Dialogue 1
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Inviting a colleague to have lunch together during the office lunch break
| Greg | : | Satoo-san, hiru-gohan ni ikimasen ka? |
| Satoo | : | Ee, ikimashoo. |
| Greg | : | Nani o tabemashoo ka? |
| Satoo | : | Soo desu ne ... Greg-san wa? |
| Greg | : | Uun ... Raamen wa doo desu ka? |
| Satoo | : | Watashi wa kinoo Raamen o tabeta kara, hoka no mono ga ii. |
| Greg | : | Ja, Karee wa? |
| Satoo | : | Ii desu ne. Karee o tabemashoo. |
| Greg | : | Satoo-san, why don't we go and have lunch together? |
| Satoo | : | Yes, let's. |
| Greg | : | What shall we have (to eat)? |
| Satoo | : | Oh well...what do you fancy? |
| Greg | : | Hum...how about raamen? |
| Satoo | : | I had raamen yesterday, so I would rather have something else. |
| Greg | : | Curry, then? |
| Satoo | : | That'll be nice. Let's have curry, then. |
Dialogue 2
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Inviting a friend to watch a movie together
| Tanaka | : | Kondo no do-yoobi hima desu ka? |
| Susan | : | Ima no tokoro yotei wa arimasen ga, nan desu ka? |
| Tanaka | : | Eiga o mi ni ikimasen ka? |
| Susan | : | Eiga? |
| Tanaka | : | Ee. Roppongi no eigakan de "Space Wars" o yatteimasu. Omoshiroi rashii desu yo. |
| Susan | : | Ii desu ne. Ikimashoo. Nan-ji ni ikimasu ka? |
| Tanaka | : | 12-ji wa doo desu ka? Eiga no mae ni hiru-gohan o tabete ... |
| Susan | : | Ee, soo shimashoo. Doko de aimashoo ka? |
| Tanaka | : | Eki no kaisatsu wa doo desu ka? |
| Susan | : | Wakarimashita. Ja, do-yoobi no 12-ji ni, kaisatsu de. |
| Tanaka | : | Will you be free this Saturday? |
| Susan | : | I don't have any plans for that day so far. Why? (lit. What is it?) |
| Tanaka | : | Why don't we go and watch a movie together? |
| Susan | : | Movie? |
| Tanaka | : | Yes. They're showing "Space Wars" at the cinema in Roppongi. Apparently, it's entertaining. |
| Susan | : | That's good. Let's go, then. What time? |
| Tanaka | : | How about 12? We'll have lunch before the movie... |
| Susan | : | Yes, let's. Where shall we meet up? |
| Tanaka | : | How about the ticket gate at the train station? |
| Susan | : | All right. I'll see you Saturday, then, at the ticket gate at 12. |