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Useful Phrases 3

4/30/2017

これ一つ、お願いします
[kore hitotsu onegai shimasu]
     This one, please

これ二つ、お願いします
[kore futatsu onegai shimasu]
     Two of this, please

これとこれ、お願いします
[kore to kore onegai shimasu]
     This one and this one, please

大人１枚、お願いします
[otona ichi-mai onegai shimasu]
     One adult, please(*Buying ticket)

大人２枚、お願いします
[otona ni-mai onegai shimasu]
     Two adults, please(*Buying ticket)

子供１枚、お願いします
[kodomo ichi-mai onegai shimasu]
     One child, please(*Buying ticket)

子供２枚、お願いします
[kodomo ni-mai onegai shimasu]
     Two children, please(*Buying ticket)

これ（は）いくらですか？
[kore (wa) ikura deska?]
     How much is this?

これ（は）何ですか？
[kore (wa) nan deska?]
What's this?

それ（は）何ですか？
[sore (wa) nan deska?]
What's that? (near you)

あれ（は）何ですか？
[are (wa) nan deska?]
What's that? (far from you)

ここ（は）どこですか？
[koko (wa) doko deska?]
Where's this?

この電車は ----- に行きますか？
[kono densha wa ----- ni iki maska?]
     Is this train going to ----- ?

ここから ----- までどのくらいですか？
[koko kara ----- made donokurai deska?]
     How far from here to ----- ?

そこまで歩けますか？
[soko made aruke maska?]
     Can I/we walk to there?

歩いて何分くらいですか？
[aruite nan-pun kurai deska?]
     About how many minutes on foot?

----- はここから近いですか？
[----- wa koko kara chikai deska?]
     Is ----- close from here?

何時からやってますか？
[nan-ji kara yatte maska?]
     From what time is it open?

何時までやってますか？
[nan-ji made yatte maska?]
     Until what time is it open?

カード（が）使えますか？
[kaado (ga) tsukae maska?]
     Can I use credit card?

道に迷いました
[michi ni mayoi mashita]
     I'm lost / We're lost

駅はどっちですか？
[eki wa docchi deska?]
     Which way is the station?

財布（を）失くしました
[saifu (o) nakushi mashita]
     I lost my wallet

アイフォン（を）失くしました
[I-phone (o) nakushi mashita]
     I lost my I-phone

カメラ（を）忘れました
[camera (o) wasure mashita]
     I forgot my camera

鍵（を）忘れました
[kagi (o) wasure mashita]
  I forgot my key

鞄（を）忘れました
[kaban (o) wasure mashita]
  I forgot my bag

無料ですか？/ ただですか？
[muryo deska? / tada deska?]
  Is it free?

Numbers(100-1000)

4/27/2017

　百　　100 　 [hyaku]
二百　　200 　 [ni-hyaku]
三百　　300 　 [san-byaku]
四百　　400 　 [yon-hayku]
五百　　500 　 [go-hyaku]
六百　　600   　 [roppyaku]
七百　　700 　 [nana-hyaku]
八百　　800 　 [happyaku]
九百　　900 　 [kyu-hyaku]
　千　　1000 　 [sen]

   *Use   "300 = san byaku"
     "600 = roppyaku"
"800 = happyaku"

   When you want to say 150,
　　　　　it will be [100 + 5 + 10]
so 150 = hyaku go jyu

   When you want to say 380,
　　　　　it will be [300 + 8 + 10]
so 380 = sanbyaku hachi jyu

   When you want to say 670,
　　　　　it will be [600 + 7 + 10]
  so 670 = roppyaku nana jyu

It's my first time!

4/25/2017

= 初めて（です）！
   [hajimete (des)!]

if you want to say "It's not my first time"
then it is "初めてじゃない（です）"
   [hajimete janai (des)]

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if you want to say "It's my first time to "Verb""
then ↓

日本に初めて来ました
[Nihon ni hajimete ki mashita]
It's my first time to come to Japan

or you could swap
"日本に"[Nihon ni] and "初めて"[hajimete]

初めて日本に来ました
[hajimete Nihon ni ki mashita]
    It's my first time to come to Japan

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初めて食べます
[hajimete tabe masu]
    It's my first time to eat it

初めて飲みます
[hajimete nomi masu]
    It's my first time to drink it

初めて行きます
[hajimete iki masu]
    It's my first time to go(there)

初めて見ます
[hajimete mi masu]
    It's my first time to watch/see it

初めて使います
[hajimete tsukai masu]
    It's my first time to use it

これ（を）初めて作ります
[kore (o) hajimete tsukuri masu]
    It's my first time to make this

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初めて食べました
[hajimete tabe mashita]
    It was my first time to eat it

初めて飲みました
[hajimete nomi mashita]
    It was my first time to drink it

初めて見ました
[hajimete mi mashita]
    It was my first time to watch/see it

初めて行きました
[hajimete iki mashita]
    It was my first time to go (there)

初めて作りました
[hajimete tsukuri mashita]
    It was my first time to make it

Good Luck! / Do your best!

4/25/2017

= 頑張って(下さい）!
[ganbatte (kudasai)!]

You can say this back ↓

"頑張ります！"[ganbari masu!] (I'll do my best)
"頑張る！"[ganbaru!] (casual)

as a reply or whenever you feel like it
and want to say "I'll do my best!"
before your exam, interview,
before challenging something important :)

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