22 Listening S3 Answers and Scripts
もんだい 3もんだい 3 では、えをとはらんで

なんとみながらしつもんをいいますか。1 から 3 のください。

きいてくださいなかから、いちばんいい→（やじるし）のものをひとつ

ひえMondai sanMondai san dewa, e o minagara shitsumon o kiite kudasai. → (Yajirushi) no hito wa nan to iimasu ka. Ichi
kara san no naka kara, ichi-ban ii mono o hitotsu erande kudasai.
Question 3
For question 3, while looking at the picture listen to the question. What does the person with the →(arrow) say? Choose one best answer from 1 to 3.

1script女： エレベーターに 入ります。何と 言いますか。
男： 1 お先に します。
2 お先に ください。
3 お先に どうぞ。
romaji

Onna: Erebētā ni hairimasu. Nan to iimasu ka.
Otoko: 1 Osaki ni shimasu.
2 Osaki ni kudasai.
3 Osaki ni dōzo.

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englishWoman: (The man) is going into the elevator. What does (he) say?

1 Before do. (not a proper Japanese phrase)
2 Before please. (not a proper Japanese phrase)
3 After you.

The correct answer is #3– お先に どうぞ .

If you would like to offer someone to go first, the most appropriate phrase is ‘ お先にrest of the expressions are not actually used in Japanese.

どうぞ .’ The2script

男： お兄さんの 友達に はじめて 会います。何と 言いますか
女： 1 はじめまして。
2 こちらこそ。
3 どうも。
romajiOtoko: Oniisan no tomodachi ni hajimete aimasu. Nan to iimasu ka.
Onna: 1 Hajimemashite.
2 Kochira koso.
3 Dōmo.
englishMan:(She) is meeting her older brother’s friend for the first time. What does she say?

Women: 1 Nice to meet you.

2 Same here.
3 Thank you.

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The correct answer is #1– はじめまして .

When meeting someone for the first time in a casual situation, the most common thing to say is ‘ はじめまして ’. When meeting someone for the first time in a more formal situation, ‘ よろしくおねがいします ’ is more appropriate.
こちらこそ is said in response to よろしくおねがいします :A 「よろしくおねがいします。
」		Yoroshiku onegai shimasu.		

I look forward to working with you.

B 「こちらこそ。
」		Kochira koso.		

Same here.

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script女： 朝 学校に 行きました。はじめに 何と 言いますか。
男： 1 こんにちは。
2 おはようございます。
3 ただいま。
romaji

Onna: Asa gakkō ni ikimashita. Hajime ni nan to iimasu ka.
Otoko: 1 Konnichiwa.
2 Ohayō gozaimasu.
3 Tadaima.
englishWoman: (He) went to the school in the morning. What does (he) say first?
Man:1 Good day.
2 Good morning.
3 I’m back.

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The correct answer is #2- はじめまして .

In the morning, the most common greeting in Japanese is ‘ おはようございます ’. You will rarely hearanything else. You can use ‘ こんにちは ’ to greet people during the day. You use ‘ ただいま ’ when
you return home or to the office after you have been out.

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男： 女の人は レストランの人と 話したいです。何と 言いますか。
女： 1 どうぞ。
2 はじめまして。
3 すみません。
romajiOtoko: Onna no hito wa resutoran no hito to hanashitai desu. Nan to iimasu ka.
Onna: 1 Dōzo.
2 Hajimemashite.
3 Sumimasen.
englishMan:

The woman wants to talk to the restaurant staff. What does (she) say?

Woman: 1 Go ahead.

2 Nice to meet you.
3 Excuse me.

The correct answer is #3– すみません .

To get a service person’s attention, the most common expression is ‘ すみません ’. This can beused not only at a restaurant, but at a train station, sightseeing spot, etc. ‘ どうぞ ’ is used to offer
something to someone. ‘ はじめまして ’ is what is used in casual situations when you first meetsomeone.

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5script

男： 友達は 眠くて コーヒーを 飲みたいです。何と 言いますか。
女： 1 コーヒーを 飲みません。
2 コーヒーを どうぞ。
3 コーヒーを 飲みましょうか。
romajiOtoko: Tomodachi wa nemukute kōhii o nomitai desu. Nan to iimasu ka.
Onna: 1 Kōhī o nomimasen.
2 Kōhii o dōzo.
3 Kōhii o nomimashō ka.
englishMan:Her friend is sleepy and wants to drink coffee. What does (she) say?

Woman: 1 (I) am not going to drink coffee.

2 Have a coffee.
3 Let’s drink coffee.

The correct answer is #3– コーヒーを 飲みましょうか .

You can suggest an activity to someone using 〜ましょう . It’s like saying ‘let’s ~’ in English. You canalso invite someone to do something using 〜ませんか , but answer 1 doesn’t have the か particle.
Answer 2 might make sense if the woman has a coffee in her hand, or there is coffee on the table. In
other words, if she were physically offering something to him, she could say ‘ どうぞ ’.

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6script

女： 女の人は 箱を 取りたいです。男の人は 何と 言いますか。
男： 1 箱を 取ってください。
2 箱を 取りたいです。
3 箱を 取りましょうか。
romaji

Onna: Onna no hito wa hako o toritai desu. Otoko no hito wa nan to iimasu ka.
Otoko: 1 Hako o totte kudasai.
2 Hako o toritai desu.
3 Hako o torimashō ka.
englishWoman: The woman wants to get the box. What does the man say?
Man:1 Get the box, please.
2 (I) want to get the box.
3 Shall (I) get the box?

The correct answer is #3- 箱を 取りましょうか .

The man is offering to help the woman by using 〜ましょうか . This is a polite way to offer help.
Answer 1 means that the man is making a request for the woman to get the box.

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7script

女 : 男の人は 1,000 円で 帽子を 買いたいです。何と 言いますか。
男： 1 やすいで 買いたいです。
2 やすくして ください。
3 やすくなります。
romaji

Onna: Otoko no hito wa sen-en de bōshi o kaitai desu. Nan to iimasu ka.
Otoko: 1 Yasuide kaitai desu.
2 Yasuku shite kudasai.
3 Yasuku narimasu.
englishWoman: The man wants to buy the hat for 1,000 yen. What does (he) say?
Man:1 (I) want to buy it cheaply. (incorrect Japanese)
2 Make (it) cheaper please.
3 (it) becomes cheaper.

The correct answer is #2– やすくして ください .

The man is making a request for the woman to make ( する , suru) it cheaper ( やすい , yasui). Since

やすい is an い -adjective, we can’t use it with the で particle like in answer 1. Answer 3 is talking
about the hat becoming cheap and not someone making it cheaper.

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8script

女： 牛乳を 飲みたいです。何と 言いますか。
男： 1 牛乳を 飲みたくないです。
2 牛乳を 飲んでいいですか。
3 牛乳に します。
romaji

Onna: Gyūnyū o nomitai desu. Nan to iimasu ka.
Otoko: 1 Gyūnyū o nomitaku nai desu.
2 Gyūnyū o nonde ii desu ka.
3 Gyūnyū ni shimasu.
englishWoman: (The man) wants to drink milk. What does (he) say?
Man:1 (I) don’t want to drink milk.
2 Is it okay if (I) drink milk?
3 (I) will have milk.

The correct answer is #3– 牛乳に します .

When making an order at a restaurant, you can use the structure ‘ にする ’ to mark your selection.
Answer 2 is a way of asking permission to drink milk. This seems like a strange request to be making
to a waitress.

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9script

男： 夜に クラスに 行きました。何と 言いますか。
女： 1 おやすみ なさい。
2 こんばんは。
3 おつかれさまでした。
romajiOtoko: Yoru ni kurasu ni ikimashita. Nan to iimasu ka.
Onna: 1 Oyasumi nasai.
2 Konbanwa.
3 Otsukare-sama deshita.
englishMan:(The woman) went to class at night. What does (she) say?

Woman: 1 Good night.

2 Good evening.
3 Great work today.

The correct answer is #2- こんばんは .

When greeting people at night or in the evening, it is common to use ‘ こんばんは ’. To say goodnight, it is common to say ‘ おやすみ なさい ’, but this is usually among family members or closefriends before they go to sleep. If you want to say goodbye to someone in a more formal situation
like at work, you can say ‘ おつかれさまでした ’.

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10script

男： テレビで 女の人が 話しています。何と 言いますか。
女： 1 大阪の 雪が ふります。
2 大阪に 雪が ふります。
3 大阪に 雪を ふります。
romajiOtoko: Terebi de onna no hito ga hanashite imasu. Nan to iimasu ka.
Onna: 1 Ōsaka no yuki ga furimasu.
2 Ōsaka ni yuki ga furimasu.
3 Ōsaka ni yuki o furimasu.
englishMan:

A woman is talking on TV. What does she say?

Woman: 1 Osaka’s snow is falling. (Incorrect Japanese)

2 (It) is snowing in Osaka.
3 (I) am falling the snow in Osaka. (Incorrect Japanese)

The correct answer is #2- 大阪に 雪が ふります .

When we are talking about weather, we typically mark the weather element ( 雨 , ame, rain; ゆき ,yuki, snow; かぜ , kaze, wind) with the が particle and the に particle to mark where the weather is.

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