Conversation
Conversation and Level 3
Conversation 1
Q : Already received your birthday present? – Mō tanjōbi no purezento o moraimashita ka?
A : Yes. I got a cassette tape from Tony – Hai. Toni san ni wa kasettote-pu to sara no setto o moraimashita.
Q : Any other? – Hoka ni wa?
A : I got flowers from the teacher – Sensei ga, hana o kudasaimashita.
Meaning : Mō (Already), Tanjōbi (Birthday), Purezento (Present / Gift), Kasettote-pu (Cassette Tape), Hana (Flower)
Conversation 2
Q : Still haven’t water the flowers – Mada hana ni mizu o (yaru)yatteinai no
A : No, already done this morning – Uun, kesa wa mō yatta yo
Meaning : Mada (Still), Mizu (Water), Yaru (Do), Kesa (This Morning)
Conversation 3
Q : Very soon will be dad and mom’s wedding aniversary. Last year what dad gave to mom? – Mō sugu otōsan to okaasan no kekkon kinenbi ne. Otōsan wa kyonen, okaasan ni nani o ageta no?
A : A diamond ring – Daiyamondo no yubiwa da yo
Q : Wow, amazing – Waa-, sugoi.
Meaning : Sugu (Soon), Kekkon (Marriage / Wedding), Kinenbi (Aniversary), Kyonen (Last Year),Daiyomondo (Diamond), Yubiwa (Ring), Sugoi (Amazing / Wonderful)
Conversation 4
Q : What are you going to give to dad during christmas – Otōsan ni kurisumasu no purezento, nani ageru?
A : Oh ya. How about a tie? – Sō da na. Nekutai wa dō?
Q : That was given a year before last year – Sore wa ototoshi ageta wa
A : So, how about a wallet – Jaa, saifu wa?
Q : Hmm, let’s go for wallet. I will go and buy tomorrow – Sō ne, saifu ni shimashō. Watashi ga ashita katte kuru wa
Meaning : Kurisumasu (Christmas), Nekutai (Neck Tie), Ototoshi (A year before last year), Saifu (Wallet)
May 27th, 2006 at 8:23 am
Hello from Japan
Maybe you’ve already known,
Mada hana ni mizu o (yaru)yatteinai no
まだ はなに みずを やっていないよ。
I notice o, wo is used to indicate を、
を indicate object, in this case を is suitable.
May 27th, 2006 at 9:22 am
Hi Tomiyama-san,
Thanks for your comment. In fact I put “を” as “o”. Of course, “wo” is also used for “を” especially when you are using keyboard. However most of the time in writing, “o” should be used.
February 15th, 2007 at 4:51 pm
Hi Tony, I notice some sentences end with “no”. what does this mean and when it is used?
thank you so so much!
Colin
February 15th, 2007 at 7:58 pm
Hi Colin,
The “no” that appears at the end of a sentence (ie. Mada hana ni mizu o yatteinai no) is something like asking a question in an impolite format. Remember the tone for the “no” should be high tone to represent a question.
If I use the above example in a polite format, then it will be :
Mada hana ni mizu o yatte imasen ka?
Hope this help
September 12th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
Hey man, some questions.
Kesa watashi wa gakkou e ikimashita
or
Watashi wa kesa gakkou e ikimashita
Igirisu wa ima atsui desu ka?
or
Ima Igirisu wa atsui desu ka?
September 12th, 2009 at 11:23 pm
Both can be used