Beginning Japanese for Professionals: Book 2

58 7-4-3 来月からのスケジュール Noun + Particle as a Noun Phrase A noun + certain particles can constitute a noun phrase. The particles include kara, made, de, e , and to . Just like a regular noun phrase, the resulting combination can be followed by desu and its variants and can be connected to another noun by particle no . イギリスからです 。 Igirisu kara desu. It is from England. 友 とも だちとじゃないです。 Tomodachi to ja nai desu. It’s not with a friend. イギリスからのおみやげ Igirisu kara no omiyage a souvenir from England 友 とも だちとの旅行 りょこう です。 Tomodachi to no ryokou desu . It’s a trip with a friend. Note the difference in the following: 来月 らいげつ から出 張 しゅっちょう です。 Raigetsu kara shucchou desu. From next moth, I have a business trip. 来月 らいげつ からの出 張 しゅっちょう です。 Raigetsukara no shucchou desu. It is [a business trip from next month]. The first sentence answers the question of ‘what does your schedule look like?, for example, while the second one answers ‘which business trip are you talking about ?’ Drills and Exercises A. Cue: 見 み ましょうか。 Shall I take a look? Response: じゃ、ちょっと、見 み ていただけませんか . Well, could you take a look for me? Cue: 手伝 て つ だ いましょうか． Can I help? Response: じゃ、ちょっと、手伝 て つ だ っていただけませんか． Well, could you give me a hand? B. Cue: きょうですか . Is it today? Response: いや、あしたです。 No, it’s tomorrow. Cue: 先週 せんしゅう でしたか． Was it last week? Response: いや、今週 こんしゅう です。 No, it is this week. C. Say it in Japanese. Politely make the following requests of a supervisor. 1. Could you send me that file (we talked about)? 2. Could you read Ms. Honda’s report one more time? 3. Could you take a look at the documents from China?