Exercise 10: Compliments/Responses to Compliments

 

 

Situation 1: Dialogue 1

 

従業員A:あら、鈴木君、そのTシャツかっこいいじゃない。  Ara, Suzuki-kun, sono tiishatsu kakkoii janai.  ‘Oh, Suzuki-kun, your T-shirt is neat.’

 

従業員B:あ、そうですか。昔行ってた大学の古いTシャツなんですけどね。  A, soudesuka.  Mukashi itteta daigakuno furui tiishatsu nandesu kedone.  ‘Oh, really?  It’s an old T-shirt from a college I went to.’

 

従業員A:何年ぐらいいってたの?  Nannen gurai ittetano?  ‘How many years were you there?’

 

従業員B:昔、一年だけ。  Mukashi ichinen dake.  ‘Just a year, a long time ago.’