AJALT - Japanese for Busy People Book 1: Romanized: Revised 4th Edition

CAN-DO Introduce yourself and others, at your workplace or at a partyTalk about nationalitiesGive your name at the reception desk of a place you visit and give the name of the person you want to meet WORD POWER Kore wa tokei desu. Kore wa tokei ja arimasen. Kore wa Sumisu-san no tokei desu. CAN-DO Talk about a nearby object and its ownerAsk for telephone numbersAsk for words to be repeated when you do not understand WORD POWER Ima 3-ji desu. Shigoto wa 9-ji kara 5-ji made desu. Kaigi wa ashita no 4-ji kara desu.

CAN-DO Talk about opening times and closing timesTalk about the present time and time in cities overseas WORD POWER Sore wa sumaho desu. Are wa taburetto desu. Kore wa 3,000-en desu. Are mo 3,000-en desu. Kore o kudasai. Kar to sarada o onegaishimasu.

CAN-DO Point to something and ask what it isAsk the prices of items in a store and make a purchasePlace an order at a restaurant WORD POWER Resutoran wa 5-kai desu. Kono T-shatsu wa 2,000-en desu. Ano aoi T-shatsu wa 3,000-en desu. Kore wa Furansu no wain desu. Sono wain o 2-hon kudasai. CAN-DO Ask for the location of a facility or a shopIn a shop, give the size and color of an item and ask its priceAsk what country of origin of an item is, and buy the itemTell the shopkeeper that you want to buy more than one of an item WORD POWER Sumisu-san wa ashita gink ni ikimasu.

Sumisu-san wa sensh saka ni ikimashita. Sumisu-san wa kin tomodachi to resutoran ni ikimashita. Sumisu-san wa kyonen Amerika kara kimashita. CAN-DO Talk about where, when, and with whom you will go/went somewhereTalk about from where and when you came