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Absolute Beginner S1 #8 This is a Japanese Gift For You

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2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 Kanji Kana Romanization English Vocabulary Sample Sentences Vocabulary Phrase Usage Grammar

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ROMANIZATION
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KAORI: TEIR: KAORI:

Teir-san, kore wa omiyage desu. Dzo. Arigat gozaimasu! Ie ie.

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ENGLISH
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KAORI: TAYLOR:

Taylor, this is a little something for you. Thank you very much!

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KAORI:

Don't mention it.

VOCABULARY
Kanji Kana R omaji kore omiyage arigat gozaimasu ieie dzo English this a small gift, a souvenir Thank you very much. Don't mention it/No problem go ahead, here you are

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Kore wa hon desu. This is a book.

Kore wa omiyage desu. This is a small gift for you.

A: B:
A: Arigat gozaimasu. B: D itashimashite. A: Thank you very much. B: You're welcome.

A:B:
A:D mo arigat gozaimasu. B: Ieie. A:Thank you very much. B:No problem.

Hai, d zo. Here you go.

VOCABULARY PHRASE USAGE

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ieie ( ) Ieie is a polite phrase that we can use after someone thanks you. Iie is the word for "no," so you are literally saying that what you did was "nothing at all." dzo ( ) In the dialogue, when Kaori handed Taylor a small gift, she said dzo after saying "Here's a little something for you." Dzo means "here you are"/"here you go," and we often use it when handing something to someone. The next time you hand something over to someone, saying dzo will do it! kore ( ) Kore is the word that means "this." We will use it in the lesson focus below to make the sentence "this is [B]."

GRAMMAR
T he Focus of T his Le sson Is Pract icing More wit h [A wa B de su ]. Te ir-san, kore wa omiyage de su. "Taylor, he re 's a lit t le some t hing f or you."

In Lesson 7, we learned our first Japanese sentence pattern, [A wa B desu], which means "A is B," that we use for saying what something is. In that lesson, we learned how to use this pattern to say what your name and occupation is (as well as the names and occupations of others). In this lesson, we will practice making more sentences with this pattern. Pract icing More wit h [A wa B de su ]

Let's learn how to say "This is B" using our pattern:

Kore wa [B] de su./"T his is [B]."

Using this pattern, we can make sentences telling others what something is. For Example :

[B] omiyage () mizu ()

Kore wa [B] de su. Kore wa omiyage desu. Kore wa mizu desu.

[B]

"English" "This is a small present (for you)." "This is water."

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Example s f rom T his Dialogue

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Teir-san, kore wa omiyage desu. Dzo.

"Taylor, this is a little something for you." Language T ip: Dif f e re nt Ways t o Say "T hank You" and "You're We lcome "

Let's take a look at some of the variations of how to say "thank you" and "you're welcome." Saying "T hank You"

Romanizat ion

Japane se

"English"

Explanat ion a polit e way to say thank you a casual way to say thank you a polit e way to say thank you (in an apologetic way)

Arigat gozaimasu Arigat

"thank you" "Thanks!"

Sumimasen

"(Sorry), thanks"

Note: Sumimasen literally means "excuse me" and therefore sounds a bit apologetic. We often use it when someone goes out of his or her way to do something for you. (We do not use it in this dialogue, but just know you may come across it!) Saying "You're We lcome "

Romanizat ion

Japane se

"English"

Explanat ion a polit e , straightforward way to respond a polit e way to respond

D itashimashite

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"you're welcome" "not at all," "no problem"

Iie (or ieie )

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Note: Iie is the word for "no," so you are literally saying that what you did was "nothing at all."

Example s f rom T his Le sson

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Teir: Arigat gozaimasu. Kaori: Ie ie.

Taylor: "Thank you very much!" Kaori: "Don't mention it."

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