Beginning Japanese for Professionals: Book 2

30 Yes, it takes about one hour from home to college Cue: ３０分ですか。 Is it thirty minutes? Response: はい、家 うち から大学 だいがく まで、３０分 ぷん ぐらいかかります。 Yes, it takes about thirty minutes from home to college. * Repeat this drill using 約 やく yaku ~ instead of ぐらい gurai. B. Cue: 電車 でんしゃ が便利 べ ん り ですね。 The train is convenient, isn’t it. Response: ええ、電車 でんしゃ で行 い きましょう。 Yes, let’s go by train. Cue: バスが便利 べ ん り ですね。 The bus is convenient, isn’t it? Response: ええ、バスで行 い きましょう。 Yes, let’s go by bus. C. Say it in Japanese. You are planning your business trip. Find out how long it takes: 1. from here to the subway station by foot 2. from Tokyo to Kyoto by Bullet train 3. from Osaka to Okinawa by plane 4. from the first floor to the top floor by stairs 5. from Ms. Yamada’s company to the nearest station by bus Having been asked the above questions, answer that it takes: 1. about 10 minutes 2. two and a half hours 3. about 1 hour and 45 minutes long 4. about 1 hour in the morning, but only 15 minutes in the afternoon D. Act in Japanese 1. Ask a business associate a) where her home is, b) how she commutes, and c) how long it takes from her home to her work. With your classmates, ask and answer the same questions. 2. Find out a) what time the library opens, b) what time it closes, c) from what time to what time it’s open on Saturday. 3. Ask the taxi driver to go to Tokyo Station. Mention that you are going to take the 9:00 Bullet Train. 4. You are thinking of writing this report using a) Word, b) Japanese and English, c) black pen only. Ask a co-worker if it would be alright. 5. At a parking facility, find out the fee for a) one hour, b) additional 15 minutes, c) Saturday and Sunday