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LESSON 2
Meeting People
Cherish every encounter as a once-in-a lifetime opportunity.
一期一会 Ichi-go ichi-e
How do you do?
Michael Hill has been transferred by his company to the Japan office in Tokyo.
He meets Ms. Sato at the office and she introduces herself.
Sato: How do you do? I’m Sato.
Hajimemashite. Satō desu.
はじめまして。 佐藤です。
Michael: You’re Ms. Sato? I’m Hill.
Satō-san desu ka. Hiru desu.
佐藤さんですか。ヒルです。
Nice to meet you.
Dōzo yoroshiku onegai-shimasu.
どうぞよろしくお願いします。
Sato: You speak Japanese well!
Nihongo, o-jōzu desu nē.
日本語、お上手ですねえ。
Michael: No, no, (I) still (have) a long way to go.
Ie, ie, mada mada desu.
いえいえ、まだまだです。
VOCABULARY
Hajimemashite. はじめまして。 How do you do?
Satō 佐藤 Sato—a common Japanese
