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PART 1 · LESSON 2 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

The call to Toronto

Saturday night in the Kyoto flat, Sunday morning in Toronto: Emma congratulates Yui in slow Japanese, Ben relays his crying mother with she says, Yui answers with tell her, Emma passes on their father's question, and the family decides to come in November.

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Lesson 2 · The call to Toronto

Japanese · 30 minutes

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Saturday night in the flat in Kyoto, the laptop on the kitchen table, Sunday morning in Toronto. Ben is plain with Yui and with Emma; Yui is polite with Emma.

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ゆい さん、 おめでとう ございます！Yui-san, omedetō gozaimasuYui, congratulations!
エマ さん、 ありがとう ございます。Emma-san, arigatō gozaimasuThank you, Emma.
「はなせない」 と いって る。"hanasenai" to itte ruShe says she can't speak.
「はは も ないた」 と つたえて。"haha mo naita" to tsutaeteTell her my mum cried too.
「あかちゃん は いつ？」 と きいて います。"akachan wa itsu?" to kiite imasuHe's asking when the baby's due.
もう にかい いった よ。mō nikai itta yoI've told him twice already.
では、 じゅういちがつ に、 みんな で いきます。dewa, jūichigatsu ni, minna de ikimasuThen we'll all come in November.
もちろん です。 ぜひ、 きて ください。mochiron desu. zehi, kite kudasaiOf course. Please come.