Title: MiniCore Japanese-EN / Lesson 7
Tags: MinicoreJapanese-EN lesson-07 sentence dialog-line vocab dialog

MinicoreJapanese: Konbanwa.
Native: こんばんは。
English: Good evening.
Literal: good evening

MinicoreJapanese: Hoteru made onegaishimasu.
Native: ホテルまでお願いします。
English: To the hotel, please. (in a taxi)
Literal: hotel until please

MinicoreJapanese: Futari desu.
Native: ふたりです。
English: Two of us.
Literal: two-people is

MinicoreJapanese: Wai-fai wa arimasu ka.
Native: ワイファイはありますか。
English: Is there Wi-Fi?
Literal: Wi-Fi [topic] exists ?

MinicoreJapanese: Nan-ji made desu ka.
Native: 何時までですか。
English: Until what time? (is it open)
Literal: what-hour until is ?

MinicoreJapanese: Mou ichido onegaishimasu.
Native: もう一度お願いします。
English: Once more, please.
Literal: one-more-time, please

MinicoreJapanese: Matte kudasai.
Native: 待ってください。
English: Please wait.
Literal: wait-please
Notes: matte kudasai — please wait. Lesson 6's machimasu in request clothes. The taxi about to pull away, the group about to walk off, the elevator door.

MinicoreJapanese: Misete kudasai.
Native: 見せてください。
English: Please show me.
Literal: show-please
Notes: misete kudasai — please show me. The thing behind the glass, the photo on their phone, the room before you take it.

MinicoreJapanese: Tomete kudasai.
Native: とめてください。
English: Please stop (here). (in a taxi)
Literal: stop-please
Notes: tomete kudasai — please stop. The taxi request. (Its cousin tomarimasu from Lesson 6 is the bus stopping; this is you asking the driver to stop.)

MinicoreJapanese: Kite kudasai.
Native: 来てください。
English: Please come (over here / with me).
Literal: come-please
Notes: kite kudasai — please come. Something's wrong in the room, the vending machine ate your coins — lead a staff member to the problem instead of describing it.

MinicoreJapanese: Itte kudasai.
Native: 言ってください。
English: Please say it (out loud).
Literal: say-please
Notes: itte kudasai — please say it. Point at a word on a menu or a sign and ask to hear it — the spoken half of Lesson 2's harvester move.

MinicoreJapanese: Kaite kudasai.
Native: 書いてください。
English: Please write it down.
Literal: write-it, please
Notes: kaite kudasai — an old friend. You've deployed this since Lesson 1 as a repair chunk; now you can see the family it belongs to. That's all six — there is no seventh.

MinicoreJapanese: Koko de tomete kudasai.
Native: ここでとめてください。
English: Please stop right here. (taxi at the door)
Literal: here [de] stop-please
Notes: Lesson 4's koko + Lesson 6's de + tonight's request: the complete "right here is fine."

MinicoreJapanese: Ano kaban o misete kudasai.
Native: あのかばんを見せてください。
English: Please show me that bag. (pointing at the shelf)
Literal: that bag [obj] show-please
Notes: And with an object: ano (Lesson 2) picks it out, o hands it to the verb. Works for any of the six that can take a thing.

MinicoreJapanese: Kaado, ii desu ka.
Native: カード、いいですか。
English: Is card okay?
Literal: card, good is ?
Notes: Recognize it? Lesson 3 handed you this as an unanalyzed chunk. It was this frame all along — you've been using frame grammar since the konbini. (Don't confuse it with Lesson 5's X ga ii desu, which states a preference. Same ii, opposite direction: ga ii desu chooses; , ii desu ka asks.)

MinicoreJapanese: Koko, ii desu ka.
Native: ここ、いいですか。
English: May I sit here? (hand on the chair)
Literal: here, good is ?
Notes: The café chair, the train seat, the spot at the counter. Touch it, ask, wait for douzo.

MinicoreJapanese: Kore, ii desu ka.
Native: これ、いいですか。
English: May I (take / use / touch) this? (pointing)
Literal: this, good is ?
Notes: The umbrella by the door, the outlet under the counter, the sample on the tray. Whatever English verb you were reaching for — leave it home. Point.

MinicoreJapanese: Kaado o tsukaimasu.
Native: カードを使います。
English: I'll use a card. / I'll pay by card.
Literal: card [obj] use
Notes: tsukaimasu — use. When you're announcing rather than asking, the verb comes out of hiding. (But "may I use this?" stays verbless: Kore, ii desu ka.)

MinicoreJapanese: Ashita, ii desu ka.
Native: あした、いいですか。
English: Is tomorrow okay? (rebooking, rescheduling)
Literal: tomorrow, good is ?
Notes: The slot takes times as happily as things. Shop's closed today, the table's full tonight — propose the alternative yourself.

MinicoreJapanese: Toire, ii desu ka.
Native: トイレ、いいですか。
English: May I use the toilet?
Literal: toilet, good is ?
Notes: Lesson 4 found the toilet; this borrows it — the polite ask in a small shop or café. The yes you'll hear is hai, douzo; anything hesitant that isn't douzo, take as a no and let it go.

MinicoreJapanese: getsuyoubi
Native: 月曜日
English: Monday
Literal: moon-day

MinicoreJapanese: kayoubi
Native: 火曜日
English: Tuesday
Literal: fire-day

MinicoreJapanese: suiyoubi
Native: 水曜日
English: Wednesday
Literal: water-day

MinicoreJapanese: mokuyoubi
Native: 木曜日
English: Thursday
Literal: wood-day

MinicoreJapanese: kinyoubi
Native: 金曜日
English: Friday
Literal: gold-day

MinicoreJapanese: doyoubi
Native: 土曜日
English: Saturday
Literal: earth-day

MinicoreJapanese: nichiyoubi
Native: 日曜日
English: Sunday
Literal: sun-day

MinicoreJapanese: Kyou wa kinyoubi desu.
Native: 今日は金曜日です。
English: Today is Friday.
Literal: today [topic] Friday is
Notes: Lesson 2's plain old `X wa Y desu`, wearing a calendar.

MinicoreJapanese: Yasumi wa itsu desu ka.
Native: 休みはいつですか。
English: When are you closed? / When is the day off?
Literal: day-off [topic] when is ?
Notes: yasumi — day off / closed day — with Lesson 6's itsu earning its keep. Museums, ramen shops, that one bakery: ask before crossing town.

MinicoreJapanese: Nichiyoubi wa yasumi desu.
Native: 日曜日は休みです。
English: Closed on Sundays.
Literal: Sunday [topic] day-off is
Notes: The answer you'll get back — one day-name to catch, and you drilled all seven a minute ago.

MinicoreJapanese: Asa, ikimasu.
Native: 朝、行きます。
English: I'm going in the morning.
Literal: morning, go
Notes: asa — morning. Lesson 6's move, unchanged: the time word up front carries the when.

MinicoreJapanese: Hiru, gohan o tabemasu.
Native: 昼、ごはんを食べます。
English: At midday I eat (lunch).
Literal: midday, meal [obj] eat
Notes: hiru — midday. Say those two nouns together and you've accidentally invented hiru-gohan — which is exactly the Japanese word for lunch.

MinicoreJapanese: Yoru, kaerimasu.
Native: 夜、帰ります。
English: I'll head back at night.
Literal: night, return
Notes: yoru — night. Tell your host this and the front door stays friendly.

MinicoreJapanese: Ashita no ban, resutoran ni ikimasu.
Native: あしたの晩、レストランに行きます。
English: Tomorrow evening I'm going to a restaurant.
Literal: tomorrow of evening, restaurant [ni] go
Notes: ban — evening — the ban hiding inside konbanwa. And note the move: parts of the day stack onto days with Lesson 2's no — ashita no ban, kinyoubi no yoru, ashita no asa. That little no is about to build you a reservation.

MinicoreJapanese: Kono shuu, ikimasu.
Native: この週、行きます。
English: I'm going this week.
Literal: this week, go
Notes: shuu — week — with Lesson 2's kono. (Natives usually fuse the two into one word; kono shuu is understood everywhere and stays inside your grammar.)

MinicoreJapanese: Ashita, nani o shimasu ka.
Native: あした、何をしますか。
English: What are you doing tomorrow?
Literal: tomorrow, what [obj] do ?
Notes: shimasu — do, the all-purpose verb — dropped straight into Lesson 6's question machinery. This is how you ask about plans (never -tai desu ka — Lesson 5's rule stands).

MinicoreJapanese: Yoyaku o shimasu.
Native: 予約をします。
English: I'll make a reservation.
Literal: reservation [obj] do
Notes: yoyaku — reservation. A noun + o shimasu = doing the noun. Announce this at the desk and they'll reach for the book.

MinicoreJapanese: Yoyaku ga arimasu.
Native: 予約があります。
English: I have a reservation.
Literal: reservation [ga] exists
Notes: And once it's made: Lesson 4's arimasu — have — does the check-in. Booking = yoyaku o shimasu; having booked = yoyaku ga arimasu.

MinicoreJapanese: Pasupooto o misemasu.
Native: パスポートを見せます。
English: I'll show (you) my passport.
Literal: passport [obj] show
Notes: misemasu — show — the parent verb of misete kudasai, in plain clothes. Hotels must see the passport; hand it over before they ask and check-in speeds up.

MinicoreJapanese: Kinyoubi no yoru, futari, yoyaku onegaishimasu.
Native: 金曜日の夜、ふたり、予約お願いします。
English: Friday night, two people — a reservation, please.
Literal: Friday of night, two-people, reservation please
Notes: The crown jewel of this lesson: a dated, timed, sized reservation, and every atom in it is recycled — a day from today, no from Lesson 2, futari from Lesson 5, onegaishimasu from Lesson 1. Swap the day, the part of day, the headcount; the shape never changes. Works at the door, works on the phone.

MinicoreJapanese: shimasu
Native: します
English: do
Notes: *yoyaku o shimasu*

MinicoreJapanese: tsukaimasu
Native: 使います
English: use
Notes: *kaado o tsukaimasu*

MinicoreJapanese: misemasu
Native: 見せます
English: show
Notes: parent of *misete kudasai*

MinicoreJapanese: yoyaku
Native: 予約
English: reservation
Notes: *yoyaku ga arimasu* — I have one

MinicoreJapanese: asa
Native: あさ
English: morning
Notes: *ashita no asa* — tomorrow morning

MinicoreJapanese: hiru
Native: ひる
English: midday
Notes: *hiru-gohan* — lunch

MinicoreJapanese: yoru
Native: よる
English: night
Notes: *kinyoubi no yoru* — Friday night

MinicoreJapanese: ban
Native: ばん
English: evening
Notes: the *ban* in *konbanwa*

MinicoreJapanese: shuu
Native: しゅう
English: week
Notes: *kono shuu* — this week

MinicoreJapanese: yasumi
Native: 休み
English: day off / closed
Notes: *Nichiyoubi wa yasumi desu.*

MinicoreJapanese: Checking in for the night
Notes: Traveler: Konbanwa. Yoyaku ga arimasu. Sumisu desu.
Good evening. I have a reservation — Smith.
[good-evening. reservation [ga] exists. Smith is]
Host: Sumisu-san desu ka. Douzo.
Ms. Smith? Welcome — come in.
[Smith-san is ? go-ahead]
Host: Pasupooto, ii desu ka.
Your passport — may I?
[passport, good is ?]
Traveler: Hai, douzo.
Yes, here you are.
[yes, go-ahead]
Traveler: Asa-gohan wa nan-ji kara desu ka.
What time does breakfast start?
[morning-meal [topic] what-hour from is ?]
Host: Shichi-ji kara, ku-ji made desu.
From 7:00 until 9:00.
[7:00 from, 9:00 until is]
Traveler: Ashita no asa, takushii, onegaishimasu.
A taxi tomorrow morning, please.
[tomorrow of morning, taxi, please]
Host: Hai. Nan-ji desu ka.
Certainly. For what time?
[yes. what-hour is ?]
Traveler: Hachi-ji han, onegaishimasu.
8:30, please.
[8:00 half, please]
Host: Hai, hachi-ji han desu. Douzo.
8:30 it is. Here's your key.
[yes, 8:00 half is. here-you-are]
Traveler: Arigatou gozaimasu.
Thank you.
[thank you (full polite form)]

MinicoreJapanese: Konbanwa. Yoyaku ga arimasu. Sumisu desu.
Native: こんばんは。予約があります。スミスです。
English: Good evening. I have a reservation — Smith.
Literal: good-evening. reservation [ga] exists. Smith is

MinicoreJapanese: Sumisu-san desu ka. Douzo.
Native: スミスさんですか。どうぞ。
English: Ms. Smith? Welcome — come in.
Literal: Smith-san is ? go-ahead

MinicoreJapanese: Pasupooto, ii desu ka.
Native: パスポート、いいですか。
English: Your passport — may I?
Literal: passport, good is ?

MinicoreJapanese: Hai, douzo.
Native: はい、どうぞ。
English: Yes, here you are.
Literal: yes, go-ahead

MinicoreJapanese: Asa-gohan wa nan-ji kara desu ka.
Native: 朝ごはんは何時からですか。
English: What time does breakfast start?
Literal: morning-meal [topic] what-hour from is ?

MinicoreJapanese: Shichi-ji kara, ku-ji made desu.
Native: 七時から、九時までです。
English: From 7:00 until 9:00.
Literal: 7:00 from, 9:00 until is

MinicoreJapanese: Ashita no asa, takushii, onegaishimasu.
Native: あしたの朝、タクシー、お願いします。
English: A taxi tomorrow morning, please.
Literal: tomorrow of morning, taxi, please

MinicoreJapanese: Hai. Nan-ji desu ka.
Native: はい。何時ですか。
English: Certainly. For what time?
Literal: yes. what-hour is ?

MinicoreJapanese: Hachi-ji han, onegaishimasu.
Native: 八時半、お願いします。
English: 8:30, please.
Literal: 8:00 half, please

MinicoreJapanese: Hai, hachi-ji han desu. Douzo.
Native: はい、八時半です。どうぞ。
English: 8:30 it is. Here's your key.
Literal: yes, 8:00 half is. here-you-are

MinicoreJapanese: Arigatou gozaimasu.
Native: ありがとうございます。
English: Thank you.
Literal: thank you (full polite form)

MinicoreJapanese: The closed-day question
Notes: Traveler: Sumimasen. Yasumi wa itsu desu ka.
Excuse me — when are you closed?
[excuse-me. day-off [topic] when is ?]
Clerk: Teikyuubi wa maishuu suiyoubi to daisan kayoubi to natte orimasu.
Our regular closing days are every Wednesday and the third Tuesday of the month.
[(too fast — that's the point)]
Traveler: Sumimasen. Yukkuri onegaishimasu.
Sorry — slowly, please.
[excuse-me. slowly, please]
Clerk: Suiyoubi wa, yasumi desu.
Wednesdays — we're closed.
[Wednesday [topic], day-off is]

MinicoreJapanese: Sumimasen. Yasumi wa itsu desu ka.
Native: すみません。休みはいつですか。
English: Excuse me — when are you closed?
Literal: excuse-me. day-off [topic] when is ?

MinicoreJapanese: Teikyuubi wa maishuu suiyoubi to daisan kayoubi to natte orimasu.
Native: 定休日は毎週水曜日と第三火曜日となっております。
English: Our regular closing days are every Wednesday and the third Tuesday of the month.
Literal: (too fast — that's the point)

MinicoreJapanese: Sumimasen. Yukkuri onegaishimasu.
Native: すみません。ゆっくりお願いします。
English: Sorry — slowly, please.
Literal: excuse-me. slowly, please

MinicoreJapanese: Suiyoubi wa, yasumi desu.
Native: 水曜日は、休みです。
English: Wednesdays — we're closed.
Literal: Wednesday [topic], day-off is