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🇯🇵 Japanese · Fluency Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 26 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The fool and the straight man

Mr. Okada visits the Nihonbashi office: the Tokyo tours are ahead, Mr. Fujita asks if he's being transferred to Osaka, Mr. Okada hits it back in Osaka speech, and Ben gets a lesson in the fool and the straight man, with Mr. Fujita playing the fool.

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THE STORY

The meeting room of the Nihonbashi office, Mr. Okada up from Osaka for the day. Mr. Okada and Mr. Fujita are polite with each other, Mr. Okada slipping into Osaka speech; Ben is polite with both.

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とうきょう が うえ です ね。 よく やりました。Tōkyō ga ue desu ne. yoku yarimashitaTokyo's ahead this year. Well done.
じゃ、 おおさか に てんきん です か？ja, Ōsaka ni tenkin desu kaA transfer to Osaka, then?
なんで や ねん！nande ya nenWhat are you on about!
それ が、 つっこみ です か？sore ga, tsukkomi desu kaThat's the straight man's line?
ぼけ に は、 つっこむ。 とうきょう は、 だまる。boke ni wa, tsukkomu. Tōkyō wa, damaruA fool's line gets hit back. Tokyo goes quiet.
ふじた さん、 ぼけて ください。Fujita-san, bokete kudasaiMr. Fujita, please play the fool.
けいご が、 かんぺき です ね。keigo ga, kanpeki desu neYour keigo is perfect.
ちがう でしょ！chigau deshoThat's not true!