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- watashi
- anata
- hon
- enpitsu
- kami
- tabemasu
- ikimasu
- nomimasu
- kohii
- biiru
- I
- you
- book
- pencil
- paper
- to eat
- to go
- to drink
- coffee
- beer
- spa
- `ka' rhymes with?
- dead
- 'ned' rhymes with?
- tea
- 'mi' rhymes with?
- you
- 'tu' rhymes with?
- bye
- 'hai' rhymes with?
- show
- 'bo' rhymes with?
- spa
- `ka' rhymes with?
- hajimemashite
- You enter a room and meet Mr. Tanaka for the first time. You say...?
- dozo yoroshiku
- Since Mr. Tanaka is older than you honor him by saying...?
- do desu ka
- On another occasion you meet a friend from work. An informal saying is?
- genki desu
- The answer to how are you (how is your health?) is ...?
- hajimemashite dozo yoroshiku
- The most formal of first time meetings will begin...?
- Write it down in English.
- The best thing to do when there is a language-gap is to...?
- Tanaka-san
- The best way to refer to Joe Tanaka in Japan is...?
- Pronounciation in Japanese is rather straightfoward.
- Only the basics of pronounciation are presented here.
- `i` sounds like the `ee` in 'reef'. 'e' is like the word `bed'.
- 'o' is pronounced like the word `toe'. 'a' sounds like 'Hah!!!'
- 'ki' is pronounced exactly like the English word 'key'.
- `hai' is pronounced like the English word `high'.(HAH-EEE)
- The word 'hon', which you will learn soon, rhymes with 'bone'.
- Two vowels together, like in the word mashoo, are held longer.
- Throughout this course please think ALOUD. In order to learn
- to speak Japanese, you will need to say the words you learn.
- In Japanese, like in English there are many ways to say hello.
- At a first time meeting you will say 'ha-ji-meh-ma-shi-te'
- This means 'it is the first time'.
- At a formal meeting it is common to add 'dozo yoroshiku'.
- This means 'please favor me'. 'Do desu ka' mean's 'how's it going?'
- 'Do desu ka' is pronounced 'dough-desk-a' in English.
- 'O-genki desu ka' means 'how is your health?'. A common answer is
- 'Genki desu' which means 'I am fine'.
- The most appropriate way to refer to someone is by their family name.
- Usually you will add the word -SAN to their last name.
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