SURVIVAL
JAPANESE
Romanized Version
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Language Center
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Survival Japanese Unit 1(Romanized Version) -1-
GREETINGS
Kon nichiwa. Hello.
Ohayō [gozaimasu]. Good morning.
Kombanwa. Good evening.
Oyasumi [nasai]. Good night.
Sayōnara. Good-bye.
Hajimemashite. How do you do.
〈Lit. It’s the first time to meet you.〉
Dōzo yoroshiku Nice to meet you.
[onegai shimasu]. 〈Lit. Please treat me favorably.〉
Kochira koso (dōzo Nice to meet you.〈Answer〉
yoroshiku [onegai shimasu]). 〈Lit. Please treat me favorably.〉
Dōmo arigatō Thank you very much.
[gozaimasu].
Gomen nasai. I’m sorry.
Su(m)imasen. I’m sorry.; Excuse me.
Itadakimasu. Thank you for this food.
〈Lit. I will receive/eat it.〉
Gochisōsama [deshita]. Thank you for the nice food.
〈Lit. It was a nice food.〉
Itte (i) rasshai. Good-bye.
〈Lit. Please go and come back.〉
Itte kimasu. Good-bye.
〈Lit. I will go and come back.〉
Omedetō [gozaimasu]. Congratulations!
※The words in [ ] make the greetings sound polite.
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USEFUL PHRASES
（IN CLASS）
Hai. Yes.; OK.
Iie. No.
Dōzo. Please (do it).; Go ahead.; Please take it.
Mite kudasai. Please look (at it).
Yonde kudasai. Please read (it).
Itte kudasai. Please say (it).
Kaite kudasai. Please write (it).
Mō ichido ～. ～ once more.
Ii desu (yo). OK(!)
Ii desu ne. That’s good, isn’t it?
Hai. Sō desu. Yes. That’s right.
Dame desu. That’s not good.；That’s bad.; Don’t do it.
Chotto ～. A little bit ～.
Hen desu ne. That’s strange, isn’t it?
Wakarimasu ka. Do you know (it)?；Do you understand (it)?
Hai. Wakarimasu. Yes. I know (it).; I understand (it).
Iie. Wakarimasen. No. I don’t know (it).; I don’t understand (it).
Chotto matte kudasai. Please wait a minute.
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（AFTER “Konnichiwa”）
O-genki desu ka? How are you?〈Lit. Are you fine?〉
Hai. Genki desu. Yes. (I am) fine.
Ii o-tenki desu ne. It’s a nice day, isn’t it?
〈Lit. It’s god weather, isn’t it?〉
Atsui desu ne. It’s hot, isn’t it?
Samui desu ne. It’s cold, isn’t it?
Sō desu ne. That’s right, isn’t it?
Daijōbu desu ka? Are you OK? ; Is it OK for you?
Hai. Daijōbu desu. Yes. I’m OK. ; It’s OK.
Hontō (ni)? Really?
Gambatte kudasai. Please do your best.
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Lesson 1 INTRODUCTION
Vocabulary (1)
Hajimemashite. How do you do. ～ de at ～; in ～
〈Lit. It’s the first
time to meet you.〉 eigo English language
watashi I; me ～ o 〈object marker〉
wa ～ desu am/are/is ～ oshiete imasu am/are/is teaching
～ kara from ～ Dōzo yoroshiku Nice to meet you.
〈Lit. Please treat
kimashita came onegai shimasu.
me favorably.〉
kyōkai church
（ Ａ ）
Hajimemashite. How do you do.
Watashi wa desu. I am .
kara kimashita. I come〈Lit. came〉from .
Kyōkai de I am teaching English at
eigo o oshiete imasu. Church (now).
Dōzo yoroshiku onegai shimasu. Nice to meet you.
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Vocabulary (2)
Ohayō gozaimasu. Good morning. Ａ no Ｂ A’s B; B of A
kochira this person (polite word) senkyōshi missionary
～ san Mr. ～; Ms. ～
（ B ）
Ohayō gozaimasu. Good morning.
Kochira wa san desu. This is Mr./Ms. .
kara kimashita. He/She comes〈Lit. came〉from
.
OMF no senkyōshi desu. He/She is an OMF missionary.
Dōzo yoroshiku onegai shimasu. Please give him/her your kind
assistance.
Vocabulary (3)
COUNTRY PEOPLE LANGUAGE
JAPAN Nihon Nihon jin Nihon go
USA Amerika Amerika jin eigo
UK Igirisu Igirisu jin eigo
Australia Ōsutoraria Ōsutoraria jin eigo
Germany Doitsu Doitsu jin Doitsu go
Korea Kankoku Kankoku jin Kankoku go
Netherlands Oranda Oranda jin Oranda go
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Vocabulary (4)
sensei teacher gakkō school
EXERCISE
1. Complete the sentences below.
eg. Davis san wa Igirisu kara kimashita.
① Millar Amerika
② Marshall Ōsutoraria
③ Schmitt Doitsu
④ Lee Kankoku
⑤ De Boo Oranda
2. Complete the sentences below.
eg. Davis san wa Igirisu jin desu.
① Millar
② Marshall
③ Schmitt
④ Lee
⑤ De Boo
⑥ Tanaka
3. (a) Connect the words below by using “no”.
eg. ＯＭＦ senkyōshi → ＯＭＦno senkyōshi
① eigo sensei →
② Nihon kyōkai →
③ watashi gakkō →
④ Lee-san sensei →
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4. Say it in Japanese.
① my teacher →
② English (language) school →
③ Rev. Lee of Kokusai〈International〉Church →
④ Korean missionary →
⑤ a church in Germany →
⑥ I come〈Lit. came〉from London, UK. →
⑦ Mr. Tanaka is teaching Japanese at a school in Sapporo. →
5. Introduce yourself.
Hajimemashite.
Watashi wa ① name desu.
② nationality desu.
③ status desu.
Dōzo yoroshiku onegai shimasu.
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