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Chapter Three: Explanation

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• じゃあ、いきましょう。 jaa, ikimashou – [Well then, let’s
  go] || jaa is often used when parting. tatoeba [For example]: jaa ne [well then… (good
  bye)] || mashou is a very useful ending for verbs. It means "Let’s
  …"
  For example: tabemasu (to eat) tabemashou (let’s eat)
• どこ？ doko? – [where?] Memorize these
  question words! ; The longer form
  with a verb is doko desu ka? (Where is it?)
  However, very often in Japanese things are dropped when
  it is repeated information. In this case only doko is fine.
• すし　レストラン。 sushi resutoran – [sushi restaurant]
  | Notice there isn’t a T sound at the end
• すしは　なん　だろう？ sushi wa nan darou? – [I wonder
  what sushi is?] || To ask "What is sushi?" you
  would say sushi wa nan desu ka? But here Frank
  is talking to himself so he uses darou (I wonder):
  tatoeba [For example]:
  itsu darou? [I wonder when?]
  ame darou? [I wonder if it is raining? lit. rain
  I wonder?]
• まって！ matte! – [wait!] || very useful!
  More polite:
  matte kudasai [please wait]
• こんにちは！　おげんき　です　か？ konnichi wa! ogenki desu ka? – [Hello!
  How are you?] Perhaps you are familiar with this. The O
  added before genki is there for honor. When
  speaking of / to others you can use O but when answering
  for oneself, you should always say, ‘genki desu.‘]
• それは　すし　です　よ。 sore wa sushi desu yo – [That is
  sushi.] In this sentence and the next are 2 very useful
  words, sore (that) and kore (this).
  When it is sore WA it is ‘That is…’ but it can
  also be an object in the sentence.
• ああ！　これは　すし　です。 aa! kore wa sushi desu. – [Oh! this
  is sushi.] kore (this)
  USEFUL:
  kore wa nan desu ka? [What
  is this? (probably point to something
  nearby or holding the object]
  sore wa nihongo no hon desu. [That is a Japanese book.] (probably
  something a little ways from the speaker)
  kore – speaker is near or
  holding the object
  sore – speaker is not near the
  object mentioned
• こんにちは、 すしさん konnichi wa, sushi-san – [Hello, Mr.
  Sushi] Frank mistakes the sushi for someone to talk to.
• すみません。 それは　すし　です。　人げん　じゃない。　sumimasen. sore wa sushi desu. ningen ja
  nai. – [Excuse me. That is sushi. It is not human.]
  You don’t have to remember ningen just remember
  the kanji for people 人 It is easy!
  Usually the kanji is pronounced hito and means
  person.
• わたしも 人げん じゃない。 watashi mo ningen ja nai. – [I am
  also not human] || watashi (I, me) + mo (too, also) = Me too, I am also…
• あっそう。 それ　なら　どうぞ。 a
  sou. sorenara douzo. – [Well if that is the case, go
  ahead] a sou is simply a reactionary sound made
  to show a little surprise but acceptance of the truth of
  what is said. || sorenara is useful (it that is
  the case) sore means ‘that’ and nara means ‘if’

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