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Making new friends is a very informal and casual thing in most countries around the world. When you are in an informal situation, such as on a school campus, in a bar or club, or at some kind of public event, and see someone you would like to meet, who is alone or not accompanied by a member of the opposite sex, it is common to simply walk up to the person and start a conversation. Of course, this approach may not result in you making a new friend, but if you do it politely and diplomatically it wont hurt to try, and you may be lucky [ $ indicates a male speaking; ! indicates a female. The rest of the dialogues may be used by both male and female.] Hello!
Good morning!
Good afternoon!
Good evening! I / we would very much like to meet you! Are you here alone? Are you here by yourselves? May I introduce myself? May we introduce ourselves? May I introduce my friend? Please introduce me to your friend. Im / were new here.
I / we just arrived from Japan. Im / were very pleased to meet you. I / we are new students. I / we have been assigned here by my / our company. Im / were here on vacation. My name is And this is What is your name? How do you spell your name? Where do you live? Do you live with your parents? No, I / we have my / our own apartment.
Where do you work? Whats the name of your company? How long will you be here? I hope we have a chance to get better acquainted. If you dont mind my asking, how old are you? Old enough! Do you have brothers and sisters? I have one brother and one sister. How about you? I have two brothers and a sister. Are they older or younger than you? Im the youngest one in my family. Im the oldest one in my family. Im in the middle.
Are you married? Are you engaged? Do you have a boy / girl friend? Yes, but were not going steady. We date other people. No, I broke up with my boy / girl friend last week. I / we would like to see you again. Do you have any plans for tomorrow evening? How about dinner? I promised to go out with my friend. Bring him / her along.
Ill invite one of my friends to make a foursome. How late can you stay out? As late as I want to I live alone. Are you still in school? No I finished last year. How about you? Yes But this is spring break. I / we finished school several years ago. Ive / weve been employed for over five years.
Shall I pick you up, or meet you somewhere? Ill / well meet you. How about 7 oclock? Great! Where shall we meet? Ill / well meet you at (the restaurant) The next time youre in town, look me up. Do you have my number? How about an email address? See you! Take care!
Footnotes
A humorous way of not revealing ones age, with the connotation that you are of agemeaning you are old enough to drink, to have an intimate relationship, etc. Going steady means dating someone exclusively, and traditionally led to marriage.
Most people use curse words and words or phrases that are meant to be insulting almost every day. Here are some of the most common ones.
Of course, it is important to be careful when and how you use such vocabulary, since some of the terms and phrases are fighting wordsthat is, likely to lead to a fist-fight. What the hell is going on here? What kind of idiot do you take me for? Dont give me that shit! Get out of my face, you asshole! $ Hey! No breaking into the line! $ Shove it, buddy! I was here first! $ Like hell you were! You just now walked up! $ Says who? $ Says me! $ Who in the hell do you think you are? $ Im the guy whos going to rearrange your face if you dont back off! $ Like hell, you are! $ Come on! You two! Knock it off! $ If you both want to be assholes, do it somewhere else! $ Youre not a man! You squat to piss! $ I dont give a damn what you think! Thats a lot of bull! Thats bullshit! And you know it! $ You dont know your ass from a hole in the ground! $ Up yours! Youre a first-class creep! ! Youre a two-timing bastard! Youre a sneaky bastard! Youre a two-timing slut! $ You really piss me off! Hes a creep! ! Fuck you! $ Go fuck yourself! $ Fuck it! Ive had enough of this! $ Fuck-off, you asshole! $ Youre nothing but a slut! $ Go to Hell! You can go to Hell as far as Im concerned! Youre out of your mind! Thats the dumbest thing Ive ever heard! Stop acting like a baby! Youre full of shit! $ Hes a piece of shit! $ Shit-for-brains! $ Shit head! $ Thats a lot of crap! Youre acting like a spoiled brat! Youre asking for it! Asshole! $ Youre an airhead! You bastard! Youre nothing but a big turd! ! Youre an asshole! Cock sucker! $ Youre nothing but a pinhead! ! Youre a first-class prick! ! Hes a fag! $ Dont be such a sissy! ! Youre nothing but a blabbermouth. $ You try to weasel out of everything! ! You look like a whore! $ Stop acting like a pimp! ! Piss on you! Dont be a smart-ass! Hes / shes a smart-ass. Youre a first-class slob! Hes / shes a slob! Get off my back! Back off, buddy, or Ill knock you on your ass! $ You and what army? $
Footnote
You have another boy friend / girl friend.
Arguments between lovers often get out of hand because they tend to be especially emotional. And they typically demonstrate differences in the mind-set of males and females.