JP1000 Lecture 12

Telephone conversation

    Set expressions:

         Moshi moshi,           -san no otaku desu ka?
     Kochira wa           to mooshimasu ga, ...

    Extra-polite:

         Shitsuree desu ga,           -san wa irasshaimasu deshoo ka?
     Ima chotto dekakete orimasu ga, ...

     Shitsuree-shimashita.
     Gomen kudasai.

    Clarity and appropriate information:

         Kochira wa Yooku-Daigaku no Oota to mooshimasu ga, seerusu no Katoo-san wa
     irasshaimasu ka?

     Kochira wa Ishikawa-sensee no gakusee de Sumisu to mooshimasu ga,...

    Chiming-in:

         hai/ee/soo desu nee/soo desu ka/heee/sore wa sore wa/honto(o) desu ka?/
     naruhodo...

    Leaving/taking a message:

         Nanika okotozuke ga arimasu ka?
     Hai, onegai-shimasu./Iie, kekkoo desu.  Mata o-denwa-shimasu (kara).

             -san ni okotozuke o onegai-shitai n desu ga, ...
     Doozo.

    Telephone number: denwa-bangoo

         area code  : kyokuban
     (416)667-2572: yon ichi roku no roku roku nana no ni go nana ni 
     0          : zero/ree/maru
     extension  : naisen
     ext. 483   : naisen no yon-hyaku hachi-juu san ban/yon-hachi-san
     emergency numbers in Japan: 
     Police     : 110 hyaku-too ban
     Fire Dept. : 119 hyaku-juu-kyuu ban

    Useful expressions:

         public phone             : kooshuu denwa/aka denwa
     telephone directory      : denwa-choo
     local call               : shinai denwa
     out-of-town call         : shigai denwa
     long-distance call       : chookyori denwa
     international call       : kokusai denwa
     operator                 : kookanshu
     message                  : (o)kotozuke/(o)kotozute
     telephone card           : terehon-kaado
     to phone                 : (ni) denwa o kakeru/suru
     to receive a call        : denwa ga kakaru/aru
     to hang up               : denwa o kiru
     line is busy             : o-hanashi-chuu
     phone rings              : denwa ga naru
     to talk on the phone     : denwa de hanasu
     A call for you!          : Denwa desu yo.
     You got a wrong number!  : (Bangoo ga) chigaimasu yo.
     wrong number             : machigai denwa
     obscene call             : itazura denwa

    Etiquette on telephone conversation:

    1. Identification
    2. Greetings
    3. Responsive and accommodating
    4. Appreciative and apologetic
    5. Pleasant and courteous
    6. In-group vs. out-group distinction

Adjectival Nouns (AN): a.k.a. NA-nominals

     kiree/genki/shizuka/hima/kekkoo/dame/shitsuree/daiji/hen...

    AN + na + Noun: shizuka-na heya/ Hima-na toki ni denwa o kudasai.

    AN + ni + Verb: shizuka-ni hanasu/ Chichi wa genki-ni shigoto o shite imasu.

S + DESHOO

    

  1. Speaker's conjecture: probability
    2.  
	Ashita yuki ga furu deshoo.\
	Tomodachi wa kuru deshoo.\ 
	Kono kuruma wa takakatta deshoo.\ 
	Kanji wa shiranai deshoo.\

  2. Speaker's conjecture: suggestion/confirmation [rising intonation]
    3.  
	Ashita kuru deshoo?/
	Shitte iru deshoo?/ 
	Omoshiroi deshoo?/

  3. S deshoo ka\: I wonder if S
    4.  
	Nihongo ga wakaru deshoo ka.\
	Ano hito wa iku deshoo ka.\
	Kono hon wa muzukashii deshoo ka.\

Alternate/Choice Questions: S1 + KA, S2 + KA?

     Ikimasu ka, ikimasen ka?
     Kyoo desu ka, ashita desu ka?
     Takai desu ka, yasui desu ka.
     Basu de ikimasu ka, aruite ikimasu ka?
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