A1-12 / CEFR A1 / EPISODE 12

OMG, New Phone!

Asking someone to take your photo

SceneIn a corner of the classroom.

Frank photographs Tina posing in a classroom.
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STORY English with optional Japanese translations

Narrator

Frank has a new phone. Tina sees it.

フランクは新しいスマホを持っている。ティナがそれを見つける。

Tina01

OMG! Your phone is so cool!

わあ!あなたのスマホ、すごくかっこいい!

Frank02

It is fast. I like it.

速いんだ。気に入ってるよ。

Tina03

Take a photo of me! Quick!

私の写真を撮って!早く!

Frank04

Okay. Smile.

わかった。笑って。

Tina05

Wait— my hair! Give me a second!

待って——髪が!ちょっと待って!

Frank06

Done.

撮ったよ。

Tina07

Again! Better light!

もう一回!もっといい光で!

Frank08

Tina. The phone is full. Forty photos. All of you.

ティナ。スマホがいっぱいだ。40枚。全部、君だ。

Tina09

Good start! Now delete the bad ones — but I don't think there are any!

いいスタートね!じゃあダメなのを消して——そんな写真、ないと思うけど!

WORDS & CONTEXT

Words & context

“OMG” / “Give me a second!” / “The phone is full.”

OMG stands for Oh my God and expresses surprise or excitement. It is written in messages and can also be spoken as the letters O-M-G. Give me a second! means “Wait a moment!” The phone is full. refers to its storage. Filling a phone with only forty photos is an exaggeration: Frank is teasing Tina about taking too many.