Japanese 1 Chapter 1, Section 6: Other Classroom Phrases September 16, 2014

Talking to Sensei
Japanese Expression English Equivalent Expression Literal Translation

c h o t t o

m a t t e

k u d a s a i

Just a minute.
Please wait a little bit.

y u k k u r i

i t t e k u d a s a i

Please say it slowly. -

m o u i c h i d o

i t t e k u d a s a i

Please say it again.
Please say it one more time.

e i g o

D E

i t t e k u d a s a i

Please say it in English.
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W A

n i h o n g o

D E

n a n

T O

i i m a s u K A

How do I say in Japanese?
As for , what do you say in Japanese?

w a k a r i m a s u k a

h a i

w a k a r i m a s u

i i e

w a k a r i m a s e n

Do you understand? (sensei asks)
Yes, I understand.
No, I dont understand.
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Youve already learned the use of desu and dewaarimasen to end sentences that state what is or isnt. The words wakarimasu and
wakarimasen appear in the phrases above. If wakarimasu means to understand and wakarimasen means to not understand, what can
you conclude about the meaning of verb endings ~masu and ~masen?
Japanese 1 Chapter 1, Section 6: Other Classroom Phrases September 16, 2014

What Sensei Says

Japanese Expression English Equivalent Expression

te

k u da s a i

Please do ___.
Examples of form that can be used in this pattern:

t a t t e

s u w a t t e

m i t e

k i i t e

i t t e

stand up
sit down
look/watch
listen
speak
(
h o n O
)
d a s h i t e

(
h o n O
)
h i r a i t e

(
h o n O
)
t o j i t e

k a i t e

y o n d e

take out (the book)
open (the book)
close (the book)
write
read

r i p i

t o

shi te

k u d a s a i

Please repeat after me.

n i h o n g o

D E

i t t e k u d a s a i

Please say it in Japanese.

shi tsu mo n

G A

a r i m a s u k a

Are there any questions?

y o k u d e k i m a s h i t a

Well done.

These arent all the things your sensei will say, but theyll give you a good start. What other things have you heard sensei say in the
classroom? Can you figure out what they mean without using a dictionary? When we figure things out just by watching and listening, its
called observational learning. This is how we all learned our first language as babies, listening to the adults around us.