Useful Japanese phrases A collection of useful phrases in Japanese. Click on the English phrases to see them in many other languages. Key to abbreviations: frm = formal‚ inf = informal‚ f = said by women‚ >f = said to women English 日本語 (Japanese) Welcome ようこそ (yōkoso) Hello 今日は (konnichiwa) おっす (ossu) - used between close male friends もしもし (moshi moshi) - on phone How are you? I’m fine‚ thanks. And you? お元気ですか？ (o genki desu ka) はい、元気です。あなたは？ (hai‚ genki desu. anata wa?) お蔭様で元気です
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USEFUL PHRASES Silence fillers To start with To begin with Well‚ now‚ let me see Let me have a look Let me think Well‚ err... I’d say that... Possibly‚ ... At first sight‚ it seems... ‚ but it could also ... I would say that... It’s difficult to say exactly but ... Agreeing Yes‚ I agree I agree with what you said. Yes‚ you’re right. I agree with completely. Yes‚ I agree but... I agree in a way‚ but... Well‚ it depends. (Explain) Disagreeing I disagree I don’t agree. No
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USEFUL PHRASES FOR RUNNING A BUSINESS MEETING 1. Start the meeting | * Let’s begin * Let’s start | 2. State the aim | * The main aim/purpose of the meeting is to... * We’re meeting today to... * We’re here today to discuss about.. | 3. Ask for opinions | * What do you think about...? * What’s your opinions/views? * How do you feel about...? * Let’s hear a few more views/opinions | 4. Change the subject | * The next point/item on the agenda is... * Now
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Useful Essay Words and Phrases Certain words are used to link ideas and to signpost the reader the direction your line of reasoning is about to take‚ such as adding more emphasis‚ or introducing an alternative point of view. Below is a selection of words used to link ideas‚ depending on the direction of your argument. Adding more to a point already made moreover; furthermore; again; further; what is more; in addition besides; above all; as well (as) either; neither…nor; not only…but also;
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Useful phrases for analysing texts In general: “bedient sich adäquater Mittel der LESERLEITUNG” = Vor-‚ Quer- und Rückverweise‚ e.g.: In the following‚ I’m going to … [= tell your readers what you are about to do] As I said before / in the beginning … (etc.) I will enlarge upon this later / in the next paragraph … (etc.) Concluding one can say / In brief / To put it in a nutshell / From all this follows that … (etc.) Make it easy for readers of your text to follow your argumentation! Task 1:
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Useful Phrases for Structured Structured Monologue M. Platonova "Materials for the Speaking Part of the Centralised Exam" Structuring When delivering a structured monologue‚ one of the ways to begin your presentation is to outline its structure‚ using one of the following phrases: I’ve divided my presentation/speech into three (main) parts. In my presentation/speech I’ll focus on three major issues. M. Platonova "Materials for the Speaking Part of the Centralised Exam" Effective
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THW Abolish the Monarchy By: Alif Azadi Taufik In the world‚ there are many different systems that a government will use to rule and control their nation. Different nations will use different systems based on their national ideologies. Some countries will use a republic‚ federal‚ or monarchy system added with systems like democracy‚ communism‚ liberal‚ etc. Today‚ we would like to abolish a certain system and render it unusable for any country. That system would be the royal system of the
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Second Speaker – Debating Good evening ladies and gentlemen. My name is ... and as the second speaker I will be further convincing you as to why my team would repeal the second amendment. I will be covering the issues revolving gun violence. But firstly I must point out the many flaws that the negating team has presented. The first speaker of the negating team said that…. She/He also said that….. Also said that….. Also said that… Moving on‚ my first point
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Debating can be a daunting prospect for people who have never participated in a debate before. It should not be! In this section‚ the key terms of debating are introduced. As with anything‚ jargon can be off-putting but debating terms are simple and easy to understand. The key terms are listed below. There are also other terms that you may come across from time to time in debating but are not essential when introducing debate to a class. Term Definition House The room in which a debate takes
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factors for success in debating: group/team processes and preparation‚ or the public speaking skills employed in the debate’s delivery? Use your own debate as a case study to answer this question and ground your analysis in communication theory. In your analysis‚ you must consider both the group work processes and presentation in answering the question. Student Name - Student number – Tutor - Word count - 1240 Communicating is successful debating and successful debating is dependent on the
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