Lesson Dialogues
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Situation 1
In the morning, Rik and her teacher are talking at school.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
リカは今日、____学校に来た。
A 後で
B 早く
C 少し
D 初めて
リカ：おはようございます。
先生：もう学校来たの？まだ８時前だよ。
リカ：今日は早く来ました。
先生：他に誰か来てる？
リカ：まだ誰も来てないです。
Situation 2
While shopping, Kaori has called her mother on the phone.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
お母さんは、何か必要な物がありますか？
* お母さん mother
A はい
B いいえ
カオリ：何か必要な物ある？
お母さん：特に無いよ。
カオリ：じゃあもう帰るね。
お母さん：ごめん。やっぱりペン買ってきて！
カオリ：分かった。買ってくね。
Situation 3
Matsui-san and her neighbor Sato-san are eating cakes at Matsui-san's house.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
そのケーキは、____。
A 美味しい
B 小さい
C 安い
D 高い
佐藤：美味しいですね。このケーキ。
松井：ほんとですか？よかったです。
佐藤：どこで買ったんですか？
松井：それ、自分で作ったんです。
Situation 4
In the evening, Kaito and his girlfriend Yuri are having a talk.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
カイトとユリは、一緒にご飯を食べますか？
A はい
B いいえ
カイト：この後、時間ある？
ユリ：うん、あるよ。
カイト：ご飯食べて帰らない？
ユリ：いいよ。どこで食べる？
カイト：すぐそこのお店にしよう。
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Is it more common to refer to a “Restaurant” as お店? Because I think I’ve heard it as レストラン too.
I think I only ever used お店 for stores but not restaurants.
We usually call a shop, store, or restaurant “お店” in Japanese.
“レストラン” refers to a dining place that is a bit fancy and often serves Western (European) dishes.
On this last dialogue, I struggled with “konoato”. At first i thought it meant “when we have finished what we are going to do now” = “after this”, but by the end of the dialogue it feels like they are going straight into the restaurant…? So the first sentence is a bit like “Are you in a rush to go?”, right?
No, この後 means “after what they are doing right now” or “from now.”
The sentence means “Do you have time from now?”
Or “Are you available from ow?”