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🇯🇵 Japanese · Beginner Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 23 OF 30 · 40 MINUTES

A Flat for Two

Yui needs somewhere to live in Tokyo, and Ben has an idea. One flat, for two. They go back to the estate agent who found Ben his flat. Suggest looking for a flat together, ask for a flat for two, ask whether pets are allowed, name the rooms, compare a flat with yours, say a place is near both stations, and talk about the deposit and the contract.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

Yui will need somewhere to live in Tokyo, and Ben has an idea. One flat, for two. On Saturday they go back to the estate agent who found Ben his flat last summer. This time they want a bedroom, a living room, and somewhere near both their trains. Yui has one more wish. She has always wanted a cat. This is the conversation you'll be able to say by the end of the lesson.

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さがさなければ なりませんsagasanakereba narimasenmust look for
とうきょう で へや を さがさなければ なりません。Tōkyō de heya o sagasanakereba narimasenI have to look for a flat in Tokyo.
かんがえkangaeidea, thought
ふたり で すむ へやfutari de sumu heyaa flat for two to live in
さがしません かsagashimasen kawhy don't we look for
ふたり で すむ へや を さがしません か？futari de sumu heya o sagashimasen kaWhy don't we look for a flat for the two of us?
やちん も やすく なる し、 まいにち あえます。yachin mo yasuku naru shi, mainichi aemasuThe rent will be cheaper, and we can see each other every day.
ごきぼうgokibōwhat you're hoping for, said politely
きょう は ふたり で すむ へや を さがして います。kyō wa futari de sumu heya o sagashite imasuToday, we're looking for a flat for two.
おめでとう ございます！ ごきぼう は？omedetō gozaimasu! gokibō waCongratulations! What are you looking for?

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