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🇯🇵 Japanese · Advanced Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 17 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Interview keigo

A video call, Sota in a suit and Hana on Ben's lap: Sota asks for interview keigo before Friday, Ben makes him do the self-introduction, tells him his bow is too fast, as he was once told, bans the salary as a reason for applying, and hears the right sentence, I applied because I wish to make travel easier, with Hana as the judge.

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THE STORY

A video call from the flat in the north of Kyoto to Sota's room, Hana on Ben's lap. Sota is plain with Ben, humble inside his interview answers; Ben is plain with him.

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めんせつ の けいご、 おしえて。mensetsu no keigo, oshieteTeach me interview keigo.
まず、 じこしょうかい。 どうぞ。mazu, jikoshōkai. dōzoFirst, the self-introduction. Go.
やまもと そうた と もうします。Yamamoto Sōta to mōshimasuMy name is Yamamoto Sota.
はやい。 おじぎ も、 はやすぎる。hayai. ojigi mo, hayasugiruToo fast. Your bow is too fast too.
しぼう どうき？ きゅうりょう、 かな。shibō dōki? kyūryō, kanaReason for applying? The salary, I'd say.
きゅうりょう は だめ。 やりたい こと を。kyūryō wa dame. yaritai koto oNever the salary. What you want to do.
らく に したい と おもい、 しぼう いたしました。raku ni shitai to omoi, shibō itashimashitaI applied because I wish to make it easier.
なかなかったら、 ごうかく。nakanakattara, gōkakuIf she doesn't cry, you pass.