Monday, September 27, 2010

Japanese Class Day 1

Kyoshitsu no kotaba

Q. Ogenki desuka.
A. Hai, genki desu.

Q. Onamae wa ? --- namae = name
A. Watashi wa Takada desu. --- Takada = name

Q.Okuni wa dachira desuka. --- kuni = country
A.Kuni wa nihon desu. --- nihon = japan

Q.Inaka wa dachira desuka. --- Inaka = state
A.Inaka wa Tokyo desu. --- tokyo = state

Q. Otaku wa dachira desuka. --- Otaku = home
A. Uchi wa Sunway desu. --- Sunway = home

Q. Oshigoto nan wa desuka. --- Oshigoto = job
A. Watashi wa sense desu. --- sense = teacher

Statement

Kochira wa Tan-san desu --- Kochira = this/that person

Watashi wa nihon-jin desu --- nihon(japan)-jin(resident)

Q. Tanako-san wa nihon-jin desuka.
A. Hai, Tanako-san wa nihonjin desu. (for yes)
A. I e, Tanako-san wa nihonjin dewaarimasen. (for no)

Q. Anohito wa dare desuka --- Anohito = that person --- Dare(donata-polite) = who
A. Anohito wa Kimura Takuya-san desu. --- Kimura Takuya = name

Q. Ayumi-san, anata wa nihonjin desuka --- mo replace wa when same
A. Hai, watachi mo nihonjin desu --- mo = also

Statement
Tanaka-san wa Toyota no kashain desu.
---Tanaka=name, Toyota=location/company, kaishain = office worker

Q. Anohito wa nansai desuka
A. Anohito wa san-ju go sai desu.

For (sai=age)

1 = Issai (Ichi sai = N/A)
4 = yonsai (shisai = N/A) shi=death
7 = nanasai (shichisai = N/A)
8 = hassai
9 = kyusai (kusai = N/A) kusai = smelly
10 = jussai
20 = hatachi