Meeting a Friend

Dialogue:
Ishida:
Konnichiwa.
Hazuki:
Konnichiwa.
Ishida:
Hazuki-san, kochira wa watashi no tomodachi
desu. Tanaka Keiko-san desu.
Tanaka:
Hajimemashite. Tanaka Keiko desu. Douzo
yoroshiku.
Hazuki:
Hazuki Ken desu. Douzo yoroshiku.
Tanaka:
Gakusei desu ka.
Hazuki:
Hai, gakusei desu.
Tanaka:
Go-senmon wa.
Hazuki:
Ongaku desu. Anata mo gakusei desu ka.
Tanaka:
Iie, kangoshi desu.
Hazuki:
Sou desu ka.

Translations:
Ishida:
Hello.
Hazuki:
Hello.
Ishida:
Mr. Hazuki, this is my friend. This is Keiko Tanaka.
Tanaka:
How do you do? I'm Keiko Tanaka. Nice to meet
you.
Hazuki:
I'm Ken Hazuki. Nice to meet you.
Tanaka:
Are you a student?

Hazuki:
Yes, I am.
Tanaka:
What is your major?
Hazuki:
Music. Are you a student, too?
Tanaka:
No, I'm a nurse.
Hazuki:
I see.

Vocabulary:
Konnichiwa.

Hello./Good afternoon.

kochira
watashi
anata
tomodachi

this person (used when introducing someone)

I
you
friend

Hajimemashite. How do you do? (used when meeting for the first
time)
Douzo
yoroshiku.
Nice to meet you.
gakusei
student
hai
iie
go-senmon
kangoshi

yes
no
field of study (go is for politeness)
nurse

Sou desu ka.

I see./Is that so?
wa
mo
no

subject marker particle (follows the subject)

particle meaning also
possesive particle

This is my cat.
Kanji Version :

Kana Version :

Romaji Version :
Kore wa watashi no neko desu. Namae wa Cha-ri- desu. Juunisai no osu desu. Kawaii
deshou? Ke wa totemo yawarakakute kimochi-ii desu. Suki na koto wa haha no niwa
no ki no shita de neru koto desu. Tokugi wa mae ashi no roppon no yubi de mono wo
tsukamu koto desu.
Translation:
This is my cat. His name is Charlie. He's a twelve year old male. Isn't he cute? His
fur is very soft so it feels really nice. His favorite thing is to sleep underneath the
trees in my mother's garden. His specialty is grabbing things with the six toes on his
front feet.
Vocabulary:

kore

this

watashi no my

neko cat
namae
name
juunisai
12 years old
osu
male (animal)

kawaii cute

ke
hair/fur
totemo
very

yawarakai soft

kimochi-ii
feels nice
suki na
liked, favorite
koto thing (abstract)

haha (one's own) mother


niwa garden / yard

ki
tree

shita under, beneath, below

neru to sleep
tokugi specialty

mae front

ashi legs/feet

roppon
6 (pon comes from hon, the counter for long thin
things)

yubi fingers/toes
mono thing (concrete)
tsukamu
grab

Do You Understand Japanese?

Dialogue:
Jean Paul:

Anna:
Jean Paul:
Anna:
Jean Paul:
Anna:
Jean Paul:

Hajimemashite.
Boku no namae wa Jon Po-ru desu.
Onamae wa nan desu ka.
Hajimemashite.
Watashi no namae wa Anna desu.
Nihongo ga wakarimasu ka.
Hai, chotto wakarimasu.
Jon Po-ru-san, eigo ga wakarimasu ka.
Iie, wakarimasen.
Nanigo ga wakarimasu ka.
Furansugo ga wakarimasu.

Translation:
Jean Paul:

Anna:
Jean Paul:

How do you do?

My name is Jean Paul.
What's your name?
Nice to meet you.
My name is Anna.
Do you understand Japanese?

Anna:
Jean Paul:
Anna:
Jean Paul:

Yes, I understand a little.

Jean Paul, do you understand English?
No, I don't.
What language do you understand.
I understand French.

Vocabulary:
wakarimasu
wakarimasen
Furansugo
eigo
hajimemashite
namae
iie
hai
chotto

understand
don't understand
French
English
How do you do?/Nice to meet you. (Said
when meeting someone for the first time)
name
no
yes
a little bit

Mini Conversations 1
Erika: Sore wa nan desu ka?
Anne: Kore desu ka?
Erika: Hai.
Anne: Watashi no kaban desu.
Sam: Kono hon wa dare no desu ka?
Shawn: Boku no desu.

Lisa: Watashi no enpitsu wa doko desu ka?

Chad: Asoko desu.
Lisa: Aa, sou desu ka? Arigatou.

What's that?
This?
Yes.
It's my bag.
Who's book is this?
It's mine.

Where is my pencil?
It's over there.
Is that so? Thank you.

Alice: Kono inu wa dare no desu ka?

Miki: Sono inu wa watashi no desu.
Alice: Aa sou desu ka? Inu no namae wa nan desu
ka?
Miki: Supaiku desu.

Kenichi: Konnichi wa.

Mike: Konnichi wa. Ogenki desu ka?
Kenichi: Hai, genki desu. Maiku-san wa?
Mike: Genki desu.

Meru: Sore wa neko desu ka?

Hana: Kore desu ka?
Meru: Hai.
Hana: Iie, neko janai desu. Inu desu.
Meru: Sou desu ka?
Hana: Hai. Ben-san no inu desu.
Meru: Namae wa nan desu ka?
Hana: Pooki desu.

Who's dog is this?

That dog is mine.
Is that so? What's the dog's name?
It's Spike.

Hello.
Hello. Are you doing well?
Yes, I'm fine. And how about you, Mike?
I'm fine.

Is that a cat?
This?
Yes.
No, it's not a cat. It's a dog.
Is that so?
Yes. It's Ben's dog.
What's its name?
It's Porky.