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Module 20.1 Dialogues 1, 2, and 3

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Dialogue 1: Naomi Johnson and Takeshi Yamada have a gift exchange


Language
Script and Translation
Japanese
1 ジョンソン：どうぞ。

2 山田：ありがとうございます。これは何ですか。

3 ジョンソン：帽子です。

4 山田：ジョンソンさん、どうぞ。

5 ジョンソン：どうも。これは何ですか。

6 山田：ネックレスです。
Romanization
 1 Jonson: Douzo.

2 Yamada: Arigatou gozaimasu. Kore wa nan desuka?

3 Jonson: Boushi desu.

4 Yamada: Jonson san, douzo.

5 Jonson: Doumo. Kore wa nan desu ka?

6 Yamada: Nekkuresu desu.
English translation
 1 Johnson: Here you go!

2 Yamada: Thank you! What is this?

3 Johnson: (It) is a hat!

4 Yamada: Ms. Johnson, here you go!

5 Johnson: Thank you! What is this?

6 Store clerk: (it) is a necklace.

Dialogue 1 Vocabulary

Japanese Romanization Kanji English
これ kore this

Dialogue 2: Naomi Johnson shops at a store

Language
Script and Translation
Japanese
1 店員：いらっしゃいませ。 

2 ジョンソン：これはいくらですか。

3 店員：600円です。 

4ジョンソン：それはいくらですか。

5 店員：800円です。

6 ジョンソン：じゃあ、これを下さい。 

7 店員：はい、ありがとうございます。
Romanization
 1 Tenin: Irasshaimase.

2 Jonson: Kore wa ikura desu ka?

3 tenin: Roppyaku en desu.

4 Jonson: Sore wa ikura desu ka?

5 tenin: Happyaku en desu.

6 Jonson: Jaa, kore o kudasai.

7 tenin: Hai, arigatou gozaimasu.
English translation
 1 Store clerk: Welcome!

2 Johnson: How much is this?

3 Store clerk: This is 600 yen.

4 Johnson: How much is that?

5 Store clerk: (It) is 800 yen.

6 Johnson: Well, I will take this.

7 Store clerk: Yes, thank you!

Dialogue 2 Vocabulary

  Japanese Romanization Kanji English
てんいん tenin 店員 store clerk
いらっしゃいませ irasshaimase welcome (to the store)
いくら ikura how much
それ sore that
じゃあ jaa then; well; so; well then
を o particle: object marker
ください kudasai 下さい please (give me)

Dialogue 3: Naomi Johnson shops at a store and compares prices

Language Script  and Translation
Japanese

1 ジョンソン：これはいくらですか。 

2 店員：500円です。 

3 ジョンソン：あれも500円ですか。 

4 店員：いいえ、違います。800円です。

5 ジョンソン：そうですか。どうも。
Romanization
 1 Jonson: Kore wa ikura desu ka?

2 tenin: Gohyaku en desu.

3 Jonson: Are mo gohyaku en desu ka.?

4 tenin: Iie, chigaimasu. Happyaku en desu.

5 Jonson: Sou desu ka. Doumo.
English translation
 1 Johnson: How much is this?

2 Store clerk: This is 500 yen.

3 Johnson: Is that also 500 yen?

4 Store clerk: No, it is not. It is 800 yen.

5 Johnson: I see. Thank you.

Dialogue 3 Vocabulary

  Japanese Romanization Kanji English
あれ are that
も mo particle: too; also
そうですか soudesuka I see.
どうも doumo thank you

Grammar Notes

これ (kore), それ (sore), and あれ (are)

これ, それ, and あれ are words used to point at things or identify things.

これは　りんごです。

Kore wa ringo desu.

This thing (near me) is an apple.
これ (kore): this thing (near me, the speaker) or this item (near me, the speaker)
それは　りんごです。

Sore wa ringo desu.

That thing (near you) is an apple.
それ (sore): that thing (near you, the listener) or that item (near you, the listener)
あれは　りんごです。

Aore wa ringo desu.

That thing (far away from both of us) is an apple.
あれ (are): that thing (away from both the speaker and the listener) or that item (away from both the speaker and the listener)

 

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