Sentence patterns Review I am GRAMMAR STRUCTURE Watashi

Sentence patterns Review

I am …. GRAMMAR STRUCTURE Watashi wa (NAME) desu. Example: Watashi wa Mary desu. Boku wa Smith John desu.

My name is …. GRAMMAR STRUCTURE Watashi no namae wa (NAME) desu. Example: Watashi no namae wa Mary desu. Watashi no namae wa Smith John desu.

Are you…. ? GRAMMAR STRUCTURE Q: Shitsurei desu ga, (NAME) -san desu ka? A 1: Hai, sō desu. A 2: Iie, (NAME) desu. Example: Nishimura-san desu ka? Hai, sou desu.

What’s your name? GRAMMAR STRUCTURE Q: O-namae wa (nan desu ka)? A: (Watashi wa) (NAME) desu. Example: O-namae wa? Jon desu.

Nice to meet you GRAMMAR STRUCTURE Q: Hajimemashite, (NAME) desu. Dōzo yoroshiku. A: Hajimemashite, (NAME) desu. Dōzo yoroshiku. Example: Hajimemashite, Suzuki Midori desu. Dōzo yoroshiku. Hajimemashite, Jones Sally desu. Dōzo yoroshiku.

Let me introduce you… GRAMMAR STRUCTURE A: Go-shōkai shimasu. Watashi no PERSON desu. NAME desu. B: NAME san, hajimemashite. NAME desu. Dōzo yoroshiku. C: NAME san, hajimemashite. Dōzo yoroshiku. Example: A: Go-shōkai shimasu. Watashi no tomodachi desu. Jon desu. B: Jon san, hajimemashite. Midori desu. Dōzo yoroshiku. C: Modori san, hajimemashite. Dōzo yoroshiku.

Is this your wife? GRAMMAR STRUCTURE Q: Kochira wa PERSON desu ka? A 1: Hai sō desu. A 2: Iie, PERSON desu. Example: Q: Kochira wa Okusan desu ka? A: Iie, gārufurendo desu.

How are you…. ? GRAMMAR STRUCTURE Q: (NAME) –san, GREETING, ogenki desu ka? A: Hai, (okagesama de) genki desu. Example: Nishimura-san, konnichi wa, ogenki desu ka? Hai, genki desu.

Kyō wa… GRAMMAR STRUCTURE A: Kyō wa WEATHER desu ne. B: Ee, WEATHER desu ne. Example: A: Kyō wa atsui desu ne. B: Ee, mushiatsui desu ne.

Where are you from? GRAMMAR STRUCTURE A: O-Kuni wa dochira desu ka? B: COUNTRY desu. Example: A: O-Kuni wa dochira desu ka? B: Nyūjirando desu.

Are you American? GRAMMAR STRUCTURE Q: Shitsurei desu ga, COUNTRY-jin desu ka? A 1: Hai, sō desu. A 2: Iie, COUNTRY-jin ja arimasen. COUNTRY-jin desu. Example: Q: Shitsurei desu ga, Ōsutoraria-jin desu ka? A: Hai, sō desu.

I’m an office worker. GRAMMAR STRUCTURE A: O-shigoto wa (nan desu ka)? B: JOB desu. Example: A: O-shigoto wa nan desu ka? B: Kaishain desu.

What’s your phone number? GRAMMAR STRUCTURE Q: Denwa bangō wa nan-ban desu ka? A: NUMBERs no NUMBERs desu. Example: Denwa bangō wa nan-ban desu ka? 0 4 0 3 no 3 3 3 no 3 1 2 desu.

How old are you? GRAMMAR STRUCTURE Q: Ikutsu desu ka? A: AGE-sai desu. Example: Ikutsu desu ka? 32 -sai desu.

…please! GRAMMAR STRUCTURE A: Nani ni nasaimasu ka? B: THING o kudasai. Example: A: Nani ni nasaimasu ka? B: Hanbāgā o kudasai.

I’d like… GRAMMAR STRUCTURE A: THING o NUMBER kudasai. B: Hai, THING o NUMBER desu ne. Example: A: Kōra o futatsu kudasai. B: Hai, kōra o futatsu desu ne.

How much is it? GRAMMAR STRUCTURE Q: THING wa ikura desu ka? A: PRICE desu. Example: Q: Kōhī wa ikura desu ka? A: San byaku en desu.

How much altogether? GRAMMAR STRUCTURE Q: Zenbu de, ikura desu ka? A: Zenbu de, PRICE de gozaimasu. Example: Q: Zenbu de, ikura desu ka? A: Zenbu de, sen go hyaku en de gozaimasu.

Would you like some…? GRAMMAR STRUCTURE Q: THING wa ikaga desu ka? A 1: Hai onegaishimasu. A 2: Iie, kekkō desu. Example: Q: Ocha wa ikaga desu ka? A 2: Iie, kekkō desu.

Do you like…? GRAMMAR STRUCTURE Q: THING wa dō desu ka? A 1: POSITIVE FEELING desu. A 2: NEGATIVE FEELING desu. Example: Q: Piza wa dō desu ka? A: Dai suki desu.

Do you have…? GRAMMAR STRUCTURE Q: THING wa arimasu ka? A 1: Hai, gozaimasu. A 2: Iie, gozaimasen. Example: Q: Sandoitchi wa arimasu ka? A: Hai, gozaimasu.

Is there a pool? GRAMMAR STRUCTURE Q: FACILITY wa arimasu ka? A 1: Hai, FACILITY ga arimasu. A 2: Iie, FACILITY wa arimasen. Example: Q: Pūru wa arimasu ka? A: Hai, Pūru ga arimasu.

Where is the…? GRAMMAR STRUCTURE Q: Sumimasen, PLACE wa doko desu ka? A: (PLACE wa) DIRECTION desu. EXAMPLE: Sumimasen, eki wa doko desu ka? Eki wa asoko desu.

It’s next to the… GRAMMAR STRUCTURE Q: MAIN PLACE wa doko desu ka? A: (MAIN PLACE wa) PLACE no PREPOSITION desu. EXAMPLE: Yūbinkyoku wa doko desu ka? Yūbinkyoku wa eki no mae desu.

Is it near here… GRAMMAR STRUCTURE Q: MAIN PLACE wa kono chikaku ni arimasu ka? A: Hai, PLACE no LOCATION ni arimasu. EXAMPLE: Ginkō wa kono chikaku ni arimasu ka? Hai, eki no tonari ni arimasu.

It’s on the left… GRAMMAR STRUCTURE Q: PLACE wa doko ni arimasu ka? A: DIRECTION, LOCATION ni arimasu. EXAMPLE: Yūbinkyoku wa doko ni arimasu ka? Massugu itte, hidari ni arimasu.

How much is it to…? GRAMMAR STRUCTURE Q: PLACE made ikura desu ka? A: (PLACE made) PRICE-en desu. Example: Yokohama made ikura desu ka? Hyaku go ju en desu.

Two one-way tickets… GRAMMAR STRUCTURE PLACE made katamichi o NUMBER mai onegaishimasu. ōfuku Example: Yokohama made katamichi ni mai Tōkyō made ōfuku o ichi mai onegaishimasu.

Does this train go to… GRAMMAR STRUCTURE Q: Kono TRANSPORT wa PLACE e ikimasu ka? A 1: Hai, ikimasu. A 2: Iie, ikimasen. Example: Kono densha wa Yokohama e ikimasu ka? Kono basu wa Tōkyō e ikimasu ka?

Which platform…? GRAMMAR STRUCTURE Q: PLACE yuki wa nan-ban sen desu ka? A: NUMBER ban sen desu. Example: Yokohama yuki wa nan-ban sen desu ka? Ni ban sen desu yo.

When’s the next train to… GRAMMAR STRUCTURE Q: Tsugi no PLACE yuki wa nan-ji desu ka? A: TIME-ji desu. Example: Tsugi no (densha wa) Yokohama yuki wa nan-ji desu ka? Jū-san-ji desu.

When does it arrive? GRAMMAR STRUCTURE Q: Nan-ji ni tsukimasu ka? A: TIME-ji ni tsukimasu. Example: Q: Nan-ji ni tsukimasu ka? A: Jū-ji ni tsukimasu. *shuppatsu shimasu

When does it depart? GRAMMAR STRUCTURE Q: Shuppatsu wa nan-ji desu ka? A: TIME-ji hatsu desu. Example: Q: Shuppatsu wa nan ji desu ka? A: Jū-go-ji hatsu desu. *tōchaku

Do you have…? GRAMMAR STRUCTURE Q: ROOM TYPE wa arimasu ka? A: Hai gozaimasu. Q: Ja, ROOM TYPE o onegaishimasu. Example: Q: Shinguru wa arimasu ka? A: Hai gozaimasu. Q: Ja, shinguru o onegaishimasu.

For when…? GRAMMAR STRUCTURE Q: Itsu deshō ka? A: MONTH, DAY ni heya wa arimasu ka? Q: Hai, gozaimasu. Example: Q: Itsu deshō ka? A: Ichi-gatsu, futsuka ni heya wa arimasu ka? Q: Hai, gozaimasu.

For one night please GRAMMAR STRUCTURE Q: Nan-paku deshō ka? A: NUMBER NIGHTS onegaishimasu. Example: Q: Nan-paku deshō ka? A: Ip-paku onegaishimasu.