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nanji
migi
hidari
masugu
honto ni
dake
so desu ka
irimasu
matte imasu
tomodachi
what time?
right
left
straight
really?
only
is that so?
to need
to wait
friend
nomimono
something to drink
Heya ni otoko no hito wa imasu ka.
Is the man in the room?
tabemono
something to eat
Kaite kudesai.
Write it please.
Watashi no uchi wa California ni arimasu.
My house is in California.
Toile wa doko desu ka.
Where is the toilet?
Eki wa doko desu ka.
Where is the station?
kamera-ya
camera store
kohii-ya
coffee store
pan-ya
bread store
Watashi no meishi desu.
This is my card.
Toile wa doko desu ka.
Where is the toilet?
Kore wa pen desu.
This is a pen.
ichi ju go
15
If we cut off the `masu' in a verb and put in it's place `mono' we get a word
that means `something'. For example `tabemasu'is`to eat'. If we cut off the
masu part we get `tabe'. If we add `mono' we get `tabemono',something to eat.
The weather in Japan varies greatly from Hokkaido to Okinawa. Tokyo's
temperature range is similair to Washington, DC. Osaka is like Durham, NC.
Coffee served in Japan is very dark and thick. It is served with a gravy-
like white non-dairy creamer which almost everyone uses. To pay the cashier
you should ask for them to write down the amount because it takes a long
time to be able to recognize large numbers that are quickly spoken.
`Kaite kudesai' means `write it down please'. It is a common gaijin saying.
We can make any noun into a store that sells that product by adding `ya'
onto the end of the noun. For example:
pan-ya = bread store
reekodo-ya = record store
hon-ya = book store
Always keep a good supply of business cards with you. `Meishi' or business
cards are frequently exchanged by all the people in a room. Many people
place their newly recieved business cards in an order on the table that
corresponds to the seating of the people around them. This is a common
practice when trying to learn new names. Let the Japanese pick the seating.