The Gate Won't Open

At a ticket gate, a tourist (A) new to Japan, whose train card will not open the gate, asks a station worker (B) what is wrong.

You'll learn to say your card isn't working.

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  1. A

    すみません、このカード、使つかえません。

    Sumimasen, kono kādo, tsukaemasen.

  2. B

    使つかえませんか。ちょっと見みせてください。

    Tsukaemasen ka. Chotto misete kudasai.

  3. A

    はい、これです。

    Hai, kore desu.

  4. B

    あー、お金かねが足たりないですね。

    Ā, okane ga tarinai desu ne.

  5. A

    えっ、どこでチャージできますか。

    E, doko de chāji dekimasu ka.

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Put the lines in order

Pick the lines in the order they're said. Pick one again to take it back.

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