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| Let's take a closer look at the conversation. |
| Do you remember how Shin introduces himself? |
| "Nice to meet you. I'm Ishikawa." |
| はじめまして。いしかわです。 (Hajimemashite. Ishikawa desu.) |
| This starts with the expression, はじめまして, meaning, "Nice to meet you." はじめまして。 |
| Next is the sentence, いしかわです, meaning "I'm Ishikawa." いしかわです. |
| First is Shin Ishikawa's family name: いしかわ (Ishikawa) い-し-か-わ. いしかわ. |
| In Japanese, it's common for people to introduce themselves with just their family name. |
| And last is です. In this case, it's like the "am" in "I am." It's a linking verb. で-す. です. |
| Together, it's いしかわです, meaning "I'm Ishikawa." |
| This is the shortened version of わたしは いしかわです。(Watashi wa Ishikawa desu.) |
| The first part, わたしは, meaning, "As for me…" is omitted since the context is clear, as Shin, the speaker, is introducing himself. |
| All together, it's はじめまして。いしかわです。meaning, "Nice to meet you. I'm Ishikawa." |
| はじめまして。いしかわです。 (Hajimemashite. Ishikawa desu.) |
| Do you remember how Sasha says, |
| "Excuse me. One more time, please. Slowly, please." |
| すみません、もういちど おねがいします。ゆっくり おねがいします。(Sumimasen, mō ichi-do onegai shimasu. Yukkuri onegai shimasu.) |
| First is すみません, meaning "excuse me," in this context. す-み-ま-せ-ん. すみません. |
| Here, Sasha intends to ask Shin to say his name again, so she starts with すみません, "excuse me," before asking him to do so. |
| Next is もういちどおねがいします or "One more time, please." もういちどおねがいします。 |
| This expression has several parts. |
| First is もう, meaning, "more" in this context. も-う. もう. |
| After this is いちど, "one time." いちど. |
| いち "one." いち. And ど, "time." ど. |
| Together, もういちど, "One more time." もういちど. |
| Last is the phrase おねがいします, "please." お-ね-が-い-し-ま-す. おねがいします. |
| All together, it's もういちど おねがいします 。Literally, this means, "More one time, please," but it translates as "One more time, please." |
| もういちど おねがいします。(Mō ichi-do onegai shimasu.) |
| The next sentence is ゆっくり おねがいします, "Slowly, please." |
| First, ゆっくり "slowly." ゆっ-く-り. ゆっくり. |
| Next is おねがいします, "please." おねがいします. |
| Together, ゆっくり おねがいします "Slowly, please." |
| ゆっくり おねがいします。(Yukkuri onegai shimasu.) |
| Do you remember how Shin repeats his name slowly, "I'm I-shi-ka-wa?" |
| いしかわです。 |
| い・し・か・わ・です。(Ishikawa desu.) |
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