Thursday, June 7, 2007

Unit 10

Special

In this chapter we are introduced to two prompts which are spoken in Japanese. Tune your ears to these phrases, because they'll be used more frequently in future lessons.

つぎのかいわをきいてください。
tsugi no kaiwa o kiite kudasai - Please listen to the following conversation.

もういちどをきいてください。
mou ichido o kiite kudasai - Please listen once again.


Conversation

さとさん、わたしとひるごはんをたべませんか。
ええ、でもなんじに? いちじ?
いいえ、あとで。
ああ、わかりました。にじ?
ええ、にじに。
はい、わかりました。

-Sato-san, watashi to hirugohan o tabemasen ka? - Mr. Sato, won't you eat lunch with me?
-ee, demo nanji ni? ichiji? - Yes, but at what time? One o'clock?
-iie, ato de. - No, later.
-aa, wakarimashita. niji? - Ah, understood. Two o'clock?
-ee, niji ni. - Yes, At two o'clock.
-hai, wakarimashita. - Yes, understood.


Vocab

ちょっと
chotto - a little bit

くじはちょっと。。。
kuji wa chotto... - nine o'clock is a little bit...

たべたいです
tabetai desu - want to eat

たべたくありません
tabetaku arimasen - don't want to eat

のみたいです
nomitai desu - want to drink

のみたくありません
nomitaku arimasen - don't want to drink

なんじですか。
nanji desu ka? - What time is it?

さん
san - three

よん
yon - four


go - five

ごじです
goji desu - It's five o'clock.

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