●和初次見面的人交談
您是哪里人?
Where are you from?
My country has a lot of mountains... (我的家鄉有很多山……)
Oh, yeah? Where are you from? (哦，是嗎?您是哪兒人?)
Where are you from? (您是哪里人?)
I’m from Japan. (我是日本人。)
我是加拿大人。
I’m from Canada。
我從加拿大來。
I come from Canada. *①I’m from Canada。和②I come from Canada。的意思幾乎一樣。但是②含有兩種意思：一種是“自加拿大來，但并非是加拿大籍”;另一種意思是“我是加拿大人”。
I was born in Canada. (我出生在加拿大。)
Chicago is my hometown. (我的故鄉是芝加哥。)
你覺得日本怎么樣?
How do you like Japan?
What do you think about Japan?
我很喜歡。
I like it。
是個好地方。
It’s a good place。
你都去過日本的哪些地方?
Where have you been in Japan?
你現在住在哪兒?
Where do you live now?
我住在東京。
I live in Tokyo。
您是來度假的嗎?
Are you here on vacation? *on business是“因公”，on vacation是“度假”。
Are you vacationing?
Are you here for a vacation?
Is this a pleasure trip?
Are you here on business or for pleasure? (您來這是工作還是游玩?)
我是來工作的。
I’m here on business。
My trip is business related. (我的旅行和工作有關。)
I’m on a business trip。
您來日本多長時間了?
How long have you been in Japan?
How long have you been in Japan? (您來日本多長時間了?)
I just arrived last week. (上星期剛來。)
How long have you been in Japan? (您來日本多長時間了?)
About three years. (大概3年左右了。)
4個月左右。
About four months。
你習慣日本的生活了嗎?
Are you used to life in Japan? *be used to “習慣”，注意“d”不發音。
Are you used to life in Japan? (你習慣日本的生活了嗎?)
No, not yet. (沒有，還不習慣。)
Have you gotten used to life in Japan?
Have you grown accustomed to Japan?
你在日本呆到什么時候?
How long will you be in Japan?
How long will you be in Japan? (你在日本呆到什么時候?)
Until next month. (呆到下個月。)
How long do you plan to stay?
呆到12月。
Until December。
你說日語嗎?
Do you speak Japanese?
Do you speak Japanese? (你說日語嗎?)
Unfortunately, no. (很遺憾，我不會。)
Can you speak Japanese? (你能說日語嗎?)
Are you a Japanese speaker?
只會一點兒。
A little。
Just a little。
Some. (一點兒。)
我一點兒都不會說。
I can’t speak Japanese at all. *not...at all “一點都不……”。
我會一點兒日常會話。
I know (everyday) conversational Japanese。
你是在哪兒學的日語?
Where did you learn Japanese?
在學校。
At school。
我自學的。
I learned it on my own. *on my own “自學”、“靠自己的力量”。
I learned it by myself. *by oneself “一個人”、“靠自己的力量”。
你什么時候過生日?
When’s your birthday?
When’s your birthday? (你什么時候過生日?)
It’s May 24th. (5月24日。)
