店員：このシャツはいかがですか。
客：きれいですね。でも、少し大きいです。
店員：では、一つ小さいサイズを持ってきます。
客：お願いします。白いのはありますか。
店員：はい、あります。試着室はあちらです。
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読解 🛍️ Shopping 会話 NO. 19 3 questions
サイズはどうですか
What size?
💡 Read this first
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.
Passage
- CONTENT客はシャツのどこが問題だと言いましたか。
Explanation: The following information でも is the customer's dissatisfaction.
- KEY WORD「持ってくる」の意味は何ですか。
Explanation: This word appears in the article. Compare it with the context and reading 「もってくる」.
- INFERENCE客は何色のシャツを聞きましたか。
Explanation: Guest question has 「白いの」.
Key words
- シャツ shirt
- 大きい big
- サイズ size
- 持ってくる bring
- 試着室 fitting room
Grammar
A。でも B / A ですが B but / however... but
After でも or after が is often important information that changes the initial prediction.
N に してください do/select to N
Used to choose one of the options, often encountered when shopping or ordering food.
✍️ Try it yourself
Play the role of guest: ask for a smaller size and the color you like.
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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.