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Beginner Lesson S4
Japanese Etiquette: Visiting a Home

Kanji
Kana
Romanization
English
Vocabulary
Grammar Points

2
2
2
3
3
4



 

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Kanji






# "

# "
/012
# "
/012
#

"

 


 
!"
 

$%&"
'( )*+ , . ) ,/012( + 3456
789:  4;<=>?@

ABC789:/012DE=
($FG"@(AB
HAB
H
$8 * =.
IJ,'C4<=GLKKKMAB
H
,NONO
=PQ + 

Kana
: +

ABPB
: + AB # "
: + ABPB
: + AB # "
$$H,7S
T
: + AB # "
$$H,7S
T
: +

AB #

"

 R(
!"
$ %&"
'(PB )*+ ,
 . ) ,$$H,7S
T( + N4%I

789:PB
477<=>?@

ABC789:$$H,7S
TDCB=
($G"@(AB
HAB
H
$8 * =.
IJ,'C4<=GLKKKMAB
H
,NONO
=PQ + 

Romanization
Tend
U X
V ZW Y
(Inu
Tend
U X
m ZW X
l W
Tend
U X
V ZW Y
Tend
U X
m ZW X
l W
n]o]e]l]_h]_]l]Y]p]_
Tend
U X
m ZW X
l W

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Mam[]\^]_]`]_XWZa]_]\b]cd]_]`]_XWZa]_]c`]e]fXgZ\hXWZi]_]i]jXWZk]Y]lXWZ\
Wanwan)
Okaerinasai. Miu-chan. Ara?
Mama, kochira, n]o]e]l]_h]_]l]Y]p]_]q]i]_]r]\s]_]d]_]i]jXWr]et]_]l]u]i]jXWZ\
Hajimemashite. Miu no haha desu. Yoroshiku.
A, DU]a]ej]_]vXWZa]u]a]_]i]jXWZd]u]\n]o]e]l]_h]_]l]Y]p]_d]ea]U]i]jXWZa]_]i]Y]\
S][ 
c ]e ]q ]_ ]f ]_ X
l 
W ]t ]Y ]` ]_ ]i X
_ ZW 
\ ]w ]U ]o ]e 
c ]w ]U ]o ]e \

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]n o]e]l]_h]_]l]Y]p]_
Tend
U X
m ZW X
l W

Ojama shimasu. A, kore, tsumaranai mono desu ga.... dU]o]e]\

Ara, wazawaza sumimasen.

English
(door bell rings)
(Dog
woof!)
aj]e]a]u]\ ]j]c d ik]u]u]r
Tendou Miu
Hey, mom. I aj]e]a]u]\b]j]cw]e]f]f]p]c
a long time.
(Dog
woof)
j ZW i
Tendou Kiri
Welcome home, Miu-chan. Oh, who i]d X
Tendou Miu
Mom, this is Ozora Haruya. He ia]pk]e]p ]lXWZu]r]`]\
V ZW Y i]a ]e ]a \
Tendou Kiri
Nice to meet you. I aX
Oozora Haruya
Oh, nice to meet you too. My name is Ozora Haruya.
Tendou Kiri
Well, come on in.
Oozora Haruya
Oh, this is for you. It's not much, but please have it.
Tendou Kiri
Oh, you shouldn dj]_ ]u]\










Vocabulary

Kanji


!"
. ) ,

Kana

R(
!"
. ) ,


5 6
;
,
J,'


% 
I

7 7
,
J,'

Romaji
inu
Hisashiburi.
kochira
kareshi
haha
ara
tsumaranai

English
dog
Long time no see.
this person, this
direction
boyfriend
mother
oh, ah
boring,
uninteresting; -i
adjective

Vocabulary Sample Sentences

34<=

It's my dog.

Watashi no inu desu.

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( + 
!"
<=

 

Kochira

3 
4 
5 
6 wa
7

 Tanaka

  Tar
 U]q]
< i]
=_]r `]u]i]Y]\
 
Watashi
r ]` ]u ]i ]Y \
; no

< 
= kareshi

 
A

B 
H wa
> sarar

? @
Zg ]q ]a ]_ 

4 
Taro

 
, 
 no
$ haha

7 
> 
B desu.

 O  D]U  ]o =e ]p ]e ]l ]e ]i Xj ZW ]t ]Y \
Tar
i]_]7 r]cjXWZi]_]i]jXWZ( k]Y]+ lX<
W=
`]u]i]Yr]u]\
. ) U]q],

Ara,
U 
_

. 
I 
 ohay

J 
 
, ]f ]e 
' ]o X
 ZW ]a 
C ]_ ]i 
4 ]Y \ 
< 
= L
G 
K 
K K
Kore, tsumaranai mono desu ga..

Taro, it's been a long time.

This is Taro Tanaka.
My boyfriend is a company employee.
I'm Taro's mother. Nice to meet you.
Oh, good morning!
This is a little something (gift) for
you.

Grammar Points
Useful Vocabulary and Phrases


!"

Hisashiburi. Long time no see.

It
means
"It's
a long time." In formal situations,
desu

!"

<=been

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!

" 
< "hisashiburi

= 

e]l o-hisashiburi desu.
]_ ]l 
u ]Y ]i ]u ]` \
*****Casual

!" Conversation*****
A: 
!" Hisashiburi.
B:
Hisashiburi.
*****Polite

$ 

!

" Conversation*****

< 
= 
A: 
O-hisashiburi desu.

!

" 
< 
= 
B:
Hisashiburi desu.



Tadaima. I'm home.

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$%&"
'(

O-kaerinasai. Welcome back.




 ] ]u ]i ]i ]e 
r
 ]

\
 Z ]u ]_ ]i u

These phrases were introduced in Nihongo D]U ]v 

U q ]u ]X
k ZW u ]]u ]_ ]i ]e r
see its lesson note for the detailed explanation.




*****Casual
 Conversation*****
Tadaima.)
A:$%&"
B:
Okaeri.)





*****Polite
 Conversation*****
"

Tadaima kaerimashita.)
A:
$ 
% 
& " 
' 
( 
 
B:
Okaeri nasai.)



$FG"@(

O-agari-kudasai.
Please (take off your shoes and) come up.


$ 8 * 
 
= 

O-jama-shimasu.

Excuse me.
(Literally means "I'm going to get in the way."
It is used when entering someone else's home).

 


 ] ]u ]i ]i ]e 
r
 ]

\
 Z ]u ]_ ]i u

k ZW u ]]u ]_ ]i ]e r
These phrases were introduced in Nihongo D]U ]v ]U q ]u ]X
see its Lesson Notes for a detailed explanation.
J,'C4<=G

AB
H
]\ \]\
Tsumaranai mono desu ga... DU]o]e]\
This is a trifling thing, but here you go.


N 
O 
N 
O 
 


" 
G 
D B 
O 
 
 
= 
Waza waza arigatUf]e]o]_XWZa]_]i]Y]\
Thank you for going through the trouble.

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 ] ]u ]i ]i ]e 
r
 ]\

 Z ]u ]_ ]i u

These phrases were introduced in Nihongo D]U ]v 

U q ]u ]X
k ZW u ]]u ]_ ]i ]e r
see its lesson note for the detailed explanation.

. )

,/012( + 3456

Kochira, n]o]e]l]_h]_]l]Y]p]_]q]i]_]r]\s]_]d]_]i]jXWr]et]_]l]u]i]jXWZ\
This is Haruya ]n ]o ]e ]l ]_ 
\ ]h u ] 
i ]a 
p ]k ]e p ]X
l ZW ]u ]r ]` \





. ) ,

.
 


A
Kochira
WZie]r]ue d]j]u KO SO A DO
]]e ]l ]` 
i ]_ ]r 
` ZW 
d ]a ]u ]_ ]r 
i ]d X
j ZW i
direction, this way or this person here.
*KO SO A .DO ) words
]u]i]i]e]r]i]c
,
 XWZj]e]r]f]ew]U]v]Uq ]u ]kXWZu ]u]_]i]e]r
WZie ]d]u]rY]i]u]`d]eWZr]d]l]e]`]Y
]u_d]jXWZl]`]_]l]d]p]\
Kochira









In today's dialog, Miu was talking to her mother, so she was using casual
Japanese. This sentence would look like the following in a polite situation:

. )


, 
7 
 
/ 
0 
1 
2 ( + 
< 
= 
 
3 
4 
5 
6 
< 
= 

Kochira wa n]o]e]l]_h]_]l]Y]p]_]q]i]_]r`]u]i]Y]\s]_]d]_]i]jXWr]et]_]l]u]i]jXW`]u]i]Y]\

***** Sentence Pattern *****

. ) ,7
( +
[name
<= of the person]
Kochira wa

[name of the person] san

desu.

[Relation,
occupation etc.]
<=
[Relation, occupation etc.]
desu.

***** Examples *****

. )


, 
7  
 
 
 

( + 
< 
= 
 
3 
4 
 

< 
= 

Kochira wa TendUVXWZY]q]i]_]r`]u]i]Y]\s]_]d]_]i]jXWr]ed]e]a]e]`]_
]jXW`]u]i]Y]\
* Since kochira is an honorific way of saying "this person," kore is more suitable
when referring one's own family member.

. 
I 
7 
 
3 
4 
; 
< 
= 

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Kore wa watashi no haha desu.

This is my mother.
***** Practice *****
Please introduce the following people.
1)Kim Keith / my friend __________________________________________________
2)Peter Galante / my teacher _____________________________________________

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