Employee: How is this shirt? Customer: It's beautiful, but a bit big. Employee: So I wear one size smaller. Guest: Please. Is it white? Staff: Yes. The testing room is over there.

Mẹo: The customer compliments first, then でも brings up the real problem: it's a bit loud. Let's separate "size" and "color" into two separate facts.

Tự làm: Play the role of guest: ask for a smaller size and the color you like.

• シャツ しゃつ shirt
• 大きい おおきい big
• サイズ さいず size
• 持ってくる もってくる bring
• 試着室 しちゃくしつ fitting room

Today is your birthday. I want to buy a gift for about 500 yen. Since you like cats, I chose a small cat-shaped cup. The staff helped me wrap it in paper. In the evening, I will give you a gift at the restaurant.

Mẹo: たい indicates the goal of buying the gift, and から explains why that type of gift was chosen.

Tự làm: Choose a gift for someone and explain with から.

• 誕生日 たんじょうび birthday
• プレゼント ぷれぜんと gift
• 選ぶ えらぶ choose
• 包む つつむ package
• 渡す わたす give/give

From school to station, go straight for 5 minutes. Turn right in front of the big bank and there is a post office on the left. Behind the post office is the station. On rainy days, you can also catch the bus in front of the school. The bus ride takes 2 minutes.

Mẹo: Directions: draw an arrow following the verb (歩く・曲がる) and then attach a location landmark (前・左・後ろ).

Tự làm: Write a route from your home to a nearby place in 2 steps.

• まっすぐ まっすぐ straight
• 曲がる まがる turn
• 銀行 ぎんこう bank
• 郵便局 ゆうびんきょく post office
• 後ろ うしろ behind

A: What time does the bus to the library arrive? B: 10:10. But because today is Sunday, it will be 10 minutes late. A: So it's 10:20. B: Yes. Get down in front of the library. A: Thank you.

Mẹo: Listen to the original time and then add the adjustment after でも. Don't choose 10:10 because that's the regular schedule, not today.

Tự làm: Ask for the bus time using the form 「～は何時に来ますか」.

• バス ばす bus
• 遅れる おくれる late
• 日曜日 にちようび Sunday
• 降りる おりる get off the bus
• 図書館 としょかん library

Every day I go to work by bicycle. Before leaving today, I didn't see the bike keys. I looked in my bag and pocket but couldn't find it. I remembered leaving it on the company desk during lunch break. The key is there. I can go home with peace of mind.

Mẹo: Development: lost → found → remembered → found. Only select the last information, do not select the place you searched for but didn't find it.

Tự làm: Tell me about a time when you forgot something using 3 verbs Vました.

• 自転車 じてんしゃ bicycle
• 鍵 かぎ key
• ポケット ぽけっと shirt/pants pockets
• 探す さがす find
• 安心 あんしん rest assured

【Train announcement】 Tokyo departure at 8:10 am is 10 minutes late. Train at 8:20 at the usual time. The express train does not stop at this station, so take the train that stops at every station. Station staff at platform 3.

Mẹo: Traffic announcements often contain changes + instructions. From から connect the reason why the express train is not suitable with the advice to choose another train.

Tự làm: Write a notice that the train is 5 minutes late in Japanese.

• 電車 でんしゃ electric train
• 遅れる おくれる late
• 急行 きゅうこう express train
• 各駅停車 かくえきていしゃ The train stops at every station
• ホーム ほーむ station platform