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🇯🇵 Japanese · Advanced Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 12 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The price rise

Rain on the office window and Mr. Sakai on the phone: the coach rate goes up fifteen percent from July, Ben says the formal we are unable to accept, asks for the old rate until September and for a date, and Ms. Nishimura notices he refused without a no.

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THE STORY

Ben's desk in the international department in Osaka, rain on the window, Mr. Sakai of the bus company on the phone. Ben is humble with Mr. Sakai and polite with Ms. Nishimura.

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しちがつ から、 じゅうご パーセント あがります。shichigatsu kara, jūgo pāsento agarimasuFrom July, it goes up fifteen percent.
おうけ いたしかねます。ouke itashikanemasuwe are unable to accept: the humble do, and a tail that means cannot bring ourselves to
じゅうご パーセント は、 おうけ いたしかねます。jūgo pāsento wa, ouke itashikanemasuFifteen percent is something we are unable to accept.
どこ も、 あげて います。doko mo, agete imasuEveryone is raising.
いま の ねだん で、 おねがい します。ima no nedan de, onegai shimasuAt the current price, please.
いちど、 もちかえらせて いただきます。ichido, mochikaerasete itadakimasuLet me take it back to the office first.
いつ まで に、 おへんじ を いただけます でしょう か。itsu made ni, ohenji o itadakemasu deshō kaBy when could we have your answer?
きんようび まで に。kin'yōbi made niBy Friday.
「いいえ」 なし で、 いえました ね。iie nashi de, iemashita neYou said it without a no.