Have you been to Europe?

Expressing one's experience

Dialogue 1

Smith	:	Tanaka-san wa Yooroppa ni itta koto ga arimasu ka?
Tanaka	:	Ee, itta koto ga arimasu.
Smith	:	Itsu ikimashita ka?
Tanaka	:	3-nen mae ni ikimashita.
Smith	:	Yooroppa no doko ni ikimashita ka?
Tanaka	:	Furansu ya Itaria ni ikimashita.
Smith	:	Furansu de nani o shimashita ka?
Tanaka	:	Pari ni itte, bijutsukan o mitari, kaimono o shitari, shimashita.
Smith	:	Doitsu nimo ikimashita ka?
Tanaka	:	Iie. Iki-takatta kedo, jikan ga arimasendeshita.

Smith	:	Have you been to Europe?
Tanaka	:	Yes, I have.
Smith	:	When did you go?
Tanaka	:	I went there 3years ago.
Smith	:	Where in Europe did you visit?
Tanaka	:	I went to France and Italy.
Smith	:	What did you do in France?
Tanaka	:	I went to Paris, visited some museums and did some shopping.
Smith	:	Did you also go to Germany?
Tanaka	:	No, I wanted to go but there wasn't enough time.

Dialogue 2

Yamada	:	Greg-san wa hima na toki nani o shimasu ka?
Greg	:	Hon o yondari, terebi o mitari, shimasu. Yamada-san wa?
Yamada	:	Watashi wa jogingu o shitari, kodomo to sanpo o shitari, shimasu.
Greg	:	Kodomo-san wa nan-sai desu ka?
Yamada	:	Ue no ko wa 5-sai de, shita no ko wa 3-sai desu. Greg-san wa kodomo-san ga imasu ka?
Greg	:	Iie, watashi wa mada dokushin desu yo.
Yamada	:	Soo desu ka.
Greg	:	Dakara, yasumi no hi wa sooji o shitari, sentaku o shitari, kaimono ni ittari, shite, kekkoo isogashii desu.

Yamada	:	What do you do in your spare time?
Greg	:	I read books, watch TV, etc. How about you?
Yamada	:	I go running or take a walk with my kids.
Greg	:	How old are your kids?
Yamada	:	The elder one is 5 years old, the younger one is 3 years old. Do you have kids?
Greg	:	No, I'm still single.
Yamada	:	I see.
Greg	:	So on holidays, I'm pretty busy cleaning, doing laundry, and shopping.