Dialogue

Lesson Transcript

Do you know how to ask for instructions on how to do something in Japanese?
Welcome to Three Step Japanese Practice by JapanesePod101.com. In this lesson, you will practice how to ask for permission to do something.
Let’s look at the main dialogue.
Two people are having a conversation.
あのきかいは しょっきあらいきですよね。 あのきかいの つかい方を おしえてください。
Ano kikai wa shokkiaraiki desu yo ne. Ano kikai no tsukai-kata o oshiete kudasai.
That machine is a dishwasher, right? Please teach me how to use it.
おさらを きれいに あらうことは だいじなしごとですよ。
O-sara o kirei ni arau koto wa daiji na shigoto desu yo.
Washing the dishes cleanly is an important task.
"あのきかいの つかい方を おしえてください" follows the pattern:
Vます stem + 方 + を おしえてください (V-masu stem + kata + o oshiete kudasai)
Please teach me [how to verb]
This pattern is used when asking someone politely to teach you how to do something.
Let’s practice with this grammar more in this lesson.

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