Pimsleur Language Program Japanese Level 1 - Lesson 27 - Notes

Pimsleur Language Program Japanese Level 1 - Lesson 27

Review Japanese Conversation

Ashita tokyo e ikimasu – I am going to Tokyo tomorrow

Tokyo takusi de ikimasu ka? – Are you going by Taxi to Tokyo?

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

Tokyo de shigatto wo shimas ka? - Are you going to work in Tokyo?

Hai. Sorekara thomedachi ni aimasu  - Yes, and then I am seeing friends

Nan nichi tokyo imas ka? – How many days you are staying in tokyo?

Tabun nisan nichi – Perhaps few days

New Japanese Words

Hyaku – One hundred

Khairi – return

Khairitai / Khairithaku arimasen – want to return / Don’t want to return

Khairimsasu / Khairimasen – to return / to not return

To isshu – together with

Itai – Want to stay

Grammar Notes

Just like ‘tabethai’ and ‘nomethai’, ‘want to do’ is expressed as‘thai’ in end  of action verb – Khairi-thai (want to return)

When yo people are doing some action together then use ‘to isshu ni’ if they are just together don’t use ‘ni’ just ‘to isshu’

Form Japanese Sentences

Are shops open? - Omise wa aitte imas ka?

No. They are closed - Iie. Shimatte imas

Are Department stores also closed? -  Depato mo shimatte imas ka?

Yes. It’s closed for sure - Hai shimatte imas yo

Why? - Doshite?

Because it’s already late - Mo osoi desu kara

No. It’s not late yet - Iie mada osoku arimasen

Its already late for sure - Mo osoi desu yo

Are you going to work tomorrow? - Ashita shigatto o shimas ka?

I don’t know, but perhaps - Wakharimasen. demo tabun

I am going to Osaka today - Khyo osaka e ikimasu

What are you going to do over there? - Achira de nani o shimas ka?

I am seeing friends - Thomodachi ni aimasu

And then - Sorekara

I am going to work few days - Nisan nichi shigato wo shimas

How many days? - Nan nichi?

Three days - Mika

Perhaps two days - Tabun hutska

I am seeing friends over there - Achira ni thomodachi ga imas

I am seeing few friends over there - Achira ni thomodachi ga nisan nin imas

I am seeing Ms. Tanaka - Tanaka san ni aimasu

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

Are you going by car? - Kuruma de ikimasu ka?

What are you going to do over there? - Achira de nani o shimas ka?

How much is it? - Ikura desu ka?

One hundred yen - Hyaku en desu

That’s too much - Osugimasu

Do you have money? - Okkane wo motheimasu ka?

I don’t have any - Zen zen motheimasen

I don’t speak - Hanashimasen

I don’t speak any - Zen zen hanashimasen

I want it - Hoshi desu

I want money - Okkane ga hoshi desu

I would like money - Okkane ga hoshindesunga

I don’t want it - Hoshiku arimasen

I don’t want any - Zen zen hoshiku arimasen

I don’t have any money - Okkane ga zen zen motheimasen

I want to return - Khairitai desu

I don’t want to return - Khairithaku arimasen

I am going to return tomorrow - ashita Khairimasu

But I don’t want to return - demo khairithaku arimasen

Why? - doshite?

Are you going to return tonight? - Konban khairimasu ka?

No. I am not going to return - Iie. Khairimasen

No. I am going to return tomorrow night - Iie. Ashita no ban khairimasu

Me too - Watashi mo

We are going to return - Watashi thachi wa khairimasu

I am going to return to america - America e khairimasu

We are not going to return - Watashi thachi wa khairimasen

I am with my wife - Khanai to isshu desu

Is your husband with you? - Gosyujin wa anata to isshu desu ka

Yes. He is with me - Hai. Watashi to isshu desu

I am with friends - Thomodachi to isshu desu

I want to return with you - Anata to isshu ni khairithai desu

I want to eat with you - Anata to isshu ni tabethai desu

I am not returning with children - Kodomo to isshu ni khairimasen

Won’t you drink with me? - Watashi to isshu ni nomimasen ka?

I am eating with my husband - Syujin to ishhu ni tabemasu

Perhaps I stay for three days - Tabun mika imas

Or two days - Soretomo hutska

Are you staying for three days? - Mika imas ka?

I want to stay for few days - Nisan nichi itai desu

Because I want to stay here - Koko ni itai desu kara

I want to stay here for a few days - Koko ni nisan nichi itai desu

I don’t want to return - Khairi thaku arimasen

I want to stay with you - Anata to isshu ni itai desu

I want to stay with you in tokyo - Anata to isshu ni tokyo ni itai desu

Today I am not going to return - Khyo khairimasen

I am staying in Tokyo - Tokyo ni imas

My friends live in Tokyo - Thomodachi wa tokyo ni sundeimasu

I am going to eat with children - Kodomo to isshu ni tabemasu

Won’t you eat with me? - Watashi to isshu ni tabemasen ka?

Won’t you return with me? - Watashi to isshu ni khairimasen ka?

Yes. I want to return - Hai khairithai desu