Beginning Japanese for Professionals: Book 2

15 D. Say it in Japanese. Your co-worker asked what you did last weekend. Reply: 1. I stayed in my apartment because I had a lot of homework. 2. I studied in the library. The senpai was there, too. 3. I went out, but came home early. 4. I practiced Japanese, of course, because there is a test tomorrow. 5. I read three books. I will read one more today. I love books, so…. Ask a co-worker for: 6. one more sheet of blue paper 7. two more maps in English and one more in Japanese 8. more pencils 9. ten obento and five bottles of water 10. a lot more pens, pencils, etc. E. Act in Japanese. 1. A friend is trying on new clothes. Mention a) how cute they are, b) how cool he looks, c) how amazing he looks. 2. Ask a clerk if this is the only a) red one, b) blue one, c) one in black and white. 3. You’ve been asked to deliver the following items. Confirm how many of them are needed. a) pencils, b) onigiri , c) bottles of water, d) the new textbooks, e) umbrellas, d) chairs, f) maps of Tokyo, g) slices of bread, h) Danish 4. Ask a classmate what her favorite color is. 5. You and a friend have been debating over an issue, and the friend finally admits you are right. Respond. Review Grammar Review 1. What is the difference between arimasu , imasu , gozaimasu and irasshaimasu ? 2. What is the difference among koko , kochira and kocchi ? 3. What particle is most appropriate in each of the following blanks? You are looking for your cell phone. Watashi no keetai soko _____arimasu ka? You wonder where the meeting will be held. Kaigi wa doko ____arimasu ka? 4. What is the difference in meaning between the following? Takai desu. Takai deshou. Takai deshou ka. 5. How do you count sheets of paper? Books? Cookies? Meetings? 6. What two classifiers are used to count times/occasions?