Tuttle Japanese Business Dictionary Revised Edition. Boye Lafayette De Mente

kara anata no ofisu made dono kurai arimasu ka?

      (hoh-tay-rue kah-rah ah-nah-tah no oh-fee-suu mah-day doe-no koo-rye ah-ree-mahss kah?)

      How long will it take to get there?

      そこまでどのくらいかかりますか。

      Soko made dono kurai kakarimasu ka?

      (soe-koe mah-day doe-no koo-rye kah-kah-ree-mahss kah?)

      What floor is your office on?

      オフィスは何階ですか。

      Ofisu wa nankai désu ka?

      (oh-fee-suu wah nahn kie dess kah?)

      What year was your company founded?

      会社は何年に設立しましたか。

      Kaisha wa nan nen ni setsuritsu shimashita ka?

      (kie-shah wah nahn nane nee sate-sue-reet-sue she-mahssh-tah kah?)

      How many employees do you/does it have?

      大体どのくらい従業員がいますか。

      Daitai dono kurai jūgyōin ga imasu ka?

      (die-tie doe-no koo-rye juu-g’yoe-een gah ee-mahss kah?)

      What kind of work do you do?

      どんな仕事をしていますか。

      Donna shigotó wo shiteimasu ka?

      (doan-nah she-go-tohh oh she-tay ee-mahss-kah?)

      What are your business hours?

      営業時間は。

      Eigyō jikan wa?

      (egg-y’yohh jee-kahn wah?)

      Do you have a branch office in Osaka?

      大阪に支店がありますか。

      Ōsaka ni shiten ga arimasu ka?

      (ohh-sah-kah nee she-tane gah ah-ree-mahss kah?)

      How long does it take to go to Osaka?

      大阪までどのくらいかかりますか。

      Ōsaka made dono kurai kakarimasu ka?

      (oh-sah-kah mah-day doe-no koo-rye kah-kah-ree-mahss kah?)

      I would like to go by Bullet Train.

      新幹線で行きたいです。

      Shinkansen de ikitai désu.

      (sheen-kahn-sin day ee-kee-tie dess.)

      Where can I buy a ticket?

      切符をどこで買う事ができますか。

      Kippu wo doko de kau koto ga dekimasu ka?

      (kee-puu oh doe-koe day kow koe-toe gah day-kee-mahss kah?)

      Let’s go out drinking tonight.

      今晩飲みに行きましょう。

      Komban nomi ni ikimashō.

      (kome-bahn no-me nee ee-kee-mah-show.)

      Shall we go to the Ginza?

      銀座に行きましょうか。

      Ginza ni ikimashō ka?

      (gheen-zah nee ee-kee-mah-show kah?)

      Ginza is too expensive!

      銀座は高すぎます。

      Ginza wa takasugimasu!

      (gheen-zah wah tah-kah-suu-ghee-mahss!)

      I’d like to meet a hostess. Let’s go to a cabaret.

      ホステスに会いたいです。キャバレーに行きましょう。

      Hosutesu ni aitai desu. Kyabarē ni ikimashō.

      (hohss-tay-suu nee aye-tie dess. k’yah-bah-ray nee ee-kee-mah-show.)

      Shopping

      I would like to go shopping.

      買い物に行きたいです。

      Kaimono ni ikitai désu.

      (kie-moe-no nee ee-kee-tie dess.)

      I need a new cell phone.

      新しい携帯電話が必要です。

      Atarashii keitai denwa ga hitsuyō désu.

      (ah-tah-rah-shee no kay-tie dane-wah gah heet-sue-yohh dess.)

      Where can I buy one?

      どこで買う事ができますか。

      Doko de kau koto ga dekimasu ka?

      (doe-koe day kow koe-toe gah day-kee-mahss kah?)

      I would like to go to the famous Akihabara Shopping District.

      有名な秋葉原商店街に行きたいです。

      Yūmei na Akihabara shōtengai ni ikitai désu.

      (yuu-may nah ah-kee-hah-bah-rah shohh-tane-guy nee ee-kee-tie dess.)

      Is it far?

      遠いですか。

      Tōi désu ka?

      (tohh-ee dess kah?)

      Sightseeing

      I would like to go sightseeing this weekend.

      今週の週末は観光に行きたいです。

      Konshū no shūmatsu wa kankō ni ikitai désu.

      (kone-shuu no shuu-mah-t’sue wah kahn-koe nee ee-kee-tie dess.)

      Can you recommend a good place?

      いい所をおすすめできますか。

      Ii tokoró wo osusume dekimasu ka?

      (ee toe-koe-rohh oh oh-sue-sue-may day-kee-mahss kah?)

      I have heard that the scenery in Hakoné is especially beautiful.

      箱根の景色が特に美しいそうです。

      Hakoné no késhiki ga toku ni utsukushii sō désu.

      (hah-koe-nay no kay-she-kee gah toe-kuu nee uut-sue-kuu-shee sohh dess.)

      Are all of the train seats reserved?

      列車の席は全部指定ですか。

      Resshá no séki wa zembu shitei désu ka?

      (ray-shahh no say-kee wah zim-boo she-tay dess kah?)

      I would also like to go to a hot spring spa.

      温泉にも行きたいです。

      Onsen ni mo ikitai désu.

      (own-sen nee mohh ee-kee-tie dess.)

      For very helpful Japanese language guides read the author’s Instant Japanese and Survival Japanese (Tuttle Publishing).

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      abacus そろばん soroban (soe-roe-bahn)

      ^■ Do you know how to use an abacus?