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🇯🇵 Japanese · Fluency Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 21 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The card

At the immigration counter, the officer calls number thirty-two and hands Ben his permanent residence card: no time limit as long as he is in Japan, however the card itself is renewed once every seven years, a stay abroad of more than a year needs a re-entry permit, and two weeks in Toronto at New Year is within a year and needs nothing.

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THE STORY

The immigration office in Tokyo, a numbered ticket and a counter, with the permanent residence card in a tray. The officer is polite with Ben; Ben is humble with her.

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さんじゅうに ばん の かた。 えいじゅう カード です。sanjūni-ban no kata. eijū kādo desuThirty-two. Your permanent residence card.
にほん に いる かぎり、 むきげん です。nihon ni iru kagiri, mukigen desuAs long as you are in Japan, no time limit.
ただし、 カード は、 ななねん に いちど。tadashi, kādo wa, nananen ni ichidoHowever, the card: once every seven years.
しょうち いたしました。shōchi itashimashitaUnderstood.
いちねん いじょう なら、 さいにゅうこく きょか を。ichinen ijō nara, sainyūkoku kyoka oOver a year, get a re-entry permit.
にしゅうかん、 トロント に まいります。nishūkan, Toronto ni mairimasuTwo weeks, to Toronto.
いちねん いない なら、 なにも いりません。ichinen inai nara, nanimo irimasenWithin a year, nothing's needed.
ななねん で、 また ななねん。nananen de, mata nananenSeven years, and another seven.