No Beer at His Welcome Party

At an izakaya in Okayama, at the company's welcome party for this spring's new employees, a young man (A) has just introduced himself to a colleague from another section (B), who picks up the bottle to pour him a beer.

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  1. A

    あ、すみません、お酒さけは飲のみません。

    A, sumimasen, osake wa nomimasen.

    Oh, sorry, I don't drink.

  2. B

    じゃあ、お茶ちゃにしますか？

    Jā, ocha ni shimasu ka?

    Tea instead, then?

  3. A

    はい、お願ねがいします。

    Hai, onegai shimasu.

    Yes, please.

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