Dialogue 2: Asking How to Say X in Japanese
One of the most useful expressions is to ask how to say something in Japanese. You can accomplish this by using the verb いいます "say" as shown below.

Japanese House

 「table」 は にほんごで なんて いいますか。
「テーブル」って いいます。
それは おもしろい テーブルですねえ。
あ、これは こたつです。
Grammar
See Grammar Notes for Dialogue 2.
Key Vocabulary
1. で by means of, in, with [で marks means or instruments]
2. （っ）て [casual quotation marker]
3. と [formal quotation marker]
4. いいます to say [Xって いいます "(We) call it X"]
5. おもしろい [い-Adj] interesting [←→ つまらない "boring"]
6. ねえ [sentence particle to seek or express agreement]
7. こたつ table equipped with a heater
Key Vocabulary い-Adjectives
1.
 たかい tall [たかい たてもの: tall building]   [ひくい] low [ひくい テーブル: low table]
    expensive [たかい ほん: expensive book]   やすい cheap [やすい ほん: cheap book]
2.
 やさしい easy [やさしい ほん: easy book]   むずかしい difficult [むずかしい ほん: difficult book];
3.
 おもしろい interesting [おもしろい ほん: interesting book]   つまらない boring [つまらない えいが: boring movie]
4.
 やさしい kind, gentle [やさしい ひと : kind, gentle person]   きびしい strict [きびしい せんせい: strict teacher]
5.
 あかるい bright [あかるい へや: bright room]  

[くらい]

 dark [くらい へや: dark room]
  cheerful [あかるい ひと: cheerful person]  
gloomy [くらい ひと: gloomy person]
6.
 おいしい tasty [おいしい ケーキ: tasty cake]   [まずい] bad tasting [まずい ケーキ: bad tasting cake]
7.
 いい good [いい ペン: good pen;
よくない: not good]		   to be introduced later
 [な-adjective] no good
8.
 いそがしい busy [いそがしい しごと: busy job]   to be introduced later [な-adjective] not busy
9.
 かわいい cute      
10.
 [かっこいい] cool, stylish, nice-looking      

 

English
A: How do you say "table" in Japanese?
B: We say "teeburu."
A: That's an interesting table.
B: Oh, this is "kotatsu."

Culture
kotatsu

こたつ is a low table with a heater attached under the top with a futon draped over. It is a common heating device in winter.