Pimsleur Language Program Japanese Level 1 - Lesson 15 - Notes

Pimsleur Language Program Japanese Level 1 - Lesson 15

Review Japanese Conversation

Ittekimasu – I am leaving

Doko e – Where to?

Nanika khaimasu – I want to buy something

Demo en wo motheimasen ne? – But don’t you have yen?

Demo doru motheimasu – but I have dollars

Ikkura motheimasu ka? – How many you have

Hachi doru ka kyu doru – eight dolloars or nine dollars

Ja jyu doru aagemasu – I give you 10 dollars

Hai dozou ima jyu kyu doru motheimasen ne? – Here it is. Now don’t you have nineteen dollars?

En wa aagemasu – I give you yen

Hai sen zen yen – Here three thousand yen

Domo arigato gozaimasu – Thank you very much

New Japanese Words

Ittekimasu -  I am leaving

Doko e – Where to

Tabe-rade-masu – I can eat

Tabe-rade-masaen – I can’t eat

Khaye-masu – I can buy

Khaye-masen – I can’t buy

Ni – for

Zen zen – any at all

Xx To xx de – xx and xx with (used while adding numbers)

Japanese Grammar Notes

Khaimasu and Khayemasu have similar sound but different meaning – Going to buy and can buy

To add two numbers, in this lesson we used ‘xx to xx de’ which means ‘xx and xx with’. In previous chapter we used soshite which means and to add two numbers.

Form Japanese Sentences

Good evening. What you want to do this evening? - Konbanwa. Konban nani o shimas ka?

I don’t know. I don’t have money - Wakharimasen. Okkane wa motheimasen

Is there beer? - Beeru wa arimasu ka?

Sorry. It is not there - Sumimasen. Arimasen.

But rice wine is there - Demo osake wa arimasu

Then please give me rice wine - Ja osake o kudasai

Here are five dollars - Hai go doru desu

Don’t you have yen? - En wa motheimasen ka?

I have a little - Sukoshi motheimasu

Please give me thousand yen - sen yen kudasai

How much? Two thousand yen? - ikkura? Ni sen yen?

No. Give me thousand yen - Iie. Sen yen kudasai

How much is it in dollars? - Doru de ikkura desu ka?

I don’t know in dollars - Doru de wakharimasen

I don’t have yen but I have few dollars - En wa motheimasen demo doru wa sukoshi motheimasu

I give you 15 dollars or 16 dollars - Jyu go doru ka jyu roku doru aagemasu

How much is one beer? - Beeru ippong ikkura desu ka?

For me? - Watashi ni?

Here it is. It is rice wine - Hai dozou. Osake desu

Yes for you - Hai anata ni

Can you eat now? - Ima taberademasu ka?

No. I can’t - Iie. Taberademasen

Can you buy something? - Nanika khayemasu ka?

No. I can’t buy - Iie  khayemasen

I want to buy something - Nanika khaimasu

Here are 19 dollars - Hai jyu kyu doru desu

For me? - Watashi ni?

Yes. For you - Hai anata ni.

Can you eat sushi? - Sushi taberademasu ka?

Is rice wine there? -  Osake wa arimasu ka?

There is nothing at all - Zen zen arimasen

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

I have a lot - Thaksam motheimasu

I have a few - Sukoshi motheimasu

I want a few - Sukoshi hoshi desu

Give me 18 dollars - Jyu hachi doru aagemasu

How much is it in yen? - En de ikkura desu ka?

I can buy rice wine - Osake ga khayemasu

Can you eat sushi? - Sushi wa taberademasu ka?

Sorry. I can’t - Sumimasen. Taberademasen

I don’t have any dollars at all - Doru wo zen zen motheimasen

I give you a few  - Sukoshi aagemasu

Then give me some yen - Ja. En wo kudasai

I can’t eat any at all - Zen zen taberademasen

Can’t you eat? - Taberademasen ka?

I can’t buy beer - Beeru wo khayemasen

Do you have money? - Okkane wo motheimasu ka?

I have a lot of dollars but I don’t have yen - Doru wa thaksam motheimasu demo en wa motheimasen

Two and two with how much is it? - Ni to ni de ikkura desu ka?

It is four - Yon desu ka

One and two with how much is it? - Ichi to ni di ikkura desu ka?

It is three - San desu ka

Conversation

Konnichiwa. Ii otenki desu ne?

Konnichiwa. So desu ne

Watashi to hirugohan wo tabemasen ka?

En. Ii desu ne

Itsu? Khyo?

Eh. Khyo

Jyu ni ji wa?

Eh. Ii desu

Doru motheimasu ka?

Eh. Motheimasu

Thaksam?

Eh. thaksam motheimasu

En wa?

Eh. en wo motheimasu

Ja jyu ni ji ni

Translation

Hello. It is good weather. Isn’t it?

Hello. Yes It is.

Won’t you have lunch with me?

Yes. Ok

When? Today?

Yes. Today

How about 10 o clock

Yes. Its fine

Do you have dollars?

Yes. I have

A lot?

Yes.I have a lot

How about yen?

Yes. I have Yen

Then at 10 o clock