Lesson 1 How do you do? Dialogue 1. Mr. Rolf Schmidt and Ms. Kanako Sato meet each other for the first time. Watashi warolf Schmidt desu. Doitsu kara kimashita. Doozo yoroshiku. Kaigai-maaketingu-bu no Sato Kanako desu. Kochira koso doozo yoroshiku. Mr. Schmidt How do you do? I'm Rolf Schmidt. I'm from Germany. It's nice to meet you. Ms. Sato How do you do? I'm Sato Kanako of the Global Marketing Division. Nice to meet you, too. HajimemashiteHow do you do? watashii DoitsuGermany kara kimashitai'm from Doozo yoroshikunice to meet you kochira kosolikewise / too 16
Lesson 1 Grammar notes 1 N 1 wa N 2 desun 1 is N 2 dewa arimasenn 1 is not N 2 1Particle wa The particle wa indicates that the word before it is the topic of the sentence. You select a noun you want to talk about, adding wa to show that it is the topic, and give a statement about the topic. Watashi warolf Schmidt desu. I'm Rolf Schmidt. 2 desu A noun used with desu works as a predicate. desu indicates judgment or assertion. desu also conveys that the speaker is being polite towards the listener. desu inflects when the sentence is negative or in the past tense. 3 dewa arimasen dewa arimasen is the negative form of desu. Watashi wajack Schmidt dewa arimasen. I'm not Jack Schmidt. 2 N 1 no N 2 N 2 of N 1 no is used to connect two nouns. N 1 modifies N 2. In Lesson 1, N 1 is an organization or some kind of group to which N 2 belongs. Kaigai-maaketingu-bu no Sato Kanako desu. I'm Sato Kanako of the Global Marketing Division. 17
Dialogue 2. Mr. Schmidt asks Ms. Sato about Ms. Kim Miyoung. Sato-san, ano kata wa donata desu ka. Kim Miyoung-san desu. Hai. Soo desu. Kankoku-Fujitsu no enjinia desu. Mr. Schmidt Ms. Sato, who is that person? Ms. Sato She is Ms. Kim Miyoung. Mr. Schmidt Is she a Fujitsu employee? Ms. Sato Yes, she's an engineer at Fujitsu Korea Limited. 3. Ms. Sato introduces Mr. Schmidt to Ms. Kim. Kim Miyoung-san, kochira wa Fujitsu Technology Solutions no Rolf Schmidt-san desu. Kankoku-Fujitsu no Kim Miyoung desu. Rolf Schmidt desu. Doitsu kara kimashita. Ms. Sato Ms. Kim Miyoung, this is Mr. Rolf Schmidt from Fujitsu Technology Solutions. Ms. Kim How do you do? I am Kim Miyoung from Fujitsu Korea Limited. It's very nice to meet you. Mr. Schmidt How do you do? I'm Rolf Schmidt. I'm from Germany. It's very nice to meet you. -sanmr./ms. ano katathat person donatawho FujitsuFujitsu Limited shaincompany employee haiyes 18 soo desuthat's right enjiniaengineer kochirathis person yoroshiku onegai-shimasunice to meet you
Lesson 1 Grammar notes 3 -sansuffix added to a name -san is added to the name of the listener or a third person to show the speaker's respect for him/her. It should never be used with the speaker's own name. Ano kata wakim Miyoung-san desu. She is Ms. Kim Miyoung. When referring directly to the listener, the word ' anatayou' is not commonly used if you know the listener's name. The listener's family name followed by san is usually used. 4 N 1 wa N 2 desu kais N 1 N 2? 1Particle ka The particle ka is used to express the speaker's doubt, question, uncertainty, etc. A question is formed by simply adding ka to the end of the sentence. A question ends with a rising intonation. 2Question asking whether a statement is correct or not As mentioned above, a sentence becomes a question when ka is added to the end. The question thus made asks whether a statement is correct or not. Depending on whether you agree with the statement or not, your answer to such a question begins with Hai or Iie. Futjitsu no shain desu ka. Hai, soo desu. Iie, soo dewa arimasen. Is he/she a Fujitsu employee? Yes, he/she is. No, he/she isn't. 3Questions with interrogatives An interrogative replaces the part of the sentence that covers what you want to ask about. The word order does not change, and ka is added to the end. Ano kata wa donata desu ka. Ano kata wakim Miyoung-san desu. Who is that person? She is Ms. Kim Miyoung. 5 N motoo mo is added after a topic instead of wa when the statement about the topic is the same as the previous topic. Schmidt-san wa Fujitsu no shain desu. Kim-san mo Fujitsu no shain desu. Mr. Schmidt is a Fujitsu employee. Ms. Kim is a Fujitsu employee, too. 19
Practice A 1. A Sato Kanako desu. Doozo yoroshiku. B Rolf Schmidt desu. Doitsu kara kimashita. Doozo yoroshiku. Ex. Rolf Schmidt Doitsu 1 Kim Miyoung Kankoku 2 your name your country 2. A Kim Miyoung-san, kochira wa Doitsu no Rolf Schmidt-san desu. B Kankoku-Fujitsu no Kim Miyoung to mooshimasu. C Rolf Schmidt to mooshimasu. Myunhen kara kimashita. 1 Suweeden 2 Oosutoraria Maria Rubenson Jennifer King Sutokkuhorumu Shidonii KankokuKorea MyunhenMunich SuweedenSweden SutokkuhorumuStockholm OosutorariaAustralia ShidoniiSydney 20
Lesson 1 Practice B 1. Ask and answer who the person is. 1Ex.1 Michael Chin Honkon Fujitsu-Honkon shain 2Ex.2 Kathy Chen Shingapooru bengoshi 1 Maria Rubenson Suweeden daigaku kenkyuusha 2 Jennifer King Oosutoraria intaan 1Ex.1 2Ex.2 12 2. Introduce yourself. your name your country Ano kata wa donata desu ka. Michael Chin-san desu. Hai, Fujitsu-Honkon no shain desu. Ano kata wa donata desu ka. Kathy Chen-san desu. Iie, soo dewa arimasen. Bengoshi desu. Watashi wa your name desu. your country kara kimashita. Doozo. HonkonHong Kong ShingapooruSingapore bengoshilawyer daigakuuniversity kenkyuusharesearcher intaanintern 21
Related words & expressions KokusekiKotobaKuniNationality, Language & Country Sato Kanako Edward Ryan Rolf Schmidt Kim Miyoung Michael Chin Kathy Chen Maria Rubenson Jennifer King Yourself kokuseki Nationality Nihon-jin Japanese Igirisu-jin English Doitsu-jin German Kankoku-jin Korean Chuugoku-jin Chinese Shingapooru-jin Singaporean Suweeden-jin Swedish Oosutoraria-jin Australian kotoba Language Nihongo Japanese Eego English Doitsugo German Kankokugo Korean Chuugokugo Chinese Eego English Suweedengo Swedish Eego English kuni Country Nihon Japan Igirisu U.K. Doitsu Germany Kankoku Korea Chuugoku China Shingapooru Singapore Suweeden Sweden Oosutoraria Australia ShokugyooOccupation kaishain employee bengoshi lawyer keesatsukan police officer koomuin civil servant kenkyuusha researcher ishakangoshi doctornurse enjinia engineer gakusee student Yourself 22
The answers given here are merely model examples. Answers Practice A 1. 1A Sato Kanako desu. Doozo yoroshiku. B Kim Miyoung desu. Kankoku kara kimashita. Doozo yoroshiku. 2A Sato Kanako desu. Doozo yoroshiiku. B your name your namedesu. your country your countrykara kimashita. Doozo yoroshiku. 2. 1A Kim Miyoung-san, kochira wa Suweeden no Maria Rubenson-san desu. B Kankoku Fujitsu no Kim Miyoung to mooshimasu. C Maria Rubenson to mooshimasu. Sutokkuhorumu kara kimashita. 2A Kim Miyoung-san, kochira wa Oosutoraria no Jennifer King-san desu. B Kankoku Fujitsu no Kim Miyoung to mooshimasu. C Jennifer King to mooshimasu. Shidonii kara kimashita. Practice B 1. 1 Ano kata wa donata desu ka. 2 Maria Rubenson-san desu. Iie, soo dewa arimasen. Daigaku no kenkyuusha desu. Ano kata wa donata desu ka. Jennifer King-san desu. Iie, soo dewa arimasen. Intaan desu. 2. your name Watashi wa your namedesu. your country your countrykara kimashita.