Pimsleur Language Program Japanese Level 1 - Lesson 26 - Notes

Pimsleur Language Program Japanese Level 1 - Lesson 25 

Review Japanese Conversation

Konban tokyo de nanika khaimasu ka? – Tonight can I buy something in Tokyo?

Konban? Konban wa khayemasen yo. – Tonight? You cant buy tonight for sure.

Doshite desu ka? – Why is it?

Mo osoi desu – It’s already late

Omise wa shimatte imas – The shops are closed

Depato wa aitte imas ka? – Are department stores open?

Iie depato mo shimatte imas – No. Department stores are also closed

Kodomo ni nanika khaitain desunga – I want to buy something for children

Aashita khayemasu yo – You can buy tomorrow for sure

New Japanese Words

Takusi – Taxi

Thomodachi – friends/friend

Aimasu – see/going to see

Ni.san – few

Tabun – perhaps / probably / maybe

Imas – to stay

Shigotho – work / going to work

Hustsuka – two days

Mika – three days

Nan nichi – how many days?

Grammar Notes

• When suggesting a means of travel like ‘by taxi’ or ‘by car’. ‘de’ is used with the mode of transport. ‘takusi de’ ‘kuruma de’
• ‘Few’ is expressed as ‘two-three’, so ‘ni-san’ is used to express few
• ‘imas’ is used to express ‘to exist’ and also ‘to stay’.
• Use ‘de’ with location where there is some action, use ‘ni’ with location where someone exists
• ‘achira’ can be used to say a distant place which has been mentioned before. Like if someone mentions ‘america’ then other person can use ‘achira’ for the same.
• Osoko is used when you can see and point a distant location.

Form Japanese Sentences

I want to buy something for children - Kodomo ni nanika khaitain desunga

Which is the road going to Tokyo - Tokyo e iku michi wa dore desu ka?

Its this one - Khore desu

Yes. Straight ahead - Hai. Massugu

And then - Sore kara

Is it on the left - Hidari desu ka?

No. It’s on the right - Iie. Migi desu

Are shops open? - Omise wa aitte imas ka?

No. Its already late - Iie. mo osoi desu

Its not late yet - Mada osoku arimasen

Its already late for sure - Mo osoi desu yo

No. but deparment stores are open - Iie. Demo depato wa aitte masu

I am going to buy something - Nanika khaimasu

When? Tonight?  - Itsu? Konban ?

You can’t buy tonight - Konban wa khayemasen yo

Why? - Doshite?

Because shops are closed  - Omise wa shimatte imas kara

Is that right? - Honto desu ka?

Because its already late - Mo osoi desu kara

But it’s open - Demo aitte imas

I am going by car - Kuruma de ikimasu

Why? - Doshite?

Because I am going to Yokohoma - Yokohoma e ikimasu kara

What are you going to do in yokohoma - Yokohoma de nani o shimas ka?

I am going to see friends - Tomodachi ni aimasu

Are you going to see friends? - Thomodachi ni aimasu ka?

It’s far isn’t it? - Thoi desu ne

No. Its not far - Iie thoku arimasen

Few people - Ni.san nin

My family lives in America - Kazoku wa america ni sundeimasu

The boy lives in washington - Otokonoko wa washington ni sundeimasu

I have friends in Yokohoma - Yokohoma ni thomodachi ga imas

I have few friends in Yokohoma - Yokohoma ni thomodachi ga nisan nin imas

I have friends in America - America ni thomadachi ga imas

I have friends there - Achira ni thomodachi ga imas

I am going to see few friends there - Achira ni thomodachi ga nisan nin imas

Are you going to work in Yokohoma - Yokohoma de shigoto o shimas ka?

Are you going to work there - Achira de shigoto o shimas ka?

Yes. I am going to work - Hai. Shigoto o shimas

Are you going to work tonight? -  Konban shigoto o shimas ka?

A little - Sukoshi

A lot - Takusan

Not a lot - Takusan ja arimasen

Is it far - Thoi desu ka?

No. few kilometers - Iie. Nisan kiro

I am going to see friends and then some work - Thomodachi ni aimasu Sorekara sukoshi shigoto o shimas

I am going to stay there for two days - Achira ni hutsuka imas

I am going to work and see friends - Shigoto o shimas soshite thomodachi ni aimasu

How many days? - Nan nichi?

Two - Hutska

Probably few days - Tabun nisan nichi

I am going to see Ms. Suzuki - Suzuki san ni aimasu

Perhaps I am going to see Ms. Suzuki - Tabun suzuki san ni aimasu

Perhaps a few friends - Tabun thomodachi nisan nin

How long you are going to be there? - Imas ka?

Perhaps three days - Tabun mika

Please give me some money - Okkane wo kudasai

Why? - Doshite?

Because I am going to Yokohoma - Yokohoma ikimasu kara

I am going by Taxi - Takusi de ikimasu

By taxi? - Takusi de?

No. I am going by car - Iie. Kuruma de ikimasu

Because it is far - Thoi desu kara

How many days you are going to be there? - Nan nichi imas ka?

I am going to be there for two days - Achira ni hutsuka imas

I am going to be there for few days - Achira ni nisan nichi imas

In the case, Good bye - Ja Sayonara