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😍 Ligar y primeras impresiones en japonés
Rompe el hielo con carisma y cumplidos físicos.
🌐 Por ahora, el contenido del curso (significados, notas y explicaciones) está en inglés, tanto en estas páginas como en la app; la interfaz está en español.
“Summer 2000, a cruise ship sailing for Yokohama. I've got a sketchbook, a disposable camera and zero plans. Let's learn to say hello like we mean it.” — Jack, tu anfitrión en esta unidad
Practica esta unidad gratis ➔Palabras y frases clave en japonés
| Japonés | Significado |
|---|---|
| 座るsuwaru | to sit |
| 〜てもいい？te mo ii | may I ~? (asking permission) |
| 君kimi | you (casual, warm) |
| 描くegaku | to draw, to paint |
| はじめましてhajimemashite | nice to meet you |
| 名前namae | name |
| 名前は？namae wa | what's your name? (casual) |
| 来るkuru | to come |
| どこから来たの？doko kara kita no | where are you from? (casual) |
| 一人hitori | alone, on your own; one person |
| 隣、いい？tonari, ii | is this seat free? (casual) |
| 名前、なんていうの？namae, nante iu no | what's your name? (relaxed) |
| よろしくyoroshiku | glad to meet you (casual) |
| 目me | eye(s) |
| きれいkirei | beautiful; clean |
| すごいsugoi | amazing; (すごく) really, so |
| 笑顔egao | smile |
| 素敵suteki | lovely, wonderful |
| 髪kami | hair |
| 声koe | voice |
| 笑い方waraikata | the way someone laughs |
| かわいいkawaii | cute |
| 似合うniau | to suit (someone) |
| 髪型kamigata | hairstyle |
| タイプtaipu | my type |
| 超chō | super, totally (slang) |
| 目が離せないme ga hanasenai | can't take my eyes off (you) |
| 一目惚れhitomebore | love at first sight |
| かもkamo | maybe, might |
| かっこいいkakkoii | good-looking, cool |
| 色っぽいiroppoi | sexy, alluring |
| 気になるki ni naru | to be into someone (lit. on one's mind) |
| 明日ashita | tomorrow |
| 一緒にissho ni | together |
| 港minato | port, harbour |
| 船fune | ship |
| 番号bangō | number |
| 回るmawaru | to go around, to wander (a place) |
| ケータイkētai | mobile phone |
| 〜てくれる？te kureru | would you ~ (for me)? |
| よかったらyokattara | if you'd like |
| 無理muri | too much, pushing yourself; impossible |
| 無理しないでmuri shinaide | don't push yourself |
| 行くiku | to go |
| 写真shashin | photo |
| 戻るmodoru | to go back, to return |
| までにmade ni | by (a time, a deadline) |
| 〜ていただけますか？te itadakemasu ka | could you possibly ~? (polite request) |
| 〜と申しますto mōshimasu | my name is ~ (humble) |
| そんなことないですsonna koto nai desu | that's not true, not at all (modest reply to a compliment) |
| さんsan | Mr./Ms. (name suffix, never for yourself) |
| 下の名前shita no namae | first name, given name |
| 名刺meishi | business card |
Frases de ejemplo
Can I draw you?
I'm Jack. Nice to meet you.
Your eyes are really beautiful.
that hairstyle really suits you
I can't take my eyes off you.
I think I fell for you at first sight.
Can I get your cell number?
yes I want to go with you
Una conversación de esta unidad
Early morning. The ship glides into Yokohama harbour under the Bay Bridge. Jack finds Rose at the rail.
Jack: おはよう、ローズ！見て、ベイブリッジ。Morning, Rose! Look, the Bay Bridge.
Rose: わあ、きれい……。ジャック、今日はどうするの？Wow, beautiful… Jack, what are you doing today?
Jack: 中華街に行こうと思ってる。よかったら、一緒に行かない？I'm thinking of going to Chinatown. If you'd like, why don't we go together?
Rose: 行きたい！でも、船に何時までに戻ればいいの？I'd love to! But what time do we have to be back on the ship by?
Jack: 五時半までに。船は六時に出るから。By half past five. The ship leaves at six.
Jack: 約束。……あ、ケータイの番号、もう一度教えてくれる？Promise. Oh, could you give me your number again?
Rose: いいよ。迷子になったら、電話してね。Sure. If we get lost, call me.
Notas culturales
On deck, Rose introduces Jack to Mr. and Mrs. Ono, a retired couple from Kamakura who are sailing home to Yokohama. How do the Onos most likely greet Jack?
With a small bow, and maybe a handshake for the foreigner.
In Japan people greet with a bow (お辞儀), not hugs or cheek kisses, and a light bow from the waist is right between equals on a first meeting. Many Japanese people will offer a foreigner a handshake too, often with a little nod. Hugs are for close friends and family, and even then rarely in public.
Dilo como un local: はじめまして。ジャックです。よろしくお願いします。 — Nice to meet you. I'm Jack. I look forward to knowing you.
In a Chinatown shop, Rose buys tea and thanks the owner in Japanese. The owner beams: "日本語、お上手ですね！" (Your Japanese is so good!) What's the most natural way for Rose to answer?
Brush it off modestly: "Oh no, not at all."
In Japan a compliment is usually deflected: いえいえ、そんなことないです ("oh no, that's not true"). It isn't false modesty, just good manners. A plain "yes" can sound boastful. Adding ありがとうございます after the denial is warm and perfectly fine.
Dilo como un local: いえいえ、そんなことないです。まだまだです。 — Oh no, not at all. I've still got a long way to go.
At the deck bar, a young Tokyo architect introduces himself to Jack: "高橋悠です。" Takahashi is his family name, Yū his given name. What should Jack call him, at least at first?
Takahashi-san, until Yū invites him to use his first name.
In Japan adults who have just met use the family name + さん, and keep using it until they're invited to switch. A bare given name is for family, close friends and partners, and ちゃん is for children, close female friends or pets. Asking is always fine: 下の名前で呼んでもいいですか？ (may I call you by your first name?).
Dilo como un local: 高橋さん、下の名前で呼んでもいいですか？ — Mr. Takahashi, may I call you by your first name?
Yū takes out a business card case and offers Jack his card with both hands, the text turned to face him. How should Jack take it?
With both hands, a small bow, and a real look at the card before putting it away carefully.
In Japan a business card (名刺) is treated as part of the person. Give and receive it with both hands, read it, and keep it in front of you or in a card case, never shoved in a back pocket or written on in front of them. The same two-handed care goes for gifts, and anything you hand to someone you want to respect.
Dilo como un local: 名刺、ありがとうございます。頂戴します。 — Thank you for your card. I gratefully accept it.
Walking from Chinatown to the waterfront, Rose wonders aloud why Yokohama has red-brick warehouses, Western-style houses on the hill and Japan's biggest Chinatown. What explains it?
In the 1850s Yokohama became one of the first Japanese ports opened to foreign trade, and foreign merchants settled there.
Yokohama opened as a treaty port in 1859, after more than two centuries in which Japan kept foreign trade to a tiny minimum. Western and Chinese merchants settled in a foreign quarter by the harbour, and the Chinatown, the Western-style houses on the Bluff (山手) and the brick warehouses all grew out of that. That history is why the city still feels so international.
Dilo como un local: 横浜って、古い港町なんだね。 — So Yokohama's an old port town.
Apréndelo bien
En la app, Jack te guía por esta unidad en lecciones cortas: opción múltiple, emparejar y construir frases con fichas, con audio, además de escenas de escucha, chats que reaccionan a tus respuestas, ejercicios de «Lee el ambiente», tarjetas culturales y un episodio de drama. Las palabras que aprendes vuelven en el repaso justo antes de que las olvides. Es gratis y no necesitas cuenta: tu progreso se queda en tu navegador.
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