Lesson Four ^^

Tomodachi ni aimasu (Meeting friends)

Aimasu	Meet
Doko	Where
Donata	Who
Genki desu	(I’m) fine.
Ima	Now
Kohai	Junior
Kochira	Here
Nan/nani	What
O genki desu ka	How are you?
Ohisashiburi desu	Long time no see.
Okagesama de	Thank you. (normally after being asked “how are you?”, you may reply “okagesama de, genki desu” thanks, I’m fine.)
-san	Mr/Mrs/Miss
Senpai	Senior
Shigoto/oshigoto	Work
Shigoto o shite imasu	Working
Shokai/goshokai	Introduce
Tomodachi	Friend
Yamamoto san	Mr/Mr/Miss Yamamoto

Dialogue 1: Meeting an old friend.

Akinaga           : Kombanwa! Good evening!

Smith               : A, Akinaga san, kombanwa! Oh, Mr Akinaga, good evening!

 Ohisashiburi desu ne. Long time no see.

Akinaga           : O genki desu ka. How are you?

Smith               : Hai, okagesama de genki desu. I’m fine, thanks.
                         Akinaga san wa ima doko de shigoto o shite imasu ka.

Mr Akinaga, where are you working now?

Akinaga           : Ima Toshiba de shigoto o shite imasu.

 Now, I’m working with Toshiba.

Smith               : A, so desu ka. Oh I see.

Dialogue 2: Akinaga is introducing Yamamoto to Mori.

Akinaga           : Go shokai shimasu. Let me introduce.

Kochira wa senpai no Yamamoto san desu. Here is my senior, Mr

Yamamoto.

Yamamoto      : Hajimemashite. Yamamoto desu. How do yo do? (I’m) Yamamoto.

  Dozo yoroshiku. Nice meeting you.

Mori                : Mori desu. Dozo yoroshiku. (I’m) Mori. Nice meeting you.

Questions and answers

1. Kochira wa donata desu ka. Who is this?

à    Kochira wa Tanaka san desu. Here is Mr Tanaka.

2. Yamamoto san wa anata no kohai desu ka. Is Mr Yamamoto your junior?

à    Iie, watashi no senpai desu. No, he’s my senior.

3. Oshigoto wa nan desu ka. What is your job?

à  Watashi wa enjinia desu. I’m an engineer.