Lesson 4 Easy Japanese for Work NHK

 Easy Japanese for Work NHK

Lesson 4 Offering explanations using photos and other materials

B

Dewa, Myanmaa ni kuwashii mono kara gosetsumee shimasu. Our expert will explain about Myanmar.

Soredewa, ...

D/ C

Jaa, onegaishimasu. OK, then please go ahead.

Dewa, ...

S

Hai, wakarimashita. Understood.

Key Phrases

S

Soredewa mazu, ikikata ni tsuite gosetsumee shimasu. First, I'll explain how to get there.

Setsu 説

説得 settoku persuasion

解説  kaisetsu commentary

Gosetsumei shimasu.

S

Kochira no chizu o goran kudasai. Please take a look at this picture.

Kono

Mite kudasai

S

Inree ko wa Yangon kara hikooki de yaku ichi jikan desu. Lake Inle is about one hour from Yangon by plane.

Aruku to

Okyakusama / Client

A, ichi jikan desu ka. Ah, one hour ?

Aa falling intonation

S

Tsugi ni, inree ko no midokoro ni tsuite gosetsumee shimasu. Next, I'll explain the highlights of Lake Inle.

Midokoro something to look out for 

S

Koko ni sumu hito tachi wa mizuumi no ue de seekatsu o shite imasu. The people who live here carry out their daily lives on the water.

Shibuya ni kuru hito tachi   Shibuya ni kuru    hito tachi     the people who come to Shibuya

Saki ni taberu hito tachi    Saki ni taberu   hito tachi     the people who eat first

Densha de kaeru hito tachi    densha de kaeru     hito tachi      the people who go home by train

S

Sore o miru koto ga dekimasu. You can see that.

S

Ichinenkan ni jyuuroku man nin ijyoo no kankookyaku ga otozuremasu. Over one hundred and sixty thousand tourists visit each year.

Ichinenkan ni jyuurokumannin ijyoo no kankookyaku ga mikomi maremasu. It's expected that one hundred and sixty thousand tourists will visit here yearly.

Okyakusama/ Client

Hee, sounan desune. Wow, is that so ?

Aa, ...

Okyakusama/ Client

Inree ko wa nihonjin kankookyaku ni mo ninki ga demasu ka ne. Do many Japanese tourists visit Lake Inle ?

Ninki ga deru kana ?

S

Hai, nihon no kata mo tanoshimeru to omoimasu. Yes, i think Japanese people would really enjoy it. 

Okyakusama/ Client

Sou desuka. Kentoi shimasu. I see. Please give me some time to consider, 

Mazu = hajimeni

Mazu  first

Tsugi ni next

Saigo ni last

Maemuki ni kentoo shimasu. I will consider it positively.

Shanai de moo ichido kentoo shimasu. Please allow us to reconsider internally.

Jooshi to kentoo shite kara gorenraku shimasu. I'll consult with my superior and contact you later. 

Workplace Expression Quiz

Soredewa mazu, ikikata ni tsuite gosetsumee shimasu. 

Which phrase is appropriate to use after finishing one explanation and beginning another ?

Tsugi ni, ~ tsuite gosetsumee shimasu.

Rank the following in order of politeness, from polite to casual.

1 Kochira no chizu o goran kudasai.

2 Kono chizu o mite kudasai.

3 Kocchino chizu, mite kureru ?