Pimsleur Language Program Japanese Level 1 - Lesson 10 - Notes

Review Conversation

Satto San watashi to hirugohan o tabemasen ka? – Ms Satto, Won’t you have lunch with me?

Eh. Demo nanjini? ichi ji – Yes. But at what time? One’o clock

Iie. Aatode – No. Later

Ah. Wakharimashta. ni ji?  - Ah, Understood, 2’o clock?

Eh. Ni ji ni – Yes. 2’o clock

Hai. Wakharimashta – Yes. Understood.

Words

Chotto – a little bit

Wa – How about?

Tabethai – want to eat

Nomethai – want to drink

Tabethaku arimasen – Don’t want to eat

Nomithaku arimasen – Don’t want to drink

Nanji desu ka?  - What time is it?

Ichi / Ni   - One / Two

San – three

Yon – four

Go - five

Roku – six

Sichi – seven

Hachi – eight

Ku – nine

Jyu - ten

Grammer Notes

Chotto literally means a little bit, however it is used politely (indirectly) say no to a proposal. Like won’t work

When wa is used after a suggested time, ‘How about’ is understood. For Ex – hachi ji wa? Is ‘How about eight o clock’

Tabemasu ka? means both ‘ are you going to eat’ and ‘Do you want to eat’. The meaning is based on the context of the conversation.

Nomimasu ka? means both ‘ are you going to drink’ and ‘would you like/want to drink’. The meaning is based on the context of the conversation.

Form Sentences

Do you want to drink something? - Nanika nomimasu ka?

Beer or ricewine - Beeru ka osake

Two beers Could you please? - Beeru ni hong. Onegaishimasu

What are you going to do? - Nani o shimas ka?

I am going to buy something - Nanika khaimasu

What are you going to buy? - Nani o khaimasu ka?

I am going to buy beer - Beeru o khaimasu

With Satto san - Satto san tho

With me? - Watashi tho?

At hotel tokyo - Hoteru thokyo de

Or at the restaurent - Soretemo restoran de

Sorry. One o’clock is a little bit (won’t work) - Sumimasen. Ichi ji wa chotto.

Eight o clock? - Hachi ji wa?

I want to eat - Tabethai desu

I want to eat something - Nanika tabethai desu

I don’t want to eat - Tabethaku arimasen

Do you want to eat?- Nanika tabemasu ka?

No. I want to drink - Iie. Nomethai desu

No. I don’t want to eat  - Iie. Ima tabethaku arimasen

But I want to drink something -  Demo nanika nomethai desu

I don’t want to eat - Watashi wa tabethaku arimasen (emphatic)

I don’t want to drink - Nomithaku arimasen

No. Thank You - Iie.kheko desu

I don’t want to drink now - Ima nomithaku arimasen

I don’t want to drink - Watasahi wa nomithaku arimasen (emphatic)

Do you want to eat with me? - Watashi tho tabemasu ka?

Yes. At Mr. Satto’s place - Eh. satto san no thokolo de

Yes. Understood - Eh. wakharimashta

Or at hotel tokyo - Soretomo hoteru thokyo de

At what time? - Nan ji ni?

At one’o clock - Ichi ji ni

No. at eight o clock - Iie. Hachi ji ni

Sorry. Eight o clcok wont’t work - Sumimasen. Hachi ji wa chotto

Later? - Aatode?

How about Nine o clock? - Ku ji wa?

Yes. Understood - Eh. Wakharimashta

What is the time? - Nanji desu ka?

What is the time now? - Ima Nanji desu ka?

Is it four o clock? - Yon ji desu ka?

Or it is three o clock? - Soretomo san ji desu ka?

What you are going to do now? - Ima nani o shimas ka?

I don’t know - Wakharimasen

Do you want to drink something? - Nanika nomimasu ka?

Sorry. I don’t want to drink now. - Sumimasen. Ima nomithaku arimasen

But won’t you eat lunch later - Demo aatode hirugohan o tabemasen ka?

Yes. Later - Eh. Aatode

I don’t want to eat now - Ima tabethaku arimasen

At 3 o clock - San ji ni

Three o clock wont work - San ji wa chotto

At 2 o clock - Ni ji ni

Yes. Understood - Eh. Wakharimashta

What do you want to drink ? - Nani o nomimasu ka?

What do you want to eat? - Nani o tabemasu ka?

Do you want t eat lunch?  - Hirugohan o tabemasu ka?

Do to want to drink beer? - Beeru o nomimasu ka?

Do you want to drink rice wine? - Osake o nomimasu ka?

No. But I want to eat something - Iie. Demo nanika tabethai desu

I am going to eat lunch now - Watashi wa ima hirugohan o tabemasu