Group Session for Lesson 1

Your Tasks
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Your Tasks
 Respond or initiate conversation according to the situational cues. This student icon Student indicates where you are expected to speak. The instructor icon Instructor indicates where the instructor speaks.
Conversation #1
Listen to the instructor and tell what the her/his request is.
a. kotaete こたえてください。
/kotaete kudasai/
Please answer.
b. kiite きいてください。
/kiite kudasai/
Please listen.
c. mou ichido itte もういちど　いって　ください。
/moo ichido itte kudasai/
Please say it again.
d. itte いって　ください。
/itte kudasai/
Please say it.
e. yoku dekimashita よく　できました。
/yoku dekimashita/
Well done.
f. jon-san ni kiite ジョンさんに　きいて　ください。
/jon-san ni kiite kudasai/


Please ask John.


Conversation #2

Expressions for greetings. Let's check vocabulary.
Everyday greetings
Good morning.
(casual)

おはよう
/o ha yo-o/

Good morning. (polite) おはようございます
/o ha yo-o go za i ma su/
Good afternoon. /
Hi!

こんにちは
/ko nn ni chi wa/

Good evening. こんばんは
/ko nn ba nn wa/
Good night. おやすみなさい
/o ya su mi na sa i/ 		   
Good bye. さようなら
/sa yo-o na ra/ 		Good bye. (polite) しつれいします
/shi tsu ree shi ma su/
See you. (casual) じゃあ、またね
/ja-a ma ta ne/ 		Good bye. (casual) うん、バイバイ
/unn ba i ba i/

Expressions related to giving something and receiving something
Here you go. はい、どうぞ
/ha i do-o zo/ 		Thanks. どうも
/do-o mo/
Thank you. ありがとう
/a ri ga to-o/ 		Thank you very much. ありがとうございます
/a ri ga to-o go za i ma su/
You are welcome. どういたしまして
/do-o i ta shi ma shi te/ 		   

Conversation #3

1. It's 2 p.m. You just met a friend of yours on the street. Greet her.
Greetings between friends at 2 p.m.

StudentGood afternoon! / Hi!
こんにちは。
/ko nn ni chi wa/

2. It is 9 a.m. A friend of yours is walking toward you. Greet him.
Greetings between friends at 9 a.m. [casual]

Student Good morning. [casual]
おはよう。
/o ha yo-o/

3. It is 9 a.m. Your teacher is walking toward you. Greet her.
Greetings between a teacher her student at 9 a.m. [polite]

Student Good morning. [polite]
おはようございます。
/o ha yo-o go za i ma su/

4. It is 7 p.m. You met your teacher at a restaurant. Greet her.
A woman saying "Good evening."

Student Good evening.
こんばんは。
/ko nn ba nn wa/

5. It is 9 p.m. at night. After dinner, your guests are leaving. What do you say to them?
Two people leaving at night (9 p.m.)

Student Good night.
おやすみなさい。
/o ya su mi na sa i/

6. You are leaving Yamada-sensei's office. Say goodbye to her politely.

Student Prof. Yamada, good bye!
やまだせんせい、
しつれいします 。
/ya ma da se nn see
shi tsu ree shi masu /

Instructor See you .
じゃあ、また。
/ja-a ma ta/

7. You are saying goodbye to your friend. (You will see her again later.)

Instructor See you again. (Casual)
じゃあ、またね。
/ja-a ma ta ne/

Student OK, bye.  (Casual)
うん、バイバイ。
/u nn ba i ba i/

8. You just brought a cup of coffee to your colleague. As you give it to her, you say...
A man brought coffee to his colleague.

Student Here you go.
どうぞ。
/do-o zo/

Instructor Thank you.
ありがとう。
/a ri ga to-o/

9. Your colleague has just brought you coffee. You respond...
He is saying "You're welcome."

Instructor Here you go.
どうぞ。
/do-o zo/

Student Thanks.
どうも。
/do-o mo/

10. Your friend is giving you a bouquet for your birthday. I'm your friend (A). Please respond as the girl in the picture (B).
A man is giving her flowers. She is thanking him.

A: Instructor Here you go.
どうぞ。
/do-o zo/

B: Student Thank you.
どうも　ありがとう。
/do-o mo a ri ga to-o/

11. You (A) are on the bullet train, and you would like to buy a coke. You point to it and say to the vendor (B)...
A man is asking for someone from a vendor. She responds by saying "Here you go."

A: Instructor Will you please?
おねがいします
/o ne ga i shi ma su/

B: Student Here you go.
どうぞ。
/do-o zo/

A: Instructor Thanks.
どうも。
/do-o mo/

12. You can't reach the book on the top shelf, and a stranger gets it for you. As he (A) hands the book to you, you (B) say...
A girl is requesting a book. She is thanking him for the book.

B: Student Will you please?
おねがいします。
/o ne ga i shi ma su/

A: Instructor Here you go.
はい、どうぞ。
/ha i do-o zo/

B: Student Thank you.
ありがとう ございます。
/a ri ga to-o go za i ma su/

13. At the aiport, a stranger's briefcase opens, and he does not appear to notice it. You would like to get his attention.
A woman notices someone's brief case opens and its contents fell off.

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Student Oh!
あ！
/a!/

Instructor I'm sorry (to get you involved in helping me).
すみません。
/su mi ma se nn/

Instructor Thank you very much.
どうも、ありがとう ございます。
/do-o mo a ri ga to-o go za i ma su/

Student You are welcome.
どういたしまして。
/do-o i ta shi ma shi te/

Conversation #4

Let's discuss the politeness level of the following expressions. In what contexts does the speaker change his/her politeness level of the speech?
  1. どうも (/doomo/ Thanks) vs. ありがとう (/arigatoo/ Thank you) vs. ありがとうございます(/arigatoogozaimasu/ Thank you very much)
  2. おはよう /ohayoo/ vs. おはようございます /ohayoogozaimasu/ for Good morning
  3. Brown-san vs. Brown-sensei
  4. Can one call oneself using lastname + suffix, -san or -sensei?
    わたしは、スミスさんです。

Conversation #5

Let's practice speaking.  Pick two skits from above and converse with your partner.

A: おねがいします。/onegaishimasu/
B: はい、どうぞ。/hai, do-o zo/
A: ありがとうございます。/arigato-o gozaimasu/