AP/JP2000 6.0 Intermediate Modern Standard Japanese
CONVERSATION
TOPIC: Apology for leaving class early: Hayabike-suru toki 
[Sample Dialogue 1]
Student: Sensèe, sumimasèn ga, kyòo wa chòtto yooji ga arimàsu node, hayame ni
         kaeràsete itadakemasèn ka?/
Teacher: Kamaimasèn ga, kikanàkatta tokorò wa dòo shimasu ka?/
Student: Tomodachi ni &ngrave;ooto o karite kanarazu fukushuu-shite okimàsu.
Teacher: Sòo shite kudasài.

[Sample Dialogue 2]
Student: Sensèe, sumimasèn ga, kore kara isha ni ikanàkereba narimasèn node,
         hayabike-sasete itadakemasèn ka?/
Teacher: Sòo desu ka?\ Dòko ka guài dè mo warùi n desu ka?/
Student: Èe, chòtto kaze o kojiràsete, yòku narànai mono desu kara.
Teacher: Sore wa ikemasèn nèe. Dòozo odaiji ni. Ashita no jùgyoo, mòshi mùri
         dat-tara, yasùnde mo ìi desu yo./
Student: Arìgatoo gozaimasu. Dèmo narubeku dèru yoo ni shimasu.

[Useful Expressions]
..... -sasete itadakemasen ka?
..... -te oku
..... -nakereba naranai
..... de mo
..... mono desu kara.
Doozo odaiji ni.
moshi S1 -tara, S2
narubeku ..... yoo ni suru

[Vocabulary]
hayabike (o) suru     "to leave earlier"
hayame ni             "a little earlier"
kanarazu              "for sure/without fail"
fukushuu (o) suru     "to review"
guai                  "condition"
kaze                  "a cold"
kojirasèru            "to aggravate"
jùgyoo                "lecture/class"
narubeku              "as ... as possible"

Last Modified: Saturday, 26 December 1998, 14:48 EST
©: Norio Ota 1998

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