Unit 13 おちゃはまだつめたいですか 木ようびの朝 はやくたちます はい, おります あいにく いつやすみをとりますか しごとがたくさんあります りょこうをします きれいな いきたい わるい ちょっとさむいです てんきはよくありません さむくありません あつくありません まちます ひま ひまがありません りょこうをしたいです ワシントンはまだみていません おもしろい すること つめたい することがたくさんあります Unit 14 ざんねんですね またなければならないです 英語のしんぶん いらっしゃい ますか これをわたしてくださいませんか ワシントンへりょこうしたいです ええ、ぜひ どうりょうももうひとりいきます おんなのこがふたりいます かかります おかねがかかります たかくありませんでした Unit 15 やまださんはむすめがふたりいます することがたくさんあります たぶん六月ごろまでまちます ほんとうですね どうもごちそうさまでした はたらいていました もっていました Unit 16 そのまえはなごやにすんでいました かぞくといっしょにきょうとにすんでいます とうきょうのかいしゃではたらいていました むすこさんはなんさいですか まだちいさいです おおきくなりました ひとりはぎんこうではたらいています もひとり ひとりはおおさかではたらいています りょうほうと でんわちょう でんわちょうがいりますか でんわばんごうをしっています でんわばんごうがわかりません ありました わたしはコーヒはあまりのみません コーヒをよくのみますか まいにちなにをのみますか わたしもにっさんをもっていました しゅうちょうしました でんわをかけたいんですが Unit 17 ながいあいだ 三年前から まいにちコーヒーをのみます こどもさんはいますか べんきょうしています けいざい どこの大学ですか ゆうびんきょくをさがしているんですが 五十メートルぐらい 六時ごろ 七メートルぐらいまっすぐいってください Unit 18 すると 右に すると左に銀行があります そのかど まがってください そのかどを右にまがってください さがしているんです かきます かないはよくてがみをかきます あまり時間がありません いいえ、あまりかきません ぜんぜんかきません りょうほうともアメリカにいます アメリカのどこですか かいしゃではたらいています よびたい タクシーをよびたいんですが しょうしょうおまちください タクシーがきましたよ ぐあいがわるいんです Unit 19 どこの大学ですか なにをべんきょうしていますか やまださんもむすこさんがいますね 電話をかけます 電話ははやいですからね ゆうびんきょくをさがしているんですが ここからとおいですか このみちをまっすぐ四メートルいってください するとみぎにぎんこうがあります そのかどをみぎにまがってください あるいていけません しゅじんはぐあいわるいんですが タクシーがきましたよ やっきょくはひだりにあります 電話をかけたいんですが ぜんぶでいくらですか Unit 20 ちかい やっきょく あまりちかくありません うちをかいたいんです それはいけませんね あそこにびょういんがありますね そのかどをひだりにまがってください 新聞はありません おつり 四百円のおつりです でもよく電話をかけます 電話はてがみよりはやいです おおさかまでください 一まいください おおさかゆき おおさかゆきはなんばんせんですか 三ばんせんです おおさかまでどのぐらいですか きゅうこう とっきゅう Unit 21 バスはくるまよりおそいです ここでまっています いっしょにいきましょう もしよければ くるまがうごかないんです じゅうぶんあります きって ゆうびんきょくはしまっています みなしまっています でもデパートはあいています すみません、きってはありません どこでかいますか ともだちにでんわをかけます Unit 22 えきのキヨスクで えきでかいます 車で五分ぐらいです すぐ行きますか すぐ行きたいんです ちかてつ バスでは行きたくありません バスはおそいです 車でいけません しんじゅくへいかなければならないんです でもあしたはお店は八時まであいています テニスができますか つごうがわるいんです 何時ごろ Unit 23 しっています しりません しりあい メアリさんとよくテニスをします メアリさんのごしゅじんもテニスができますか はい、りょうほうともテニスをします テニスがじょうずです かなり いっしょにテニスをしますか こうえん ちかてつのえきまであるいていきます 今日の新聞はありますか Unit 24 かなりおそいです コンサートはなんじにはじまりますか まだじかんがありますね きっさてん よくしっていますか しています テニスをしています 十五年も 木曜日はつごうがいいです あしたはやすみですけど かまいません いいですよ もちろんかまいません かいぎがあります ずいぶん ずいぶんいそがしいんですね Unit 25 おくさんはテニスをじゅうねんもしています ええ、でもテニスのほうがすきです おさけのほうがいいです 水曜日は休みですけど わたしはかまいません それとも土曜日のほうがいいですか お金はどこでかえられますか ぎんこうへいってきます すぐもどっていきます Unit 26 来週の水曜日にテニスをしませんか どのぐらいテニスをしていますか いいきっさてんをしっています チョコレートケーキのほうがいいです へやへいってきます よ お金をかえたいんです ドルを円にかえたいんです おかねをかえに ちかくに みつびしぎんこうのほうがちかいです アメリカのほうがおおきいです ちかくにぎんこうがありますか ゆうびんきょくへもいきます ひるにかいぎがあります ぎんこうへはすぐいきますか いますぐ Unit 27 そのまえにおかねをかえにぎんこうへいきます いますぐぎんこうへいかなければならないんです いっしょにいってもいいですか しこくへいくんですね こんしゅうのすいようびにたちます きゅうしゅうへもいきます しこくにはどのぐらいいますか きゅうしゅうにはいっしゅうかんいます きゅうしゅうではすることがたくさんあります 私はしこくにはニ三日しかいません ドルしかもっていません わたしはきゅうしゅうにしかいきません いつもどってきますか あしたは日曜日ですから でんしゃはじかんがかかります Unit 28 きゅうしゅうでかいぎがあります にさんにちしかいません オレンジジュースもありますけど ボストンはどんなところですか まち 日本人の大学生もたくさんいます かぞくにあいます かぞくにあいにボストンへいきます 友だちにあいにきっさてんへいきます いつか いつかアメリカへいきたいです Unit 29 わたしも えきのまえにぎんこうがありますね そこでかえられますか ちずをかきます ちずをかきましょうか もちろんかまいませんよ このしゅうまつ むすこにあいにいきます いっしゅうかんしかいません おそくなってすみません Unit 30 いつかぜひいきたいです もしよければ どうぞおはいりください ほんとにそうですね ゆきがふります ふゆ あめがふりますか にほんではあめがたくさんふります たぶんにさんにちしかふりません なつはときどきふりますよ |
Unit 13 Is the tea still cold? Thursday morning leaving early Yes, he’s in. Unfortunately When will you take a vacation? a lot of work travel beautiful want to go bad it’s a little cold the weather is not all right not cold not hot wait free time no free time want to travel haven’t seen Washington yet interesting things to do cold a lot of things to do Unit 14 that’s too bad, isn’t it? have to wait English newspaper in Please hand this in. I want to take a trip to Washington Yes, with pleasure another colleague is going there are two girls costs costs money was not expensive Unit 15 Mr. Yamada has 2 daughters There are a lot of things to do. Maybe I’ll wait until about June. That’s true, isn’t it? It was a feast. was working had Unit 16 Before that, I lived in Nagoya. I live with my family in Kyoto I was working in a company in Tokyo How old is your son? They are still small. They’re grown up One person is working at a bank. One more person. One person is working in Osaka. Both of them. phone book Do you need a phone book? I know the phone number. I don’t know the phone number. Here it is. I don’t drink coffee very much Do you drink coffee often? What do you drink everyday? I also had a Nissan. went on a business trip. I want to make a telephone call. Unit 17 long time from three years ago I drink coffee everyday Do you have children? is studying economics Which university is it? I’m looking for the post office. about 50 meters about six o’clock Go forward about seven meters. Unit 18 Then/when you do that On the right Then there is a bank on the left. That corner Please turn. Please turn right at that corner. looking for to write my wife writes letters often/ I don’t have much time. No, I don’t write often. I never write. Both are in America. Where in America? He’s working in a company. call I would like to call a taxi. Please wait. The taxi has come. not feeling well [condition is bad] Unit 19 which university is it? what is he studying? Mr. Yamada also has a son, right? to make a phone call because the telephone is quick I’m looking for the post office. Is it far from here? go straight down this road 4 meters. Then there is a bank on the right Turn right at that corner I can’t go by foot. my husband isn’t feeling well the taxi has come the pharmacy is on the left I want to make a telephone call How much is it total? Unit 20 close pharmacy not very close I want to buy a house I’m sorry to hear that the hospital is over there turn left at that corner there are no newspapers change (money) 400 yen change But we often call on the telephone the telephone is faster than letters To Osaka please One ticket please Osaka bound What track for Osaka? Its track 3 How long to Osaka? express train super express train Unit 21 the bus is slower than the car I’ll be waiting here Let’s go together If it’s all right with you the car doesn’t work there’s enough stamps the post office is closed everything is closed but the department store is open sorry, there are no stamps where can I buy them? I’m going to call my friend Unit 22 at the station kiosk you buy it at the station by car, its about 5 minutes are you going right away? I would like to go right away subway I don’t want to go by bus The bus is slow I can’t go by car I have to go to Shinjuku but tomorrow the stores are open until 8 can you play tennis? Its not convenient about what time? Unit 23 I know I don’t know at all acquaintance I often play tennis with Mary Can Mary’s husband also play tennis? Yes, they both play tennis. They are good at tennis fairly/considerably Do you want to play tennis together? park I’ll go to the subway station by foot Is there a newspaper today? Unit 24 Its fairly slower When does the concert start? There’s still time, isn’t there? coffee shop do you know him well? have been I have been playing tennis as many as 15 years Thursday is convenient Tomorrow is a holiday though That doesn’t matter That’s good for sure Of course it doesn’t matter I have a meeting awfully you’re awfully busy, aren’t you? Unit 25 his wife has been playing tennis for as many as 10 years yes, but I like tennis better I prefer rice wine Wednesday is a holiday though As for me, it doesn’t matter Or do you prefer Saturday? Where can I change money? I’m going to the bank I’m coming back right away Unit 26 Wed. of next week, won’t you play tennis? how long have you been playing tennis? I know a good coffee shop Chocolate cake is better I’ll go to the room and come back For sure I want to change money I want to change dollars into yen to change money close by Mitsubishi bank is closer America is bigger Is there a bank near by? I’m also going to the post office I have a meeting at noon Are you going to the bank right away? immediately Unit 27 before that, I’ll go the bank to change money I have to go to the bank immediately Can we go together? You’re going to Shikoku, aren’t you? I’m leaving Wednesday of this week I’m going to Kyushyu too How long will you stay in Shikoku? I’ll stay in Kyushu for one week There are lots of things to do in Kyushyu I’ll stay only a few days in Shikoku I only have dollars I’ll only go to Kyushyu When will you return? because tomorrow is Sunday the train takes time Unit 28 There’s a meeting in Kyushyu I’ll stay only a few days There’s orange juice also though What kind of place is Boston? town There are many Japanese university students I’ll see my family In order to see the family, I’m going to Boston I’m going to a coffee shop to see my friends someday/sometime Someday, I want to go to America Unit 29 me too there’s a bank in front of the station, right? Can I change money at that place? I’ll draw a map Shall I draw a map? Of course. I don’t mind. For sure. this weekend We’re going to see our son. only one week I’m sorry I’m late Unit 30 Someday, by all means I would like to go if its all right with you please come in truly its so, isn’t it? it snows winter does it rain? In Japan, it rains a lot maybe it snows for only a few days sometimes it rains in the summer |
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Pimsleur Japanese Level 2 Notes
I started taking notes on Unit 13.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
a lost friendship
Its been a long time since I've written, but this time I'm determined to write regularly. Another birthday has passed and I'm now 25 years old. Damn, that's getting old! And this was the best birthday ever. Why? Because no one knew it was my birthday, so I was free from all social obligations and unwanted attention. I was still depressed, as I always am on this day, but at least it wasn't stressful.
In other news, a promising friendship is no more. Robyn, I'm sure you'll never read this, but I'm going to explain it here regardless. We met two years ago, upon our arrival in Japan. At first, it was a friendship of convenience. We were both new, both uncertain of our environment, both in need of support. Admittedly, we had very different personalities, but that didn't seem to matter. We became good friends, hanging out, traveling, working through the Japan experience together. And then, over time, I noticed changes. Basically, we grew apart. And then you invited me out to dinner to meet your mother, who was visiting. As we walked to the restaurant, we chatted and everything was okay. But when we arrived, there was Amy waiting for us. As you may have realized, I don't like Amy. Her personality sucks and she acts mentally unbalanced on occasion. I'm sure Amy feels the same way about me, so it was no surprise that she acted so coldly towards me. But it was a surprise that you did. Why did you invite me in the first place? Robyn, I have no room in my life for fake friendships. And that is clearly what ours is. Life is just too short. And so here on this blog that you will never read, I'm saying goodbye. You'll probably not even notice any change, since we see each other so rarely now. But you will no longer be part of my life. This saddens me, because I liked you and considered you a good friend. At one time we were. But this is the end for us.
In other news, a promising friendship is no more. Robyn, I'm sure you'll never read this, but I'm going to explain it here regardless. We met two years ago, upon our arrival in Japan. At first, it was a friendship of convenience. We were both new, both uncertain of our environment, both in need of support. Admittedly, we had very different personalities, but that didn't seem to matter. We became good friends, hanging out, traveling, working through the Japan experience together. And then, over time, I noticed changes. Basically, we grew apart. And then you invited me out to dinner to meet your mother, who was visiting. As we walked to the restaurant, we chatted and everything was okay. But when we arrived, there was Amy waiting for us. As you may have realized, I don't like Amy. Her personality sucks and she acts mentally unbalanced on occasion. I'm sure Amy feels the same way about me, so it was no surprise that she acted so coldly towards me. But it was a surprise that you did. Why did you invite me in the first place? Robyn, I have no room in my life for fake friendships. And that is clearly what ours is. Life is just too short. And so here on this blog that you will never read, I'm saying goodbye. You'll probably not even notice any change, since we see each other so rarely now. But you will no longer be part of my life. This saddens me, because I liked you and considered you a good friend. At one time we were. But this is the end for us.
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