Pimsleur Language Program Japanese Level 1 - Lesson 16 - Notes

Pimsleur Language Program Japanese Level 1 - Lesson 16

Review Japanese Conversation

Moshi Moshi Suzuki san. Johnson desu. Konbanwa – Hello Ms. Suzuki. This is Johnson. Good evening

Ah. Johnson san. Konbanwa – Ah. Mr. Johnson. Good evening.

Suzuki san watashi to bangohan wa tabemasen ka? – Ms Suzuki won’t you have dinner with me?

Konban? Konban wa chotto. – Tonight? Tonight won’t work.

Ja ashita no ban wa? – How about tomorrow evening?

Ashita no ban? Eh. ii desu. Nanjini? – Tomorrow evening? It’s fine. What time?

Sichi ji wa? – How about 7 o clock

Eh. ii desu ne – Yes. It’s fine. Isn’t it.

New Words

O-sugimasu – too much (far too many)

Ni Jyu – Twenty

Jyubun desu – it’s enough

Jyubun ja arimasen – Its not enough

Doi-tashi-mashi-te – You are welcome

Stopu – Stop

Takusan desu – It’s enough

Japanese Grammar Notes

• Takusan and osigumasu both refer to exceeding the desired amount (a lot, too much). Takusan is used more in positive terms ‘more but just enough’ (For ex – I ate a lot) while osugimasu has negative conotation (For ex – I ate too much)
• Just saying hoshi is far too demanding (Jyu hachi doru hoshi desu) so ‘ga’ is added in the end so it becomes more like ‘I would like’ rather than ‘I want/I demand’. (Jyu hachi doru hoshi desu ga)

 Form Japanese Sentences

Here it is - Hai dozou

For me? - Watshi ni?

Yes for you - Eh anata ni

I am leaving - Ittekimasu

Where - Doko e?

Can you buy rice wine? - Osake ga khayemasu ka?

Yes. I can - Eh khayemasu

Can you also buy beer? - Beeru mo khayemasu ka?

I can not buy beer - Beeru wa khayemasen

I can buy rice wine but I cannot buy beer - Osake wa khayemasu demo beeru wa khayemasen

Can you eat Sushi? - Sushi wa taberademaseu ka?

Sorry. I can’t - Sumimasen. Taberademasen

Is there ricewine? - Osake wa arimasu ka?

Yes. It is there - Hai arimasu

No. Today it is not there - Iie. Khyo wa arimasen

There is none at all - Zen zen arimasen

I give you few yen - En wa sukoshi aagemasu

Then I can buy rice wine - Ja osake wa khayemasu

What time it is? - Nan ji desu ka?

What is it? - Nan desu ka?

It is sushi - Sushi desu

I can’t eat - Watashi wa taberademasen

Please give me few yen - En wo sukoshi kudasai

I don’t have any at all - Zen zen motheimasen

I give you dollars - Doru wo aagemasu

I have dollars but I don’t have yen - Doru wa motheimasu demo en wa motheimasen

Here are seventeen dollars - Hai jyu sichi doru desu

It’s enough. Isn’t it - Takusan desu ne

Eighteen dollars. It’s enough. Isnt’ it? - Jyu hachi doru, takusan desu ne

Is it too much? - Osugimasu ka?

Do you have money? -Okkane wa motheimasu ka?

How much money do you have? - Okkane wa ikkura motheimasu ka?

I have twenty dollars - Ni jyu doru motheimasu

There are thirty nine yen - San jyu kyu en arimasu

Thirty five dollars are enough - San jyu go doru Jyubun desu

It is not enough - Jyubun ja arimasen

But please give me forty dollars - Demo yon jyu doru kudasai

Here are forty dollars. Is it enough? - Hai yon jyu doru desu. Jyubun desu ne

I want/demand eighteen dollars - Jyu hachi doru hoshi desu

I would like to have eighteen dollars - Jyu hachi doru hoshi-desu-ga

I would like to have thirty dollars -  San jyu doru hoshidesuga

What is it? Is it rice wine? - Nan desu ka? osake desu ka?

No. It is beer - Iie. Beeru desu

Do you have money? - Okkane wa motheimasu ka?

I don’t have any at all - Zen zen motheimasen

I would like to have some money - Okkane ga hoshidesuga

I give you 25 dollars. Here it is  - Ni jyu go doru aagemasu. Hai dozou

Thank You very much. It’s enough - Domarigato gozaimasu. Jyubun desu

You are welcome - Doitashimashite

What is it? - Nan desu ka?

I don’t know - Wakharimasen

Two and three how much it is? - Ni to san de ikkura desu ka

It is five - Go desu

Stop Stop. Its enough - Stopu stopu. Jyu bun desu

Conversation

Sumimasen. Okkane wo motheimasu ka?

Hai.Okkane wa motheimasu

Takusan motheimasu ka?

Eh. Takusan motheimasu

Doru wo motheimasu ka?

Eh. Doru wa motheimasu

Ima nani o shimas ka?

Bangohan wo tabemasu

Watashi mo. Watashi to tabemasen ka?

Eh. ii desu ne

Okkane wo motheimasu ka?

Eh. motheimasu

Osake ha khayemasu ka?

Eh khayemasu

Dom arigato gozaimasu

Doi tashi mashi te

Translation

Excuse Me. Do you have money?

Yes. I have money

Do you have a lot of it?

Yes. I have a lot

Do you have dollars?

Yes. I have dollars

What do you want to do now?

I amgoing to eat dinner

Me too. Won’t you eat with me?

Yes. Its fine.

Do you have money?

Yes. I have

Can you buy beer?

Yes. I can

Thank You very much

You are welcome