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PART 1 · LESSON 1 OF 30 · 40 MINUTES Free

Welcome to Tokyo

Ben looks for a small family inn in Tokyo, a woman in the street shows him the way, and Kenta comes to the desk. Say hello, ask if you've found the right place, say who you are, say nice to meet you the Japanese way, and say thank you.

Lesson 1 · Welcome to Tokyo

Japanese · 40 minutes

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THE STORY

Ben has just landed in Tokyo with a backpack and a month to travel around Japan, and he doesn't speak Japanese yet. In a narrow street of Asakusa, the old part of the city, he looks for the Hanaya, a small family inn, and a woman walking by shows him the way. He slides open the wooden door, and Kenta comes out to the desk. This is the conversation you'll be able to say by the end of the lesson.

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こんにちは。konnichiwaHello.
はなやhanayathe Hanaya
ですdesuit is
です か？desu kais it?
はなや です か？hanaya desu kaIs this the Hanaya?
はい。haiYes.
いいえ。iieNo.
じゃ ありませんja arimasenis not
はなや じゃ ありません。hanaya ja arimasenIt isn't the Hanaya.
こちら です。kochira desuIt's this way.
はなや はhanaya waas for the Hanaya
はなや は こちら です。hanaya wa kochira desuThe Hanaya is this way.
ありがとう。arigatōThanks.
ありがとう ございます。arigatō gozaimasuThank you very much.
どう いたしましてdō itashimashiteYou're welcome.
どういたしまして。dō itashimashiteYou're welcome.
いらっしゃいませ！irasshaimaseWelcome, come in!
さんsanpolite title after a name
ベン さんben-sanBen, said politely
さん です か？san desu kapolite name-question ending
ベン さん です か？ben-san desu kaAre you Ben?
ベン です。ben desuI'm Ben.
ベン じゃ ありません。ben ja arimasenI'm not Ben.
わたしwatashiI
わたし はwatashi waas for me
わたし は けんた です。watashi wa kenta desuI'm Kenta.
けんた さん です か？kenta-san desu kaAre you Kenta?
はじめ ましてhajimemashiteNice to meet you.
はじめまして。hajimemashiteNice to meet you.
はじめまして。 わたし は けんた です。hajimemashite. watashi wa kenta desuNice to meet you. I'm Kenta.
おねがいしますonegaishimasuplease, when you ask for something
よろしくyoroshikukindly, in an introduction
よろしく おねがいします。yoroshiku onegaishimasuI'm glad to know you.
こちら こそ。kochira kosoLikewise.
こちら こそ、 よろしく おねがいします。kochira koso, yoroshiku onegaishimasuLikewise, I'm glad to know you.
ようこそ！yōkosoWelcome!
にほんnihonJapan
にほん へnihon eto Japan
にほん へ ようこそ！nihon e yōkosoWelcome to Japan!
とうきょうtōkyōTokyo
どうぞ。dōzoPlease, go ahead.
こちら へkochira ethis way
どうぞ、 こちら へ。dōzo, kochira ePlease, this way.
あさくさasakusaAsakusa
スリッパsurippaslippers
では また！dewa mataWell then, see you!