Learn how to greet an old acquaintance
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Intro |
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| Risa: Imagine you're meeting your old friend in Japan. What should you say? こんにちは。りさです. Risa here. Greeting an old friend is easy. In this lesson, you’ll learn how. Mark is waiting for his friend who is in a meeting. Let's watch! |
| Dialogue |
| Receptionist: タッガートさま、おまたせしました。中村がまいりました。 |
| Mark: ヨシ！ |
| Yoshi: マーク、おひさしぶりです。 |
| Mark: ほんとうにおひさしぶりです。 |
| Yoshi: 元気ですか。 |
| Mark: 元気です。ヨシは元気ですか。 |
| Yoshi: いそがしいです。でも元気です。 |
| Mark: それは、よかったです。これ、アメリカのおみやげです。 |
| Yoshi: ありがとう。じゃ、ひるごはんを食べましょう。そこで、いろいろ話しましょう。 |
| Mark: いいですね。 |
| Risa: Now with English. |
| Receptionist: Mr. Taggart, sorry to keep you waiting. Nakamura is here. |
| Mark: Yoshi! |
| Yoshi: Mark, long time no see! |
| Mark: I know! It's good to see you again. |
| Yoshi: How are you? |
| Mark: I'm good. How are you? |
| Yoshi: I'm busy, but I'm doing well. |
| Mark: That's great! Here's a little something from America. |
| Yoshi: Thank you. Then, let's have lunch! And let's talk a lot there! |
| Mark: Sounds good! |
| Vocab |
| Risa: Here are the keywords from the scene. |
| Mark: ほんとうに |
| Kyoko: ほんとうに |
| Alisha: really |
| Kyoko: ほんとうに, ほんとうに |
| Mark: 元気 |
| Kyoko: 元気 |
| Alisha: fine |
| Kyoko: 元気, 元気 |
| Mark: いそがしい |
| Kyoko: いそがしい |
| Alisha: busy |
| Kyoko: いそがしい, いそがしい |
| Mark: おみやげ |
| Kyoko: おみやげ |
| Alisha: souvenir |
| Kyoko: おみやげ, おみやげ |
| Mark: ひるごはん |
| Kyoko: ひるごはん |
| Alisha: lunch |
| Kyoko: ひるごはん, ひるごはん |
| Mark: たべます |
| Kyoko: たべます |
| Alisha: eat |
| Kyoko: たべます, たべます |
| Mark: そこで |
| Kyoko: そこで |
| Alisha: there |
| Kyoko: そこで, そこで |
| Mark: いろいろ |
| Kyoko: いろいろ |
| Alisha: a lot, variously |
| Kyoko: いろいろ, いろいろ |
| Mark: はなします |
| Kyoko: はなします |
| Alisha: talk |
| Kyoko: はなします, はなします |
| Mark: よい |
| Kyoko: よい |
| Alisha: good |
| Kyoko: よい, よい |
| Mark: いい |
| Kyoko: いい |
| Alisha: good |
| Kyoko: いい, いい |
| Key Phrases |
| Risa: Here are the key phrases from the scene. |
| Alisha: In the scene, what did the secretary say when Yoshi appeared in the doorway? |
| Secretary:タッガートさま、おまたせしました。 |
| Alisha: Here's a word meaning "We've caused you to wait" or "We've kept you waiting." |
| Kaori: おまたせしました。 |
| Alisha: It's a set phrase and is usually used as a kind of apology. ”Sorry to have kept you waiting." |
| Kaori: おまたせしました。 おまたせしました。 |
| Alisha: Now, the word for "came" is… |
| Kaori: まいりました。 |
| Alisha: This is a humble version of the past tense form of the verb meaning "to come." A more common, neutral version would be… |
| Kaori: きました。 |
| Alisha: But in this case, the secretary used… |
| Kaori: まいりました |
| Alisha: …using the humble version for Yoshi's action shows respect to Mark, who is thought of as a guest of the company. |
| Kaori: 中村がまいりました。 |
| Alisha: "Nakamura has come." Now you try! Say the secretary’s line when Yoshi appears in the doorway. |
| Kaori: タッガートさま、おまたせしました。 |
| Alisha: In the scene, how did Mark respond when Yoshi said he was doing well? |
| Mark: それはよかったです。 |
| Alisha: First is the word for "that." |
| Kaori: それ |
| Alisha: In this case, "that" indicates what Yoshi has just said. Next is the topic marking particle. |
| Kaori: は |
| Alisha: After this is a word meaning "was good." |
| Kaori: よかった |
| Alisha: Adding… |
| Kaori: です |
| Alisha: …to the end to make |
| Kaori: よかったです |
| Alisha: …is a formal form of… |
| Kaori: よかった。 |
| Alisha: Together it’s… |
| Kaori: それはよかったです。 |
| Alisha: “That was good.” More naturally, "That's great!" in English. This is a set phrase you can use whenever you hear good news. Now you try! Say Mark's line after Yoshi speaks. |
| Yoshi: いそがしいです。でも元気です。 |
| Mark: それはよかったです。 |
| Alisha: In the scene, how did Yoshi invite Mark to talk over lunch? |
| Yoshi:じゃ、ひるごはんを食べましょう。そこで、いろいろ話しましょう。 |
| Alisha: Here, the verbs are… |
| Kaori: たべましょう |
| Alisha: …and…. |
| Kaori: はなしましょう。 |
| Alisha: The first is from a verb meaning "to eat." |
| Kaori: たべます |
| Alisha: Here it is used in the volitional form, which is… |
| Kaori: たべましょう |
| Alisha: Making this volitional form is easy. Just remove |
| the ending… |
| Kaori: ます |
| Alisha: …from… |
| Kaori: たべます |
| Alisha: …and add… |
| Kaori: ましょう |
| Alisha: …to get the volitional form. Here, it means "Let's eat" |
| Kaori: たべましょう |
| Alisha: Do the same thing to get the volitional form for the other verb here, which means "to talk.” |
| Kaori: はなします |
| Alisha: Just take the… |
| Kaori: ます |
| Alisha: …off of… |
| Kaori: はなします |
| Alisha: …and add… |
| Kaori: ましょう |
| Alisha: to get the volitional form. Here, it means "Let's talk." |
| Kaori: はなしましょう。 |
| Alisha: In the scene, these volitional verbs were used first in the sentence meaning, “Then, let's eat lunch.” |
| Kaori: じゃ、ひるごはんを食べましょう。 |
| Alisha: And then in a sentence meaning, "There, let's talk about a number of things." |
| Kaori: そこで、いろいろ話しましょう。 |
| Alisha: Now you try! Say Yoshi's next two lines after he says, "Thank you." |
| Yoshi: ありがとう。 |
| Yoshi: じゃ、ひるごはんを食べましょう。そこで、いろいろ話しましょう。 |
| Alisha: In the scene, what did Mark say in response to Yoshi's suggestion that they have lunch and talk? |
| Mark:いいですね。 |
| Alisha: This is a set phrase, meaning, "Sounds good." |
| Kaori: いいですね。いいですね。 いいですね。 |
| Alisha: “Sounds good.” Now you try! Say Mark's line after Yoshi makes his suggestion. |
| Yoshi: じゃ、ひるごはんを食べましょう。そこで、いろいろ話しましょう。 |
| Mark: いいですね。 |
Lesson focus |
| Risa: Now, the lesson focus. Here’s how to greet an old friend. Ready? |
| Alisha: Do you remember how Yoshi greeted Mark in the scene? |
| Yoshi:おひさしぶりです。 |
| Alisha: First is the honorific prefix. |
| Kaori: お |
| Alisha: Next is a word meaning "it's been a long time." |
| Kaori: ひさしぶり, ひさしぶり, ひさりぶり |
| Alisha: Now, you can just say… |
| Kaori: ひさしぶり |
| Alisha: to mean "long time no see" in an informal conversation. But if you want to be a bit more formal, add… |
| Kaori: です |
| Alisha: …at the end… |
| Kaori: ひさしぶりです。 |
| Alisha: Now to be even more formal, like Yoshi in the scene, you put the honorific prefix… |
| Kaori: お |
| Alisha: …of the phrase… |
| Kaori: ひさしぶりです。 |
| Alisha: Together it’s… |
| Kaori: おひさしぶりです。 |
| Alisha: Or "long time no see" for formal situations. Again, here are three ways to say "long time no see" in Japanese depending on the formality of the situation. First is the casual version. |
| Kaori: ひさしぶり。 |
| Alisha: Next is a polite expression. |
| Kaori: ひさしぶりです。 |
| Alisha: Last is a very polite expression. |
| Kaori: おひさしぶりです。 |
| Alisha: Now you try! Imagine you meet a close friend for the first time in a long time. What do you say? |
| Kaori: ひさしぶり。 |
| Alisha: Now imagine you're meeting an acquaintance for the first time in a long time, but the circumstances are relatively informal. Say "long time no see" in a polite way. |
| Kaori: ひさしぶりです。 |
| Alisha: Now you're meeting an acquaintance for the first time in a long time in a business setting. Greet this acquaintance in a very polite way. |
| Kaori: おひさしぶりです。 |
| Alisha: Do you remember how Yoshi asked Mark how he was? |
| Yoshi:元気ですか。 |
| Alisha: First is the word for "fine" or "well." |
| Kaori: げんき、げんき、げんき |
| Alisha: Next is the linking verb, here meaning something like "are." |
| Kaori: です |
| Alisha: Last is the question marking particle. |
| Kaori: か |
| Alisha: "Are you fine?" |
| Kaori: げんきですか。 げんきですか。 げんきですか。 |
| Alisha: This is equivalent to "How are you?" in English. In a full sentence, this might be… |
| Kaori: あなたは元気ですか。 |
| Alisha: But the "you”… |
| Kaori: あなたは |
| Alisha: …is clear from the context, and so is omitted. Instead, you can just say |
| Kaori: 元気ですか。 |
| Alisha: In a casual situation, such as when you meet a close friend, you can also just say… |
| Kaori: 元気？ |
| Alisha: …to ask "how are you?" Be sure to say it with a rising intonation. |
| Kaori: 元気？ |
| Alisha: “How are you?” Now you try! Imagine you see an old acquaintance. Ask, "How are you?" |
| Kaori: げんきですか。 |
| Alisha: Now imagine it's your close friend. Ask, "How are you?" |
| Kaori: 元気？ |
| Alisha: Do you remember how Mark answered when Yoshi asked him how he was doing? |
| Mark:元気です。 |
| Alisha: This means "I'm fine." |
| Kaori: げんきです。げんきです。げんきです。 |
| Alisha: You don't need to always answer this way. If you're not doing well, you could say "so so" or "not bad." Here's the expression for this in Japanese. |
| Kaori: まあまあです。 |
| Alisha: Also, in business settings, you may hear people say, “I’m busy.” |
| Kaori: いそがしいです。 |
| Alisha: In business settings, people will usually answer… |
| Kaori: 元気ですか？ |
| Alisha: …by talking about how the business is doing, and not about themselves. Saying I'm busy… |
| Kaori: いそがしいです |
| Alisha: …is a good thing when it comes to business, and Yoshi says this in the scene. |
| Yoshi:いそがしいです。 |
| Alisha: Now you try! Imagine you're doing fine. Answer the question, "How are you?" |
| Kaori: 元気です。 |
| Alisha: Now imagine you're not bad. Answer the question, "How are you?" |
| Kaori: まあまあです。 |
| Alisha: Now, you're busy. Answer the question, "How are you?" |
| Kaori: いそがしいです。 |
| Practice |
| Risa: Now, it’s time to practice your new ability. |
| Alisha: You're in a business setting and meeting an old acquaintance for the first time in a long time. Ready? Here we go. What's the first thing you say to someone you are meeting for the first time in a long time? |
| Kaori: おひさしぶりです。 |
| Yoshi:おひさしぶりです。 |
| Alisha: How do you ask him "How are you?" |
| Kaori: げんきですか。 |
| Yoshi: いそがしいです。でも元気です。 |
| Alisha: Now you're asked, "How are you?" Answer "I'm fine." |
| Yoshi:元気ですか。 |
| Kaori: 元気です。 |
| Alisha: Your acquaintance suggests you go for lunch and talk. Answer, "Sounds good" to his |
| suggestion. |
| Yoshi:じゃ、ひるごはんを食べましょう。そこで、いろいろ話しましょう。 |
| Kaori: いいですね。 |
| English:Great job! You’ll follow the same pattern many times, so be sure to practice it. |
Outro |
| Risa: よくできました！ Now, watch the scene one more time. After that, practice these phrases with your good friend. じゃまたね！ |
| Dialogue |
| Receptionist: タッガートさま、おまたせしました。中村がまいりました。 |
| Mark: ヨシ！ |
| Yoshi: マーク、おひさしぶりです。 |
| Mark: ほんとうにおひさしぶりです。 |
| Yoshi: 元気ですか。 |
| Mark: 元気です。ヨシは元気ですか。 |
| Yoshi: いそがしいです。でも元気です。 |
| Mark: それは、よかったです。これ、アメリカのおみやげです。 |
| Yoshi: ありがとう。じゃ、ひるごはんを食べましょう。そこで、いろいろ話しましょう。 |
| Mark: いいですね。 |
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