Beginner's Class:
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Let's practice the following easy Japanese sentences.
Can you translate them into English?
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1. こんにちは。お元気ですか？
2. どう、お元気？
3. 調子はどう？
4. お久しぶり。
5. ずいぶんお会いしませんでしたね。
6. 最後にお会いしたのはいつでした?
7. どうしてましたか。
8. 変わったことあった？
9. とても元気そうですね。
10. 偶然／偶然だね。
11. びっくりね。
12. あなただとはわかりませんでした。
13. ご家族はお元気ですか？
14. 皆さんお元気ですか？
15. その服素敵ですね。
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Answers!
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1. How are you?
2. How are you doing? / How ya doing?
3. How is everything? / How's everything?
4. Long time no see. / It's been a long time.
5. It's been a long time since we last met.
6. When was the last time we met?
7. How have you been? / How've you been?
8. What's new? / What's up?
9. You look good/great/terrific!
10. What a coincidence! / This is a coincidence!
11. What a surprise! / I am really surprised!
12. I didn't recognize you! / I didn't even recognize you! / I almost didn't recognize you!
13. How is your family? / How is your family doing?
14. How is everybody?
15. I like your outfit. / I like your clothes. / I like what you're wearing.
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B: Let's practice 2 patterns today:
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1. It's been a long time since we last met.
The pattern: It's been a long time since ~. (past tense sentence)
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2. When was the last time we met?
The pattern: When was the last time ~. (past tense sentence)
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