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Exercise
6: Requests
Situation 1: Sample Dialogue 1
(The parts in red are the request statement you've been asked to write down. The parts in blue are important supporting strategies.) ルームメイトB: うーん、どうもあんまり進まなくてね。
Uun, doumo anmari susuma nakutene. ‘Well, not so well.’ ルームメイトA: 早く終わりにしてテレビでも見ようよ。
Hayaku owarini shite terebi demo miyouyo. ‘Get it done soon and let’s watch TV
or something.’ ルームメイトB: そうしたいんだけどさ、そのテレビの音がちょっと気になっちゃって、音少し下げてくれないかな? Sou shitain dakedosa, sono terebino otoga chotto kini nachatte,
oto sukoshi sagete kurenai
kana? ‘I’d love to do that, but that TV is
bothering me a bit. Can’t you turn it
down a little?’ ルームメイトA: あ、そうだったの?ごめん、ごめん。
A, sou dattano? Gomen, gomen. ‘Oh, is it? Sorry, sorry’ ルームメイトB: ありがとう。助かるよ。 Arigatou. Tasukaruyo. ‘Thanks.
That’s helpful.’ ルームメイトA: ううん。 Uun. ‘No problem.’ |
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