Absolute Pimsleur's Japanese I - Lesson 3 Transcript

We're breezing right along now. I figured the first few lessons are relatively tame and that most would probably run right through them up until about 6 or 7 before they start getting a little overwhelmed, so I'm just going to churn the transcripts out every other day for the first half a dozen or so. Again, this is Absolute Pimsleur’s Japanese I if you were looking to follow along. Just going over the translated transcript is good practice for those that can't afford the audio tapes, though, so don't feel like you shouldn't bother with these if you don't have Absolute Pimsleur's.

Intro Conversation

おはようございます。

Good morning

おはようございます。

Good morning

いいおてんきですね。

It's good weather isn't it?

ああ日本(にほん)ごがわかりますね。

Ah, you understand Japanese don't you?

はいすこしでもまだじょずじゃありません。

Yes, a little but I'm not skilled yet.

あなたはアメリカじんですか。

Are you American?

はい。

Yes

でも日本(にほん)ごがよくわかりますね。

But you understand Japanese well, don't you?


Previous Lesson's Vocabulary

日本(にほん)ご

Japanese language

すこし

a little

すこしわかります

I understand a little


New Vocabulary

でも

but

まだ

yet

よく

well

でもまだじょずじゃありません。

But I'm not skilled yet.

よくわかりますね。

You understand well, don't you?

いやな

bad (in relation to the weather)

いやなおてんきですね。

It's bad weather isn't it?

どうも

very much, indeed, thanks (polite)

どうもありがとうございます。

Thank you very much.

こんにちは

good afternoon, hello

日本(にほん)

Japan

わたしは日本(にほん)じんです。

I am Japanese.

わたしは日本(にほん)じんじゃありません。

I am not Japanese.

わたしはアメリカじんじゃありません。

I am not American.


Closing Conversation

あなたは日本(にほん)じんですか。

Are you Japanese?

いいえわたしは日本(にほん)じんじゃありません。

No, I am not Japanese

あなたは。

And you?

わたしはアメリカじんです。あなたは。

I am American. And you?

いいえでも日本(にほん)ごがわかります。

No, but I understand Japanese.

日本(にほん)ごがよくわかりません。

I don't understand Japanese well.


Notes

こんにちは

As stated on the tapes, this is typically first used around midday around 10am, where it replaces おはようございます, and typically stops being using at the end of the afternoon / early evening, when it is replaced by こんばんは, which is basically 'good evening'.

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