FUJITSU's Guide to Japanese

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1 Lesson 6 Ohisashiburi desu. It's been a long time. Dialogue 1. Mr. Edward Ryan and Ms. Kim meet for the first time in a while in a lounge at Fujitsu Headquarters. Mr. Ryan invites Ms. Kim to TCS. Ohisashiburi desu. Ohisashiburi desu. Ogenki desu ka. TCS Hai, genki desu. Kim-san wa moo TCS e ikimashita ka. Iie, mada desu. TCS TCS niwa saaba ya sutoreeji ga arimasu. Issho ni ikimasen ka. Ee, zehi. Mr. Ryan Ms. Kim Mr. Ryan Ms. Kim Mr. Ryan Ms. Kim It's been a long time. Yes, a long time. Are you well? Yes, I'm fine. Have you visited TCS yet, Ms. Kim? No, not yet. TCS has servers and storage systems. Why don't we go together? Yes, definitely. Ohisashiburi desuit's been a long time mooalready madanot yet saabaserver sutoreejistorage system issho nitogether zehidefinitely 56

2 Lesson 6 Grammar notes 1 o prefix to show respect o is attached to words connected to the listener or the person being referred to to show respect e.g., onamae name. o is also attached to various other words when the speaker is speaking politely e.g., ohisashiburi a long time, ogenki well. There are some words that are usually used with o without meaning respect or politeness e.g., ocha tea, okane money. 2 moo V mashitai have already had moo means 'already' and is used with V mashita. In this case, V mashita means that the action has been finished. The answer to the question ' Moo V mashita ka' is ' Hai, moo V mashita' or ' Iie, mada desu.' Moo hiru-gohan o tabemashita ka. Hai, mootabemashita. Iie, mada desu. Have you already had lunch? Yes, I have. No, not yet. 3 V masen kawon't you? When you want to invite someone to do something, this expression is used. Issho ni Kobe e ikimasen ka. Ee, ii desu ne. Won't you come to Kobe with us? That's a nice idea. 57

3 Dialogue 2. Mr. Schmidt and Ms. Sachiyo Suzuki talk while looking at a new model in TCS. Kono shin-seehin wa ii desu ne. Watashi wa kore ga suki desu. Watashi wakono shiroi no ga hoshii desu. Ii dezain desu ne. Mr. Schmidt This new model is nice. Ms. Suzuki I like this one. I want to get this white one. Mr. Schmidt It has a good design. 3. Ms. Suzuki invites Mr. Schmidt to a soccer match next Sunday. Schmidt-san, kondo no nichi-yoobi jikan ga arimasu ka. Ee, nani ka. Watashi wa Sato-san ya Ryan-san to Sakkaa no shiai o mi ni ikimasu. A, ii desu ne. Watashi mo ikitai desu. Ms. Suzuki Do you have any time this coming Sunday, Mr. Schmidt? Mr. Schmidt Yes, why? Ms. Suzuki I will go to see a soccer match with Ms. Sato and Mr. Ryan. Mr. Schmidt Oh! That sounds fun. I want to go, too. shin-seehinnew model sukinalike hoshiiwant jikantime sakkaasoccer / football shiaimatch 58

4 Lesson 6 Grammar notes 4 N ga suki desui like Such adjectives as ' suki desu,' ' kirai desu' and ' joozu desu' require objects, and these are marked with ga. The adjectives whose objects are marked with ga are those kinds that describe preference, ability and the like. Watashi wa Nihon-ryoori ga suki desu. I like Japanese food. 5 N ga hoshii desui want This sentence pattern is used to express the speaker's desire to possess or have something. It can also be used to ask what the listener wants. The object is marked with the particle ga. hoshii is an i-adjective. Watashi wa sore ga hoshii desu. I want that one. 6 V masu-form tai desui want to V 1V masu-form The form of a verb when it is used with masu is called the V masu-form. In the word iki-masu, iki is the V masu-form. 2V masu-form tai desu This expresses the speaker's desire to do something. It is also used to ask what the listener wants to do. Watashi wa Kyoto e ikitai desu. I want to go to Kyoto. Nani o tabetai desu ka. Watashi watenpura o tabetai desu. What do you want to eat? I want to eat tempura. Nihon-ryooriJapanese food 59

5 Practice A 1. A Kono seehin wa ii desu ne. B Watashi wa kono dezain ga suki desu. A Soo desu ne. Ii dezain desu ne. 1 e 2 niwa subarashii kiree na iro sakura 2. A TCS Issho ni TCS e ikimasen ka. B Ii desu ne. A Nani o mitai desu ka. B Saaba o mitai desu. 1 shokuji o shimasu nani o tabemasu raamen 2 jogingu o shimasu doko o hashirimasu kookyo no mawari epicture irocolor niwagarden shokuji o shimasuhave a meal jogingujogging hashirimasurun kookyoimperial Palace mawariaround 60

6 Lesson 6 Practice B 1 Ask somebody if he/she has already done something. Ex.Ishikawa no koojoo e ikimasu Moo Ishikawa no koojoo e ikimashita ka. Hai Hai, mooikimashita. Iie Iie, mada desu. 1 Hiru-gohan o tabemasu. Hai 2 Shigoto ga owarimasu. Iie 2 Ask what somebody wants to do at the weekend. Shuumatsu nani o shitai desu ka. Ex. Doraibu ni ikitai desu. 1 Tomodachi to aimasu. 2 Eega o mimasu. 3 Sakkaa o shimasu. 4 What do you want to do? 1234 koojoofactory shigotowork owarimasufinish shuumatsuweekend doraibudrive tomodachifriend aimasumeet eegacinema 61

7 Related words & expressions Nihon no sekai-isanworld Heritage Sites in Japan Tokyo Shiretoko Shirakami-sanchi Hiraizumi Nikko Shirakawa-go & Gokayama Kyoto Nara Horyu-ji Kii Mountain Range Himeji Castle Iwami Ginzan Hiroshima Peace Memorial Itsukushima Shrine Yakushima Gusuku Sites Ogasawara Islands Natural Sites 62

8 The answers given here are merely model examples. Answers Practice A 1. 1A Kono e wa subarashii desu ne. B Watashi wa kono iro ga suki desu. A Soo desu ne. Subarashii iro desu ne. 2A Kono niwa wa kiree desu ne. B Watashi wa kono sakura ga suki desu. A Soo desu ne. Kiree na sakura desu ne. 2. 1A Issho ni shokuji o shimasen ka. B Ii desu ne. A Nani o tabetai desu ka. B Raamen o tabetai desu. 2A Issho ni jogingu o shimasen ka. B Ii desu ne. A Doko o hashiritai desu ka. B Kookyo no mawari o hashiritai desu. Practice B 1. 1 Moo hiru-gohan o tabemashita ka. 2 Hai,mootabemashita. Moo shigoto ga owarimashita ka. Iie, mada desu Tomodachi to aitai desu Eega o mitai desu. Sakkaa o shitai desu. o shitaidesu.

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A1_note_L11_en Grammar Notes Topic6 Holidays and Days off 1 Lesson 11 すきです ga suki desu Basic sentence どくしょすきです Dokusho ga suki desu. I like reading books. Use Used when talking about one's hobby or something one likes.