Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing

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じゃ!ja! [00:06]

みなさん、こんにちは。あ、あけましておめでとうございます。2023ねん、さいしょのJapanese Swotterです。おげんきですか。Today, we’ll practice useful expressions. Here we go! 

Hello, everyone. Oh, I should say, “happy new year”.  It’s the first Japanese Swotter in 2023. How are you doing? Today, we’ll practice useful expressions.  Here we go!

 [00:22]

まずは、「すみません sumimasen」です。

            We’ll begin with “sumimasen”.  

 “すみませんsumimasen” can be “thank you”, “sorry” and  “excuse me”. Nowadays, some people say, “すませんsuimasen”。

 [00:37]

Repeat after me

すみません。sumimasen

Say again, 

すみません。sumimasen

 [00:50]

Dialogue 

A: Excuse me, you’ve dropped this….

B: あ、すみません。a, sumimasen.

            Thank you.

 [00:57]

Dialogue 

A: Can I help you? 

B: すみません。sumimasen.

            Thank you.

 [01:02]

Now, you reply with “すみません sumimasen”.

[01:08] 

Dialogue 1

A: これ、おとしましたよ。kore, otoshimashitayo.

You say: あ、すみません。sumimasen.

[01:14]

Dialogue 2

A: てつだいましょうか。tetsudaimashouka?

You say: すみません。sumimasen.

[01:25]

つぎは、「どうも」です。

            Next is “doumo”. 

It’s like “thanks” and actually we Japanese use “doumo” a lot every day.

[01:33]

Repeat after me

どうも。

Say again, 

どうも。

[01:43]

Dialogue 

A: After you.

B: どうも。

[01:47]

Dialogue 

A: You‘ve dropped something!

B: どうも。

[01:51]

Dialogue 

A: Can I help you?

B: どうも。

[01:58]

Now, you reply with “どうも”. OK?

[02:02]

Dialogue 1

A: おさきに どうぞ。

You say: どうも。

[02:12]

Dialogue 2

A: なにか おとしましたよ。

You say: どうも

[02:18]

We seldom say “さようならgood bye”. If you’ve asked for directions, then you can simply say “doumoどうもthanks”.  

[02:30]

つぎは、「じゃ(あ)」、「じゃ、また」、「では、また」を れんしゅうします。

Next, we’ll practice “ja”, “ja, mata” and “dewa mata”. 

[02:38]

Repeat after me

じゃ。

[02:44]

Dialogue 

A: Oh, is it your first trip to Japan? I hope you enjoy. See you.

You say: じゃ。

[02:55]

Dialogue 

A: Yes, you can take this bus. It stops in front of that temple.

You say: どうも。(どうも、じゃ。)

[03:07]

In case you talked to someone you know, “じゃ、また ja(dewa) mata” is better, as “またmata” means “again”. 

[03:17]

Repeat after me

じゃ、また。

Again

じゃ、また。

[03:29]

Dialogue 

A:  It was fun, today. Well, see you again.

B:  じゃ、また。

[03:38]

Dialogue 

Again,  you reply with “じゃ、また”.

A: きょうはたのしかったですね。じゃ、またあいましょう。 

You say: じゃ、また。

[03:54]

Let’s practice basic greetings and phrases.

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