Beginning Japanese for Professionals: Book 1

86 Response: Iya, keeki mo kukkii mo tabemasen . No, I don’t eat either cake or cookies. た いや、ケーキもクッキーも食べません。 C. Cue: Keeki desu ka? Is it cake? ケーキですか。 Response: Hai, ke-ki wo kaimasu. Yes, I’ll buy a cake. か はい、ケーキを買います。 Cue: Honda –san desu ka. Is it Ms. Honda? ほ ん だ 本田さんですか。 Response: Hai, Honda-san ga kaimasu. Yes, Ms. Honda will buy it. ほ ん だ か はい、本田さんが買います。 D. Say it in Japanese. Offer to do the following for your group. 1. Shall I make tea? 2. Shall I make coffee, black tea, etc . ? 3. Shall I buy apples and (mandarin) oranges? 4. Shall I buy a lot of water because it’s hot today 5. Shall I make a big strawberry cake? You have questions about the project. Ask Ms. Tanaka. 6. Who writes the schedule? 7. When will the schedule be ready? 8. What shall I do? 9. What work will be most difficult? 10. Whom shall I help? E.Act out these roles in Japanese with a partner. 1. Your group has been working very hard. Suggest that 1) you take a short break, 2) go home because it’s late, 3) keep trying hard a little longer. 2. Your supervisor will not make it to the meeting. Offer to go in her place. 3. The email that you were waiting for has finally come. Announce it to your co- workers. 4. Your group is going to rent a car. Ask who is going to drive. 5. Check the coffee shop menu, and ask each other what you are going to have.