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🇯🇵 Japanese · Advanced Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 29 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The end of the business year

It is the last working day of the company's year. At the department meeting Mr. Okada reads out the personnel changes, that from the second of April Mr. Kudo joins Ben's team, and Ben says he learned a great deal this half-year. At the izakaya Mr. Okada toasts the year, Ben asks for support again next year, and when he starts to answer a joke in Osaka speech, Ms. Nishimura says not yet, and Mr. Hamada says it is too early. Next morning, at the river, Yui's father says she looks pale. Say we announce personnel changes, I learned a great deal, thank you for the year, cheers, not yet, and Yui looks pale.

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THE STORY

The department's meeting at the end of the business year, an izakaya at six, and the river on Saturday morning. Mr. Okada is polite and humble when he reads a notice, Ben is polite and humble, Ms. Nishimura is polite, Mr. Hamada speaks Osaka speech, and Mr. Yamamoto is plain.

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じんじ いどう を、 おしらせ いたします。jinji idō o, oshirase itashimasuWe announce the personnel changes.
しがつ ふつか より、 くどう さん が、 ベン さん の チーム に はいります。shigatsu futsuka yori, kudō-san ga, ben-san no chīmu ni hairimasuFrom the second of April, Mr. Kudo joins Ben's team.
この はんき で、 おおく の こと を まなびました。kono hanki de, ōku no koto o manabimashitaIn this half-year, I learned a great deal.
いちねん、 おつかれさま でした。 かんぱい。ichinen, otsukaresama deshita. kanpaiThank you for the year. Cheers.
まだ、 だめ です。mada, dame desuNot yet.
それ は、 まだ はやい で。sore wa, mada hayai deThat's still too early.
ゆい は、 かおいろ が わるい な。yui wa, kaoiro ga warui naYui looks pale.