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Lesson 2:

Ready to really tackle some new phrases and information? The second lesson is a bit longer so get ready ^_^

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Natalie's Lecture:

So you wake up in the morning and want to greet your host family, ne? "Ohayoo gozaimasu" is the appropriate greeting. If you wish to include everyone you might tag "Minna-sama" (everyone) on to the end of this phrase. When greeting close friends one would simply say "Oha!".
Notice what times of day to say "konnichiwa" and "konbanwa".
CULTURE NOTE: When greeting people who are not your friends, be sure to include their name with the honorific. For example, "Konbanwa Natalie-sensei" or "Konichiwa Utada-san".
You say "Oyasuminasai" only when going up to bed. It is not a greeting, but an expression to let everyone know you are going to retire for the night. It is a good thing to do as it insures you are not disturbed. Friends simply say "oyasumi".

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Natalie's Lecture:
"Sayoonara" is used only if you are going away for an extended amount of time. Never use it if you will be seeing them in a few days or hours. For these times it is more appropriate to use "Matta ne" (see you again) or "Ja Ne" (see you later). More formal forms of this also include:
"dewa mata"
"ja mata ashita" (see you again tomorrow)
"mata ashita"

My personal translation of "doozo" here is basically "here you go". It can also mean "please". It has other uses as well which we will focus on later. The old lady thanks the man by saying "arigatoo gozaimasu". It is also appropriate to say "doomo arigatoo".

"Sumimasen" means "excuse me". "Hai" means "yes".
Notice the construction of the sentence of the customer.
"O Mizu Onegaishimasu".
"Water please".
To make "mizu" (water) appropriate for conversation, we must add "O". It is very rude to forget this honorific. I forgot it once when looking for a bottle of sake. The nice Japanese man simply corrected me and we moved on, however if I had been Japanese and made such a mistake I could have been considered a vagrant. Remember to always add the honorific "O" to such things when talking about them.
Asking for another glass of water? Simply say:
"O mizu moo ippai onegaishimasu"
water another glass if you please
CULTURE NOTE:
Earlier we learned "kudasai" to mean please. Consider "onegaishimasu" to be much more formal and always use it when giving commands to strangers or people of higher rank.



Natalie's Lecture:

This page is pretty much self-explanitory, but I will point out a few extras.

Another way of saying "Doomo sumimasen" is "shitsurei shimasu" which can mean "excuse me" or "goodbye".

Culture Note:
I was told using "Iie" is very rude. It literally means "no" and the Japanese believe that using it can be disruptive to chi. Kazako-sensei recommends using "Zen-Zen" (not at all) in lue of "Iie" in such instances. Refrain from using "Iie" whenever possible. More about how to respectively say "no" in a later lesson.

Practice saying "Gochisoosamadeshita" (it was a feast). You will use this three times a day and it is uber hard to learn. It took me forever, but once I got it I have yet to forget it. It is expected that you always say this to whoever prepaired the meal.

EXTRAS:
So what about the meals?
"Gohan" literally means "cooked rice", and since the Japanese typically eat rice 3 times a day, the term "gohan" appears in each of the meal names:

asagohon - breakfast (morning rice)
hirugohan - lunch
yuugohan - dinner

Verb Usage Note"
We will work with "tabe" "to eat" and "nomi" "to drink"

If you wish to ask someone if they have a desire to eat or drink, you must tag "tai" to the end of the word to express desire:
"tabetai desu ka"?

Do you have a desire to drink?
"Nomitai desu ka?"

Stay tuned for lesson 3!

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