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🇯🇵 Japanese · Fluency Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 1 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

The ask

At the Hanaya's kitchen table, Kenta asks Ben a big favour with the set phrase for one, the friends' speech at the reception, Ben says he didn't promise, Mrs. Sato says Kenta practised the sentence for three days, and Ben accepts the Japanese way: gladly.

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Lesson 1 · The ask

Japanese · 30 minutes

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THE STORY

The Hanaya's kitchen table in the evening, with tea going cold. Kenta and Ben are plain with each other; Mrs. Sato is polite with Ben.

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ベン、 おりいって、 たのみ が ある ん だ。Ben, oriitte, tanomi ga aru n daBen, I have a big favour to ask.
スピーチ なら、 やくそく して ない よ。supīchi nara, yakusoku shite nai yoIf it's the speech, I didn't promise.
ゆうじん だいひょう の スピーチ。 ベン しか いない。yūjin daihyō no supīchi. Ben shika inaiThe friends' speech. Only you can do it.
けんた は、 みっか も、 れんしゅう しました よ。Kenta wa, mikka mo, renshū shimashita yoKenta practised that for three days.
よろこんで。 やる よ。yorokonde. yaru yoGladly. I'll do it.
それ と、 あの はなし は、 しないで。sore to, ano hanashi wa, shinaideAnd don't tell that story.
それ は、 やくそく できない。sore wa, yakusoku dekinaiThat, I'm not promising.
わたし が、 さき に よみます。watashi ga, saki ni yomimasuI read it first.