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Jul 19, 2006 11:35 pm
Lesson 5 - at the bar.
Lesson 5 At the bar.
New words, phrases
yoparai - drunk
futsu - sober
daijoubu - OK
izakaya - bar.
crazy - crazy.
kurakurapa - really crazy.
Americajin - American.
Nihonjin - Japanese.
1-99
Nan sai desu ka? - How old are you?
Anata ha yoparai desu ka? - Are you drunk?
Izakaya ha doko desu ka? - Where's the bar?
Okuni ha nan desu ka? - Where are you from? Literally what's your country.
Watashi ha America jin desu. - I'm American.
Alright guys, this week it's time to have some fun with Japanese.
I heard these sayings last night.
Bar Talk.
If you wanna find a bar around here.
Izakaya ha doko desu ka? - Where's a bar?
Hard to understand the answer, but just let them walk you there.
If you wanna know if someone's had too much to drink, you ask.
Anata ha daijoubu desu ka? - Are you OK?
Yoparai desu ka? - Are you drunk?
They might answer.
Iie, futsu desu. - Nah, I'm sober.
Hai, sugoi yoparai desu. Yeah, I'm really drunk.
If you're trying to ask someone how old they are.
q: Nan sai desu ka?
a: Watashi ha number sai desu.
(see below)
So, I'm 26.
Somebody would ask me,
John, anata ha nan sai desu ka?
I answer
Watashi ha ni ju roku sai desu.
If you wanna find out where someone is from, you can ask.
Okuni ha nan desu ka? - Kuni means country, literally (country ha what is it?)
You could answer.
Watashi ha Americajin desu. - I'm American.
Or
Watashi ha America kara desu. - I am from America.
This week's practice.
Try to figure out this conversation from last.
I entered the bar and started talking to Mika.
John:Konbanwa
Mika:Konbanwa
John:Anata no namae ha nan desu ka?
Mika:Mika desu.
John:Yoroshiku.
Mika:Hai, Onamae ha nan desu ka?
John: John desu.
Mika:Okuni ha nan desu ka?
John:Watashi ha Americajin desu.
Mika:Sou ka.
John:Anata ha.
Mika:Watashi ha Nihonjin desu.
John:Anata ha nan sai desu ka?
Mika:Watashi ha ni ju san sai desu.
John:Wakaii desu yo.
Mika:Iie, iie.
Mika:Anata no tomodachi ha daijoubu desu ka?
John:Iie, kare ha yoparai desu.
Mika:Omoshiroi.
John:Ja, mata ne.
Mika:Bye bye.
Have some fun practicing this.
To count in Japanese from 1 to 100.
You should already know how to count from 1 to 10 if you go to this dojo.
ichi
ni
san
shi
go
roku
shichi
hachi
kyu
ju
To count to 99 is easy.
15 - ju go
25 - ni ju go
34 - san ju shi
92 - kyu ju ni
Do you see the pattern?
15 - ju go (10 + 5)
25 - ni ju go (2 x 10 + 5)
34 - san ju shi (3 x 10 + 4)