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It’s being a while without any new post. This was due to my laptop being hit by lightning and the motherboard was burnt. Anyway I got it back now and would like to cover the last part of Level 3 before moving into Level 4.

Conversation 1
Tony : Have you decided what to do during summer holiday – Natsu yasumi, dō suru ka, (kimeru)kimeta
Kobayashi : No, not yet. How about you – Uun, mada. Toni-san wa
Tony : I have decided to go camping in August – Kimatte iru no wa 8 gatsu no kyanpu dake da yo
Meaning : Natsu (Summer), Yasumi (Holiday / Rest), Kimeru (Decide), Kyanpu (Camp)

Conversation 2
Kobayashi : My car could’t go out because there’s a big truck parking in front of my house – Uchi no mae ni ookii torakku ga (Tomaru)tomatte ite, kuruma o dasu koto ga dekinain da.
Tony : When was the truck parked there – Sono torakku, itsu kara (Tomeru)tomete aru no
Kobayashi : Hmm, I think it’s being there for 30 minutes – Sō da naa, mō 30 bun naru ka na
Meaning : Torakku (Truck), Tomaru / Tomeru (Stop / Park), Itsu (When)

Conversation 3
Kobayashi : Hello – Moshi moshi.
Tony : Yes, Tony speaking – Hai, Toni de gozaimasu
Kobayashi : I am Kobayashi, Is John in? – Kobayashi to mō shimasu, Jon-san irasshaimasu ka?
Tony : Yes, he is in. Please wait a moment – Hai, orimasu. Shōshō omachi kudasaimase
Meaning : Moshi moshi (Hello), Gozaimasu (a very polite form for “desu”), Irasshaimasu (A very polite form for “imasu”), Orimasu (antoher polite for for “imasu”), Shōshō (a moment), Kudasaimase (a very polite form for “kudasai”)

In my next post, I will cover Level 4 lessons. Stay Tune !!!

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This will be the final lesson for Level 3. I will cover other words / sentences related to this level. Next , I will post some conversations on what we have learned in this level before I proceed to Level 4. So,Stay Tune!!!

Q : Who is the person wearing spectacles? – Megane o kakete iru no wa dare desu ka?
A : The person who is wearing spectacles is Tony – Megane o kakete iru no wa toni desu.

If you are refering to human, you can also use “hito wa” instead of “no wa”. As you know, “no” means “belongs to” so with the conbination of “no” & “wa”, it will becomes “referring to something / someone”. Of course, “no wa” can be used for things as well. For example : Hako ni haite aru no wa nan desu ka? (What is in the box?).

Remember that when you are referring to living things (ie. humans, animals), always use “iru” after the “~te” form and “aru” for non-living things.

Q : How to say [Arigatō] in english? – [Arigatō] wa eigo de nan to (iu)iimasu ka?
A : In english, [Arigatō] is [Thank You] – [Arigatō] wa eigo de [Thank You] to iimasu

“nan to” is used for refering to “How to (say something)”. This is usually use when you are asking someone to translate from one language to another. You can also use Read (Yomu) by asking : Kono kanji wa nan do yomimasu ka? (How do read this kanji?). You can add in some extra into this sentence in a more polite manner. Example :

Q : Do you know how to say [Arigatō] in english? – [Arigatō] wa eigo de nan to iu ka shite imasu ka?
A : Yes, I know. In english, [Arigatō] is [Thank You] – Hai, shirimasu. [Arigatō] wa eigo de [Thank You] to iimasu

There’s another usage for asking “what should you say in the morning” (Asa no toki ni, nan to iimasu ka?). The reply will be something like : Asa no toki ni, [Ohayō Gozaimasu] to iimasu (I should say [Good Morning] in the morning)

Hope this is not confusing you.

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Yet another conversation session.

Conversation 1
Q : Since it is raining, shouldn’t we go by taxi? – Ame ga (furu)futte iru kara, takushi-de ikimashō ka?
A : Yeah. I’ll call a taxi – Sō desu ne. Jaa, boku ga (yobu)yonde kimasu
Meaning : Ame ga furu (Raining), Ame (Rain), Takushi- (Taxi), Boku (I), Yobu (Call)

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Today, I will show you how to use “toki (when)” & “kara (because)”.

Example (toki)

• When I go out, I lock the door – Uchi o deru toki, kagi o kakimasu
• When I was taking meal, the phone rang – Shokuji o shite ita toki, denwa ga (naru)narimashita
• When I am free, I visit my friend – Hima na toki, otomodachi no uchi e asobi ni ikimasu

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Conversation time again !!! Here we go …..

Conversation 1
Q : What happened? – Dō shimashita ka?
A : I have flu – Kaze o (hiku)hiitan desu.
Q : Do you have fever? – Netsu ga arimasu ka?
A : Yes, about 37 degree – Hai. 37 do chotto arimasu.
Meaning : Kaze (Flu), Hiku (Catch a flu), Netsu (Fever), 37 Do (37 degree)

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“~n” is to attached at the end of the verb like : (iku) ikun, (kau) kaun. “~n” is used when you want to emphasize something that you WILL do it.

Example
Q: Kobayashi, shopping? – Kobayashi san, kaimono desu ka?
A: Yeah. Are you going for shopping too? – Ee. Toni san mo kaimono ni ikun desu ka?
Q: No, I am going to the library – Iie, watashi wa toshokan e ikun desu
Meaning : Kaimono (Shopping), Toshokan (Library)

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“Mae Ni” means “Before Something” and “Ato De” means “After Something”. When using “Mae Ni” the verbs before it must be a Normal Form (ie. Kaku (Write), Taberu (Eat), Kau (Buy)) where the verbs used before “Ato De” shall be past tense (ie. Kaita, Tabeta, Katta)

Example
I have to wash my hands before taking breakfast – Asa gohan o taberu mae ni, te o (arau)araimasu.

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Dare Demo = Whoever / Anybody
Itsu Demo = Whenever / Anytime
Doko Demo = Wherever / Anywhere
Nan Demo = Whatever / Anything

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It’s been a while since my last post. I was a bit busy in my job.

Today I will cover conversation for what we have learned the last couple of weeks.

A : Excuse Me, Can I borrow the phone? – Sumimasen, denwa o (kariru)karite mo ii desu ka?
B : Yes, please. – Hai, dōzo
Meaning : Sumimasen (Excuse Me), Denwa (Telephone), Kariru (Borrow)

A : Can I switch on the radio? – Rajio o (tsukeru)tsukete mo ii desu ka?
B : Sure but don’t turn the sound too loud – Ii desu yo. Demo, oto o amari (ookii)ookiku shinaide kudasai ne.
Meaning : Rajio (Radio), Tsukeru (Switch On), Oto (Voice / Sound), Ookii (Big)

A : Am I not allow to enter this classroom? – Kono kyōshitsu ni (hairu)haitte wa ikemasen ka?
B : Yes, nobody is allow to enter. It is in a midst of exam now. – Hai, dare mo haitte wa ikemasen. Ima, shiken chū desu
Meaning : Hairu (Enter / Go In), Kyōshitsu (Classroom), Shiken (Examination), Chū (In a midst of)

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“~hō ga ii desu” means “It’s better to do something”. For instance, “Kusuri o nonda hō ga ii desu” means “It’s better to take medicine”. Remember that the verb must be converted to past tense when using this sentences. As shown in the above example, “Nomu” (Drink) is converted to “Nonda” which is past tense. However, when using this sentence for negative phrase, no past tense shall be used. For example : “Kusuri wa nomanai hō ga ii desu” (It’s better not to take medicine). See it doesn’t use “nomanakatta” (past tense) instead “nomanai” (present tense) is used.

As usual, “o” shall be used after the noun for positive phrase and “wa” is used for negative phrase.

Other Examples
It’s better to eat more vegetables – Yasai o takusan (taberu)tabeta hō ga ii desu
It’s better to sleep earlier – (Hayai)Hayaku (neru)neta hō ga ii desu
It’s better not to go too far – Amari (tooi)tooku e wa (iku)ikanai hō ga ii desu
Meaning : Yasai (Vegetables), Takusan (Many / More), Neru (Sleep), Hayai (Fast), Tooi (Far), Amari (Not So)

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