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Exercise 9: Thanks

 

Situation 2: Sample Dialogue

学生:今日は本当に長々とありがとうございました。  Kyouwa hontouni naganagato arigatou gozai mashita.   ‘Thank you for all this time today.’

 

先生:ああ、いいえ、まあ、だから、来週会うときまでに、今日お話したように、

先行研究の論文をもう少し読んで、まとめてきたらいいんじゃないかと思いますよ。  Aa, iie, maa, dakara, raishuu au toki madeni, kyou ohanashi shita youni, senkou kenkyuuno ronbunwo moushikoshi yonde, matomete kitara iinja naikato omoimasuyo.  ‘Oh, not at all, well, so as I told you today, I think it would be good if you read a few more previous studies and incorporated them into your paper.’

 

学生:はい。ほんとに今日はお時間たっぷり割いていただいてありがとうございました。  Hai.  Hontoni kyouwa ojikan tappuri saite itadaite arigatou gozaimashita.  ‘Okay.  Thank you again for sparing so much time for me today.’

 

先生:いえ。じゃあ、また来週。  Ie. Jaa, mata raishuu.  ‘No problem.  See you next week, then.’

 

学生:はい。失礼します。  Hai.  Shitsurei shimasu.  ‘All right. Good bye.’

 

 
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