Beginning Japanese for Professionals: Book 1

97 At a restaurant, order the following: 1. two draft beers to start 2. three beers and one oolong tea 3. two black teas and one strawberry cake 4. three sashimi, five sake, and two orange juices 5. two orders of Today’s Fish and one vegetable tempura. No beverages ． Just tea. D. Act these roles in Japanese with a partner. 1. Ask Ms. Honda what her favorite food is. 2. At a restaurant, get the attention of the waiter and ask for a) a menu, b) more water. 3. You’ve been asked to get the following items. Find out how many are needed: chairs; pencils; bottled water; bento; umbrella; bananas; apples. 4. The project is over. You want to propose a toast. Make sure that everyone has a drink, acknowledge everyone’s hard work, and then propose a toast. 5. Discuss what people usually have for breakfast, lunch, or dinner in Japan and in your home country. Drinks? Review Grammar Review A. What is the difference in meaning among the following? (4-1-1, 4-3-2) 1. Yasumimasen ka. 2. Yasumimashou. 3. Yasumimashou ka 4. Yasumitai desu ka. B. What is the difference in meaning between the following? (4-1-3) 1. Yasai desu kedo tabemasen. 2. Yasai desu kara tabemasen. C. Give two examples of classifiers and one example of things that each classifier is used to count. (4-4-1) D. What is the difference in meaning between the following sentences? (4-1-2, 4-2-1) 1. Honda-san o mimashita. 2. Honda -san ga mimashita. E. What is the difference in meaning among the following sentences? (4-1-2) 1. Wain nomimasu ka. 2. Wain wa nomimasu ka. 3. Wain mo nomimasu ka. 4. Wain o nomimasu ka. F. What are the two types of quantity expressions in Japanese? Where do they typically occur in a sentence? (4-4-2) G. What is a double-subject sentence? Give an example. (4-3-1) H. How is a ~ tai form made? What does it mean? (4-3-2)