level: Greetings and Useful Phrases
Questions and Answers List
The pre-level1 from JSL covers classroom instructions and some simple grettings and expressions that may be used in the classroom before during and after the lesson.
level questions: Greetings and Useful Phrases
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| kiíte ite kudasài / kiítè kudasai / kiíte (i)te kudasài | Please listen |
| It́te kudasài | Please say [it] |
| Moú ichi-do itte kudasài | Please say [it] once more |
| Mińnà de it́te kudasài | Please say [it] all together |
| Hitó-ri-zùtsu it́te kudasài | Please say [it] one (person) at a time |
| Môtto hâyaku hanâshite kudasai | Please speak more quickly. |
| Môtto yukkuri hanâshite kudasai | Please speak more slowly |
| Môtto haḱkìri hanâshite kudasai. | Please speak more clearly. |
| Môtto ôoki na kôe de hànashite kudasai | Please speak in a louder voice |
| Suzúki-san ni kiite kudasài | Please ask Mr/s. Suzuki. |
| Kotâete kudasai. | Please answer. |
| Hôn wo mînai de kudasai. | Please don’t look at your book. |
| Eígo wo tsukawanài de kudasai | Please don’t use English. |
| kurikaeshite kudasai | please repeat (after me) |
| Oháyou (gozaimàsu) | Good morning. |
| Koñnichi wa. | Good afternoon. |
| Oyasumi-nasai. | Goodnight. |
| Sayo(u)nara. | Goodbye. |
| Arîgatou (gozaimasu) Arîgatou (gozaimashita) | Thank you. Thank you (for what you did). |
| I(i)e. | No. or Not at all. |
| Dôu itashimashite | Don’t mention it. |
| Su(m)ímasèn. Su(m)ímasèn deshita. | I’m sorry. or Thank you for your trouble. / I’m sorry (for what I did). Thank you (for the trouble you took) |
| Shitsûrei(-shimasu). Shitsûrei(-shimashita). | Excuse me (on leaving or entering). Excuse me (for what I did). |
| Onégai-shimàsu. | Please (speaker requesting something) |
| Dôuzo | Please (speaker offering something) |
| Moúshiwake arimasèn. / Moúshiwake gozaimasèn | Forgive me |
| Hâi.; Êe.; Hâa | Yes |
| Dôu mo | (In every way) |
| otsukáresama (dèshita) | You must be tired!, Good job! (end of class, lesson, workday, etc.) |
| Suzuki-san | Mr/Mrs Suzuki |