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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, “すいません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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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, “すいません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.
Support the show=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=
Become a patron: More episodes with full translation and Japanese transcripts. Members-only podcast feed for your smartphone app. Japanese Swotter on Patreon
Note: English translations might sound occasionally unnatural as English, as I try to preserve the structure and essence of the original Japanese. 

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