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Irasshaimasu kaIs there? moshi moshiHello on telephone kinooyesterday iienot at all

kengakustudy tour Doo deshita kaHow did you find?

saikoogreat

Lesson

4

Hasegawa-buchoo wa irasshaimasu ka.

Is General Manager Hasegawa there?

Dialogue

1. Mr. Schmidt calls General Manager Hasegawa.

Moshi moshi, Fujitsu Technology Solutions no Rolf

Schmidt desu. Hasegawa-buchoo o onegai-shimasu.

Hai, watashi desu.

Kinoo wa arigatoo gozaimashita.

Iie. Schmidt-san, kengaku wa doo deshita ka.

Saikoo deshita.

Mr. Schmidt Hello, this is Rolf Schmidt of Fujitsu Technology Solutions.Is General Manager Hasegawa there?

Mr. Hasegawa Yes, it's me. Mr. Schmidt Thank you very much for yesterday. Mr. Hasegawa Not at all. How did you find the study tour, Mr. Schmidt? Mr. Schmidt It was great.

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Lesson 4

getsu-yoobiMonday

ka-yoobiTuesday

Grammar notes

1 wa doo deshita kaHow did you find? doo is an interrogative word used to ask an impression or the state of a person or a thing.

2 Inflection of desu with a noun or na-adjectivenon-past

present and/or futurepast

affirmativeN/Na desu suteki desu

N/Na deshita suteki deshita

negative

N/Na dewa arimasen

suteki dewa arimasen

N/Na dewa arimasen deshita

suteki dewa arimasen deshita

The non-past form desu is used for both the present and future, just as the non-past form - -masu is. Remember that the present-future distinction is not indicated by verb inflections in Japanese.

Kyoo wa getsu-yoobi desu. Today is Monday.

Ashita wa ka-yoobi desu. Tomorrow is Tuesday.

3 Inflection of an i-adjectivenon-past

present and/or futurepast

affirmativeA desu

atarashii desuA stem + katta desu

atarashikatta desu

negativeA stem + kunai

atarashikunai desu

A stem + kunakatta

atarashikunakatta desu

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de gozaimasupolite be

to mooshimasupolite my name is

samapolite Mr./Ms. itsumoalways

Osewa ni natte orimasuI appreciate your cooperation

Shooshoo omachi kudasaiPlease hold on a moment mairimasuvisit 1

ichi-nichione day

ryoohooboth

isogashiibusy totemovery

Ii keeken ni narimashitaIt was a good experience

keekenexperience

Dialogue

2. Ms. Kim calls General Manager Hasegawa.

Hai, Fujitsu kaigai-maaketingu-bu de gozaimasu.

Moshi moshi, watashi wa Kankoku-Fujitsu no Kim Miyoung to

mooshimasu. Hasegawa-buchoo wa irasshaimasu ka.

Kim Miyoung-sama desu ne. Itsumo osewa ni natte orimasu.

Shooshoo omachi kudasai.

Staff Thank you for calling Fujitsu Global Marketing Division. Ms. Kim Hello, my name is Kim Miyoung working at Fujitsu Korea Limited.

Can I talk to General Manager Hasegawa? Staff Ms. Kim Miyoung. I appreciate your cooperation. Please hold on a

moment.

3. Ms. Kim talks to General Manager Hasegawa about visiting Kobe and Numazu.

Kinoo, Kobe to Numazu e itte mairimashita.

1

Sore wa yokatta desu. Ichi-nichi de ryoohoo wa isogashikatta desu ne.

Ee. Demo, totemo ii keeken ni narimashita.

Ms. Kim I went to Kobe and Numazu yesterday. Mr. Hasegawa That's nice. You must be tired from visiting both in one day. Ms. Kim Yes, but it was a very good experience.

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Lesson 4

genkiwell

iimasusay

hitoperson osshaimasusay orimasuexist imasuexist

Grammar notes

4 N1 person wa N2 place ni imasuN1 is at N2The verb imasu is used to express existence. In this sentence pattern, the speaker picks up the person as the topic, and explains where he/she is. The topic should be someone that both the speaker and the listener know about. The particle attached to N1 is not ga, which marks the subject, but wa, which marks the topic.

Hasegawa-buchoo wa irasshaimasu ka. Is General Manager Hasegawa there?

5 Honorific wordshumble neutral honorific

namae

onamae name

genki

ogenki well

ano hito

ano kata that person

dare

donata who

mooshimasu

iimasuiu

osshaimasu say

orimasu

imasuiru

irasshaimasu exist

mairimasu

ikimasuiku

irasshaimasu go

mairimasu

kimasukuru

irasshaimasu come

gozaimasu

desu

irasshaimasu be

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Practice A1. A

Moshi moshi, Fujitsu-Honkon no Michael Chin to mooshimasu.

Suzuki-san wa irasshaimasu ka.

B

Shooshoo omachi kudasai.

1

Fujitsu-kaigai-maaketingu-bu

Sato Kanako

Rubenson

2

bengoshi

Kathy Chen

Suzuki Sachiyo

3your affiliation your name freely

2 A:

Schmidt-san, Kyoto wa doo deshita ka.

B:

Furui machi deshita. Totemo subarashikatta desu.

A Soo desu ka.

1King

Kobe

sutekina

yokatta

2Chin

Sapporo

kireena

omoshirokatta

3

Sato

Shanhai

omoshiroi

tanoshikatta

furuiold

machitown subarashiiwonderful/fantastic

Sapporo kiree nabeautiful

ShanhaiShanghai

tanoshiiamusing

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Lesson 4

FujisanMt. Fuji hajimetefor the first time

mimasusee 4

shi-gatsuApril

Okinawa

Churaumi-suizokukanChuraumi Aquarium

Ishikawa

sakanafish itsuwhen kondothis coming/next time ichibanbest

Practice B1. Give your first impressions.

Ex. Fujisan kiree

1

Kabuki

subarashii

2

Tokyo Skytree

takai

Ex. Kinoo hajimete Fujisan o mimashita.

Doo deshita ka.

Kiree deshita.

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2. Talk about places.

Ex. Doitsu

4

shi-gatsu

1

Okinawa

Churaumi-suizokukan

2

Ishikawa

sakana

Ex. Doitsuitsuii Kondo Doitsu e ikimasu.Itsu ga ichiban ii desu ka.

4

Shi-gatsu ga ii desu.

1

2

Okinawadokoomoshiroi Ishikawananioishii

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Related words & expressions

DenwaPhone1. Voice Mail Service

Rusuban-denwa saabisu Tadaima denwa ni derukoto ga dekimasen.

Puut-to iimashitara, messeeji o doozo.

Voice mail service I can't come to the phone right now.

Please leave a message after the beep.

puubeep

your message

1

2

Rusuban-denwa saabisu Konomama de yoroshikereba 1 o, torikeshi-tai baai wa 2 o oshite kudasai.

Tadaima no messeeji o oazukari-shimashita.

Voice mail service Please press 1 if the message is okay, or press 2 if you want to cancel the message. Thank you for your message.

2. Emergency Numbers

110

keesatsu-sho police station

119

shooboo-sho fire station / ambulance

Practice A1. 1 A

Moshimoshi,Fujitsu-kaigai-maaketingu-bu no Sato Kanako to mooshimasu. Rubenson-san wa irasshaimasu ka.

B

Shooshoo omachi kudasai.

2 A

Moshimoshi,bengoshi no Kathy Chen to mooshimasu.

Suzuki Sachiyo-san wa irasshaimasu ka.

B

Shooshoo omachi kudasai.

3 A your affiliation your name

Moshimoshi, your affiliation no your name to mooshimasu. name name-san wa irasshaimasu ka.

B

Shooshoo omachi kudasai.

2. 1 A

King-san, Kobe wa doo deshita ka.

B

Sutekina machi deshita. Totemo yokatta desu.

A Soo desu ka.

2 A

Chin-san, Sapporo wa doo deshita ka.

B

Kireena machi deshita. Totemo omoshirokatta desu.

A Soo desu ka.

3 A

Sato-san, Shanhai wa doo deshita ka.

B

Omoshiroi machi deshita.

Totemo tanoshikatta desu.

A Soo desu ka.

Practice B1. 1

Kinoo hajimete Kabuki o mimashita. Doo deshita ka. Subarashikatta desu.

2

Kinoo hajimete Tokyo Skytree o mimashita. Doo deshita ka.

Takakatta desu.

2. 1

Kondo Okinawa e ikimasu. Doko ga ichiban omoshiroi desu ka.

Churaumi-suizokukan ga ichiban omoshiroi desu.

2

Kondo Ishikawa e ikimasu.

Nani ga ichiban oishii desu ka.

Sakana ga ichiban oishii desu.

Answers The answers given here are merely model examples.