Ducks on the Pond

On a park bench, a man (A) and a woman (B) sitting next to him chat about the ducks on the pond.

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  1. A

    カモ、いっぱいいますね。

    Kamo, ippai imasu ne.

    There sure are a lot of ducks, huh?

  2. B

    ほんとですね。かわいい。

    Honto desu ne. Kawaii.

    There really are. They're so cute.

  3. A

    冬ふゆだけ来くるんですよ。

    Fuyu dake kuru n desu yo.

    They only come here in the winter, you know.

  4. B

    へえ、知しらなかったです。

    Hē, shiranakatta desu.

    Oh, really? I didn't know that.

Words in this dialogue18
  1. カモkamoducks
  2. いっぱいippaia lot
  3. いithere are (いる)
  4. ますmasupolite ending
  5. ねne(right?, seeks agreement)
  6. ほんとhontotrue (ほんとう, casual)
  7. ですdesuam, is, are (polite)
  8. かわいいkawaiicute
  9. 冬ふゆfuyuwinter
  10. だけdakeonly
  11. 来くるkurucome
  12. んn(explains; んです: the thing is)
  13. ですdesuis (polite; んです: the thing is)
  14. よyo(tells you something)
  15. へえhēoh really
  16. 知しらshiraknow (知る)
  17. なかったnakattanot, past
  18. ですdesu(polite)

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