Life in Japan
Conversation phrases, Stage 1chunk 10 of 68Getting to know you
Answer how you're finding Japan and what you like about it.
- nihon no seikatsu wa dou?how are you finding life in Japan?; how's life in Japan?
- nihon no doko ga suki?what do you like about Japan?
- daibu naretaI've pretty much settled in; I'm much more used to it now
nihon no seikatsu wa dou?
polite nihon no seikatsu wa dou desu ka?
how are you finding life in Japan?; how's life in Japan?
Asked once you've been here a while; answer with tanoshii, daibu nareta, or one thing you like or find hard.
X wa dou? works for anything: shigoto wa dou? (how's work?).
nihon no seikatsu wa dou? mou nareta?
How's life in Japan? Settled in yet?
日本の生活はどう？もう慣れた？
nihon no seikatsu wa dou desu ka? mou naremashita ka?
How are you finding life in Japan? Have you settled in?
日本の生活はどうですか？もう慣れましたか？
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nihon no doko ga suki?
polite nihon no doko ga suki desu ka?
what do you like about Japan?
Doko here means 'what part', not just places; answer with a thing plus ga suki (tabemono ga suki).
Works for people too: kare no doko ga suki? (what do you like about him?).
nihon no doko ga suki? yappari tabemono?
What do you like about Japan? The food, I bet?
日本のどこが好き？やっぱり食べ物？
nihon no doko ga suki desu ka? yappari tabemono desu ka?
What do you like about Japan? The food, I suppose?
日本のどこが好きですか？やっぱり食べ物ですか？
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daibu nareta
polite daibu naremashita
I've pretty much settled in; I'm much more used to it now
Answer to mou nareta? or how's life here; add a 'but' to keep the conversation going.
Nareru = get used to; the thing takes ni: shigoto ni nareta.
daibu nareta kedo, man'in densha wa mada muri.
I've mostly settled in, but packed trains are still too much.
だいぶ慣れたけど、満員電車はまだ無理。
daibu naremashita kedo, man'in densha wa mada muri desu.
I've mostly got used to things, but I still can't handle packed trains.
だいぶ慣れましたけど、満員電車はまだ無理です。
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