A：すみません、いま手がはなせません。
B：では、電話をとりましょうか。
A：お願いします。田中さんからかもしれません。
B：分かりました。名前と電話番号を聞きます。
A：ありがとう。五分後に戻ります。
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読解 🏪 Work 会話 NO. 31 3 questions
電話をとってください
Please answer the phone
💡 Read this first
B proactively proposes with ましょうか. Don't take 田中さん as a definite caller, because かもしれません indicates a possibility.
Passage
- CONTENTBさんは何を聞きますか。
Explanation: B spoke clearly after agreeing to receive the phone call.
- KEY WORD「電話」の意味は何ですか。
Explanation: This word appears in the article. Compare it with the context and reading 「でんわ」.
- INFERENCEAさんはいつ戻りますか。
Explanation: The timeline is in the last sentence.
Key words
- 電話 phone
- 手 hand
- 名前 name
- 番号 number
- 後 later
Grammar
V-ましょう let's do it together
Friendly invitation. After the invitation, look for a response of agreement or another suggestion.
N を V do V with N
を marks the direct object of the action. Find the cluster N を V to answer “what?”.
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Play role B: receive the phone and ask for your name and phone number.
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A: Sorry, I'm not free right now. B: So can I answer the phone? A: Please. Maybe it's from Mr. Tanaka. B: Okay. I will ask for your name and phone number. A: Thank you. I'll be back in five minutes.