Intermediate Japanese 301 - Life in Japan

Practice Each Sentence

1.

Nihon no hotondo no kaisha ni wa shain-shokudoo ga arimasen.

hotondo no most, almost every, kaisha company, office
shain-shokudoo company cafeteria, canteen, staff's dining room
shain employee, staff of a company, shokudoo restaurant, buffet, canteen, cafeteria

2.

Mata, hiru, resutoran wa totemo kondeimasu.

mata also, hiru noon, resutoran restaurant
totemo very, kondeimasu to be crowded, be packed with people, be busy

3.

Desukara, takusan no hito ga obentoo o tsukutte, kaisha ni motte ikimasu.

desukara therefore, takusan no hito many people, takusan many, a lot of, hito person, people
o-bentoo / bentoo bag lunch, boxed lunch, packed lunch, tsukutte te form of tsukurimasu; make, cook
kaisha company, office, motte ikimasu to take something to, bring to, carry with

4.

Soshite, jibun no seki de tabetari, dooryoo to isshoni kaigi-shitsu de tabetari, shimasu.

soshite and, jibun no seki one's seat, one's desk, jibun I, oneself, seki seat, -de place marker; in, at
tabeta ta form of tabemasu; eat, dooryoo colleague, fellow worker, -to isshoni with, together
kaigi-shitsu meeting room, conference room, kaigi meeting, conference
-tari, -tari, shimasu do this and that (and so on)

5.

Suupaa ya konbini de mo iroiro na obentoo o utte imasu.

suupaa supermarket, -ya A, B, etc., such as, konbini convenience store
-de place marker; in, at, -mo also, too
iroiro [na] various, o-bentoo / bentoo bag lunch, boxed lunch, packed lunch
utte imasu (place de something o +) they sell, shop sells

6.

Nedan wa 400-en kara 600-en gurai desu.

nedan price, -kara from, -gurai about, approximately

7.

Konbini de obentoo o katte, kaisha de tabetari, tenki ga yokereba, kooen de tabetari, shimasu.

konbini convenience store, -de place marker; in, at, o-bentoo bag lunch, boxed lunch, packed lunch
katte te form of kaimasu; buy, kaisha company, office, tabeta ta form of tabemasu; eat
tenki weather, yokereba ba conditional form of ii; if it is nice, kooen park
-tari, -tari, shimasu do this and that (and so on)

8.

Mata, umi ya yama ni iku toki, obentoo o motte ikimasu.

mata also, umi sea, ocean, beach, yama mountain, -ya A, B, etc., such as
iku root form of ikimasu; go, -toki when, o-bentoo bag lunch, boxed lunch, packed lunch
motte ikimasu to take something to, bring to, carry with

9.

Dekakeru hi no asa, gohan de Onigiri o tsukurimasu.

dekakeru root form of dekakemasu; go out, go somewhere, hi day, asa morning
gohan meal / cooked rice, -de means or method marker; by, with, in
onigiri rice ball, tsukurimasu to make, cook

Onigiri is also called "Omusubi".

10.

Onigiri no naka ni wa iroiro na Gu o iremasu.

onigiri rice ball, -no naka in, inside
iroiro [na] various, gu filling, iremasu to put in, pour into

Nori : seaweed, toasted seaweed
Sake / Shake : (grilled salted) salmo
Tarako : (grilled) cod roe

11.

Onigiri wa kantan ni tsukureru shi, itsudemo, dokodemo taberu koto ga dekimasu.

onigiri rice ball, kantan ni easily, quickly [adv], kantan [na] easy, simple
tsukureru potential root form of tsukurimasu; can make, can cook, -shi (-shi) listing two or more factors; and, also
itsudemo anytime, whenever, dokodemo anywhere, wherever
taberu root form of tabemasu; eat, -koto ga dekimasu can, be able to do

12.

Nihon-jin ni totte, Onigiri wa Sandoicchi mitai na mono desu.

-ni totte for, to, onigiri rice ball, sandoicchi sandwiches
[A] wa [B] mitai na mono A is something like B, A is equevalent to B
-mitai na A is like B, be equivalent to, mono thing, matter, object

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