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I'd like to know the following in Japanese?

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1) Sorry I didn't see you the last time

2) Where do you stay

3) What do you work as

4) What are your hobbies

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  1. casual tone

    kono mae aenaku te sumimasen deshita.

    Doko ni tomatte iru no?

    Donna shigoto shiteimasu ka?

    Shumi wa nani?

    Formal (for business)

    Sono setsu wa oai dekinaku te moushiwake arimasen deshita

    (I have no excuse for not being able to meet you the last time)

    moushiwake arimasen deshita is the most formal form of apology...usually used in business towards clients  

    mousu       is the old term for "to say"  which isnt used anymore

    wake         is reason or excuse..(circumstance)

    arimasen   is "dont have"

    deshita      is the past tense of desu

    Dochira ni otomari desu ka?

    (Where are you spending the night)

    this phrase can also mean where are you planning to spend the night

    (tomaru is to stop but it also means to live, to spend the night, )

    Dono you na oshigoto shite imasuka?

    what field of work are you in  (its impolite or in bad taste to ask outright what the person does for a living and what position he holds in his company)

    Shumi wa arimasu ka?

    Do you have any hobbies

    Hobbies are a good topic to talk about, almost every Japanese I meet asks me that. a good  ice breaker.

    Hope this helps

    gambatte


  2. 1- Sorry I didn't see you the last time  

    A)残念私は最後会わなかった

    B)  Gomenne, konomae wa anata ga irutte wakarana kattanda



    2- Where do you stay ?

    A)とどまるところで会わなかった

    B)Doko ni iruno?



    3- What do you work as  

    A) ように働く何が

    B)Nan'no shigoto wo shiteru no?

    4- What are your hobbies

    A) あなたの趣味はである何

    B)Shumi wa nani?

    Good luck! 幸運

  3. 1. gomenne, konomae wa anata ga irutte wakarana kattanda.

    2. doko ni iruno? / doko ni tomatteruno?

    3. nan'no shigoto wo shiteru no?

    4. shumi wa nani?

    (casual term)

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