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🇯🇵 Japanese · Advanced Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 27 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Tokyo in a day

Ben spends a working day in Tokyo. At the Nihonbashi office, where a year ago he waited as a guest, he says he is from the head office and thanks Mr. Fujita for the other day. At Sakura English, where Mike has the N4 certificate on the wall, he gives Aya back the book of keigo, finished to the last page after a year and a month. On the bullet train home, a tired Ms. Nishimura speaks only Osaka speech, and Ben says he understands it all but does not say it. Say I am Ben from the head office, thank you for the other day, I read it to the last page, I understand it all but I don't say it, and that is your charm.

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THE STORY

The Tokyo office, Sakura English and the bullet train. Ben is polite with everyone, Mr. Fujita and Aya are polite, Mike is polite, and Ms. Nishimura is polite and then speaks Osaka speech.

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ほんしゃ の ベン です。honsha no ben desuI'm Ben, from the head office.
さきじつ は、 ありがとう ございました。sakijitsu wa, arigatō gozaimashitaThank you for the other day.
さいご の ページ まで、 よみました。saigo no pēji made, yomimashitaI read it to the last page.
いちねん と いっかげつ、 かかりました。ichinen to ikkagetsu, kakarimashitaIt took a year and a month.
ほんま に ぜんぶ わかる ん や な。honma ni zenbu wakaru n ya naYou really understand all of it, don't you.
ぜんぶ わかります けど、 いいません。zenbu wakarimasu kedo, iimasenI understand it all, but I don't say it.
いわなくて いい です。 それ が、 ベン さん の みりょく です。iwanakute ii desu. sore ga, ben-san no miryoku desuYou don't need to. That's your charm.