A1-43 / CEFR A1 / EPISODE 43

A New Neighbor

Introducing yourself to a new neighbor

SceneIn the apartment corridor.

Frank and Tina meet a new neighbor carrying a box in an apartment hallway. — Select the illustration to view it at full size in a new tab.

Narrator

Frank and Tina meet their new neighbor. She moved in today.

フランクとティナは新しい隣人に会う。彼女は今日引っ越してきた。

Frank01

Hello. I am Frank. I live here.

こんにちは。僕はフランクです。ここに住んでいます。

Kate02

Hi! I'm Kate. Nice to meet you.

こんにちは！ケイトです。はじめまして。

Tina03

I'm Tina! What do you do, Kate?

私はティナ！ケイト、お仕事は？

Kate04

I'm a nurse. At the hospital.

看護師なの。病院でね。

Tina05

A nurse! Frank has so many stitches—

看護師さん！フランクって縫い目がいっぱい——

Frank06

—Tina.

——ティナ。

Kate07

...Stitches?

…縫い目？

Frank08

The stitches are old. I am fine.

縫い目は昔のものです。僕は大丈夫です。

Kate09

Oh, good. I see stitches all day at work.

ああ、よかった。仕事では一日中、縫い目を見ているの。

Frank10

Then my stitches will not bother you.

それなら、僕の縫い目も気になりませんね。

WORDS & CONTEXT

Words & context

“What do you do?”

What do you do? is a fixed question about someone's occupation. To ask about an action happening now, use What are you doing?, as in A1-15. Kate answers with her occupation: I'm a nurse.

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Words & context

“What do you do?”