Beginning Japanese for Professionals: Book 1

48 Emily is looking at the course catalog. Ask her: 1. What days of the week are the Japanese classes scheduled on? 2. What time are they scheduled at? 3. Who is the instructor? 4. Is homework due everyday? 5. What time is the Tuesday orientation for exchange students scheduled at? You’ve been asked the above questions. Reply: 6. It’s Monday, Wednesday and Friday. 7. Aren’t they at nine and eleven thirty? 8. The instructors are Japanese and American. The Japanese teacher is Prof. Sato, but I do not know the name of the American teacher. 9. Of course, it’s everyday, I tell you. 10. The Tuesday orientation is at 10:30, but the sophomores do not go. Act in Japanese. 1. Find out from the teacher what day of the week the Japanese exam is scheduled and what time. 2. You’ve just been told that there is an exam today! Express your surprise. 3. You need to write down something. Ask for paper and a pen. 4. A coworker is wondering about yesterday’s weather. You remember that it rained yesterday. Let him know. 5. You have an appointment with a business associate this week. Confirm with her that it is at ten o’clock on Thursday. Make sure you thank her in advance for the appointments. Review Grammar Review a. What does /X desu / mean? How about /X deshita /? (2-1-1, 2-4-3) b. For noun sentences, what is the Non-Past negative? How about the Past negative? (2- 1-1, 2-4-3) c. How is a clock time expressed? How about the days of the week? (2-1-2, 2-4-1) d. How do you ask what time it is in Japanese? How about what day of the week today is? (2-1-1, 2-4-1) e. Give two examples of Japanese hesitation noises. What is the difference between them? How are they used? (2-1-3) f. Which is the main noun in the noun phrase / X no Y/, X or Y? (2-2-1) g. What is the relationship between the two nouns in /X no Y/? (2-2-1) h. What three changes may happen when a foreign word is borrowed into Japanese? (2- 2-2) i. What is the ritual expression used at the beginning of a self-introduction? How is it closed? (2-2-3) When do you bow?