A:もしもし、ミカさんですか。
B:はい。いま駅の前にいます。
A:六時にレストランで会いませんか。
B:いいですね。でも、雨ですから、駅から近い店がいいです。
A:じゃあ、あのカレーの店はどうですか。
B:そこにしましょう。
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夕方の電話
Afternoon call
💡 Read this first
In conversation, でも signals a new condition; read the sentence after it for the final choice.
Passage
- CONTENTミカさんはいまどこにいますか。
Explanation: The phrase 「いま駅の前にいます」 answers directly.
- KEY WORD「会う」の意味は何ですか。
Explanation: This word appears in the article. Compare it with the context and reading 「あう」.
- INFERENCE駅から近い店がいいのはどうしてですか。
Explanation: The reason is stated after でも, before から.
Key words
- 駅前 in front of the station
- 会う meet
- 近い close
- 雨 rain
- 店 shop/shop
Grammar
The person met was with に. This is a pair of particles to remember.
When asking "why", immediately check the clause before から; B is the result.
✍️ Try it yourself
Change meeting location: use 「駅から近い…がいいです」.
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A: Hello, is it Mika? B: Yes. Now I'm in front of the station. A: Let's meet at the restaurant at 6 o'clock? B: That's cool. But because it was raining, I wanted the restaurant to be near the station. A: So how's that curry shop? B: Choose that place.