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See Grammar Notes for Dialogue 2.
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| 1. |
そうじゃありませんでした |
It was not so. [past negative of そうです] |
| 2. |
しつれいしました |
Excuse me (for my rudeness). |
| 3. |
あります |
have [でんわが あります: to have a phone call] |
| 4. |
一日{いちにち}に |
in one day |
| 5. |
五かい |
five times [五かいぐらい: about five times] |
| 6. |
から |
from [先生から: from the teacher] |
| 7. |
ともだち |
friend |
| 8. |
けいたい |
shorthand expression for けいたいでんわ (mobile phone) |
| 9. |
で |
by, with, by means of, using [This is different from the place of activity particle で.] |
| 10. |
はなします |
to speak |
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 Frequencies (～かい or ～ど)
| 1. |
一かい {いっかい} |
once |
| 2. |
二かい {にかい} |
twice |
| 3. |
三かい {さんかい} |
three times |
| 4. |
四かい {よんかい} |
four times |
| 5. |
五かい {ごかい} |
five times |
| 6. |
六かい {ろっかい} |
six times |
| 7. |
七かい {ななかい} |
seven times |
| 8. |
八かい {はっかい or はちかい} |
eight times |
| 9. |
九かい {きゅうかい} |
nine times |
| 10. |
十かい {じゅっかい} |
ten times |
| 11. |
何かい {なんかい} |
How many times? |
| 12. |
一ど {いちど} |
once |
| 13. |
二ど {にど} |
twice |
| 14. |
三ど {さんど} |
three times [The ど counter counts only infrequent events.] |
| 15. |
何ど {なんど} |
How many times? |
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| A: |
Well, then, good bye. |
| B: |
Was it Mr. Tanaka on the phone (you just had)? |
| A: |
No, it wasn't him. |
| B: |
Oh, sorry. |
| A: |
No problem. |
| After the phone call, |
| B: |
You have phone calls often. |
| A: |
Yes, I have phone calls five times a day from Ms. Lee. |
| B: |
I talk about an hour a day with my friends on the cell phone. |
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