Pimsleur Unit 3: Lesson Notes

Conversation:

ohayou gozaimasu. ikaga desu ka?
Good morning. How are you?

genki desu. okage sama de.
I’m fine. Thanks to you. (Thank you)

aa, nihongo ga wakarimasu ne.
aa, you understand Japanese don’t you.

hai, sukoshi. demo mada jouzu ja arimasen.
Yes, a little. But I am not very good (skilled) yet.

anata wa amerika-jin desu ka?
Are you American?

hai
Yes

demo anata wa nihongo ga yoku wakarimasu ne.
But you can speak Japanese well can’t you.

New Vocabulary:
English
Romaji
Kana
Kanji & Kana
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but
demo
でも
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yet
mada
まだ
未だ
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well (in knowledge, in skill, not health)
yoku
よく
能く
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I’m not feeling well
genki ja arimasen
げんきじゃありませ　
元気じゃありませ
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Thank you very much
doumo arigatou gozaimasu
どうも　ありがとう　ございます
どうも　有り難う 御座います

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Japan
nihon
にほん
日本
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Can speak
hanasemasu [hanasu → hanaseru (potential form)]
はなせます