Step #1 ~ Vocabulary Check
1. #1, please….
#1~ “Douzo”
~
(Douzo…Haite kudasai) ~ #1~ Please come in
(Saki ni…douzo) ~ #2 ~ Go
ahead, after you
After
you
Please
go ahead
After
you
(Iiyo…douzo) ~ #3 ~ Go ahead
Sure…Go ahead
(Douzo…Go enryounaku) ~ #4
~ Help
yourself
(Kochira e douzo) ~ #5 ~ This way, please
(Douzo…(~watashitatokini)) ~ #6 ~ Here you are
Here
you go
(If needed:
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Alright
now…
How
about the next section…
2.
#2, #3, #4, & #5, please…
#2 ~ "shinjirarenai" ~ Unbelievable
#3
~
"Yada!"
~ No way!
#4
~
"Hontou
ni?" ~ Really
#5 ~ "Jodan deshou!"
~ You’re kidding!
Are
you kidding?
Are
you serious?
(If needed:
Please make a note)
Sounds good now…
#6, #7, #8, #9, & #10, please…
3.
A quick
vocabulary check….
#6 ~ “iu” ~ say
#7 ~ “genkyuu
suru”
~ mention
#8 ~ “Watashi
no koto wo wadai ni dashite kudasai” ~
*Please mention me
#9
~
“Sou ieba” ~ Now that you mention it
#10 ~ “Dou
itashimashite / Tondemonai” ~ Don’t mention it
(If needed:
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Alright now…
4.
#11 & #12, please….
#11 ~ “Goyukkuri douzo” ~
#1~ Please take your time
(isoganakute mo ii)
#2 ~ Please make yourself at home
(Dareka ga anata no
ie o tazunete kuru)
#3 ~ Please enjoy your meal
(restaurant de)
#4 ~ Please enjoy your stay
(hoteru de)
#12 ~ “Soranotabi o o tanoshimi kudasai.” ~
*Please enjoy your flight
*Please enjoy the flight
(If needed:
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Please turn your pages over
Ok now…
The
next 2, ….
5. #13, & #14, please…
#13 ~ “nen no tame” ~ #1 ~ Just in case
#2
~ Just to be sure
#14 ~ “Ame ga furu kamo shirenai node,
nen'no tame kasa o motte ikimasu.”~
*It might rain and so I’ll take an
umbrella just in case
*It might rain and so I’ll take my
umbrella just in case
*I’ll take an umbrella just in case
it rains
(If needed:
Please make a note)
Sounds good now…
How
about …
9.
#15,
& #16, please…
#15 ~
“Karera wa watashitachi wo
baka ni shiteiru” ~
*They are making fools of us
#16 ~
“Karera wa watashitachi wo
karakatteiru” ~
*They are making fun of us
*They are teasing us
*They are mocking us
(If needed: Please make a note)
Sounds
good now…
How
about …
#17, #18, #19, & #20, please…
10.#17 ~ “genkai desu” ~ I have had it up to here
#18 ~ “genkai deshita” ~ He had had it up to here
#19 ~ “dareka ni okotteiru”
~ #1 ~ angry
with
#2 ~ angry with someone
#20 ~ “Anata no kujyo ni
wa mou genkai desu”
~
*I
have had it up to here with
your complaints
*I have had it up to here with
your complaining
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Alright
and…
How
about …
11.#21, & #22, please…
#21
~
"Kanojyo
wa nani ni tsuite genkai deshita ka?" ~
*What HAD
she had it up to here
with?
#22 ~ “Kanojyo wa subete
genkai deshita”
~
*She had had it up to here with everything
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Sounds
good now…
How
about …
(You may need to
just give the answers for #23 ~ #25)
12.#23, & #24, please…
#23 ~
“oi dasu”
~ #1
~
kick out
#24 ~ “dete iku you ni
tanomu” ~ ask to leave
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Alright
now…
How
about
#25 ~ “Kare wa hoteru wo
oidasareru koto wo shinpai shiteita. ” ~
#1~ He
was worried about GETTING kicked out of the hotel
He
was worried about BEING kicked out of the hotel
#2 ~ He
was worried about getting thrown out of the hotel
#26 ~ “Kare wa,
hoteru wo dete iku you ni tanomareru
koto wo shinpai shiteita” ~
*He was worried
about being asked to leave the hotel
*He was worried
about being asked to leave
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Step #16 ~ Making a Complaint ...
A quick dassen… now…
6. What WERE they having problems with at the hotel?
*They were having problems with the Wi-Fi
*They were having problems connecting to the Wi-Fi
*They were having problems with the Wi-Fi connection
Alright now…
If you couldn’t connect to a hotel’s WIFI…
7. What SHOULD you do?
*You should call the front desk
*You should call the front desk to complain
Sounds good now…
We take a look and…
(All 3 steps, please…)
8. What SHOULD you say to the front desk?
#1 ~ You should say …
#1 ~ Hello, this is room 501 ...
(Oisogashī tokoro osoreirimasu ga, waifai no chōshi ga warui ndesu.)
#1 ~ Sorry to bother you, but I am having problems with the wifi
I can’t connect to the Wi-Fi
Our room has no wi-fi
#2 ~ I'm afraid that I can’t connect to the WIFI
#3 ~ Sorry, but there is no WIFI
(Waifai o tsukaeru yō ni, tetsudatte itadakemasen ka?)
#1 ~ *Could you please help me get it working?
*Could you please help us with the wifi?
Could you please help me connect the wi-fi?
Could you please tell me how to connect to the WIFI?
Could you please tell me how to fix it?
*Could you ask someone to fix the WIFI, please?
(If needed: Please make a note)
