Module 20.1 Dialogues 1, 2, and 3
Title
Dialogue 1: Naomi Johnson and Takeshi Yamada have a gift exchange
Language |
Script and Translation
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Japanese |
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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 2: Naomi Johnson shops at a store
Language |
Script and Translation
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Japanese |
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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
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。 |
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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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あれ (are): that thing (away from both the speaker and the listener) or that item (away from both the speaker and the listener) |
やまだ
なん
ぼうし
てんいん
えん
くだ
ちが