For Upper Beginners and Intermediate learners |
Noun |
order, request, demand |
Verb |
to order, make a request [person] wa [something] o chuumon suru |
Almost all of the Suru-Verbs can be followed by the particle "o"; ○○ suru / ○○ o suru
Example sentences
1. | (Watashi no kaisha wa) Shin-seihin o hatsubai shita. Chuumon ga takusan kita. |
kaisha company, shin-seihin new product, hatsubai [sv] release, launch
chuumon ga kuru have an order, receive an order (set phrase; literally means "an order comes")
kita ta form of kuru; come, takusan many, a lot of
2. | Go-chuumon wa o-kimari deshoo ka? |
Go-chuumon wa o-kimari deshoo ka?
Are you ready to order?, May I take your order? (common expression at a restaurant)
go- / o- a prefix, making a polite word or phrase
kimarimasu to be decided, be fixed, be settled, o + stem + desu forming a respectful verb phrase
-deshoo ka? polite phrase of desu ka?
3. | Resutoran de no chuumon no shikata o benkyoo shi-tai desu. |
resutoran restaurant, -de place marker; in, at, shikata method, way, how to do
benkyoo [sv] study, learn, shi-tai want to do, like to do, -tai desu (stem +) want to do, would like to do
4. | Go-chuumon o uketsuketara, chuumon-bangoo to chuumon no shoosai o meeru de go-renraku shimasu. |
go- a prefix, making a polite word or phrase
uketsuketa ta form of uketsukeru; accept, take, -tara if, when
chuumon-bangoo order number, shoosai details, detailed, meeru de by email
go-renraku shimasu [sv] contact, get in touch, I'll inform you, I'll let you know (polite expression)
renraku [sv] contact, get in touch, inform, let somebody know
5. | Go-chuumon no kyanseru ni wa Chuumon-bangoo ga hitsuyoo desu. |
kyanseru [sv] cancellation, -ni for, to, chuumon-bangoo order number
hitsuyoo [na] need, necessary, be required
6. | Kako no go-chuumon wa Chuumon-rireki de kakunin dekimasu. |
kako no the past, in the past, chuumon-rireki order history, -de means or method marker; by, with, in, at, on
kakunin [sv] confirm, check, dekimasu can, be able to do
7. | (Watashi wa) Netto de piza o chuumon shita. |
netto de on the Internet, online, piza pizza
8. | Sumaho de chuumon dekiru kara, benri desu. |
sumaho de by smartphone, dekiru can, be able to do
-kara because, therefore, so, benri [na] convenient, handy, useful
9. | Sakki piza o chuumon shita-n desu ga, kyanseru dekimasu ka? Sakki piza o chuumon shita-n desu ga, henkoo dekimasu ka? |
sakki some time ago, a little while ago, piza pizza, -n desu ga making the statement softer
kyanseru [sv] cancel, henkoo [sv] change, dekimasu can, be able to do
10. | Kyoo (shoohin o) chuumon shitara, (shoohin wa) itsu todokimasu ka? |
kyoo today, shoohin product, goods, item, -tara if, when
itsu when, todokimasu to reach, arrive, be delivered
11. | Chuumon shita mono to chigau mono ga todokimashita. |
chuumon shita mono thing I orderde, what I orderded, mono thing
-to chigau mono different thing from, wrong thing, chigau to be different / be wrong
todokimasu to reach, arrive, be delivered
12. | "Nihon no otoko mo kaji o suru-beki da" Sore wa muri na chuumon da. |
otoko man, -mo also, too, kaji housework
-beki desu must do, should do, da root form of desu
sore wa muri na chuumon desu it's an unreasonable demand, it's a tall order, it's asking too much (expression)
muri [na] impossible
Practice the following words
Functional patterns used in the sentences (Chapter numbers are from Building Up Conversation)
chuumon no shikata o benkyoo shi-tai desu
verb stem + tai:want to do, would like to do
Level 1 Chapter 11
go-chuumon o uketsuketara
ta form + -tara:if, when
Level 2 Chapter 8
sumaho de chuumon dekiru kara, benri desu
plain form + kara:expressing a reason or a cause; because, therefore, so
Level 2 Chapter 3
sakki piza o chuumon shita-n desu ga
verb stem + tai-n desu ga:asking for some information or making a request politely
Level 2 Chapter 12
chuumon shita mono / chigau mono
phrase + noun:Noun Modifier
Level 2 Chapter 13
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