Page 121 - Basic Japanese

“I heard that an airplane “Yep, it was in yesterday’s
crashed again.” newspaper, wasn’t it?”

「じゃあ，ホテルを予約しておき 「ああ，どうも。」
ますね。」 “Ā, dōmo.”

“Jā, hoteru o yoyaku shite okimasu “Oh, thank you.”
ne.”
“Okay, I’ll reserve a hotel
room, okay?”

「まあ, きれいですね。」 「そうですね。」
“Mā, kirei desu ne.” “Sō desu ne.”
“My, isn’t it pretty?” “Yes, indeed.”

「また遊びに来てくださいね。」 「ああ, ありがとうございます。」
“Mata asobi ni kite kudasai ne.” “Ā, arigatō gozaimasu.”

“Please come to visit us again, “Oh, thank you.”
okay?”

「何が要りますか。」 「そうですね。ちょっと調べま

“Nani ga irimasu ka.” す。」
“What do I need?” “Sō desu ne. Chotto shirabemasu.”
“Well, let me see. I’ll check it
out.”

「何か心配していますね。」 「え, どうしてわかるんですか。」
“Nanika shinpai shite imasu ne.” “E, dōshite wakaru n desu ka.”
“You must be worrying about “What? What makes you think

something.” that?”

We all know people who can’t say three words without
inserting something like ‘I mean,’ ‘you know,’ or ‘you see’:

‘Well, you see, it was Friday, you see, and, you know, that
movie, you see, it was new, I mean, I hadn’t seen it, so….’ In a
similar fashion, some Japanese overwork the particle ne,