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A1-47 / CEFR A1 / EPISODE 47

Ordering Coffee

Ordering coffee

SceneAt a café counter.

Frank and Tina talk with a surprised barista at a cafe counter.
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STORY English with optional Japanese translations

Narrator

Tina and Frank are at the cafe counter. A barista takes their order.

ティナとフランクはカフェのカウンターにいる。バリスタが二人の注文を取る。

Tina01

Today I feel grown-up! I'll have... a small coffee, please.

今日は大人の気分！なので…スモールサイズのコーヒーをお願いします。

Barista02

Hot or iced?

ホットですか、アイスですか？

Tina03

Iced, please. And one chocolate cookie.

アイスで。それとチョコレートクッキーを1つ。

Barista04

Can I get a name for the order?

ご注文のお名前を伺えますか？

Tina05

Tina.

ティナです。

Barista06

And for you?

そちらの方は？

Frank07

Black coffee. No sugar. No milk. No name.

ブラックコーヒー。砂糖なし。ミルクなし。名前なし。

Barista08

I... need a name, sir.

あの…お名前は必要なんです。

Tina09

Write "Mr. No Name."

「名前なしさん」って書いて。

Frank10

Frank. My name is Frank.

フランク。名前はフランクです。

WORDS & CONTEXT

Words & context

“Can I get a name for the order?”

American cafés often ask for a customer's name so they can call it when the drink is ready, a less common practice in Japan. Can I get …? is a casual equivalent of May I have …? Here the barista asks for the name on the order. Frank's answer, No name., creates a problem because the barista needs one.

“Mr. No Name”

Mr. is a title placed before a man's name. Tina turns Frank's No name. into a nickname, "Mr. No Name." Faced with having his order called out under that nickname, Frank finally gives his name himself: My name is Frank. That is the punchline.

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