Summary: These are just the Japanese dialogues taken from podcast #06 “Useful Classroom Japanese Phrases”<br> In this podcast, Asuka and I teach you some useful classroom Japanese phrases so you can interact with your teacher and understand more. We teach you how to ask questions about vocabulary and sentences. In fact, I wish I had known all this when I started to study Japanese in Tokyo all those years ago. It would have helped me learn vocabulary a lot more quickly.<br> We also teach you how to speak in a respectful way to your Sensei. And of course you can catch up with the rest of our random banter about what’s been going on with Asuka and I recently.<br> <br> <br> <br> Japanese<br> Pronunciation<br> English<br> <br> <br> 先生<br> Sensei<br> Teacher<br> <br> <br> ちょっと<br> Chotto<br> A little<br> <br> <br> 質問<br> Shitsumon<br> Question<br> <br> <br> どうぞ<br> Dōzo<br> Please go ahead<br> <br> <br> …てどういう意味ですか<br> …te dō iu imi desu ka<br> What does … mean?<br> <br> <br> …という意味です。<br> …to iu imi desu<br> It means…<br> <br> <br> …でどんな文章が作るんですか？<br> …de donna bunshō ga tsukurun desu ka<br> What kind of sentence can you make with…<br> <br> <br> 食事<br> Shokuji<br> Food<br> <br> <br> 残す<br> Nokosu<br> To leave something<br> <br> <br> 彼女<br> Kanojo<br> Girlfriend<br> <br> <br> 振る<br> Furu<br> To shake / to dump someone<br> <br> <br> 使える<br> Tsukaeru<br> To be able to use something<br> <br> <br> 君<br> Kimi<br> You (casual)<br> <br> <br> 指輪<br> Yubiwa<br> Ring<br> <br> <br> <br> Main Dialog 1 (Japanese)<br> <br> <br> <br> Student:<br> 先生、ちょっと質問があります。<br> Sensei, chotto shitsumon ga arimasu.<br> <br> <br> Teacher:<br> はい、どうぞ。<br> Hai dōzo.<br> <br> <br> Student:<br> 「もったいない」ってどういう意味ですか？<br> Mottainai tte dō iu imi desu ka.<br> <br> <br> Teacher:<br> それはtoo good to wasteという意味です。<br> Sore wa too good to waste to iu imi desu.<br> <br> <br> Student:<br> 「もったいない」で、どんな文章が作れるんですか？<br> Mottainai de donna bunshō ga tsukurun desu ka.<br> <br> <br> Teacher:<br> 食事を残すなんてもったいない。<br> Shokuji o nokosu nante mottainai.<br> <br> <br> Student:<br> そのように使うんですね。わかりました。ありがとうございます。<br> Sono yō ni tsukaun desu ne. Wakarimashita. Arigatō gozaimasu.<br> <br> <br> <br> Main Dialog (English)<br> <br> <br> <br> Student:<br> (Teacher) Could I just ask a question?<br> <br> <br> Teacher:<br> Yes, go ahead.<br> <br> <br> Student:<br> What does “Mottainai” mean?<br> <br> <br> Teacher:<br> “Mottainai” means too good to waste.<br> <br> <br> Student:<br> How do you use “Mottainai” in a sentence?<br> <br> <br> Teacher:<br> Leaving food is a waste (mottainai).<br> <br> <br> Student:<br> That’s how you use it! I understand. Thank you.<br> <br> <br> <br> Random Phrase – Mottainai – It’s a waste<br> Here are some extra examples of this week’s random phrase which is “Mottainai” which means it’s such a waste.<br> 1) 彼女を振ったなんてもったいない！<br> Kanojo futta nante mottainai<br> It was such a shame (waste) that you dumped your girlfriend!<br> 2) もう新しいパソコン買うの？もったいないな、まだ使えるのに。<br> mō atarashii pasokon kau no. mottainai na, mada tsukaeru noni.<br> You’re buying a new PC already? That’s a waste, you can still use the old one.<br> 3) 君にその指輪はもったいないよ。<br> Kimi ni sono yubiwa mottainai yo<br> That ring is wasted on you.<br> For more Japanese language learning podcasts go to http://learnjapanesepod.com<br>
