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🇯🇵 Japanese · Fluency Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 24 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The usual

The ramen shop on the corner: Mr. Mori asks the two of them if it's the usual, Ben says seven years, same seat, Mr. Mori remembers when Ben ordered with his fingers, Kenta says he orders for everyone now, Mr. Mori asks the newlywed if he's the same as ever, and Kenta has a rule to keep: home by nine on Tuesdays, so no egg, no time.

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THE STORY

Mr. Mori's ramen shop on the corner, two stools at the counter, the Tuesday-evening steam. Mr. Mori, Ben and Kenta are all plain with each other.

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いつも の、 ふたり とも？itsumo no, futari tomoThe usual, you two?
いつも の。 ななねん、 おなじ せき。itsumo no. nananen, onaji sekiThe usual. Seven years, same seat.
あの ころ は、 ゆび で ちゅうもん して た な。ano koro wa, yubi de chūmon shite ta naBack then, you ordered with your fingers.
いま は、 みんな の ぶん を ちゅうもん する。ima wa, minna no bun o chūmon suruNow he orders for everyone.
で、 しんこん さん は？ あいかわらず か？de, shinkon-san wa? aikawarazu kaAnd the newlywed? Same as ever?
かようび は、 くじ まで に かえる。kayōbi wa, kuji made ni kaeruOn Tuesdays, home by nine.
くじ じゅっぷん まえ だ よ。kuji juppun mae da yoIt's ten to nine.
じゃあ、 もり さん、 たまご は なし。 じかん が ない。jā, Mori-san, tamago wa nashi. jikan ga naiThen, Mr. Mori, no egg. No time.