利用します
use, utilize
Toshokan o riyō shimasu.
→ I use the library.
勤めます[会社に～]
work [for a company]
Shachō wa aiemushī ni tsutomete irasshaimasu.
→ The president works at IMC.
掛けます[いすに～]
sit on [a chair]
Dōzo, sochira no isu ni okake kudasai.
→ Please, sit on that chair over there.
過ごします
spend (time), pass (time)
Natsuyasumi wa gokazoku to ikaga osugoshi deshita ka.
→ How did you spend your summer vacation with your family?
いらっしゃいます
be, go, come (respectful equivalent of います、いきます and きます)
Sensei wa kenkyūshitsu ni irasshaimasu.
→ The professor is in the laboratory.
召し上がります
eat, drink (respectful equivalent of たべます and のみます)
Dōzo, kēki o meshiagatte kudasai.
→ Please have some cake.
おっしゃいます
say (respectful equivalent of いいます)
Shachō ga osshatta tōri ni, yarimasu.
→ I will do exactly as the president said.
なさいます
do (respectful equivalent of します)
Shūmatsu wa, nani o nasaimasu ka.
→ What will you do on the weekend?
ご覧になります
see, look at (respectful equivalent of みます)
Kesa no nyūsu o goran ni narimashita ka.
→ Did you watch this morning's news?
ご存じです
know (respectful equivalent of しっています)
Ano nyūsu o gozonji desu ka.
→ Do you know that news?
あいさつ
greeting, address
Atarashii shachō ga aisatsu o shimashita.
→ The new president gave a greeting.
旅館
Japanese-style hotel or inn
Kyōto no furui ryokan ni tomaritai desu.
→ I want to stay at an old Japanese-style inn in Kyoto.
バス停
bus stop
Basutei de basu o matte imasu.
→ I am waiting for the bus at the bus stop.
奥様
(someone else's) wife (respectful)
Okusama wa gojitaku ni irasshaimasu ka.
→ Is your wife at home?
～様
(respectful equivalent of 〜さん)
Mirā sama, irasshaimasu ka.
→ Is Mr. Miller there?
たまに
once in a while
Tama ni eiga o mi ni ikimasu.
→ I go to see a movie once in a while.
どなたでも
anyone (respectful equivalent of だれでも)
Kono pātī wa, donata demo sanka dekimasu.
→ Anyone can participate in this party.
～といいます
(one's name) is ~
Watashi wa Mirā to iimasu.
→ My name is Miller.
―年―組
class - of -th grade
Musuko wa gonen nikumi desu.
→ My son is in class 2 of the 5th grade.
出します[熱を～]
run [a fever]
Kodomo ga netsu o dashimashita.
→ My child ran a fever.
よろしく お伝えください。
Give my best regards.
Okusama ni dōzo yoroshiku otsutae kudasai.
→ Please give my best regards to your wife.
失礼いたします
Good-bye. (humble)
Osaki ni shitsurei itashimasu.
→ Excuse me for leaving before you.
ひまわり小学校
Himawari Elementary School (fictional)
Watashi wa Himawari shōgakkō no sensei desu.
→ I am a teacher at Himawari Elementary School.
