In this dialogue, a student is looking for Prof. Yoshida. Pay attention to the nonverbal behavior such as bowing as she apologizes.
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| A: |
すみません。よしだせんせいですか。 |
| B: |
いいえ、ちがいます。 |
| A: |
あ、どうもしつれいしました。 |
| B: |
いいえ。 |
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Vocabulary
| 1. |
よしだ |
Yoshida [family name] |
| 2. |
せんせい |
teacher |
| 3. |
いいえ |
No |
| 4. |
ちがいます |
to be incorrect/wrong |
| 5. |
どうもしつれいしました |
I'm terribly sorry. [Lit. "I committed a rudeness."] |
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Additional Vocabulary
| 1. |
がくせい |
student |
| 2. |
だいがく |
university, college |
| 3. |
だいがくせい |
university student |
| 4. |
だいがくいん |
graduate school |
| 5. |
だいがくいんせい |
graduate student |
| 6. |
りゅうがくせい |
foreign student |
| 7. |
こうこう |
high school |
| 8. |
こうこうせい |
high school student |
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Translation
| A: |
Excuse me. Are you Prof. Yoshida? |
| B: |
No, I'm not. (Lit. "That's incorrect.") |
| A: |
Oh, I'm terribly sorry. |
| B: |
Not at all. |
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Cultural Note
| 1. |
Most common last names are: (1) さとう, (2) すずき, (3) たかはし, (4) たなか, (5) いとう according to: 苗字由来 net. |
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