Apartment Hunting

At a real estate agency, a woman (A) asks a male agent (B) for a small apartment near the station.

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  1. A

    駅えきの近ちかくで、小ちいさめの部屋へやってありますか？

    Eki no chikaku de, chiisame no heya tte arimasu ka?

    Do you have any smaller apartments near the station?

  2. B

    ありますよ。お一人暮ひとりぐらしですか？

    Arimasu yo. Ohitorigurashi desu ka?

    We do. Will you be living alone?

  3. A

    はい、そうです。

    Hai, sō desu.

    Yes, I will.

  4. B

    では、こちらはいかがですか？

    Dewa, kochira wa ikaga desu ka?

    Then how about this one?

Words in this dialogue20
  1. 駅えきekistation
  2. のnolinker (joins two nouns)
  3. 近ちかくchikakunearby area
  4. でdein (marks the area)
  5. 小ちいさめchiisamesmallish (小さい)
  6. のno(before a noun)
  7. 部屋へやheyaapartment
  8. ってtteas for (casual topic marker)
  9. ありarithere is (ある)
  10. ますmasupolite ending
  11. かkaquestion marker
  12. よyo(tells you something)
  13. お一人暮ひとりぐらしohitorigurashiliving alone (polite)
  14. ですdesuam, is, are (polite)
  15. はいhaiyes
  16. そうsōso (そうです: that's right)
  17. ではdewathen
  18. こちらkochirathis one (polite)
  19. はwaas for (topic marker)
  20. いかがikagahow (polite; いかがですか: how about)

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