Bab 14 Elementary 1 Marugoto Plus A2-1

Bab 14 Elementary 1 Marugoto Plus A2-1

A : Kochira wa jimu no sutaffu no Iansan desu. This is the secretary, Ian.

B : Kinoshita desu. Douzo yoroshiku. I am Kinoshita. Nice to meet you.

C : Kochirakoso. Douzo yoroshiku. Hello. Nice to meet you.

A : Iansan wa Nihongo, perapera desu. Ian is fluent in Japanese.

B : Sou desu ka. Is that so ?

A : Sumimasen. Kopi-ki, tsukattemo ii desu ka. Excuse me, can I use the copy machine ?

B : Hai. Douzo. Sure. Go ahead.

A : Noisan, miokuri, arigatou gozaimashita. Osewa ni narimashita. Noi, thank you for bringing me to the airport. Thank you very much. Youu took care of me well.

B : Iie, honsha no minasan ni yoroshiku otsutae kudasai. No problem. Please give my regards to the people at the main office.

B : Kore wa, Iansan kara desu. Also, this is from Ian.

A : Doumo arigatou gozaimasu. Sore jaa, mata. Thank you very much. Well then, good bye.

Kanji

自分 jibun oneself

電話 denwa telephone

電気  denki  light/ electricity

電車 densha train

車 kuruma car

送ります  okurimasu to see one to (place)/ to drive one to (place)

使います  tsukaimasu  to use

借ります     karimasu  to borrow

Grammar

James came to the office.

Je-muzu : A, sumimasen. Oh, excuse me.

Konpyu-ta-, (karite mo ii desu ka). Can I use a computer ?

Anata : Hai, douzo. Sure, no problem.

Je-muzu : Arigatou gozaimasu. Thank you very much.

Q1 Choose the correct option.

1.

A :  Sumimasen. (Haittemo) ii desu ka. Excuse me. Can I come in ?

B : Hai, douzo. Yes, please come in.

2.

A : Anou, kore, (kopi- shitemo ii desu ka). Um, can I make a copy of this ?

B : Ii desu yo. Kopi-ki wa asoko desu. That's fine. The copy machine is over there.

3.

A : Dono gurai  nihongo o benkyou shite imasu ka. How long have you studied Japanese ?

B : Nihongo no benkyou o (hajimete) yonnen ni narimasu. I started studying for years ago.

4.

A : Dono gurai nihon ni imasu ka. How long have you been in Japan ?

B : Sou desu ne. Nihon ni kite san ka getsu (ni) narimasu. Well. It's been three months since I came to Japan.

Q2 Listen to the question and choose the correct answer.

1. Kono fakkusu, tsukatte mo ii desu ka. Can I use this fax ?

Ee, douzo. Tsukatte kudasai.

2. Atsui desu ne. Mado o akete mo ii desu ka. It's hot, isn'it ? Can I open a window ?

Onegaishimasu. Yes, please.

3. Kore, Eigo de kaite mo ii desu ka. Can I write this in English ?

Sumimasen. Nihongo de onegaishimasu.

4. Ansan wa, kono kaisha de dono gurai hataraite imasu ka.

Kono kaisha ni haitte, go nen ni narimasu. Since I started here, it's been five years.

Q3 Look at the illustration and complete the sentence.

1. (Juu nen mae) ni Tai ryouri no benkyou o (hajimemashita). I started studying Thai cooking ten years ago.

2. Nihon ni (kite), (go nen) ni narimasu. It's been five years since I came to Japan.

3. Nihongo ko-su ni (haitte), (san nen) ni narimasu. It' been three years since I started the Japanese course.

4. (Go ka getsu mae) koube ni (kimashita). I came to Kobe five months ago.

5. Tai ryouri ni resutoran i (hajimete), (san ka getsu) ni narimasu. It's been three months since I opened my Thai restaurant.