Conversation Sunday, Feb 11 2007
Level 4 11:42 am
Kobayashi : Irasshai
Kobayashi : Welcome
Tony : Kono hen de manshon o (sagasu)sagashite irun desu ga
Tony : I am searching for a apartment in this area
Kobayashi : Go-yosan wa o-ikura desu ka
Kobayashi : How much is your budget?
Tony : 7, 8 man en gurai desu
Tony : 70 to 80 thousand yen
Kobayashi : Arimasu yo. Yachin 7 man 2 sen en, kanrihi 4 sen en desu
Kobayashi : Yes, we have. Rental is 72,000 yen and management fee is 4,000 yen
Tony : Eki kara (aruku)aruite dono gurai no tokoro desu ka
Tony : How long it takes to walk from the train station?
Kobayashi : 15 fun gurai desu ga, sugu mae no michi o tooru basu mo arimasu yo
Kobayashi : About 15 minutes but there are also buses just in front of the street.
Tony : motto Chikai tokoro wa arimasen ka
Tony : Don’t you have any nearer one
Kobayashi : Aru koto wa arimasu ga, yachin ga sukoshi takaku naru to omoimasu yo
Kobayashi : Yes, there is but I think the rental is a little higher
Tony : Sō desu ka. Jaa, koko o 1 do (miseru)misete itadakemasu ka
Tony : Is it. So, can you please show me the unit
Kobayashi : Hai, kekkō desu yo
Kobayashi : Yes, sure
Meaning : Irasshai (Welcome), Hen (Area), Manshon (Large Apartment), Sagasu (Search), Yosan (Budget), Yachin (Rental), Kanri (Management), Hi (Fee), Kanrihi (Management Fee), Aruku (Walk), Michi (Street), Kekkō (Fine / Excellent / Sure)
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February 12th, 2007 at 8:50 pm
Minor error:
I think that the correct translation of “Manshon” you are looking for is “Large Apartment”.
This is especially obvious considering the rental price
Jesper
February 12th, 2007 at 9:08 pm
Hi Jesper,
Thanks for the comment. The word “manshon” in Japanese was taken from an English word “Mansion”. In Japan, “manshon” can be considered as an apartment. Not sure whether “Mansion” in English will consider as an apartment or not.
Anyway, I have change the translation for “manshon” to apartment to avoid any confusion.
March 5th, 2007 at 2:29 am
this is a really awesome blog
i posted a feed link in my blog!! 
March 5th, 2007 at 9:18 pm
Thanks Corey