Pimsleur Language Program Japanese Level 1 - Lesson 21 - Notes

Pimsleur Language Program Japanese Level 1 - Lesson 21

Review Japanese Conversation

Jones San. Kodomosan ga imas ka? – Mr. Jones. Do you have children.

Eh. San nin imas – Yes. I have 3 three

Suzuki san wa? – What about Ms. Suzuki

Otokonoko to onnanoko ga imas – I have one boy and a girl

Kodomosan wa oki desu ka? – Are children grownup?

Onnanoko wa oki desu demo otonoko wa chisai desu – the girl is grown up but the boy is small

Jones San.Kodomosan wa nihon ni sundeimasu ka? – Mr. Jones. Do your children live in Japan.

Iie. America ni sundeimasu – No. they live in America

New Japanese Words

Watashi thachi no – Our

Hitori – One person

Futari – Two person

Honto ni – really / Truly/  very

Honto – True

Otterai – bathroom / toilet

Toire – bathroom / toilet (English conversion to Japanese)

Kazoku (Kha-zo-ku) – Family

Form Japanese Sentences

Please come in - Dozou ohairi kudasai

How do you do? Glad to meet you - Hajimemashite. Dozou Yoroshiku

Does children are with you? - Kodomosan to isshu desu ka?

Yes. Chidren are with me - Hai. Kodomosan to isshu desu

Who is he/she? - Dare desu ka?

My wife is with me - Khanai to isshu desu

Where do you live? - Doko ni sundeimasu ka?

I live in Sinjyuku - Sinjyuku ni sundeimasu

Ah – Is that so - Ah. So desu ne

Mr. Itto also lives in Sinjyku - Itto san mo sinjyuku ni sundeimasu

How many chidren do you have? - Nan nin kodomosan ga imas ka?

I have three - San nin imas

No. I don’t have - Iie. Imasen

I don’t have boys - Onnanoko wa imasen

The boy is grown up - Otokonoko wa oki desu

Our child is not big - Watashi thachi no kodomo wa okiku arimasen

We have a big girl - Watashi thachi wa oki onnanoko ga imas

I would like to drink water - Mizu ga nomethai desunga

I would like some water - Mizu ga hoshin desunga

We would like a girl - Watashi thachi wa onnanoko ga hoshin desunga

I have one girl - Hitori onnanoko ga imas

I have two boys - Futari otokonoko ga imas

Where are your children? - Kodomosan wa doko desu ka?

The big boy is in washington - Oki Otokonoko wa Washington in imas

But the small boy is with me - Demo chisai otokonoko wa watashi to isshu desu

The boy is here - Otokonoko wa koko ni imas

He is not here - Koko ni imasen

Our child is really small - Watashi tachi no kodomo wa honto ni chisai desu

It is really expensive - Hontoni takai desu

Is it true? - Honto desu ka?

The big boy is in NewYork - Oki otokonoko wa newyork ni imas

My child is also there - Watashi no kodomo mo soko ni imas

Where is the bathroom - Ottearai wa doko desu ka?

Toilet is there - Toire wa soko desu

My family lives in America - Kazoku wa america ni sundeimasu

My big child lives there - Watashi no oki otokonoko wa soko ni sundeimasu

I have two small girls - Futari chisai onnanoko ga imas

The children are with my wife - Kodomo wa khanai to isshu desu

I would like some coffee - Kohee wa nomethai desunga

I have one small child - Hitori chisai kodomo ga imas

The children are not here - kodomo wa koko ni imasen