Let's sample a few sentences from our Main Text Part 1.

Click a sentence in order to hear its translation.

Lesson 1


1. I am Rhett Butler./ I am Scarlet O'Hara. (I=WATASHI)

5. This is my wife, Scarlet./ This is my husband, Rhett.

13. My Japanese is not perfect yet. (NIHON-GO, perfect=KAN'PEKI, yet=MADA)

32. Is Japanese beef safe? (ANZEN)

33. What is this? →This is what? (NAN')

34. How much is this? (IKURA)

Lesson 2


5. Does this bus go to Shibuya? (IK-→IK-I-MASU, to=-NI=Pointer)

6. Do you speak English? (HANAS-→HANAS-I-MASU, EI-GO)

12. I'll call again later. (DENWA-SHI-, again=MATA, later=ATO-DE)

19. Are you going to lunch? Shall we go together? (go=IK-, to=-NI=Pointer)

22. I'm eating dinner now. I'll call you in 20 minutes. (20 minutes later=20-PUN ATO-DE)

Lesson 3


16. Please go toward Tokyo Tower. (…-NO HO-NI) Afterward I'll direct you. (ATO-WA, direct=teach)

20. Please come to my office right away. (KI-, SUGU)

28. Please wait until tomorrow. (MAT-→MAT-TE, -MADE) Wait a moment. (CHOT'TO)

36. Please give me one of these and two of these. (HITO-TSU)

Lesson 4


3. Please don't start the meeting yet. (HAJIME-, MADA) I'll come(=go) now.

4. Please don't laugh. (WARA<W>-→WARAW-A-) I'm embarrassed. (HAZUKASHI-I)

14. Why don't we take a coffee break? (TOR-→TOR-I-)

27. Let's meet on Monday next week. (A<W>-→A<W>-I-, RAI-SHUU)

32. Can I reserve a table for 4 people at 6 o'clock this evening? (YO-NIN-NO Table)

Lesson 5


7. What is this in Japanese? (-DE=Limiter of means)

17. Where is the closest JR station from here? (ICHIBAN CHIKA-I, JR-NO EKI)

21. Who ordered Dom Perignon? (who= DARE ) Who is going to pay? (See #11.)

38. Please call me anytime.