Pimsleur Language Program Japanese Level 1 - Lesson 11 - Notes

Pimsleur Language Program Japanese Level 1 - Lesson 11

Review Japanese Conversation

Tanaka San watashi to hirugohan o tabemasen ka? – Ms. Tanaka. Wont’ you have lunch with me?

Eh. Nanji ni? – Yes. At what time?

Ichi ji wa? – How about one’o clock

Sumimasen. Ichi ji wa chotto – Sorry. One’o clock won’t work

Ja. Ni ji wa? – Then how about Two o clock

Eh. ii desu ne – Yes. Ok. Isn’t it

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

Hoteru no restoran wa? – How about restaurent at the hotel?

Eh. ii desu – Yes. Ok

Ja. Ni ji ni – Then two ‘o clock

New Japanese Words

Ja – in that case / Then

Konban – This evening / tonight

Ban- gohan – Dinner / Evening meal

Ashita – Tomorrow

Ashita no ban – Tomorrow evening / Tomorrow night

Khyo – today

K(h)ite Kudasai – Listen Please

Kurikaishte kudasai – Repeat Please

Kohi – coffee

Ja Mata ashita – See you tomorrow

Japanese Grammar Notes

While Kite  kudasai is used in audio, googl translate has Kiku kudasai as Listen Please.

Kurikaishte Kudasai is used in audio, google translate has Kurikaesu kudasai as Repeat Please.

Khite Kurikhaishte kudasai is used to say Listen and repeat please. The ‘and’ is understood. And many times just Kurikhaishte kudasai is used as ‘Listen and’ is understood.

Form Japanese Sentences

What time its is? - Nan ji desu ka?

Do you know? - Wakharimasu ka?

Sorry. I don’t know - Sumimasen. Wakharimasen

Yes. I know - Eh. Wakharimasu

It’s eight o clock - Hachi ji desu

Do you want to eat something?  -Nanika tabemasu ka?

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

Yes. I want to eat - Eh. Tabethai desu

At One o clock - Ichi ji ni?

One o clock won’t work - Ichi ji wa chotto

Or How about four o clock? - Soretomo yon ji wa?

No. Later. How about five o clock? - Iie. Aatode. Go ji wa?

Understood - Wakharimashta

I want to eat at 3 o clock - San ji ni nomethai desu

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

No. I don’t want to drink now - Iie. Ima nomithaku arimasen.

When do you want to drink?  -Itsu nomimasu ka?

At nine o clock - Ku ji ni

What time is it now? - Ima nan ji desu ka?

Now won’t work - Ima wa chotto

At six o clock - Roku ji ni

Won’t you have dinner with Ms. suzuki tonight? - Konban suzuki san to bangohan tabemasen ka?

Ms. Suzuki, won’t you have dinner tonight? - Suzuki san, kanban bangohan o tabemasen ka?

Yes, Then at what time? - Eh, Ja nan ji ni?

Then 10’ o clock - Ja. Jyu ji ni

I want to eat at 10 o clock - Jyu ji ni tabethai desu

I want to eat dinner tonight at 10 o clock -  Konban Jyu ji ni bangohan o tabemasu.

What about tomorrow? - Ashita wa?

I will eatwith Ms. Tanaka - Tanaka San to tabethai desu

I will eat dinner with Ms. Tanaka tomorrow - Ashita tanaka san to bangohan o tabethai desu

No. six o clock or at seven o clock - Iie. Roku ji ka sichi ji ni

Seven o clock won’t work - Sichi ji wa chotto

Tomorrow evening at seven o clock - Ashita no ban sichi ji ni

Or at ten o clock - Soretomo jyu ji ni

Please listen - Kite  kudasai

Repeat Please - Kurikhaishte Kudasai

Listen and repeat please - Khite Kurikhaishte kudasai

Tomorrow wont work - Ashita wa chotto

Won’t you have dinner with me? - Watashi to bangohan tabemasen ka?

Thank You - Arigato gozaimasu

But today wont work - Demo khyo wa chotto

How about tomorrow night? - Ashita no ban wa?

At what time? - Nan ji ni?

At Six or seven o clock - Roku ji  ka sichi ji ni

I am going to eat dinner now - Watasahi wa ima bangohan o tabemasu

Do you want to drink tonight? - Konban nomimasu ka?

Tonight won’t work - Konban wa chotto

In that case, how about tomorrow night? - Ja.ashita no ban wa?

At my place - Watsahi no thokolo de

Practice Conversation

(3PM in afternoon)

Woman - Konnichiwa

Man - Konnichiwa

W - Ii oteniki desu ne

M -So desu ne

W -Nani o shimas ka?

M -Itsu? Ima?

W -Konban nani o shimas ka?

M -Wakharimasen. Suzuki san wa?

W -Watashi no thokolo de nomimasen ka?

M -Hai. Arigato gozaimasu

M -Demo konban wa chotto

W -Ja. Ashita konban wa?

M -Hai. ii desu

M -Khyo nanjini bangohan o tabemasu ka?

W -Roku ji ni.

W -Khyo roku ji ni bangohan o tabemasu

M - Ashita wa?

W - Sichi ji ni

M - Nan ji watashi no thokolo de nomimasen ka?

W -Ku ji wa

M - Nani o nomimasu ka?

W -Osake o nomimasu

W –soretomo Kohee o nomimasu

M - Sumimasen. Kurikhaishte kudasai

W - Eh. Ja Khite Kudasai

M - Ja mata ashita

W -Ja mata ashita

Translation

(3PM in afternoon)

Woman - Hello

Man - Hello

W – It’s nice weather. Isn’t it?

M –Yes it is.

W –What do you want to do?

M –When? Now?

W –What you want to do tonight?

M –I don’t know. How about Ms. Suzuki?

W –Won’t you drink at my place?

M –Yes. Thank You

M –but tonight won’t work

W –Then, how about tomorrow night?

M –Yes. OK

M –What time you want to eat dinner today?

W –At 6 o clock

W –I am going to eat dinner at 6 o clock

M – How about tomorrow?

W – At 7 o clock

M – What time you have drink at my place?

 W –How about 9 o clock

M – What you want to drink?

W –I am going to drink rice wine

W –Or I am going to drink coffee

M – Sorry. Repeat Please

W – Yes. Then please listen

M – See you tomorrow

W –See you tomorrow