15-Minute Japanese

GETTING AROUND 49

Useful phrases (4 minutes)

Learn these phrases and then test yourself using
the cover flap.

Is there a museum 街に博物館が
in town? あmりacまhiすniかh？akubutsu
kan ga arimasuka

Is it far from here? ここから遠い
There’s a swimming ですか？
pool near the bridge. koko kara toh-i desuka
橋の近くにスイミング
プールがあります。
hashi no chikaku ni suimingu
pu-ru ga arimasu

寺は街の真ん中にあります。 There isn’t a tourist 観光案内所はありません。
tera wa machi no man-naka information center. kankoh an-naijyo
ni arimasu wa arimasen
The temple is in the
center of town.

Put into practice (2 minutes)

Join in this conversation. Read the Japanese on the
left and follow the instructions to make your reply.
Then test yourself by concealing the answers with
the cover flap.

❹ parking lot どうしました？ この近くにネットカフェは
doh shimashita ありますか？
kono chikaku ni netto kafe
Is everything okay? wa arimasuka

❺ fountain Ask: Is there an internet
café nearby?

いいえ、でも観光案内所 ここから遠い
はあります。 ですか？

ihe, demo kankoh an- koko kara toh-i desuka
naijyo wa arimasu

No, but there’s a tourist
information center.

Ask: Is it far from here?

駅の近くです。 ありがとうございます。
eki no chikaku desu arigatoh gozaimasu
It’s near the station.

Say: Thank you.

❼ museum

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Warm up (1minute) Asking for directions

How do you say “bridge” Finding your way around town in Japan can be
and “fountain”? confusing, so it’s a good idea to learn how to ask
(pp.48–49) for and understand directions. Remember that
Japanese word order is different from English:
Ask “Is it far from here?” kado o hidari ni magette kudasai = corner
(pp.48–49) at/left toward/turn/please (Turn left at the corner).

Ask “Is there a museum
in town?” (pp.48–49)

Useful phrases (4 minutes) オフィスブロック
ofisu burokku
Practice these phrases and then office block
test yourself.
公園
左 / 右に曲がってください。 (Please) turn kohen
hidari/migi ni left/right. park
角を左に曲がってください。
magatte kudasai kado o hidari ni magatte kudasai
Turn left at the corner.
左に / 右に。 On the left/on
hidari ni/migi ni the right.

まっすぐに。 Straight ahead.
massugu ni

寺にはどうやって  How do I get to
行けばいいですか？ the temple?
tera niwa dohyatte
ikeba iidesuka

左側の最初の道。 First street on
hidari gawa no saisho the left.
no michi

右の二番目の道。 Second street
migi no ni-banme on the right.
no michi

In conversation (4 minutes)

この街にレストランは  はい。駅の近くにあります。 駅にはどうやって行けば 
ありますか？ hai. eki no chikaku ni いいですか？
kono machi ni resutoran arimasu eki niwa dohyatte
wa arimasuka Yes, near the station. ikeba iidesuka
Is there a restaurant How do I get to the station?
in town?

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Words to remember (4 minutes)

道に迷いました。 Familiarize yourself with these words and test
michi ni mayoi mashita yourself using the flap.
I’m lost.
traffic lights 信号
shingoh

corner 角
kado

street 道
michi

road 道路
dohro

map 地図
chizu

overpass 立体交差
rittai kohsa

across from 反対側
hantai gawa

at the end of 道の終わりに
the street michi no owari ni

ここはどこですか？ Say it (2 minutes)
koko wa doko desuka
Where are we? Turn right at the
traffic lights.
Turn left at the station.
It’s about ten minutes.

信号を左に曲がって 遠いですか？ いいえ、５分くらいです。
ください。 toh-i desuka ihe, go fun kurai desu
shingoh o hidari ni Is it far? No, it’s about
magatte kudasai five minutes.
Turn left at the traffic lights.

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Warm up (1minute) Sightseeing

Say the days of the week Japanese stores open late and close around 10 or
in Japanese. (pp.28–29) 11 p.m. The main closing days for tourist sights are
How do you say Sunday or Monday. However, urban Japan is a 24/7
“six o’clock”? (pp.30–31) society, and you will generally find a few konbini
Ask “What time is it?” (abbreviated from convenience stores) and cafés
(pp.30–31) open whatever the time of day or night.

Words to remember (4 minutes)

Familiarize yourself with these words and
test yourself using the flap.

ガイドブック guidebook
gaido bukku

入場無料 free entrance
nyu-jyo muryoh

開館時間 opening times
kaikan jikan (museums, libraries)
opening times
営業時間 (stores, restaurants)
eigyoh jikan

休日 public holiday ガイド付きツアー
kyu jitsu gaido tsuki tsuah
guided tour

Cultural tip There are many unusual free attractions in Japan. These include beer,

sake, and fishcake museums; wine cellars; food factories; galleries; electronics and
cosmetics showrooms; and even television and film studios.

In conversation (3 minutes)

今日の午後は開いて はい、でも六時には 車いすは使えますか？
いますか？ 閉まります。 kurumaisu wa tsukae
kyoh no gogo wa aite hai, demo roku ji niwa masuka
imasuka shimari masu Is wheelchair access
Do you open this Yes, but we close at possible?
afternoon? six o’clock.

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Useful phrases (3 minutes)

Learn these phrases and then test yourself using
the cover flap.

What time do 何時に開きますか？
you open? nanji ni akimasuka

What time does the 店は何時に
store close? 閉まりますか？
mise wa nanji ni
shimari masuka

Is wheelchair 車いすは使えますか？
access possible? kurumaisu wa

tsukae masuka

Put into practice (4 minutes)

Cover the text on the right and complete the dialogue
in Japanese.

すみません。博物館は閉館 日曜日はオープンして
しました。 いますか？

sumimasen. hakubutsu kan nichiyo bi wa ohpun
wa heikan shimashita shite imasuka

Sorry. The museum is closed.
Ask: Do you open
on Sundays?

はい、でも早く閉館します。 何時にですか？
hai, demo hayaku nanji ni desuka
heikan shimasu

Yes, but we close early.
Ask: At what time?

はい。あちらに ありがとう。 どうぞ。ガイドブックは
エレベーターがあります。 チケットを四枚 無料です。
hai. achira ni erebehtah お願いします。 dohzo. gaido bukku wa
ga arimasu arigatoh. chiketto o muryoh desu
Yes, there’s an elevator yonmai onegai shimasu Here you are. The
over there. Thank you. I’d like guidebook is free.
four tickets.

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Warm up (1minute) At the airport

Say “Would you please International flights arrive at Tokyo’s Narita airport,
help me?” (pp.24–25) and an extensive network of internal flights operate
What’s the Japanese out of the domestic Haneda airport. Although the
for “ticket”? (pp.38–39) airport environment is largely universal, it is
Say “I’m going to sometimes useful to be able to understand
Osaka.” (pp.40–41) key words and phrases in Japanese.

Words to remember (4 minutes) 香港行きの飛行機は
どこの搭乗口ですか？
Familiarize yourself with these words and honkon iki no hikohki
test yourself using the flap. wa doko no tohjyoh
guchi desuka
チェックイン check-in Which gate is the flight
chekku in to Hong Kong?
出発 departures
shuppatsu
到着 arrivals
tohchaku
税関 customs
zeikan

入国審査 / 出国審査 passport control
nyu-koku shinsa/ (entering/leaving
shukkoku shinsa Japan)
ターミナル terminal
tahminaru
搭乗口 gate
tohjyoh guchi
...便 flight number …
bin

Useful phrases (3 minutes)

Learn these phrases and then test yourself
using the cover flap.

ロンドンからの飛行機 Is the flight from
は予定通りですか？ London on time?
Rondon kara no hikohki
wa yotei dohri desuka

荷物が見つかり I can’t find
ません。 my luggage.

nimotsu ga mitsukari
masen

京都への飛行機は The flight to
遅れています。 Kyoto is delayed.

Kyoto eno hikohki wa
okurete imasu

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Put into practice (3 minutes)

Join in this conversation. Read the Japanese on the
left and follow the instructions to make your reply.
Then test yourself by concealing the answers with
the cover flap.

次の方どうぞ。 京都への飛行機は予定通
tsugi no kata dohzo りですか？
Kyoto eno hikohki wa
Next, please. yotei dohri desuka

Ask: Is the flight to
Kyoto on time?

はい。予定通りです。 どの搭乗口ですか？
hai. yotei dohri desu dono tohjyoh guchi

Yes, it’s on time. desuka
Ask: Which gate is it?

boarding ❶ Match and repeat (4 minutes)
pass
Match the numbered
ticket ❷ items to the Japanese
passport ❸ words in the panel.
❶ 搭乗券
❹ suitcase
tohjyoh ken
❷ チケット

chiketto
❸ パスポート

pasupohto
❹ スーツケース

su-tsu kehsu
❺ カート

kahto

ku-koh
airport

Read it Here’s another

example of two kanji
characters combining to
make a separate meaning:
空 (ku, sky) +
港 (koh, port).

❺ cart

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Kotae
Answers (Cover with flap) Review and repeat

Places Places (4 minutes)

❶ 博物館 Name the numbered places in Japanese.
hakubutsu kan
❶ museum ❷ crosswalk ❸ bridge
❷ 横断歩道
ohdan hodoh ❹ temple ❺ parking lot

❸ 橋
hashi

❹ 寺
tera

❺ 駐車場
chusha jyo

❻ 映画館
eiga kan

❼ 広場
hiroba

❻ movie theater

❼ square

Car parts Car parts (3 minutes)

❶ フロントガラス Name these car parts in Japanese.
furonto garasu
windshield ❶
❷ ヘッドライト
heddo raito

❸ バンパー
banpah

❹ ドア
doa

❺ タイヤ bumper ❸
taiya

tire ❺ ❹ door

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Translation (4 minutes) Kotae
Answers (Cover with flap)
What do these Japanese phrases mean?
Translation
❶ hidari ni magatte kudasai
❷ kono machi ni hakubutsu kan wa arimasuka ❶ (Please) turn left.
❸ mantan de onegai shimasu ❷ Is there a museum
❹ koko wa doko desuka
❺ hashi no chikaku ni suimingu puhru ga arimasu in town?
❻ nanji ni akimasuka ❸ Fill it up, please.
❼ chiketto o yonmai onegai shimasu ❹ Where are we?
❺ There’s a swimming

pool near the bridge.
❻ What time do

you open?
❼ I’d like four tickets.

❷ headlight Directions (4 minutes) Directions

Ask how to get to ❶ 寺にはどうやって
these places: 行けばいいですか？
tera niwa dohyatte
❶ temple ikeba iidesuka
❷ station
❸ internet café ❷ 駅にはどうやって
❹ movie theater 行けばいいですか？
eki niwa dohyatte
ikeba iidesuka

❸ ネットカフェにはどう
やって行けば
いいですか？
netto kafeh niwa
dohyatte ikeba
iidesuka

❹ 映画館にはどう
やって行けばいいで
すか？
eiga kan niwa
dohyatte ikeba
iidesuka

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Warm up (1minute) Booking a room

Ask “How much is that?” Japan has a large number of international hotels, as
(pp.18–19) well as the traditional Japanese inns (see pp.62–63).
Rabuhoteru (love hotels) rentable by the hour are best
What are “breakfast,” avoided. The famous tubular kapuseruhoteru (capsule
“lunch,” and “dinner”? hotels) are also available in major cities but aren’t
(pp.20–21) suitable for the claustrophobic.

What are “three,” “four,”
“five,” and “six”? (pp.10–11)

Useful phrases (3 minutes)

Practice these phrases and then test yourself by
concealing the Japanese on the left with the cover flap.

朝食込みですか？ Is breakfast included?
chohshoku komi desuka

部屋からインターネットに Does the room have
アクセスできますか？ internet access?

heya kara intahnetto ni
akusesu dekimasuka
ルームサービス Is there room service?
はありますか？
ru-mu sahbisu
wa arimasuka
チェックアウトは What time is checkout?
何時ですか？
chekkuauto wa
nanji desuka

In conversation (5 minutes)

空いている部屋は はい。ダブルルーム ルームサービス
ありますか？ がございます。 はありますか？
aiteiru heya wa hai. daburu ru-mu ga ru-mu sahbisu
arimasuka gozaimasu wa arimasuka
Do you have Yes, we have a Is there room service?
any rooms? double room.

Words to remember (4 minutes) ACCOMMODATIONS 59

Familiarize yourself with these room 部屋
words and test yourself by heya
concealing the Japanese on
the right with the cover flap. single room シングルルーム
shinguru ru-mu
部屋から海が見えますか？
heya kara umi ga mie masuka double room ダブルルーム
Does the room have daburu ru-mu
a ocean view?
twin room ツインルーム
Say it (2 minutes) tsuin ru-mu

Do you have any single rooms? bathroom バス
For two nights. basu
Is dinner included?
shower シャワー
shawah

breakfast 朝食
chohshoku

key キー
kih

balcony バルコニー
barukonih

two nights 二泊
ni haku

three nights 三泊
san paku

Cultural tip Japanese hotel rooms tend to include a pair of house

slippers as a matter of course. You are assumed to want to remove your
shoes in the room, as you would at home. Hotel staff address customers
using ultra-polite, uncommon Japanese expressions.

はい。何泊のご予定 三泊です。 かしこまりました。
ですか？ san paku desu これがキーです。
hai. nan paku no For three nights. kashikomari mashita.
goyoteh desuka kore ga kih desu
Yes. How many nights? Very good. Here’s
your key.

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Warm up (1minute) In the hotel

How do you say “Is/Are As well as slippers, you will nearly always find a
there …?,” “There is/are traditional Japanese robe/pajamas (yukata) in
…,” and “There isn’t/aren’t your room—usually laid out on the bed. This is the
…”? (pp.48–49) case even in the international chains. Nonsmoking
rooms are sometimes offered, but exclusively
What’s the Japanese for nonsmoking floors are not always available.
“room”? (pp.58–59)

Match and repeat (6 minutes)

Match the numbered items in this hotel bedroom with the
Japanese text in the panel and test yourself using the cover flap.

❶ ベッドサイド ❷ lamp couch ❺
テーブル ❶ bedside table
beddo saido tehburu
curtains ❹
❷ ランプ
ranpu ❸ minibar

❸ ミニバー
minibah

❹ カーテン
kahten

❺ ソファ
sofa

❻ 枕
makura

❼ ベッド
beddo

❽ ベッドスプレッド
beddo supureddo

❾ 毛布
mohfu

❼ bed

❻ pillow ❾ blanket
❽ bedspread

Cultural tip Japanese bathrooms can be a culture shock

to visitors. The bathtubs are smaller, as they are generally only
used for soaping yourself before rinsing under the shower.
The toilets often feature high-tech gadgets, such as heated
seats. Some even act as automatic bidets, with an built-in
washer and dryer.

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Useful phrases (5 minutes)

Learn these phrases and then test yourself using
the cover flap.

The room is too hot. 部屋が暑すぎます。
heya ga atsu sugi masu

The room is too cold. 部屋が寒すぎます。
heya ga samu sugi masu

There aren’t any towels. タオルが
ありません。
taoru ga arimasen

I’d like some soap. 石けんを下さい。
sekken o kudasai

The shower seems to シャワーが壊れて
be broken. いるようです。
shawah ga kowarete
iruyoh desu

Put into practice (3 minutes)

Cover the text on the right and then complete the
dialogue in Japanese.

はい、フロントで 枕はありますか？
ございます。 makura wa arimasuka

hai, furonto de gozaimasu
Yes, front desk.

Say: Are there any pillows?

部屋の担当者が それからテレビが壊れて
持って参ります。 いるようです。
heya no tantoh-sha ga sorekara terebi ga kowarete
motte mairimasu iruyoh desu
The staff will bring you some.
Say: And the television
seems to be broken.

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Warm up (1minute) Inns and spas

What is Japanese for Traditional Japanese inns, ryokan, and spas with
“shower” (pp.60–61) and hot springs, onsen, are often based in beautiful
“swimming pool”? surroundings and offer a haven of peace. Prices are
(pp.48–49) usually inclusive of accommodations and all meals.
Additional health treatments such as massage are
Say “I’d like some often also available.
towels.” (pp.60–61)

Match and repeat (4 minutes) ❷ pajamas
vanity box ❸

Learn these phrases and then test
yourself by concealing the Japanese
with the cover flap.

❶ ふすま screen ❶
fusuma door

❷ 浴衣
yukata

❸ 鏡台
kyodai

❹ 障子
shoji

❺ 畳
tatami

❻ 布団
futon

futon ❻

In conversation (5 minutes)

二泊したいのですが。 かしこまりました。 この旅館に温泉は
ni haku shitai no kashikomari mashita ありますか？
desuga Certainly. kono ryokan ni onsen
I’d like to stay for wa arimasuka
two nights. Is there a hot spring
(tub) in the inn?

Say it (2 minutes) ACCOMMODATIONS 63

I’d like to stay for Useful phrases (3 minutes)
five nights.
Is there a swimming Learn these phrases. Read the English under the pictures
pool in the inn? and say the phrase in Japanese as shown on the right.
Can I rent yukata Then cover up the answers on the right and test yourself.
pajamas?
どんなタイプの温泉
❹ screen window ですか？
donna taipu no
onsen desuka

What type of hot springs
do you have?

サウナはありますか？
sauna wa arimasuka

Is there a sauna? マッサージを予約
Can I book a massage? できますか？
Can I rent a towel? massahji o yoyaku
dekimasuka
タオルを借りることが
できますか？
taoru o karirukoto
ga dekimasuka

❺ tatami mat

はい。屋上に タオルを借りることが 入り口で貸し出して
ございます。 できますか？ おります。
hai. okujoh ni taoru o karirukoto ga iriguchi de kashidashite
gozaimasu dekimasuka orimasu
Yes, it’s located on Can I rent a towel? You can rent one at the
the roof. spa entrance.

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Warm up (1minute) Adjectives

How do you say Basic adjectives (descriptive words) are quite simple to
“My son has a car”? use in Japanese: car(s) is kuruma; small car(s) is chihsai
(pp.14–15) kuruma. In a sentence, the word order is: item(s) + wa/
ga (as for) + adjective + desu—for example, kuruma wa
What is the Japanese chihsai desu (The car is small); yama wa takai desu
for “room,” “bed,” and (The mountains are high).
“pillow”? (pp.60–61)

Words to remember (7 minutes)

There are no plurals in Japanese. So the mountain is high and 山は高いです。
the mountains are high would both be yama wa takai desu. yama wa takai desu

大きい big, large The mountains
ohkih are high.

小さい small 森が綺麗です。
chihsai mori ga kireh desu
The forest is
高い high, tall beautiful.
takai
低い short
hikui
暑い hot
atsui
冷たい cold
tsumetai
静か quiet
shizuka
うるさい noisy
urusai
硬い hard
katai
柔らかい soft
yawarakai
美しい beautiful
utsukushih

Read it All of the adjectives above 寺は古いです。
tera wa furui desu
except noisy are written in a mixture The temple is old.
of kanji and hiragana characters. The あの橋はとても狭いです。
first kanji character carries the core ano hashi wa totemo semai desu
meaning—for example, 大 (big), 美 That bridge is very narrow.
(beautiful). The attached hiragana
characters are grammatical endings.
Look up the hiragana characters in
the table on pp.158–159 to identify the

syllables they represent.

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Useful phrases (4 minutes)

You can emphasize a description by using totemo (very)
before the adjective: totemo urusai (very noisy).

The coffee is cold. コーヒーが冷たい
です。
koh-hi ga tsumetai desu

My room is very noisy. 私の部屋はとても
うるさいです。
watashi no heya wa
totemo urusai desu

This car is very small. この車はとても
小さいです。
kono kuruma wa
totemo chihsai desu

This bed is hard. このベッドは硬い
です。
kono beddo wa
katai desu

Put into practice (3 minutes)

Join in this conversation. Cover up the text on the right and complete the
dialogue in Japanese. Check and repeat if necessary.

こちらが部屋です。 景色がとても美しい
kochira ga heya desu です。
keshiki ga totemo
Here’s the room. utsukushih desu

Say: The view is
very beautiful.

バスルームはあちらです。 とても小さいです。
basu ru-mu wa achira totemo chihsai desu
desu
The bathroom is
over there.
Say: It’s very small.

あいにく他には部屋 これにします。
はございません。 kore ni shimasu

ainiku hoka niwa heya
wa gozaimasen

Unfortunately, there
aren’t any other rooms.

Say: We’ll take it.

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Kotae
Answers (Cover with flap) Review and repeat

Adjectives Adjectives (3 minutes)

❶ 大きい Put the word in parentheses into Japanese.
ohkih
❶ ie wa desu. (big)
❷ 柔らかい
yawarakai ❷ beddo wa desu. (soft)

❸ 古い ❸ tera wa totemo desu. (old)
furui
❹ watashi no heya wa desu. (quiet)
❹ 静か ❺ mizu ga totemo desu. (cold)
shizuka

❺ 冷たい
tsumetai

Inns Inns (3 minutes)

❶ ふすま Name these items you might find in a traditional
fusuma Japanese inn.
screen window ❺
❷ 浴衣
yukata ❶ screen ❷ pajamas futon ❹
door
❸ 鏡台 ❸ vanity box
kyodai

❹ 布団
futon

❺ 障子
shoji

❻ 畳
tatami

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Kotae
Answers (Cover with flap)

At the hotel (4 minutes) At the hotel

You are booking a room in a hotel. Follow the ❶ 空いている部屋は
conversation, replying in Japanese using ありますか？
the English prompts. aiteiru heya wa
arimasuka
hai, dohzo
❶ Do you have any rooms? ❷ 五泊です。
go haku desu
hai. nanpaku no goyoteh desuka
❷ Five nights. ❸ 朝食込みですか？
chohshoku komi
kashikomari mashita desuka
❸ Is breakfast included?
❹ これにします。
ihe. go-hyaku yen desu kore ni shimasu
❹ We’ll take it.

tatami mat ❻ Negatives (5 minutes) Negatives

Make these sentences negative ❶ タオルは
using wa arimasen. ありません。
taoru wa arimasen
❶ taoru wa arimasu
❷ ru-mu sahbisu wa arimasu ❷ ルームサービス
❸ kono ryokan ni onsen はありません。
ru-mu sahbisu wa
wa arimasu arimasen
❹ kono machi ni hakubutsu
❸ この旅館に温泉は
kan wa arimasu ありません。
kono ryokan ni onsen
❺ meishi wa arimasu wa arimasen

❹ この街に博物館は
ありません。
kono machi ni
hakubutsu kan wa
arimasen

❺ 名刺はありません。
meishi wa arimasen

68 WEEK 7 DEPAHTO

Warm up (1minute) Department store

Ask “Can I use a credit In recent years, many Japanese have started buying
card?” (p.39) food and other provisions in depahto. The basement
floor of department stores usually houses a food
Say “Turn left at the “market” with separate stalls. However, many towns
traffic lights” and “The also have shopping malls, often adjacent to local
station is near the café.” train stations.
(pp.50–51)

Match and repeat (5 minutes)

Notice the Japanese word ya, ❶ bakery ❷ cake shop
meaning shop: pan ya, bread ❹ delicatessen ❺ produce market
shop (bakery); niku ya, meat shop
(butcher), etc. Match the shops
numbered 1–9 on the right
to the Japanese in the panel.

❶ パン屋
pan ya

❷ ケーキ屋
kehki ya

❸ 酒屋
saka ya

❹ デリカテッセン
derikatessen

❺ 八百屋
yao ya

❻ 本屋
hon ya

❼ 魚屋
sakana ya

❽ 肉屋
niku ya

❾ 豆腐屋
tofu ya

❼ seafood shop ❽ butcher

Cultural tip Department stores will often have a folk art section

(kyohdo zaiku). Here, you can buy traditional souvenirs such as painted
wooden dolls, lanterns, fans, kimonos, parasols, screens, and origami
kits. You can also find the famous Japanese nurimono (lacquer ware)
in the form of decorated bowls, boxes, and pots with natural designs

(flowers, birds, etc.). All of these make very good gifts.

花屋はどこですか？ SHOPPING 69
hana ya wa doko desuka
Where’s the florist? Words to remember (4 minutes)
❸ liquor store
Familiarize yourself with these words and then
test yourself.

dairy 乳製品
nyu seihin

antique store 骨董品店
kotto hin ten

beauty salon 美容院
biyoh in

barbershop 理容院
riyoh in

jewelry store 宝石商
hohseki shoh

post office 郵便局
yu-bin kyoku

florist 花屋
hana ya

shoe store 靴屋
kutsu ya

travel agency 旅行代理店
ryokoh dairi ten

Useful phrases (3 minutes)

Familiarize yourself with these phrases.

Where’s the 美容院はどこですか？
beauty salon? biyoh in wa doko desuka

❻ bookstore Where can I pay? どこで払えますか？
doko de harae masuka
❾ tofu shop
I’m just looking. 見ているだけです。
Say it (2 minutes) Thanks. どうも。
mite iru dake desu.
Where’s the bakery? dohmo
Do you have towels?
I’d like to place an order Do you sell SIM cards? SIMカードを売っています
for curtains. かsim？u cardo o utte imasuka

Can I exchange this? 交koh換kでanきdまekすimかas？uka
Can you give me レシートをもらえ
the receipt? まresすhiかht？o o morae masuka

I’d like to place an ...を注文したい
order for … で...oすc。hu-mon shitai desu

70 WEEK 7 DENKIYA

Warm up (1minute) Electronics store

What are “forty,” Tokyo is home to probably the world’s largest
“seventy,” “a hundred,” concentration of electronics stores in the famous
“a thousand,” and “ten Akihabara “electric town.” Here you can find a huge
thousand” in Japanese? range of computers, cameras, gadgets, and parts, both
(pp.30–31) new and second-hand. Guarantees vary, and you need
to check the equipment will work at home.
Say “big” and “small” in
Japanese. (pp.64–65)

Match and repeat (4 minutes) Read it When you see price

Match the numbered items to the labels, you will usually see the
Japanese words in the panel below symbol for yen (¥), or sometimes
and test yourself using the cover flap. the character 円, with the price
in Western figures. The full-stop
❶ マウス hard drive ❻ and dash after the amount
mausu mean and no more.

❷ アダプタ transformer ❸
adaputa
❼ USB flash drive ❶ mouse
❸ トランスフォーマー
toransufomar

❹ パソコン
pasokon

❺ 画面
gamen

❻ ハードドライブ
hardo doraibu

❼ USB フラッシュドライブ
USB furasshu doraibu

In conversation (5 minutes)

あのパソコンは 税込み10万円です。 ハードディスクの
いくらですか？ zeikomi jyu-man yen desu 容量はいくらですか？
ano pasokon wa ikura It’s 100,000 yen, hardo disuku no yoryo wa
desuka including tax. ikura desuka
How much is that How big is the hard drive?
laptop computer?

SHOPPING 71

Cultural tip The Japanese currency system is the yen (¥). As each yen is worth less

than 1 cent, you’ll generally be spending thousands or even tens of thousands of
them. Bill denominations go up to ¥10,000, so be careful not to
confuse the number of zeros.

❹ laptop Useful phrases (5 minutes)

❺ screen Learn these phrases. Then conceal the answers
on the right using the cover flap. Read the English
under the pictures and say the phrase in Japanese
as shown on the right.

あのカメラは
高すぎます。
ano kamera wa
takasugi masu

That camera is
too expensive.

あれはいくら
ですか？
a-re wa ikura desuka

How much is that one?

イギリスで使え
ますか？
igirisu de tsukae masuka

❷ adapter Will it work in England?

5０0ギガで、メモリーは８ イギリスで使え はい。ただしトランスフォー
ギガです。 ますか？ マーが必要です。
gohyaku giga de momori wa igirisu de tsukae masuka hai. tadashi toransufomar
hachi giga desu Will it work in England? ga hitsuyo desu
500 gigabytes, and 8 Yes, but you need
gigabytes of memory. a transformer.

72 WEEK 7 SU-PAH DE

Warm up (1minute) At the supermarket

What are these items, Japanese supermarkets are often more like
which you could buy hypermarkets, selling household items and clothes, as
in a supermarket? well as food and essentials. Most Japanese still pay for
(pp.22–23) their groceries in cash. Paying by card at a supermarket
yasai is still not common, but cards are frequently used in
kudamono other stores, such as clothing stores.
shifudo
kome
wain
mizu

Match and repeat (5 minutes) household products ❶
fruit ❷
Look at the numbered items and match
them to the Japanese words in the panel drinks ❸
below. ready ❹
meals
❶ 家庭用品
kateh yo-hin

❷ 果物
kudamono

❸ 飲み物
nomimono

❹ 加工食品
kakoh shokuhin

❺ 野菜
yasai

❻ 冷凍食品
reitoh shokuhin

❼ 菓子類
kashi rui

❽ 化粧品
keshoh hin

vegetables ❺ frozen foods ❻

Cultural tip Supermarkets usually prepackage

fresh produce such as meat, fish, fruits, vegetables,
and cheese. You just pick up the prepriced package
you want and take it to the checkout.

SHOPPING 73

Useful phrases (3 minutes)

Learn these phrases and then test yourself using
the cover flap.

May I have a ビニール袋をもらえます
bag, please? か？
binihru bukuro o
moraemasuka

Where’s the liquor aisle? 飲み物類はどこ
ですか？
nomimono rui wa
doko desuka

Where’s the checkout? レジはどこですか？
reji wa doko desuka

Where are the ショッピングカートはどこ
shopping carts? ですか？
shoppingu kahto wa
doko desuka

Words to remember (4 minutes)

❽ beauty Learn these words and then test yourself using
products the cover flap.

❼ snacks bread パン
pan
Say it (2 minutes)
milk 牛乳
Where’s the toilet paper? butter gyu-nyu
May I have some dairy products バター
butter, please? batah
Is there any ham? ham 乳nyu製s品eihin
salt ハhaムmu
s塩hio

pepper 胡椒
koshoh

toilet paper トイレットペーパー
toiretto pehpah

diapers オムツ
dishwashing liquid omutsu
食器用洗剤
shokki yoh senzai

74 W E E K 7 FUKU TO KUTSU

Warm up (1minute) Clothes and shoes

Say “A …, please.” Loan words are used for most Western-style clothes:
(pp.24–25) pantsu (pants), jyaketto (jacket), etc. Only items that
existed traditionally have Japanese names: kutsu (shoes),
Ask “Is there a …?” sode (sleeves). Other traditional articles, such as the
(pp.48–49) kimono, obi (sash), and geta (clogs) are now largely
reserved for special occasions.
Say “thirteen,” “twenty-
four,” and “thirty” in
Japanese. (pp.30–31)

Say “big” and “small”
in Japanese. (pp.64–65)

Match and repeat (4 minutes)

Match the numbered items of clothing to
the Japanese words in the panel below.
Test yourself using the cover flap.

❶ シャツ shirt ❶
shatsu tie ❷

❷ ネクタイ sleeve ❸
nekutai jacket ❹
pocket ❺
❸ 袖
sode pants ❻

❹ ジャケット
jyaketto

❺ ポケット
poketto

❻ パンツ
pantsu

❼ スカート
sukahto

❽ ストッキング
sutokkingu

❾ 靴
kutsu

Cultural tip Japan has its own system of

sizes. Generally, for women’s clothes, add two
to get Japanese sizes. For example, US
size 10 is Japanese 12 and US 12 is
Japanese 14. A Japanese shoe size
23 is roughly equivalent to a
size 4, 24 is a size 5, etc. Even
allowing for conversion of
sizes, Japanese clothes tend
to be cut very small.

SHOPPING 75

Useful phrases (5 minutes)

Learn these phrases and then test yourself
using the cover flap.

Do you have a もっと大きいサイズが
larger size? ありますか？
motto ohkih saizu ga
arimasuka

It’s not what わたしが欲しいものでは
I want. ありません。
watashi ga hoshih mono
dewa arimasen

I’ll take the ピンクのを買い
pink one. ます。
pinku no o kaimasu

❼ skirt Words to remember (5 minutes)

Colors are adjectives (see p.64). Below you will see
the pure form of the colors, but you may find that
endings have been added to the word depending
on the sentence.

red 赤
aka

white 白
shiro

blue 青
ao

yellow 黄色
ki iro

green 緑
midori

black 黒
kuro

❽ pantyhose Read it All the items of clothing
❾ shoes
in section 2, except shoes and
sleeve, are written in katakana,
the script used for foreign loan
words. Use the katakana table
on pp.158–159 to work out the

syllables in each word.

76 WEEK 7 FUKUSHU TO KURIKAESHI

Kotae Review and repeat
Answers (Cover with flap)
Electronic (3 minutes)
Electronic
Name the numbered items
❶ マウス in Japanese.
mausu
screen ❺
❷ アダプタ
adaputa transformer ❸

❸ トランスフォーマー ❻ hard
toransufomar drive

❹ パソコン ❶ mouse
pasokon
adapter ❷
❺ 画面
gamen ❹ laptop

❻ ハードドライブ ❼ USB flash drive
hardo doraibu

❼ USB フラッシュドラ
イブ
USB furasshu doraibu

Description Description (2 minutes)

❶ That camera is What do these phrases mean?
too expensive. ❶ ano kamera wa takasugi masu
❷ watashi no heya wa totemo urusai desu
❷ My room is ❸ motto ohkih saizu ga arimasuka
very noisy.
Shops (3 minutes)
❸ Do you have
a larger size? Name the numbered shops in Japanese. Then
check your answers.
Shops
❶ bakery ❷ delicatessen ❸ produce market
❶ パン屋
pan ya

❷ デリカテッセン
derikatessen

❸ 八百屋
yao ya

❹ 魚屋
sakana ya

❺ ケーキ屋
kehki ya

❻ 肉屋
niku ya

❹ seafood shop ❺ cake shop ❻ butcher

Supermarket (3 minutes) SHOPPING 77

What is the Japanese for the Kotae
numbered product categories? Answers (Cover with flap)

❶ household Supermarket
products
❶ 家庭用品
❷ beauty kateh yo-hin
products
❷ 化粧品
❸ drinks keshoh hin

❸ 飲み物
nomimono

❹ 菓子類
kashi rui

❺ 冷凍食品
reitoh shokuhin

❹ snacks Museum

❺ frozen foods ❶ チケットを四枚お願
いします。
Museum (4 minutes) chiketto o yonmai
onegai shimasu
Join in this conversation, replying in Japanese
following the English prompts. ❷ 何時に閉まり
ますか？
hai, dohzo nanji ni
❶ I’d like four tickets. shimarimasuka

happyaku yen ni narimasu ❸ ガイドブック
❷ What time do you close? はありますか？
gaido bukku wa
roku ji ni shimari masu arimasuka
❸ Is there a guidebook?
❹ エレベーターはどこ
dohzo. gaido bukku wa muryoh desu ですか？
❹ Where’s the elevator? erebehtah wa
doko desuka
achira ni erebehtah ga arimasu
❺ Thank you very much. ❺ どうもありがとうござ
います。
dohmo arigatoh
gozaimasu

78 WEEK 8 SHIGOTO

Warm up (1minute) Jobs

Say “Akiko is a student” Japanese has some generic, non-job-specific words
and “I’m British.” used to refer mainly to office workers—the self-
(pp.14–15) explanatory sararihman (salary man) and the OL
(pronounced “oh-el” and meaning office lady) being
Say “The internet café is two of the most common. Sengyo-shufu (literally
in the center of town.” specialist) is used to mean housewife.
(pp.48–49)

Words to remember: jobs (7 minutes) 会社員です。
kaisha in desu
Familiarize yourself with these Japanese words I’m a businessman.
and test yourself using the flap. 会計士です。
kaikehshi desu
医者 doctor I’m an accountant.
isha
歯医者 dentist
ha-isha
看護師 nurse
kangoshi
先生 teacher
sensei
会計士 accountant
kaikehshi
弁護士 lawyer
bengoshi
デザイナー designer
dezainah
秘書 secretary
hisho
店主 retailer
tenshu
電気技師 electrician
denki gishi
配管工 plumber
haikankoh
コック cook
kokku
自営業 self-employed
ji-eigyoh
学生 student
gakusei

WORK AND STUDY 79

Put into practice (4 minutes)

Join in this conversation. Use the cover flap to
conceal the text on the right and complete the
dialogue in Japanese.

ご職業は？ 会計士です。
goshokugyoh wa kaikehshi desu
What’s your profession?
Say: I’m an accountant.

どの会社にお勤めですか？ 自営業です。
doko no kaisha ni ji-eigyoh desu

otsutomete desuka
What company do

you work for?
Say: I’m self-employed.

ああ、そうなんですか！ ご職業は？
ah, sohnandesuka goshokugyoh wa
Oh, really!
Ask: What’s your
profession?

Cultural tip There are different titles for manager

depending on the level. The order of seniority is 社長
shacho (MD), 専務 senmu (division), 部長 bucho
(department), 課長 kacho (section), 係長 kakaricho
(team). Look out for the titles on business cards.

Words to remember: workplace (3 minutes)

本社は大阪にあります Familiarize yourself with these words and
honsha wa Osaka ni arimasu test yourself.
The headquarters is in Osaka.
headquarters 本社
honsha

branch 支店
shiten

… department ...部
…bu

office worker 会社員
kaisha in

manager マネージャー
manehjyah

80 WEEK 8 OFISU

Warm up (1minute) The office

Practice different ways Traditionally, most adult Japanese would have an
of introducing yourself inkan—an official seal or stamp unique to the individual
in different situations and used to sign papers and forms. You may still see
(pp.8–9). Mention your these stamps on official government papers and high-
name, occupation, and level contracts, although they are no longer the
any other information necessity they once were.
you’d like to volunteer
(pp.12–13, pp.14–15).

Words to remember (5 minutes)

Familiarize yourself with these words. Read them aloud several
times and try to memorize them. Conceal the Japanese with
the cover flap and test yourself.

コンピュータ computer lamp ❶
konpyu-tah

マウス mouse
mausu

メール email screen ❹
mehru laptop ❻
インターネット internet
intahnetto keyboard ❺

パスワード password ❷ stapler
pasuwahdo telephone ❸
ボイスメール voicemail
boisu mehru

ワイファイパスワード Wi-Fi password
wai fai pasuwahdo

コピー photocopy
kopih

コピー機 photocopier
kopihki (“copy machine”)

本 book
hon

手帳 daily planner drawer ⓬
techoh

名刺 business card pen ❿ ⓫ notepad
meishi

ミーティング meeting desk ❼
mihtingu

コンフェレンス conference
konferensu

会議事項 agenda
kaigi jikoh

WORK AND STUDY 81

Useful phrases (2 minutes)

Learn these phrases and then test yourself using
the cover flap.

I need to make some コピーをとる必要が
photocopies. あります。
kopih o toru hitsuyoh
ga arimasu

I’d like to arrange an アポを取りたいの
appointment. ですが。
apo o toritai no desuga

I want to send メールを送りたい
an email. です。
mehru o okuritai desu

Match and repeat (5 minutes) ❶ ランプ
ranpu
Match the numbered items to the Japanese
words on the right. ❷ ホチキス
hochikisu
clock ❽ printer ❾
❸ 電話
⓭ swivel denwa
chair
❹ 画面
Say it (2 minutes) gamen

I’d like to arrange ❺ キーボード
a meeting. kihbohdo
Do you have a
business card? ❻ パソコン
Is there an agenda? pasokon

❼机
tsukue

❽ 時計
tokei

❾ プリンター
purintah

❿ ペン
pen

⓫ ノート
nohto

⓬ 引き出し
hikidashi

⓭ 回転椅子
kaiten isu

82 WEEK 8 GAKKAI DE

Warm up (1minute) At the conference

Say “Oh, really?” (pp.78– University courses usually last four years, and entrance
79), “meeting” (pp.80– to the top colleges is very competitive. High schools
81), and “appointment.” often start to prepare for the entrance exam many
(pp.32–33) years in advance, as future prospects can depend
on which university a student attends. Once there,
Ask “What’s your the pressure is less intense.
profession?” and answer
“I’m a lawyer.” (pp.78–79)

Useful phrases (3 minutes)

Learn these phrases and then test yourself
using the cover flap.

ご専門は？ What’s your field?
gosenmon wa

研究をしています。 I’m doing research.
kenkyu o shiteimasu

法律を勉強しました。 I have a degree
hohritsu o benkyoh in law.
shimashita

建築学の講師です。 I’m a lecturer
kenchiku gaku no in architecture.
kohshi desu

In conversation (5 minutes)

こんにちは。岡田 どこで教えていらっしゃい 東京大学です。
です。 ますか？ Tokyo daigaku desu
konnichiwa. Okada desu doko de oshiete irasshai I teach at Tokyo University.
Hello, I’m Okada. masuka
Where do you teach?

WORK AND STUDY 83

Words to remember (4 minutes) conference 学会
(academic) gakkai
Familiarize yourself with these
words and then test yourself. lecture 講義
kohgi
展示会には私達の
スタンドがあります。 seminar ゼミ
tenji kai niwa watashitachi zemi
no sutando ga arimasu
There’s our exhibition stand. lecture hall 講堂
kohdoh
Say it (2 minutes)
exhibition 展示会
I teach at Stanford University. tenji kai
I have a degree in medicine.
I’m a lecturer in engineering. university 大学講師
lecturer daigaku kohshi

professor 教授
kyohjyu

medicine 医学
igaku

science 科学
kagaku

literature 文学
bungaku

engineering 工学
kohgaku

law 法律
hohritsu

architecture 建築学
kenchiku gaku

information IT
technology “ai-tih”

ご専門は？ 物理です。研究もしています。 ああ、そうですか？
gosenmon wa butsuri desu. kenkyu mo ah, sohdesuka
What’s your field? shiteimasu
Oh, really?
Physics. I’m also
doing research.

84 WEEK 8 BIJINESU

Warm up (1minute) In business

Say “I want to send an You will make a good impression if you make
email.” (pp.80–81) the effort to begin a meeting with a few words
Say “I’d like to arrange an in Japanese, even if your vocabulary is limited.
appointment.” (pp.80–81) After that, all parties will probably be happy to
continue in English. Remember to take business
cards to exchange at meetings.

Words to remember (6 minutes) 顧客
kokyaku
Familiarize yourself with these words client
and then test yourself by concealing
the Japanese with the cover flap.

注文 order
chu-mon

配達 delivery
haitatsu
支払い payment
shiharai

予算 budget
yosan
値段 price
nedan
証書 documents
shohsho
請求書 invoice
sehkyu-sho
見積もり estimate
mitsumori
利益 profits
ri-eki
売り上げ sales
uri age
合計額 figures
gohkeh gaku

報告書
hohkoku sho
report

Cultural tip In general, business dealings are formal.

However, the Japanese are famous for their hospitality.
Visitors are often escorted from the moment they wake
up to the moment they go to bed. It’s a good idea to take
presents from home to show your appreciation.

契約書を見せてください。 WORK AND STUDY 85
kehyaku sho o misete kudasai
Please show me the contract. Useful phrases (6 minutes)

重役 Practice these phrases. Notice that the Japanese is
jyu-yaku necessarily very polite. It’s better to err on the side
executive of caution in a business context.

契約書を送ってください
ますか？
kehyaku sho o okutte
kudasai masuka

Can you send me the
contract, please?

値段は決まりましたか？
nedan wa kimarimashitaka

Have we agreed on a price?
配達はいつになりますか？
haitatsu wa itsu ni
nari masuka

When can you make
the delivery?

予算はおいくら
ですか？
yosan wa oikura desuka

What’s the budget?

Say it (2 minutes) Read it Some traditional Japanese words used in a

Can you send me the business context have alternative English loan words.
invoice, please? These imported words will be written in katakana
What’s the price? characters. For example, you may see the following
Please show me the order. alternatives for the traditional words in this lesson.
See if you can work out the individual syllables of
the words using the katakana table on pp.158–159.

オーダー ohdah order

ドキュメント dokyumento document

レポート repohto report

86 WEEK 8 FUKUSHU TO KURIKAESHI

Kotae Review and repeat
Answers (Cover with flap)
At the office (4 minutes)
At the office
Name these items in Japanese.
❶ ランプ
ranpu lamp ❶ ❷ laptop

❷ パソコン ❸ notepad
pasokon
❹ stapler pen ❻
❸ ノート desk ❺
nohto

❹ ホチキス
hochikisu

❺机
tsukue

❻ ペン
pen

❼ 時計
tokei

Jobs Jobs (3 minutes)

❶ 医者 What are these jobs in Japanese?
isha ❶ doctor
❷ plumber
❷ 配管工 ❸ retailer
haikankoh ❹ accountant
❺ student
❸ 店主 ❻ lawyer
tenshu

❹ 会計士
kaikehshi

❺ 学生
gakusei

❻ 弁護士
bengoshi

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Kotae
Answers (Cover with flap)

Work (4 minutes) Work

Answer these questions following ❶ 歯医者です。
the English prompts. ha-isha desu

goshokugyoh wa ❷ 自営業です。
❶ Say “I’m a dentist.” ji-eigyoh desu

doko no kaisha ni otsutome desuka ❸ 東京大学です。
❷ Say “I’m self-employed.” Tokyo daigaku desu

doko de oshiete irasshai masuka ❹ アポを取りたいの
❸ Say “I teach at Tokyo University.” ですが。
apo o toritai no desuga
moshi moshi
clock ❼ ❹ Say “I’d like to arrange

an appointment.”

How much? (4 minutes) How much?

Answer the question with the price shown ❶ 三百円です。
in parentheses. san byaku yen desu

❶ koh-hi wa ikura desuka ❷ 八千円です。
(¥300) hassen yen desu

❷ heya wa ikura desuka ❸ 十万円です。
(¥8,000) jyu-man yen desu

❹ 七百円です。
nana hyaku yen desu

❸ pasokon wa ikura
desuka (¥100,000)

❹ chiketto wa ikura
desuka (¥700)

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Warm up (1minute) At the pharmacy

Say “Can you give me To describe an ailment, you can use the phrase …ga
the receipt?” (pp.68–69) shimasu (I have …)—for example, zutsu ga shimasu (I
Ask “Do you have any have a headache), or you could say …ga itai desu (I have a
cakes?” (pp.18–19) pain in my …). Notice that the ailment or part of the body
comes first in the sentence.

Match and repeat (3 minutes)

Match the numbered items to the Japanese ❷ syrup
words in the panel below and test yourself ❹ ointment
using the cover flap.

❶ 包帯 bandage ❶
hohtai drops ❸

❷ シロップ
shiroppu

❸ 目薬
megusuri

❹ 軟膏
nankoh

❺ 絆創膏
bansohkoh

❻ 注射器
chu-sha ki

❼ 座薬
zayaku

❽ 錠剤
jyohzai

adhesive bandage ❺ syringe ❻

In conversation (3 minutes)

こんにちは。 腹痛がします。 下痢気味ですか？
どうしましたか？ fukutsu ga shimasu geri gimi desuka
konnichiwa. I have a stomachache. Do you also have diarrhea?
doh shimashitaka
Hello. What’s the matter?

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Words to remember (2 minutes)

Familiarize yourself with headache 頭痛
these words and test zutsu
yourself using the flap.
頭痛がします。 stomachache 腹痛
fukutsu
zutsu ga shimasu
I have a headache. diarrhea 下痢
geri

cold 風邪
kaze

cough せき
seki

sunburn 日焼け
hiyake

toothache 歯痛
ha-ita

Say it (2 minutes) Useful phrases (4 minutes)

I have a toothache. Learn these phrases and then test yourself using
I have a cough. the cover flap.
Do you have that
as an ointment? I have a pain in my leg. 脚が痛いです。
ashi ga itai desu
❼ suppository
Do you have that それのシロップは
❽ tablet as a syrup? ありますか？
sore no shiroppu wa
arimasuka

I’m allergic to penicillin. ペニシリンに対して
アレルギー体質です。
penishirin ni taishite
arerugih taishitsu desu

いいえ、でも頭痛 これをお飲み下さい。 それの錠剤は
がします。 kore o onomi kudasai ありますか？
ihe, demo zutsu ga shimasu Take this. sore no jyohzai wa
No, but I have a headache. arimasuka
Do you have that
as tablets?

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Warm up (1minute) The body

Say “I have a toothache” Spoken Japanese uses the same pronunciation
and “I have a pain in my for leg and foot: ashi. However, the written
leg.” (pp.88–89) characters are different. There are two separate
Ask politely “What’s the words describing the back area: lower back is
matter?” (pp.88–89) koshi; upper back is senaka. Remember there
is no plural, so meh is eye or eyes.

Match and repeat: body (6 minutes)

Match the numbered parts of the body with the
list below. Test yourself by using the cover flap.

❶ 手 hand ❶ ❹ elbow
te head ❷ ❺ hair
❻ arm
❷ 頭 shoulder ❸ ❼ neck
atama ❽ chest

❸ 肩 ❾ stomach
kata
❿ leg
❹ 肘
hiji

❺ 髪
kami

❻ 腕
ude

❼ 首
kubi

❽ 胸
mune

❾ お腹
onaka

❿ 脚
ashi

⓫ 膝
hiza

⓬ 足
ashi

⓫ knee
⓬ foot

Match and repeat: face (3 minutes) HEALTH 91

eye ❶ Match the numbered
facial features with the
❷ eyebrow list below.
❶目
❸ nose
meh
❹ ear ❷眉
❺ mouth
mayu
❸鼻

hana
❹耳

mimi
❺口

kuchi

Useful phrases (3 minutes)

Learn these phrases and then test yourself using
the cover flap.

I have a pain in 腰が痛いです。
my lower back. koshi ga itai desu

I have a rash 腕がかぶれています。
on my arm. ude ga kaburete imasu

I don’t feel well. 調子が悪いです。
chohshi ga warui desu

Put into practice (2 minutes)

Join in this conversation and test yourself using
the cover flap.

どうしました？ 調子が悪いです。
doh shimashita chohshi ga warui desu
What’s the matter?
Say: I don’t feel well.

どこが痛みますか？ 肩が痛いです。
doko ga itami masuka kata ga itai desu
Where does it hurt?

Say: I have a pain in
my shoulder.

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Warm up (1minute) With the doctor

Say “I have a headache.” Most Japanese doctors are based in hospitals rather
(pp.88–89) than in separate clinics. You will usually need to go
Now, say “I have a pain to a hospital for an appointment, even for minor
in my ear.” (pp.90–91) ailments. Many Japanese doctors speak good English,
Ask “What’s the matter?” but you could need to give a basic explanation in
(pp.88–89) Japanese, for example, to a receptionist.

Useful phrases you may hear (3 minutes) 今飲んでいる薬は
ありますか？
Learn these phrases and then test yourself ima nondeiru kusuri
using the cover flap to conceal the Japanese wa arimasuka
on the left. Are you taking any medication?

大したことはありません。 It’s not serious.
taishitakoto wa
arimasen

検査が必要です。 Tests are needed.
kensa ga

hitsuyoh desu
骨折です。 You have a fracture.

kossetsu desu

入院が必要です。 You need to stay
nyu-in ga hitsuyoh desu in the hospital.

(Literally: hospital
is needed.)

In conversation (5 minutes)

どうしましたか？ 胸が痛いです。 診察しましょう。
doh shimashitaka mune ga itai desu shinsatsu shimashoh
What’s the matter? I have a pain in my chest. I’ll need to examine you.

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Useful phrases you may need to say (4 minutes)

Learn these phrases and then test yourself using
the cover flap.

I’m diabetic. 糖尿病です。
tohnyoh byoh desu

I’m epileptic. てんかん持ちです。
tenkan mochi desu

I’m asthmatic. ぜんそく持ちです。
zensoku mochi desu

I have a heart 心臓が弱いです。
condition. shinzoh ga yowai desu

I have a fever. 熱があります。
netsu ga arimasu

It’s urgent. 緊急です。
kinkyu desu

I feel breathless. 息が苦しいです。
iki ga kurushih desu

妊娠しています。
ninshin shite imasu
I’m pregnant.

Cultural tip Say it (2 minutes)

There are two separate I have a pain in
emergency numbers in my arm.
Japan depending on which Is it urgent?
service you require. For
the police, dial 110;
for ambulance and
fire service, dial 119.

重い病気ですか？ いいえ、ただの消化不良で よかった！安心
omoi byohki desuka す。 しました。
Is it serious? ihe, tadano shohka yokatta. anshin shimashita
furyoh desu Good! What a relief.
No, you only have
indigestion.

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Warm up (1minute) In the hospital

Say “Where’s the florist?” It is useful to know a few basic Japanese phrases
(pp.68–69) relating to hospitals for use in an emergency or
in case you need to visit a friend or colleague in the
Say “Tests are needed.” hospital. Japanese medical care is excellent but very
(pp.92–93) expensive, so make sure you have adequate insurance.

What is the Japanese for
“mouth” and “head”?
(pp.90–91)

Useful phrases (5 minutes)

Familiarize yourself with these phrases. Conceal 看護師
the Japanese with the cover flap and test yourself. kangoshi

待合室はどこ Where’s the nurse
ですか？ waiting room?

machiai shitsu wa
doko desuka

どのくらいかかり How long does
ますか？ it take?

dono kurai kakari
masuka

痛いですか？ Will it hurt?
itai desuka

ベッドに横になって Please lie down
ください。 on the bed.
beddo ni yoko ni
natte kudasai

六時間何も食べないで Please do not 具合はいいですか？
ください。 eat anything guai wa iidesuka
roku jikan nanimo for six hours. Are you feeling better?
tabenaide kudasai

頭を動かさないで Don’t move
ください。 your head.

atama o ugokasanai
de kudasai

口を開けて Open your
ください。 mouth.
kuchi o akete kudasai

血液検査が必要 A blood test
です。 is needed.

ketsueki kensa ga
hitsuyoh desu

訪問時間はいつですか？
hohmon jikan wa itsu desuka
What are the visiting hours?

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Words to remember (4 minutes)

レントゲンは正常です。 Memorize these words and test yourself using
rentogen wa seijyoh desu the cover flap.
The x-ray is normal.
emergency ward 緊急病棟
kinkyu byohtoh

children’s ward 小児病棟
shohni byohtoh

operating room 手術室
shujyutsu shitsu

waiting room 待合室
machiai shitsu

corridor 廊下
rohka

stairs 階段
kaidan

elevator エレベーター
erebehtah

Put into practice (3 minutes)

Join in this conversation. Read the Japanese on the left and follow the
instructions to make your reply. Then test yourself by hiding the answers
with the cover flap.

大したことは 検査が必要ですか？
ありません。 kensa ga hitsuyoh desuka

taishitakoto wa arimasen
It’s not serious.

Ask: Are tests needed?

Say it (2 minutes) 血液検査が必要 痛いですか？
です。 itai desuka
Is a blood test needed?
Where’s the children’s ketsueki kensa ga
ward? hitsuyoh desu
An x-ray is needed.
A blood test is needed.
Ask: Will it hurt?

Read it It’s useful to be able to recognize the

Japanese for hospital. This literally means sick building.
The first character 病 byoh can also be found in other
words such as 病気 byoh-ki, sickness, and 病人 byoh-nin,
sick person or patient.
病院 byoh-in hospital

96 WEEK 9 FUKUSHU TO ❶ head
KURIKAESHI ❷ arm
Kotae
Answers (Cover with flap) Review and repeat ❼ foot

The body The body (4 minutes)

❶ 頭 Name the numbered
atama body parts in Japanese.

❷ 腕 chest ❸
ude
stomach ❹
❸ 胸
mune leg ❺
knee ❻
❹ お腹
onaka

❺ 脚
ashi

❻ 膝
hiza

❼ 足
ashi

On the phone On the phone (4 minutes)

❶ 大 和さんお願いします。 You are arranging an appointment. Follow the
Yamato-san onegai conversation, replying in Japanese with the
shimasu help of the numbered English prompts.

❷ ゴ ープレス・ moshi moshi, japanihzu
プリンターの konekushon desu
ジャック・ハント ❶ I’d like to speak to
と申します。 Mr. Yamato.
Gopress purintah dochira sama desuka
no Jack Hunt to ❷ Jack Hunt of
mohshimasu Gopress Printers.
sumimasenga, ima
❸ メッセージを hanashichu desu
伝えていただけ ❸ Can I leave a message?
ますか？ mochiron desu
messehji o tsutaete ❹ The meeting isn’t
itadake masuka on Tuesday.
wakarimashita
❹ ミ ーティングは ❺ Thank you very much.
火曜日では
ありません。
mihtingu wa kayoh bi
dewa arimasen

❺ ありがとう
ございます。
arigatoh gozaimasu

HEALTH 97

Kotae
Answers (Cover with flap)

Clothing (3 minutes) Clothing

Say the Japanese words for the numbered items ❶ ジャケット
of clothing. jyaketto
❶ jacket
❷ ネクタイ
tie ❷ nekutai

❻ skirt ❸ パンツ
pantsu

❹ 靴
kutsu

❺ ストッキング
sutokkingu

❻ スカート
sukahto

pants ❸

shoes ❹ ❺ pantyhose

At the doctor (4 minutes) At the doctor

Say these phrases in Japanese. ❶ 脚が痛いです。
❶ I have a pain in my leg. ashi ga itai desu
❷ Is it serious?
❸ I have a heart condition. ❷ 重い病気ですか？
❹ Will it hurt? omoi byohki desuka
❺ I’m pregnant.
❸ 心臓が弱いです。
shinzoh ga yowai desu

❹ 痛いですか？
itai desuka

❺ 妊娠しています。
ninshin shite imasu

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Warm up (1minute) Home

Say the months of In Japan, space is limited, and most city dwellers live in
the year in Japanese. apartments (aparto or the more luxurious manshon).
(pp.28–29) Rooms are often small, and a combined kitchen and
dining room (dainingu kitchin) is common. Earthquakes
Ask “Is there a museum are frequent, and buildings have to comply with
in town?” (pp.48–49) and strict specifications.
“How much is that?”
(pp.18–19)

Match and repeat (5 minutes)

Match the numbered items to the list and test ❷ balcony ❸ window
shutter ❹
yourself using the flap. ❶ gutter

❶ 雨どい
amadoi

❷ バルコニー
barukonih

❸ 窓
mado

❹ 雨戸
amado

❺ 屋根
yane

❻ 壁
kabe

❼ ドア
doa

❽ 階段
kaidan

❾ 庭
niwa

garden ❾ steps ❽ door ❼

Cultural tip In addition to being built to withstand

earthquakes, most Japanese buildings have steel or wooden
anti-typhoon shutters. These can be closed quickly to seal off
the house or apartment from raging winds and rain. The
hurricane and typhoon season lasts from late August to early
October, although storms can occur outside these months.