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e dollars into yen. 
 テラー: はい。 この もうしこみしょ に かいて ください。 
 Yes, fill out this form please. 
 メアリー: はい。 これ で いい です か。 
 Okay, is it alright like this? 
 テラー: はい、 あちら で おまち ください。 
 Yes, please wait over there. 
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ドル dollar 
えん yen 
かえます to change 
できます can do, able to do 
かど corner 
ぎんこう bank 
あきます to be open 
あさ morning 
もうしこみしょ (application) form 
かきます to write 
あちら there (polite form of あそこ) 
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おまち ください please wait (polite form of まちます, to wait) 
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LESSON 13 - Where is it? (どこですか？) 
Mr. Suzuki and Mary discuss where they live. 
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 メアリー: すずき さん の お すまい は どこ です か。 
 Suzuki-san, where is your house? 
 すずき: しながわ です。 
 It's in Shinagawa. 
 メアリー: じゃあ、べんり な ところ です ね。 
 Well, it's a convenient place, isn't it? 
 すずき: ええ、 えき にも ちかいし、かいもの にも べんり です。 
 Yes, it's near the subway station, and it's also convenient for shopping. 
 すずき: メアリー さん は どこ に すんで います か。 
 Where do you live, Mary? 
 メアリー: あかさか です。 
 Akasaka. 
 すずき: ちかてつ の えき から ちかい です か。 
 Is it near the train station? 
 メアリー: いいえ、すこし とおい です が、とても しずか です。 
 No, it's a little far, but it's very quiet. 
 すずき: うち です か。 
 Is it a house? 
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 メアリー: いいえ、マンション です。ちち も はは も とても き に いって います。 
 No, it's an apartment. Both my father and mother like it very much. 
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おすまい house, dwelling, housing (polite form) 
べんり (な) convenient 
ちかい close, near 
すみます to live 
ちかてつ subway, underground 
すこし a little, few 
とおい far 
とても very, extremely 
しずか (な) quiet 
うち house 
マンション apartment 
き に いります to like 
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1. ええ 、えき に も ちかい し、かいもの にも べんり です。 
 This sentence translates as: "Yes, it's near the subway station, and also convenient for 
shopping." The key grammar pattern in this sentence is the construciton 
"も～し、も～です。" "も" is a particle meaning "also" and "し" is a conjunction meaning 
"and." "し" is used to connect a series of two or more related phrases in a sentence, 
often for emphasis. Since the construction "～も～も" is often used to express "both~~ 
and~~" in positive sentences and "neither~~nor~~" in negative sentences. This 
sentence can also be translated as: "Yes, it's both near the station and convenient for 
shopping." Another common pattern is "は～し、も～です," meaning "not only~~, but 
also~~." 
Examples: わたし は じかん も ない し、おかね も ありません。 
(I neither have time nor money.) 
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 トム の いもうと は きれい だ し、あたま も いい です。 
(Tom's sister is not only pretty, but also smart.) 
 この ほん は ながい し、つまらない です よ。 
(This book is not only long, but also boring.) 
2. メアリー さん は どこ に すんで います か。 
 Translation: "Where do you live, Mary?" The particle "に" referring to place of existence 
in this sentence is used with "すんで います" meaning "to live." Another verb using "に" 
as a particle of existence is "つとめて います" which means "to be employed." In 
Japanese, when giving Japanese address, start with the larger area followed by the 
particle "の" and then the smaller area. 
Examples: Q: どこ に すんで います か。 
(Q: Where do you live?) 
 A: とうきょう の あかさか に すんで います。 
(A: I live in Akasaka, Tokyo.) 
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LESSON 14 - Let's Go (いきましょう) 
Mr. Suzuki and Mr. Miller talk about their weekend excursion. 
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 すずき: あしたは どようび です が、どこか へ いきません か。 
 Since tomorrow is Saturday, why don't we go somewhere? 
 ミラー: とうきょう ディズニーランド へ いきましょう。 
 Let's go to Tokyo Disneyland. 
 すずき: そう です ね。いいですね。 
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 Yes, that's great. 
 ミラー: なに で いきます か。 
 How are we getting there? 
 すずき: でんしゃ でも いい です が、くるま で いきましょう か。 
 We can go by train, but why don't we go by car. 
 ミラー: ぼく は くるま が うんてん できません。 
 But I cannot drive. 
 すずき: ぼく が うんてん します。せんじつ うんてん めんきょしょう を とりました から。 
 I'll drive. I got my car license the other day. 
 ミラー: そう です か。くるま も かったん です か。 
 Is that so? Did you also buy a car? 
 すずき: いいえ、ちち の を かります。 
 No, I'm borrowing my father's. 
 ミラー: メアリーさん も さそいましょう か。 
 Let's also invite Mary. 
 すずき: ええ、そう しましょう。わたし は いもうと を つれて いきます。 
 Okay, let's do that. I'll take my sister along. 
 ミラー: じゃあ、たのしみ に して います。 
 Well, I'm looking forward to it. 
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でんしゃ (electric) train 
くるま car 
ぼく I (male) 
うんてん する to drive 
せんじつ the other day 
めんきょしょう license 
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とります to take 
かります to borrow 
さそいます to invite 
つれます to take (someone) along 
たのしみ fun 
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1. なに で いきますか。 
 This sentence translates as: "How are you going?" Literally translated, it says "With 
what are you going?" The "で" particle implies to do something "with" or "by" so and so 
means or method. 
Examples: バス で いきます。 
(I am going by bus.) 
 にほんご で せつめい します。 
(I will explain in Japanese.) 
 クレジット カード で はらいます。 
(I will pay by credit card.) 
2. くるま も かったん です か。 
 Translation: "Did you also buy a car?" "ん" added to the plain form of a verb and 
followed by a "です か" is used in emphasing a question. In a declarative sentence, "か" 
is omitted and the "plain verb form + ん" is also used for emphasis of a statement or a 
fact. 
Examples: もう その えいが を みたん です か。 
(Have you already seen that movie?) 
 がっこう へ いくん です。 
(I am going to school.) 
3. たのしみ に して います。 
 This is an idiomatic expression meaning "I am looking forward to it." 
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LESSON 15 - The Trip (りょこう) 
Mr. Suzuki and Mr. Miller are out on an excursion. 
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 すずき: さあ、つきました よ。 
 Well, we're here. 
 ミラー: わあ、きれいな ところ です ね。 
 Wow. It's a beautiful place, isn't it? 
 すずき: ええ。てんき も いい し、きもち が いい です ね。 
 Yes. The weather's nice and it feels good. 
 ミラー: きっぷ は どこ で かうん です か。 
 Where do we buy the tickets? 
 すずき: あそこ の まどぐち です。 
 Over at that ticket window. 
 ミラー: ひとり いくら です か。 
 How much is it for one person? 
 すずき: ２５００えん です。こども は １５００えん です。 
 It's 2500 yen. It's 1500 yen for children. 
 ミラー: じゃあ、いっしょ に かいましょう。 
 Well, let's buy it together. 
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 メアリー: おなか が すきませんか。 
 Are you hungry? 
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 ミラー: ええ。すきました。 
 Yes, I am hungry. 
 メアリー: なに か たべましょう か。 
 Why don't we eat something? 
 すずき: あの レストラン で たべましょう。 
 Let's eat at that restaurant. 
 メアリー: なに が あります か。 
 What do they have? 
 すずき: おいしい もの が いろいろ あります。ハンバーガー も あります よ。 
 There are a lot of delicious things. The hamburgers are also good. 
 メアリー: じゃあ、わたし は ハンバーガー と コーラ に します。 
 OK. I'll have a hamburger and a cola. 
 ミラー: ぼく は ホット ドッグ を たべます。すずき さん は？ 
 I'll have a hot dog. How about you, Mr. Suzuki? 
 すずき: そう です ね。メアリー さん と 同じの に します。 
 Hmmm. I'll have the same as Mary. 
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つきます to arrive, to reach 
きれい（な） pretty, beautiful 
ところ place 
てんき weather 
きもち feeling 
きっぷ ticket 
まどぐち window, ticket window 
おなじ same 
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1. おなか が すきませんか。 
 Translates as: "Are you hungry?" 
 ええ。すきました。 
Translates as: "Yes, I am hungry." 
The negative form of a verb followed by an interrogative particle is often used to ask 
questions. This would be the equivalent of an inverted negative question form in 
English. In this example above, it would be: "Aren't you hungry?" In English, the type 
of question is often used when expecting an affirmative answer. However, this is not 
always the case in Japanese, where the negative verb form is used to "soften" the 
question. The answer to the question can be "yes" or "no." Sometimes, the negative 
verb form in a question can be used to make a suggestion as in "Eega e ikimasen ka." 
("Why don't we go to a movie?") 
2. きっぷ は どこ で かうん です か。 
 Translates as: "Where do we buy the tickets?" 
 あそこ の まどぐち です。 
Translates as: "Over at that ticket window." 
The sentence ending "～ん です / ～ん です か" indicates that the speaker is explaining or 
asking about something that is of common interest to both the speaker and the other 
party. This pattern is also used to emphasize a point or an idea. 
Examples: なに を して いるん です か。 
(What are you doing?) 
 えいご を べんきょう して いるん です。 
(I am studying English.) 
 えき へ いきたいん です が、どこ です か。 
(I'd like to go to the station, where is it?) 
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