Unit 8

Conversation

たなかさん、いまたべますか。
いいえ、けっこです。でも、なにかのみます。
なにをのみますか。
わかりません。おさけ。。。？　いいえ、ビール。
わたしもビールがほしいです。すみません！
はい、おさけ？
いいえ、ビール。

-Tanaka-san, ima tabemasu ka? - Mr. Tanaka, are you going to eat now?
-iie, kekko desu. demo, nanika nomimasu. - No thank you. But, I will drink something.
-nani o nomimasu ka. - What are you going to drink?
-wakarimasen. osake... iie, biiru. - I don't know. Sake...? No, Beer.
-watashi mo biiru ga hoshii desu. sumimasen! - I also want beer. Excuse me! [to waiter]
-hai, osake? - Yes, Sake?
-iie, biiru. - No, Beer.


Vocab

ーさん
-san - Mr., Ms., Mrs. [Placed after the names of others, not your own.]

ひるごはん
hirugohan - lunch [hiru = noon, gohan = meal]

に
ni - two

ほん
-hon - [counter for long narrow objects such as: bottles, pencils, trees, pens, etc.]

ビールにほん
biiru ni-hon - two bottles of beer

します
shimasu - to do [suru]

なにをしますか。
nani o shimasu ka? - What are you going to do?

おねがいします
onegai shimasu - Please (making a request) - [Lit: "Do me a favor"]

か
ka - or. Used between two nouns. (particle)

ホテル
hoteru - hotel

かいます
kaimasu - to buy [kau]

だれ
dare - who

と
to - with (particle)

だれと
dare to - with whom?

あなたと
anata to - with you