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Business & Formal Japanese (for the experienced)


Japanese Glossary
C

CAT WITH A BECKONING PAW :
Manekineko (まねきねこ・マネキネコ・招き猫)

cat NEKO:CAT









CANDY or SNACK:
OKASHI(おかし・オカシ・お菓子)in Japanese
By the way OKASHII(おかしい・オカシイ・可笑しい)is FUN(adjective)in Japanese.
snack







■calculator:dentaku(でんたく・電卓)







■Cell phone :Keitai(けいたい・携帯) or KEITAI-DENWA(けいたいでんわ・携帯電話)




■Japanese chess:syougi(しょうぎ・将棋)

 

 



D

■detergent:(SENTAKU)SENZAI、
((せんたく)せんざい、(センタク)センザイor (洗濯) 洗剤)

By the way,SENTAKU means laundry ,wash or washing.










E

■electronic dictionary :Denshi-jisyo(でんし じしょ・デンシ ジショ・電子辞書)
for reference :Jisyo:dictionary









M

■map:CHIZU (ちず、チズ or 地図)








N

■爪きり nail-scissors:TSUMEKIRI( つめきり、ツメキリ or 爪切り)










P

■paperweight:bunchin(ぶんちん・文鎮)








■Pencil Charpner:Enpitsu-kezuri(えんぴつけずり・エンピツケヅリ・)




■plastic food:shokuhin sanpuru (しょくひんサンプル・食品サンプル)

for reference :shokuhin (food)







S

■stick of incense : senkou(せんこう・線香)








T

■thermometer:taion kei (たいおんけい・体温計)

for reference :taion( bodily temperature )

 

 



The stuff to hang the washing out to dry >:
SENTAKUMONO-HOSHI
(せんたくものーほし・センタクモノーホシ・洗濯物干し)
hanger

In Japan we hang the washing out to dry.
We usually don't use a laundromat in Japan.
We have a own washingmachine but a dryer.





Business & Formal Japanese (for the experienced)
It is important to be able to use the honorific neatly to work in Japanese domestic company. Let's start to learn the honorific!

Q4 Answer

Q4
We'd like you all to come.


Q3 Answer
恐れ入りますが、昨日、お電話をいただけましたか。
(Excuse me but did you make a phone call to me?)

Q3
Excuse me but did you make a phone call to me?


Q2 Answer
コーヒーはいかがでしょうか。
(Would you like some coffee?)

Q2
Would you like some coffee?


Q1 Answer
皆さまに 心より 御礼申し上げます。
(I am deeply grateful to you all)

Q1
I am deeply grateful to you all.


New York Japanese
Language School


We can make it at Cafe Zaiya on the 2nd floor of Kinokuniya bookstore or Open to Publice near the Grand Central station.

Cafe Zaiya@Kinokuniya bookstore
1073 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10018
+1 212-869-1700
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Open to Public
Pershing Square
Park Ave.
East 42nd St.
subway :4567s
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