Lesson 2 - Additional Vocabulary:
Directions
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by Incase used
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Here is a short list of words and phrases that can be used in the situations covered in this module. You will NOT be tested on these new words. To show you how they are used, we have provided example sentences. Both the words and the sentences are on the tape to help you with pronunciation and to give you practice listening to them.
ēgakan |
movie theater |
Ēgakan
doko ni arimas |
Where is there a movie theater? |
neon sain |
neon sign |
Asoko
ni neon sain
arimas |
See that neon sign over there? |
ginkō |
bank |
Ginkō
doko ni arimas |
Where is there a bank? |
shingō |
(traffic) signal |
Asoko ni shingō
arimas |
See that signal over there? |
biru |
large building (“tatemono” can refer to any building) |
Asoko ni biru
arimas |
See that large building over there? |
mukō gawa |
the other side |
Mukō gawa
des |
It's on the other side. |
soba |
near |
Sono soba ni
arimas |
There's one near that. |
tonari |
next to |
Sono tonari des |
It's next to that. |
ch |
basement |
Ch |
There's one in the basement. |
ik-kai |
first floor |
ni-kai |
second floor |
san-gai |
third floor |
yon-kai |
fourth floor |
go-kai |
fifth floor |
San-gai ni arimas |
There's one on the third floor. |
Sumimasen. Mō ichido itte kudasai . |
Excuse me. Please say that again. |