AP/JP2000 6.0 Intermediate Modern Standard Japanese
CONVERSATION
TOPIC: Apology for coming into class late: Chikoku-shita
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[Sample Dialogue 1]
Student: Sensèe osoku nàtte sumimasèn.
Teacher: Àa, -sàn, dòo shità n desu ka?/
Student: Daigaku ni kùru tochuu de kuruma ga koshoo-shite shimattà n desu.
Sore de, CAA ni kìte morattà n desu ga, sùgu naorànakte, kekkyoku
shuuri-ya ni oite kimàshita.
Teacher: Sòo desu ka?\ Sore wa komàtta deshoo.\ Dòozo sèki ni tsùite kudasai.
Student: Hài, arìgatoo gozaimasu.
[Sample Dialogue 2]
Teacher: -sàn, zùibun osòi desu nèe. Dòo ka shità n desu ka?/
Student: Dòo mo sumimasèn. Kinoo no ban osokù made pàatii o yatte, kèsa wa
neboo-shite shimaimàshita.
Teacher: Komarimàsu nèe. Kòndo karà wa chanto dète-kite kudasài yo./
Student: Hài, kore kara ki o tsukemàsu.
[Useful Expressions]
..... -te sumimasen
..... tochuu de
WH ka ..... n desu ka?
..... -te shimau
S1 node, S2
[Vocabulary]
(ni) chikoku-suru/okureru/osoku nàru "be late (for)"
(ni) nori-okurèru/nori-sokonàu "to miss (the bus ...)"
(ni) ma ni àu "to be in time(for)"
koshoo-suru "to break down/be out of order
naòru/naòsu/shuuri-suru "to get fixed/to fix/to repair"
kekkyoku "in the end"
shuuri-ya "garage"
sèki ni tsùku "to be seated"
asa-nèboo/neboo (o) suru "to oversleep"
haya-òki (o) suru "to get up early"
yo-fùkashi (o) suru "to stay up late"
chanto "properly"
ki o tsukèru "to be careful"
Last Modified: Monday, 9 November 1998, 02:29 EST
© Norio Ota 1998