AP/JP1000 6.0 Conversation 03


A.
K(ì)tami:    Ohayoo gozaimàs(u)/gozaimaas(u).
Guurudo:     Ohayoo gozaimàs(u)/gozaimaas(u). Kyòo wa suzushìi desu nee.
K(i)tami:    Ee, soo desu nee. Moo sùgu àki desu nee.
Guurudo:     Ee, sugu samui fuyu ga kimasu nee.

## People often talk about weather in a small talk.

B.
Rafòndo:     Tooi-sàn, shibàraku desh(i)ta. Ogènki des(u) ka?/
Tooi:        Gobusata-shimàsh(i)ta. Okage-sama de gènki des(u). Rafòndo-san wa./
Rafondo:     Arìgatoo gozaimas(u). Shigoto ga isogashìi desu ga, gènki des(u).
Tooi:        Sòo des(u) ka. Watashi mo ìma totemo isogashìi des(u).

C.
Genda:       Chèn-san, o-dekake dès(u) ka?/
Chèn:        Èe, chòtto sanpo ni.
Genda:       Sòo des(u) ka. Itte (i)rasshai/rasshaai.
Chen:        Itte kimas(u)/kimaas(u).

## Asking a routine question like this is not considred nosy but polite. It is not a real
question, so the reply is also vague with chotto.

D.
Nakano:      Mòi-san, Nihongo no benkyoo dès(u) ka?/
Mòi:         Èe, ash(i)ta tès(u)to ga arimas(u).
Nakano:      Sore wa taihen dèsu nee. Ganbàtte kudasai.
Moi:         Arìgatoo gozaimas(u). Ganbarimàs(u)/Ganbarimaas(u).

## The first question is an opener for conversation, not a real question.
Ganbatte kudasai is probably the most commonly used pep talk expression.

E.
Satomi:      Nàni o tabemàs(u) ka?/
Shìn:        Tenpura o tabemàs(u). Satomi-san wa?/
Satomi:      Watashi wa sùshi/s(u)shì o tabemas(u).
Shin:        Jàa, watashi mo sùshi/sushì o tabemas(u).

[Vocabulary]
kyòo                      today

suzushìi                  cool

moo sùgu                  very soon

àki                       autumn, fall

samùi                     cold

fuyù                      winter

kimàs(u)                  come

shibàraku                 for a long time

gobusata-shimàs(u)        neglect to contact

shigoto                   work

isogashìi                 busy

mo                        also, too

ìma                       now

totemo                    very

o-dekake                  going out

chòtto                    a little bit

sanpo                     going for a walk

Nihongo                   the Japanese language

benkyoo                   study

ash(i)tà                  tomorrow

tès(u)to                  test

arimàs(u)                 there is, have

sore                      that (on the hearer's side)

taihen                    tough, hard

Ganbàtte (kudasai).       Good luck!

ganbarimàs(u)             do one's best

nàni                      what

tabemàs(u)                eat

tenpura tempura

s(u)shì or sùshi sushi


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