Module 13.1 Dialogue
Title
Takeshi Yamada asks Naomi Johnson for her phone number
| Language | Script and Translation |
Japanese |
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Romanization |
1 Yamada: Jonson san, denwabangou wa nan desu ka?
2 Jonson: 96-816-0322 desu. 3 Yamada: Jaa, ato de denwa simasu ne. 4 Jonson: Hai, matte imasu. |
English translation |
1 Yamada: Ms. Johnson, what is your phone number?
2 Johnson: It is 96-816-0322. 3 Yamada: Well, I will call you later, okay? 4 Johnson: Okay, I will be waiting. |
Vocabulary
| Audio | Japanese | Romanization | Kanji | English |
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でんわ | denwa | 電話 | telephone |
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ばんごう | bangou | 番号 | number |
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なん | nan | 何 | what |
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96-816-0322
きゅう ろく の はち いち ろく の ぜろ さん に に |
九六-八一六-０三二二 | 96-816-0322 | |
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じゃあ | ja | well, then | |
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あとで | atode | 後で | later |
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します | simasu | to do | |
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ね | ne | okay? | |
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まっています | matte imasu | 待っています | （I am) waiting |
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まつ | matsu | 待つ | to wait |
More Useful Words
| Audio | Japanese | Romanization | Kanji | English |
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れい or ゼロ | rei or zero | 零 (kanji) or ゼロ (in Katakana) | 0 |
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いち | ichi | 一 | 1 |
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に | ni | 二 | 2 |
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さん | san | 三 | 3 |
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し or よん or よ | shi or yon or yo | 四 | 4 |
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ご | go | 五 | 5 |
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ろく | roku | 六 | 6 |
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しち or なな | shichi or nana | 七 | 7 |
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はち | hachi | 八 | 8 |
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く or きゅう | ku or kyuu | 九 | 9 |
Grammar Notes
Telephone numbers
| 4 |
Number 4 has two pronunciations: し (shi) or よん (yon).
It is more common to use よん (yon) in a telephone number.
| 7 |
Number 7 has two pronunciations: しち (shichi) or なな (nana).
It is more common to use なな (nana) in a telephone number.
| 9 |
Number 9 has two pronunciations: く (ku) or きゅう (kyuu).
It is more common to use きゅう (kyuu) in a telephone number.
| – (hyphen) between two sets of digits |
“-” between two sets of digits is pronounced as の (no). However, sometimes it can be omitted depending on one’s preference.
For example:
| 123-456-789 |
| いち に さん の よん ご ろく の なな はち きゅう |
| ichi ni san no yon go roku no nana hachi kyuu |
やまだ
でんわばんごう
なん
あと
でんわ
ま