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Beginner Lesson #144 - Information - 1
Beginner Lesson #144 - Information - 1
Beginner Lesson #144 - Information - 1
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Beginner Lesson
Information
Kana Transcript 2
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Translation 2
Vocabulary 3
Grammar Points 3
ṽሼ ߆ߥ߫ࠎ
႓ ߪߩޠࠎࠃࠇߜޟޔ႓ߢߔޕ ߐ߆ ߪ߆ߐߩޠࠎࠃࠇߜޟޔ
ࠃߒ ⿒ဈߩࠫࡖࡄ࠾࠭ࡐ࠶࠼㧝㧜㧝ࠍ߅ ߢߔޕ
㗿ߒ߹ߔޕ ࠃߒ ߆ߐ߆ߩࠫࡖࡄ࠾࠭ࡐ࠶࠼㧝㧜㧝
႓ ߪߏޔ᩺ౝߒ߹ߔߑߏ߁ߣ߇ࠅޕ ࠍ߅ߨ߇ߒ߹ߔޕ
߹ߒߚޕ ߐ߆ ߪ߁ߣ߇ࠅޕߔ߹ߒߥࠎߏޔ
ᯏ᪾ ߅วࠊߖߩ⇟ภߪ㧜㧟ߩ㧞㧟㧠㧞 ߏߑ߹ߒߚޕ
ߩ㧤㧥㧞㧟ߢߔ߹ߑߏ߁ߣ߇ࠅޕ ߈߆ ߅ߣࠊߖߩ߫ࠎߏ߁ߪ㧜㧟ߩ㧞㧟
ߒߚޕ 㧠㧞ߩ㧤㧥㧞㧟ߢߔߑߏ߁ߣ߇ࠅޕ
߹ߒߚޕ
2 5ǀPDML Translation
Sakai Hai, 104ޟichireiyonޠno Sakai desu. Sakai 104, Information. Sakai speaking.
Yoshi $NDVDNDQR-DSDQƯ]X3RGGRRRQHJDL Yoshi JapanesePod101.com in Akasaka, please.
shimasu. Sakai Certainly, I’ll get the number for you.
Sakai +DLJRDQQDLVKLPDVX$ULJDWǀJR]DLPDVKLWD Thank you.
Kikai 2WRLDZDVHQREDQJǀZDQRQR Machine The number you are inquiring about is
GHVX$ULJDWǀJR]DLPDVKLWD 03-2342-8923. Thank you.
Vocabulary - න⺆
Kanji Kana 5ǀPDML English
᩺ౝ ࠎߥ annai information, guidance
৻㔖྾ ߜࠇࠃࠎ ichi rei yon 104 (information in Japan)
⿒ဈ ߆ߐ߆ Akasaka Akasaka (town in Tokyo)
ࠫࡖࡄ࠾࠭ࡐ࠶ ࠫࡖࡄ࠾࠭ࡐ࠶ -DSDQƯ]X3RGGR JapanesePod101
࠼ ࠼
߅วࠊߖ ߅ߣࠊߖ otoiawase inquiry
⇟ภ ߫ࠎߏ߁ EDQJǀ number
Grammar Points
In Japan, 1-0-4, ichi-rei-yon, is the number for the telephone directory. With the ability to research tele-
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some instances when it may prove useful.
3 Today’s lesson covered getting a desired number from the telphone directory. In this conversation there are
several points of interest. First, the literal translation of the telephone operator’s introduction is Telephone
Directory’s (104’s) Sakai. The possessive particle no is inserted between 104 and the employee’s name. In
Japanese, when introducing oneself, it is quite common for someone to begin their introduction with their
FRPSDQ\¿UVWIROORZHGE\WKHSDUWLFOHno and then their name. For example:
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-DSDQƯ]X3RGGRQR6X]XNL6DNXUDGHVX
,DP6DNXUD6X]XNLRI-DSDQHVH3RG
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family name.)
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ducing oneself and notifying the listener of the speaker’s nationality, current school or institution, etc.
ࠕࡔࠞߩ࠾ࡘ࡛ࠢߩࡇ࠲ߢߔޕ
$PHULNDQR1\nj<ǀNXQR3ƯWƗGHVX
I am Peter from New York in the U.S.A.
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The second point of interest is the phone number. Including the area code, phone numbers are 10 digits
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ticle no is spoken. So the syllable no is used instead of a pause.
㧜㧟ߩ㧞㧟㧠㧞ߩ㧤㧥㧞㧟
03 no 2342 no 8923
03-2342-8923
The syllable no is audible, so please note this when receiving a telephone number orally.