A1-31 / CEFR A1 / EPISODE 31

Asking Directions

Asking directions and asking someone to repeat

SceneIn an unfamiliar town.

Frank and Tina ask a woman for directions on a city street.
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STORY English with optional Japanese translations

Narrator

Tina and Frank are in a new place. Tina asks a stranger for directions.

ティナとフランクは初めての場所にいる。ティナは見知らぬ人に道を尋ねる。

Tina01

Excuse me. Where is the station?

すみません。駅はどこですか?

Stranger02

Go straight, then turn right.

まっすぐ行って、右に曲がってください。

Tina03

Could you say that again, please?

もう一度言っていただけますか?

Stranger04

Go straight. Then right. About five minutes.

まっすぐ。それから右。5分ほどです。

Tina05

Oh, thank you so much!

本当にありがとうございます!

Frank06

Tina, do you remember the way?

ティナ、道は覚えてる?

Tina07

Of course! Straight, then... left.

もちろん!まっすぐ、それから…左。

Frank08

Right.

右だよ。

Tina09

Right. It's right.

そうね、右ね。

Frank10

I will lead the way.

僕が先に行くよ。

WORDS & CONTEXT

Words & context

“Right.” / “Right. It's right.”

Right can mean a direction or “correct.” Frank's Right. corrects the direction: right, rather than left. Tina's first Right. acknowledges the correction, and It's right. confirms which way to turn. The joke uses both meanings of the same word.