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I'm still working on my Japanese, but in everything that I've learned, most of it is nothing I would actually say if I could talk with someone. I wanted to teach the people in this guild how to actually have a casual conversation with their friends. I'll add more as I learn, but I'm still a bit of a rookie myself on my second year of Japanese. For now I only have a small portion of dialogue, but I've only just started working on it, so I'll add more ASAP! Here goes!
Dialogue I: When is tennis?
Emi: Mihoko-chan, ohayou gozaimasu!
Mihoko: Ohayou!
Emi: tenisu wa kyo desu ka?
Mihoko: Iie, tenisu wa getsuyoubi desu.
Emi: tenisu wa nanji kara nanji made desu ka?
Mihoko: Goji kara nanaji made desu.
Emi: Arigatou!
Mihoko: Doo itashimashite.
Emi: Mihoko-chan, good morning!
Mihoko: 'Morning!
Emi: Is tennis today?
Mihoko: No, tennis is Monday.
Emi: What time does tennis start and end?
Mihoko: It starts at 5:00 and ends at 7:00.
Emi: Thanks!
Mihoko: You're welcome.
vocabulary:
-Chan: A suffix added to the end of young children's names, or to close friend's names. (more common with girls than boys)
Ohayou gozaimasu: Good morning (can be shortened to 'ohayou')
Tenisu (tennis)
wa (particle, topic marker)
kyo (today)
desu (is/it is/she is/he is/etc., comes at the end of a sentence)
ka (question marker at the end of a sentence)
Iie (no)
getsuyoubi (monday)
nanji (what time, 'nan' being 'what', and 'ji' being 'hour' or 'time')
kara (indicates the beginning of something)
made (indicates the end of something)
Gokji (5:00)
Nanaji (7:00)
Arigatou (thanks)
Doo itashimashite (you're welcome)
sentences
"Emi: tenisu wa nanji kara nanji made desu ka?"
In this sentence, 'tenisu' is the subject. 'kara' and 'made' usually come after 'nanji', indicating that they are asking what time something starts. 'nanji kara' would mean 'when start' and 'nanji made' would mean 'when end'. After combining all parts of the sentence it would turn out like this: "tennis when start when end is?" meaning, "when is tennis starting and ending?"
"Mihoko: Goji kara nanaji made desu."
The same applies for this sentence. 'goji kara' being '5:00 start' and 'nanaji made' being '7:00 end', making the sentence "It is starting at 5:00 and ending at 7:00"
Dialogue II: Ana-chan
Emi: Konnichiwa!
Mihoko: Konnichiwa!
Emi: Ogenki desu ka?
Mihoko: Hai, genki desu.
Emi: Ano hito wa Ana-chan desu.
Ana: Hajememashite. Douzo, yoroshiku.
Mihoko: Hajimemashite, Ana-chan. Nani ga suki desu ka?
Ana: Uma ga suki desu.
Mihoko: Honto? Watashi mo!
Emi: A, rokuji desu. Bai-bai!
Mihoko: Bai-bai!
Emi: Hello!
Mihoko: Hello!
Emi: How are you?
Mihoko: I'm fine.
Emi: This is Ana-chan.
Ana: Hello, nice to meet you.
Mihoko: nice to meet you, Ana-chan. What kinds of things do you like?
Ana: I like horses.
Mihoko: Really? Me too!
Emi: Oh, its 6:00. Bye-bye!
Mihoko: Bye-bye!
vocabulary
Konnichiwa (hello or good afternoon)
Ogenki desu ka (how are you?)
Hai (yes)
Genki desu (I'm fine)
Ano (that(when object follows))
Hito (person)
Hajimemashite (hello; used only when meeting someone for the first time)
Douzo yoroshiku (nice to meet you)
Nani (What)
suki (like/is liked)
uma (horses)
honto (really?, for real?)
watashi (I)
mo (Particle like 'wa', meaning 'also')
rokuji (6:00, roku is 6)
bai-bai (bye-bye)
sentences
"Mihoko: Honto? Watashi mo!"
This is a relatively simple sentence, but I feel I need to explain it anyway. When Ana-chan says she likes horses, mihoko says 'honto?' or, 'really, is that true?'. 'Mo' is a subject marker like wa that indicates 'also'. For example, it would change "watashi wa uma desu" ("i am a horse") into "watashi mo uma desu", ("I am also a horse"). Since Mihoko used the particle 'mo' after 'watashi', the entire line comes out, "Really? Me too!"
"Mihoko: Hajimemashite, Ana-chan. Nani ga suki desu ka?"
'Hajimemashite' is simply a word for 'hello' or 'nice to meet you', only used when meeting someone new. In Japanese, 'suki' is an adjective rather than a verb, so it really means more of 'liked', making the second sentence "what is liked?"
Dialogue III: the thing everyone talks about, and you know it
Emi: Mihoko-chan, bideo gemu ga suki desu ka.
Mihoko: Un.
Emi: Zeruda wa?
Mihoko: Un, Zeruda ga suki desu kedo, yasashii n desu ne.
Emi: Sou desu ne.
Emi: Mihoko, do you like video games?
Mihoko: Yup.
Emi: What about Zelda?
Mihoko: Yeah, I like Zelda, but dont you think it's actually easy?
Emi: Yes, you're right.
Vocabulary
Bideo gemu (video game)
Zeruda (Zelda(for anyone who lives in a cave, Zelda is a video game))
Un (Yeah)
Kedo (, But...)
yasashii (easy)
n (can be placed after adjectives to say 'the fact is', or 'really, it is')
ne (comes at the end of sentences and can be used to express opinion or 'isnt it', 'isnt that right', 'dont you think?')
Sou (Thats right, thats true, or as my teacher used to tell us, 'thats so')
sentences
"Emi: Zeruda wa?"
'wa' is the particle indicating subject, but if you wish to say something like 'what about Zelda?' or 'what about rice?'. 'Wa' is most commonly translated as "as for", if you think of it that way the sentence comes out, "As for Zelda(, is it liked)?
"Mihoko: Un, Zeruda ga suki desu kedo, yasashii n desu ne."
'Un' is an informal way of saying 'yes' or 'yeah'. 'Kedo' comes at the end of a statement and is translated at 'but'. (another word of saying 'but' is 'demo', which is not used to connect two statements like 'kedo') The sentence roughly translates as " Yeah, Zelda is liked, but the fact is that its easy, don't you think?"
Dialogue IV: Celebrating lunch
Ana: Ohiruyasumi!
Emi: Onaka ga suita...
Mihoko: Ana-chan, nani o tabemasu ka?
Ana: Banana to sandoichi o tabemasu. Anata wa?
Mihoko: Ringo to gohan o tabemasu.
Ana: Emi-chan, nani o tabemasu ka?
Emi: Sushi to gohan o tabemasu.
Mihoko: Oishii desu ne!
Ana: Lunchtime!
Emi: I'm hungry...
Mihoko: Ana, what will you eat?
Ana: A banana and sandwich. And you?
Mihoko: An apple and rice.
Ana: Emi, what will you eat?
Ami: Sushi and rice.
Mihoko: Delicious, isn't it?
Vocabulary
Ohiruyasumi (Lunch)
Onaka ga suita (I'm hungry/my stomach is empty)
O (particle thet comes between the noun and the verb, ie. apple O eat, Japan O go, etc.)
tabemasu (eat/will eat)
Banana (banana)
Sandoichi (sandwich)
Anata (you)
Ringo (apple)
Gohan (rice)
Oishii (delicious)
sentences
"nani o tabemasu ka?"
'Tabemasu' is the word for 'eat' or 'will eat'. Verbs can be changed to past-tense form by replacing 'masu' with 'mashita'.
Dialogue V: talking about cats
Emi: Neko wa kawaii deshita ne!
Ana: Neko ga kirai... Kawaii de wa arimasen deshita!
Emi: Neko ga kirai? Watashi wa neko ga daisuki desu!
Mihoko: Kombanwa! Nan desu ka?
Ana: Baka neko deshita.
Mihoko: Neko?
Emi: Hai, kuroi deshita!
Mihoko: Kawaii ne!
Ana: Iie iie!
Mihoko: Nani?
Ana: Neko ga daikirai desu!
Emi: Ano... Hachiji desu...
Ana: A, honto?! Jaa, mata!!
Emi: That cat was cute!
Ana: I don't like cats... It was not cute!
Emi: Don't like cats? I love cats!
Mihoko: Good evening! What is it?
Ana: It was a stupid cat.
Mihoko: Cat?
Emi: Yes, it was black!
Mihoko: Cute!
Ana: No, no!!
Mihoko: What?
Ana: I really hate cats!
Emi: Um... It's 8:00
Ana: Oh! Really?! See you later!
vocabulary
Neko (cat)
Kawaii (cute)
Deshita (past form of desu)
Kirai (Don't like/hate, adj. like suki)
De wa arimasen (is not)
De wa arimasen deshita (was not)
Daisuki (love/'big like')
Kombanwa(good evening)
Baka (stupid/idiot xd )
Kuroi (black)
Daikirai (hate)
Ano (umm...)
Hachiji (8:00)
Jaa, mata (see you later (literally "well, again!"))
Dialogue VI: Ooh, fun.
Mihoko:Kinoo terebi de anime o mimashita ka.
Emi: Iie, mimasen deshita.
Mihoko: Sou desu ne. Jaa, kyo eiga o mimashou ka.
Emi: Ii desu ne.
Eigakan
Mihoko: Sono eiga o mimashita ka.
Emi: Iie. Omoshiroi desu ka?
Mihoko: Ee, omoshiroi desu.
Emi: Mimashou ka.
Mihoko: Did you watch anime on tv last night?
Emi: No, i didn't.
Mihoko: Ah. Well, should we watch a movie today?
Emi: Sounds good.
Movie
Mihoko: Have you seen that movie?
Emi: No. Is it interesting.
Mihoko: Yeah, its interesting.
Emi: Shall we go, then?
Vocabulary
Dur... coming soon. Once im less tired. And brain-dead.
I'm adding more dialogue and vocabulary as soon as I can. As I said before, I'm a bit of a rookie, so inform me of any mistakes and I will fix them. We just finished talking about time in japanese school, but I'm positive I made a mistake of some kind.
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