1. Anata no namae o oshiete kudasai. (What is your name?
)
→ Watashi wa Kurisuta Eren to mōshimasu. Kurisu to yonde kudasai.
(My name is Crista Ellen. Please call me Cris.)
2. Anata no nenrei o oshiete kudasai. (How old are you?)
→ Kongetsu 28-sai ni narimasu.
(I am turning 28 years old this month.)
3. Nihon o ryokō shita koto ga arimasu ka? (Have you ever traveled to Japan?)
→ Iie, mada Nihon ni itta koto ga arimasen.
(No, I have not been to Japan yet.)
4. Ima made hoteru de hataraita koto ga arimasu ka? (Have you ever worked in a hotel before?)
→ Iie, hoteru de hataraita koto ga arimasen.
(No, I have not worked in a hotel before.)
5. Ryokan o shitteimasu ka? (Do you know what a ryokan is?)
→ Hai, Ryokan wa Nihon no dentō-teki na shukuhaku shisetsu desu. Tsuujou, tatami no heya,
futon, kyoudou buro, soshite washoku ga fukumararemasu..
(Yes, A ryokan is a traditional Japanese lodging facility. Typically, it includes tatami rooms, futon
bedding, communal baths, and traditional Japanese meals.)
6. Ima made donna shigoto o shita koto ga arimasu ka? (What kind of jobs have you done so far?)
→ Kasutamā sābisu no shigoto o shite imashita.
(I worked in customer service.)
7. Nihon no hoteru de donna shigoto o shitai desu ka?
(What kind of job do you want to do in a Japanese hotel?)
→ Furonto de hatarakitai desu.
(I want to work at the front desk.)
8. Anata no shumi wa nan desu ka?
(What are your hobbies?)
→ Watashi no shumi wa eiga o miru koto desu. Sorekara, saikin wa "Atashinchi" no shō o
miteimasu.
(My hobby is watching movies. Also, recently, I have been watching the show Atashinchi.)
9. Okyakusan ga eigo de hanashitara, eigo de taiō dekimasu ka?
(If a guest speaks in English, can you respond in English?)
→ Hai, eigo de hanasemasu.
(Yes, I can speak English.)
10. Shigotochū ni wakaranai koto ga attara, dō shimasu ka?
(What will you do if there is something you don’t understand at work?)
→ Shigotochū ni mondai ga attara, senpai ya jōshi ni sōdan shimasu.
(If I encounter problems during work, I will ask my senior or manager.)
11. Anata ga suki na Nihon no tabemono wa arimasu ka?
(Do you have any favorite Japanese food?)
→ Suki na Nihon no tabemono wa, yakiniku, takoyaki, sushi, makizushi, karai rāmen, karē
nado desu.
(Japanese food that I like includes yakiniku, takoyaki, sushi, maki, spicy ramen, curry, and so on.)
12. Nihon no hoteru de hatarakitai riyū o oshiete kudasai.
(Why do you want to work in a Japanese hotel?)
→ Izen no shigoto wa kasutamā sābisu ga chūshin de, okyakusama taiō ga suki na no de,
furonto desuku no shigoto ni kyōmi o mochimashita.
(Since my previous job was mainly customer service and I enjoy assisting customers, I became
interested in working at the front desk.)
13. Nihon de nannen kurai hatarakitai desu ka?
(How many years do you want to work in Japan?)
→ Kaisha ga hitsuyō to shite kureru kagiri kono shigoto o tsuzuketai desu. Nihon ni sumu koto
mo kangaeteimasu.
(I want to continue this job as long as the company needs me, since I am also considering living
in Japan.)
14. SNS o tsukatte jōhō hasshin suru koto ga dekimasu ka?
(Can you use social media to share information?)
→ Hai, dekimasu.
(Yes, I can.)
15. Rūmu shea de seikatsu suru koto wa dekimasu ka?
(Can you live in a shared room?)
→ Hai, daijōbu desu.
(Yes, that’s fine.)
16. Nihon no hoteru de okyakusama o omukae suru toki, donna taiō o shimasu ka?
(How would you greet customers when welcoming them to a Japanese hotel?)
→ Irasshaimase. Yōkoso okoshi kudasaimashita.
(Welcome! Thank you for coming.)
17. Nihon no hoteru de okyakusama o omiokuri suru toki, donna taiō o shimasu ka?
(How would you say goodbye to customers when they leave a Japanese hotel?)
→ Goshukuhaku arigatō gozaimashita. Mata omachi shiteimasu!
(Thank you for staying with us. We look forward to seeing you again!)
18. Shigoto ga yasumi no toki wa nani o shimasu ka?
(What do you do on your day off?)
→ Yasumi no hi wa, sentaku o shite, sōji o shite, sorekara eiga o minagara yukkuri shimasu.
(On my day off, I do laundry, clean, and then relax while watching a movie.)
19. Kazoku wa nannin imasu ka?
(How many people are in your family?)
→ Watashi no kazoku wa gonin imasu. Haha to otōto ga futari, imōto to watashi desu.
(There are 5 people in my family. My mother, two younger brothers, my younger sister, and
me.)
20. Dono kurai no aida, Nihongo o benkyō shimashita ka?
(How long have you been studying Japanese?)
→ Watashi wa gakkō de sankagetsu kurai Nihongo o benkyō shimashita. Sorekara, JFT shiken
no tame ni jibun de benkyō shimashita.
(I studied Japanese at school for about 3 months. After that, I studied by myself for the JFT
exam.)
21. Nihon wa samui kisetsu ga arimasu ga, gaman dekimasu ka?
(Japan has a cold season, can you endure it?)
→ Hai, daijōbu desu. Firipin niwa futatsu no kisetsu shika arimasen ga, samui tenki ni nareru
yō ni ganbarimasu.
(Yes, it’s okay.)
22. Nihon de hataraku tame ni wa Nihongo o takusan benkyō shinakereba narimasen. Benkyō
dekimasu ka?
(To work in Japan, you need to study a lot of Japanese. Can you do that?)
→ Nihon no bunka ni kyōmi ga arimasu kara, Nihongo o benkyō suru tame ni isshōkenmei
ganbarimasu.