Pimsleur Language Program Japanese Level 1 - Lesson 29 - Notes

Pimsleur Language Program Japanese Level 1 - Lesson 29

Review Japanese Conversation

Itsu tokyo ikimasu ka? – When are you going to Tokyo?

Ashita ikimasu – I am going tomorrow

Hitori de ikimasu ka? – Are you going alone?

Iie. Kozaku to isshu ni ikimasu – No. I am going with family

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

Ishukan imas – I am going to stay a week

‘ishukan’? Sore wa doyu imi desu ka? – ‘Ishukan’? What does it mean?

‘One week’ doyu imi desu – It means ‘one week;

New Japanese words

Itsu - when

Shukan – week

Ishukan – one week

Kino – yesterday

Khaimashta – bought (past form of khaimasu)

Nomimono – (to) drink

Tabemono – (to) eat

Hon – book

Masen deshta – did not (to use with verb)

Suki desu ka? – Do you like?

Form Japanese Sentences

I want to pass time - Sugoshitai desu

I want to spend a week - Ishukan sugoshithai desu

I want to stay a week - Ishukan itai desu

When are you going to return? - Itsu khairimasu ka?

I don’t want to return - Khairithaku arimasen

I am not going to return today - Khyo khairimasen

I am alone - Hitori desu

What is the meaning of ‘Yokka’ - Yokka wa doyu imi desu ka?

It means ‘four days’ - ‘four days’ doyo imi desu

Since when are you staying here? - Itsu kara koko ni imas ka?

Since how much time- Nan jikan maye kara

Since few hours / some time - Nisan jikan mayekara

Since four days - Yukka maye kara

Since a week - Ishukan maye kara

I am staying here since four days - Yukka maye kara koko ni imas

Since how many days are you staying here? -  Nan nichi maye kara koko ni imas ka?

Since how much time? - Nan jikan maye kara?

I don’t have time - Jikan ga arimasen

A few weeks - Nisan shukan

I want to spend 90 days - Kyu jyu nichi sugoshitai desu

I want to stay few weeks - Nisan shukan itai desu

I want to return - Khairitai desu

I am with friends - Thomodachi to isshu desu

I am going to return alone - Hitori de khairimasu

How much time you are going to stay here? - Nan jikan koko ni imas ka?

Some time - Nisan jikan

Since yesterday - Kino kara

Since yesterday I am staying here - Kino kara koko ni imas

I want to return tomorrow - Ashita khairitai desu

Yesterday what you bought? - Kino nani o khaimashta ka?

Yesterday what you ate? - Kino nani o Tabemashta ka?

I bought something - Nanika khaimashta

Something to drink - Nanika nomimono

I bought something to drink - Nanika nomimono wo khaimasgta

Good rice wine - Ii osake

Yesterday I bought a good book - Kino ii hon wo khaimashta

Did you eat something? - Nanika tabemashta ka?

Yes. I ate - Eh. tabemashta

I ate with my friends - Thomodachi to isshu ni tabemashta

I ate alone - Hitori de tabemashta

I am going to eat alone - Hitori de tabemasu

What are you going to drink?- Nani o nomimasu ka?

Where are you going - Doko e ikimasu ka?

I am going to Tokyo - Tokyo e ikimasu

We are going to a good restaurent - Watashi thachi wa ii restoran e ikimasu

Do you like rice wine? - Osake ga suki desu ka?

I would like a beer - Beeru a nomethaindesunga

Won’t you drink something? - Nanika nomimasen ka?

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

What you ate? - Nani o tabemashta ka?

I did not eat - Tabemasen deshta

I did not buy beer - Beeru o khaimasen deshta

I did not eat lunch - Hirugohan o tabemasen deshta

I did not buy good rice wine - ii osake o khaimasen deshta

I did not eat yesterday - Kino tabemasen deshta

Then tonight won’t you eat with me? - Ja konban watashi to isshu ni tabemasen ka?

Yes. That is fine - Eh. ii desu ne