Monday, September 30, 2024

Week #9 ~ Restaurant Story

 

Step #2 ~ Vocabulary Review

 


Sounds good now…

A quick vocabulary check….

1.     #1, & #2, please

#1 ~ “Watashi wa koko ni iru (future)” ~

*I’ll be here

*I’ll be right here

#2~ “Watashi wa koko de anata wo matteimasu (future)” ~

*I’ll be right here waiting for you

*I’ll be here waiting for you

*I’ll be here waiting for you right here

*I’ll be waiting here for you

*I’ll wait for you her

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Alright now….

How about the next 2, please….

2.     #3, & #4, please

#3 ~ “Sugu modotte kimasu” ~

*I will be right back

#4 ~ “Chotto matte kudasai.  Sugu ni oukagaishimasu”~

*One second, please.  I’ll be right with you

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Alright now….

The next 2, please….

3.     #5, & #6, please

#5 ~ “Sugu ni modotte, go chuumon wo oukeitashimasu” ~

*I’ll be right back to take your order

*I’ll be your order

#6 ~ “Go chuumon sugu omochitashimasu” ~

*I’ll be right back with your order

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Step #3 ~ Listening #1

 

Sounds good….now…

(Cut it into pieces...as needed)

A quick listening check….

4.     What DID all of the people in these 3 clips say?

(Please listen ….)

#1 ~ They said

#1 ~ I will be right with you

#2 ~ I will be right with you

#3 ~ I will be right with you

 

Sounds good….now…

(Change video #8)

(0:00~0:10)

5.     What DID the waitress say to them?

(Please listen ….)

#2 ~ She said

#2 ~ I will be right back with your order

     Be right back with your order

 

Alright now…

How about this waitress at a diner…

6.     What DID she say to the man?

(Please listen ….)

#3 ~ She said

#3 ~ I will be right back to take your order

      Be right back to take your order

 

Sounds good….now…

We have 1 more waiter question…

7.     What DID he say to them?

(Please listen ….)

#4 ~ He said

#4 ~ I will be right back with your drinks

I will be right back with the drinks

 

Step #4~ Vocabulary Review

 

Sounds good now…

The next 2, please….

8.     #7, & #8, please

#7 ~ “2 me sama desu ka?  Kochira he douzo” ~

*Dinner for 2?  This way, please.

*Dinner for 2?  Right this way, please.

*Dinner for 2?  Please follow me.

#8 ~ “Konban wa.  Nanme sama desu ka?” ~

*Good evening.  How many people?

*Good evening.  How many people in your group?

*Good evening.  How many people are there in your group?

*Good evening.  How many people in your party?

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

9.     #9, & #10, please

#9 ~ “Minasama goisshou desu ka?” ~

*Are you all together?

*Are you all in the same group?

#10 ~ “Ohitorisama desu ka?” ~

*Are you by yourself?

*A table for 1?

*Dinner for 1?

*Are you alone?

*Only 1?

*Are you single?

*Are you one?

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Alright now….

10.#11, & #12, please

#11 ~ “Konnichiwa.  3 me sama desu ka?” ~

*Good afternoon.  Lunch for 3?

*Good afternoon.  A table for 3?

#12 ~ “3 me nan desu ga. (Sannin you no teburu wo moraemasu ka?)” ~

*Could we get a table for 3, please?

*Can we get a table for 3, please?

*A table for 3, please

*Lunch for 3, please

*Do you have a table for 3?

*Could we get table 3, please?

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Alright now….

11.#13, & #14, please

#13 ~ “Teburu seki ga yoroshii desu ka,

soretomo ozashiki ga yoroshii desu ka?” ~

*Would you like a table seat or Japanese style seating?

*Would you like to sit at a table or in a tatami room?

*Would you like to sit at a table or Japanese style seating?

*Which would you prefer a table seat or a Japanese style seat?

*Would you like to sit at a table or on the floor?

#14 ~ “Dekireba, te-buruseki no hou ga ii desu.” ~

*We would prefer a table seat, if possible, please.

*We would like a table seat, if possible, please.

*If possible, we would like a table seat, please

*If it’s possible, we would like a table seat, please

*I would like a table seat, is possible, please

*We would like 2 table

(If needed: Please make a note)

 


Alright now….

Please turn your papers over and

We have just a few more…

12.#15, & #16, please

#15 ~ “Te-buru ni go annai itashimasu” ~

*I’ll show you to your table.

*I’ll show you your table.

#16 ~ “Kono seki de yoroshii desu ka?”

*Will this table be fine?

*Will this table be alright?

*Is this table alright?

*Is this table, OK?


Sounds good now…

The last 3….

1.     We go back to our Vocabulary Review and…

#17, #18, & #19, please

#17 ~ “Mou genkai” ~ I can’t stand it anymore

#18 ~ “Mou gaman shinai yo” ~I won’t stand for it anymore!

#19 ~ “Mou ukeireraremasen” ~We are not going to take it anymore!

We ain’t gonna take it anymore!

We’re not gonna take it anymore!

(If needed: Please make a note)

Thursday, September 26, 2024

Halloween 2024

Halloween 2024

I went to the Canadian Voice in Shinonoi on Thursday and was very impressed.
Abbi Sensei had decorated the lobby and I thought that it looked great!
It was a great way for everyone to get into the Halloween spirit!
Thank you so much. 






 

Friday, September 20, 2024

Week #8 ~ We are not Gonna Take it!

 

 Step #2 ~ Vocabulary Review



Alright now….

1.     A quick vocabulary check….

#1, #2, #3, & #4, please

#1 ~ “Nani wo shite mo” ~ Whatever

#2 ~ “Dokedemo” ~ Wherever

#3 ~ “Anata ga doko he itte mo” ~ Wherever you go

#4 ~ “Anata ga nani wo suru ni shite mo” ~ Whatever you do

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

How about the next ones…

#5, & #6, please

2.     How about the next ones…

#5 ~ “Sore ga nande are” ~ Whatever it takes

#6 ~ “Watashi no kokoro ga dore dake kowareru ka” ~

Or….how my heart breaks

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

How about the next ones…

#7, & #8, please

3.     How about the next ones…

#7 ~ “Watashi wa koko ni iru (future)” ~

*I’ll be here

*I’ll be right here

#8 ~ “Watashi wa koko de anata wo matteimasu (future)” ~

*I’ll be right here waiting for you

*I’ll be here waiting for you

*I’ll be here waiting for you right here

*I’ll be waiting here for you

*I’ll wait for you her

(If needed: Please make a note)


The next 2, please….

8.     #9, #10, & #11, please

#9 ~ “Sugu modotte kimasu” ~

#1 ~ I will be right back

#10 ~ “Chotto matte kudasai.  Sugu ni oukagai shimasu”~

       *One second, please.  I’ll be right with you

#11 ~ “Go chuumon sugu omochitashimasu”~

       *I’ll be right back with your order

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Alright now…

Do you remember these ones from last week?

9.     #12, & #13, please

#12 ~ “ima sugu / atto iu mani ni” ~ in a jiffy

#13 ~ “Sugu ni modorimasu” ~ I’ll be back in a jiffy

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Alright now…

The next 4 made” expressions…

10.#14, #15, #16, & #17, please

#14 ~ “~de dekiteiru” ~ made of

#15 ~ “~kara dekiteiru” ~ made from

#16 ~ “Zero kara tsukurareta” ~ made from scratch

#17 ~ “~de dekiteiru….zairyou” ~ made with

(If needed:  Please make a note)

 


Alright now…

(Change picture #17)

11.Please turn your papers over and…

#18 ~ “dare ya nani ni yotte tsukurareta” ~ made by

#19 ~ “bashou de tsukurareteita” ~ made in

#20 ~ “~de dekiteiru” ~ made out of

(Made out of ~ is used when creating something new using something that was originally intended for a different purpose.)

(If needed:  Please make a note)

 

Step #5 ~ Listening #2

 

Sounds good now…

12.Where WAS her toy made?

(Please listen ….)

*It was made in Russia

 

Sounds good now…

The next one is a bit tough…

13.What DID she say about her cookies?

(Please listen ….)

*She made them by hand

*She made them by hand and then put them in the container

*She made them by hand and then put them in the plastic container

 

Sounds good now…

What DID this guy say…

14.What WAS his dessert made with?

(Please listen ….)

*It was made with 5 cheeses

*It was made with 5 different cheeses

 

Sounds good….now…

How about the last one…

15.What DID he ask about the biscuits?

(Please listen ….)

*Are those biscuits made from scratch?

 


#21, #22, & #23, please

17.#21 ~ “Kono gyakutai ni mou taerarenai” ~

*I can’t take this abuse

*I can’t take this abuse anymore

#22 ~ “Mou gaman dekinai” ~ I can’t stand it anymore

I can’t stand anymore

#23 ~ “Mou gaman dekinai” ~ I can’t take it anymore

I can’t take anymore

(If needed:  Please make a note)

 

Sounds good and…

The last 2….

18.#24, & #25, please

#24 ~ “Mou gaman shinai yo” ~ I won’t stand for it anymore!

#25 ~ “Mou ukeireraremasen” ~ We are not going to take it anymore!

We ain’t gonna take it anymore!

We’re not gonna take it anymore!

(If needed:  Please make a note)

 

Week #16 ~ Restaurant Story (Last Week)

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