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Exercise 11: Requests

Sample Dialogue 1

後輩:あ、田中先輩、こんにちは。A, Tanakasenpai, konnichiwa.‘Oh, hi, Tanakasenpai.’

先輩:あ、こんにちは。A, konnichiwa.‘Oh, hi.’

後輩:あの、先輩、明後日の夜、バイト入ってないですよね。(Checking on availability)Ano,senpai,asattenoyoru,baitohaittenaidesuyone.‘You are not scheduled to work the night after tomorrow, are you?’

先輩:明後日の夜は、うん、入ってないけど、どうして?Asattenoyoruwa,un,haittenaikedo,doushite?‘The night after tomorrow …no, I’m not scheduled, but why?’

後輩:もしよかったら(Showing consideration for the hearer)Moshiyokattara‘If it’s okay with you’代わってもらえませんか?(Making a very polite request)kawattemoraemasenka?‘Can you cover for me?’

先輩:あ、バイト?A,baito?‘Oh, at work?’

後輩:うん。Un.‘Yeah.’

先輩:え、うーん、うん、いいけど、なんで?E,uun, un,iikedo,nande?‘Well, um, okay, but why?’

後輩:えーと、前からねらってた映画があるんですね。それのチケットを友達からもらったんですけど、

それが明後日で切れちゃうんですよ。(Offering reasons for the request),maekaranerattetaeigagaarundesune.Sorenochikettowotomodachikaramorattandesukedo,soregaasattedekirechaundesuyo.‘Um, there is a movie I have wanted to see for a long time.A friend of mine gave me the ticket, but it’s going to expire in two days.できれば(Showing consideration for the hearer)Dekireba‘If possible’行ってきたいなぁと思うんですけれども。(Offering reasons for the request)Ittekitainaatoomoundesukeredomo.‘I want to go.’

後輩:うん、あ、うん、そういうことだったら、ぜんぜんいいよ。うん。Un, a,un,souiukotodattara,zenzeniiyo.Un.‘Okay, if that is the case, no problem.’

後輩:ありがとうございます。(Expressing gratitude)Arigatougozaimasu.‘Thank you.’

先輩:はーい。Haai.‘Sure.’

 
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