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Summary: Learn how to ask "Do you speak English?" in Japanese with expert Japanese language tips in this free online foreign language video clip.
Born and raised in Japan, Yuu Asakura moved to Los Angeles after graduating from Tokyo University for Foreign Study where she acquired B.A. in linguistics and area studies. She has...read more
"Our last lesson today is a sentence. It says, "Do you speak English?" Anata wa eigo o hanashi masuka"? It's pretty long, let's break it down. The first word anata is you, and wa works as is, I'm, are, eigo is English in Japanese, o it's uh, it makes an object, okay, hanashi means to speak, masuka is a question. So it runs together, do you speak English? Repeat after me, anata wa eigo o hanashi masuka? It should be very useful when you go to hotels, airports, picking up taxis; especially you are traveling to country side you have to know this sentence. Unfortunately, it's time to say goodbye. So let's say goodbye in Japanese. Japanese goodbye is "sayounara repeat after me sayounara it sound a little bit too dramatic for me, it sounds goodbye forever. So, I use this one "matane", that means see you, see you again, see you soon. Thank you for watching, my name is Yuu Asakura and we went over Japanese greetings, how to introduce yourselves, and how to count in Japanese, how to say goodbye in Japanese. Hope you have a chance to practice what we have learned today with your new Japanese friends or when you go to Japan. If you want to study more Japanese, I'm offering classes and tutoring in LA area. Thank you for watching today and matane."
eHow Article: Asking "Do You Speak English?" in Japanese
Comments
ryeooreo said
on 8/5/2009 Thank You So MUCH!
DOMO ARIAGTO GOZAIMASU!
where in L.A do you give Lessons too?
because I really need Japanese Lesson :]
I want to Live in Tokyo thats why!
evuser15005 said
on 8/2/2008 why cant i play the video???
justic4 said
on 6/7/2009 very useful matane
hoelahent said
on 8/2/2008 your lessons have been very usefull see you next time! matane!
evuser18295 said
on 8/2/2008 Upgrade your flash player.