu

Sorry. I am not eating now.  - Sumimasen. Ima tabemsen.

Me too - Watashi mo

But I am going to drink something - Demo nanika nomimasu

When? - Itsu?

Later  - Aatode

Are you going to eat here? - Koko de tabemasu ka?

Let me see  - Ii desu ne

I don’t know  - Wakharimasen

At the restaurent  - Restoran de.

Alright? / OK? - ii desu ka?

Yes. Alright  - Eh. ii desu

When are you going to eat  - Itsu tabemasu ka?

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

At your place? - Anata no thokolo de?

What are you going to drink  - Nani o nomiasu ka?

are you going to drink rice wine? - Osake o nomimasu ka?

No. Thank You. - Iie. Kheko desu

Yes. I am going to drink Rice wine  - Eh.Osake o nomimasu

I am going to drink beer  - Beeru o nomimasu

No. I am not going to drink rice wine  - Iie. Osake o nomimasen

I want to drink rice wine  - Osake ga hoshi desu

I am going o drink rice wine  - Osake o nomimasu

Are you going to drink beer? - Beeru nomimasu ka?

No. I am not going to drink any  - Iie. Nomimasen

No. Thank You  - Iie. Kheko Desu

I don’t want any  - Hoshiku arimasen

I don’t want any - Watashi wa hoshiku arimasen  (emphatic)

Where are you going to drink? - Doko de nomimasu ka?

I don’t know - Wakharimasen

At the restaurent? - Restoran de?

Alright. But Later - Ii desu. Demo aatode

I do not want to drink beer now - Ima beeru ga hoshiku arimasen

Are you going to eat now? - Ima tabemasu ka?

Yes. I am going to eat - Eh. Tabemasu

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

At the restaurent - Restoran de

Ok. When? - Ii desu. Itsu?

Now - Ima

Where is Nambante? Do you know? - Nambante wa doko desu ka? Wakharimasu ka?

Yes. I know - Eh. Wakharimasu

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

Something - Nanika

Rice wine? - Osake?

No. I don’t want any - Iie. Hoshiku arimasen

Beer? - Beeru?

Yes. I want to drink beer - Eh. beer ga hosihi desu

I do not want any now - Ima hoshiku arimasen

Are you going to eat now? - Ima tabemasu ka?

No. Later - Iie. Aatode