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A1-34 / CEFR A1 / EPISODE 34

Phone Call

Inviting a friend to study by phone

SceneFrank phones Tina.

Frank talks on the phone while Tina answers from a table with matcha latte.
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STORY English with optional Japanese translations

Narrator

Frank calls Tina. He wants to study with her.

フランクはティナに電話する。彼は彼女と一緒に勉強したい。

Tina01

Hey, Frank!

やあ、フランク！

Frank02

Hi, Tina. How are you?

やあティナ。元気？

Tina03

I'm good. You?

元気よ。あなたは？

Frank04

I am fine. Are you free now?

元気だよ。今、空いてる？

Tina05

Yeah. What's up?

ええ。どうしたの？

Frank06

Do you want to study together? At the cafe?

一緒に勉強しない？カフェで？

Tina07

I'm already here. My books are open. Your chair is ready.

もう来てるよ。本も開いてる。あなたの席も用意してあるよ。

Frank08

...You already knew I would call.

…僕が電話するって、もう分かってたんだね。

Tina09

I'm from another planet, Frank. We know things.

私は別の惑星から来たのよ、フランク。いろいろ分かるの。

Frank10

Then order for me, too. You know what I want.

じゃあ、僕の分も頼んでおいて。何を頼みたいか、分かるよね。

WORDS & CONTEXT

Words & context

“Are you free now?” / “What's up?”

Here free means available, rather than having freedom. Are you free now? asks whether someone has time. What's up? can be a greeting, but here it asks what the caller wants or what has happened.

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