A：図書館へ行くバスは、何時に来ますか。
B：十時十分です。でも、きょうは日曜日ですから、十分遅れます。
A：では、十時二十分ですね。
B：はい。図書館の前で降りてください。
A：ありがとうございます。
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読解 🚉 City 会話 NO. 22 3 questions
バスは何時ですか
What time is the bus?
💡 Read this first
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.
Passage
- CONTENTきょう、バスは何時に来ますか。
Explanation: B explains that the bus is 10 minutes late because today is Sunday.
- KEY WORD「遅れる」の意味は何ですか。
Explanation: This word appears in the article. Compare it with the context and reading 「おくれる」.
- INFERENCEどこで降りますか。
Explanation: The instructions use the form 「～で降りてください」.
Key words
- バス bus
- 遅れる late
- 日曜日 Sunday
- 降りる get off the bus
- 図書館 library
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.
V-て ください let's do it
Request/instruction. Let's turn it into a specific action in the question.
✍️ Try it yourself
Ask for the bus time using the form 「～は何時に来ますか」.
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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.