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A1-51 / CEFR A1 / EPISODE 51

Buying Souvenirs

Asking the price and recipient of a gift

SceneAt a souvenir shop.

Tina, wearing a kimono, holds a small temari ball beside Frank in a souvenir shop.
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STORY English with optional Japanese translations

Narrator

Tina and Frank are at a souvenir shop in Tokyo. Tina wants a gift for a friend.

ティナとフランクは東京のお土産屋にいる。ティナは友達へのお土産を買いたい。

Tina01

I'll take this one. How much is it?

これをいただきます。いくらですか？

Clerk02

That's three thousand yen. It's handmade here.

3,000円です。ここで手作りされたものですよ。

Tina03

Handmade? It's beautiful.

手作り？きれいね。

Frank04

Who is the gift for?

お土産は誰に？

Tina05

A friend. Here on Earth.

友達。ここ、地球にいる。

Frank06

Here?

ここにいる友達？

Tina07

For you. To remember our trip.

あなたに。二人の旅を覚えていられるように。

Frank08

With me?

僕に？

Tina09

If you want it.

もらってくれるなら。

Frank10

I will keep it. You can visit it.

大事に持っておくよ。このお土産に会いに来てもいい。

WORDS & CONTEXT

Words & context

“I'll take this one.”

I'll take … announces a buying decision in a store. It uses the same pattern as I'll take it. in A1-40.

“To remember our trip.”

Here to remember ... expresses purpose: in order to remember something. Tina wants to give Frank a souvenir so he can remember their trip together.

“I will keep it. You can visit it.”

Both uses of it refer to the souvenir Tina chose. Keep it here means to treasure a gift and hold on to it. Visit is normally used for people or places, but Frank treats the souvenir like a living thing and tells Tina she can come and visit it. This is a small punchline, and it also hints that he wants Tina to come and see him again. In A1-59, we learn that Frank has been carrying the souvenir with him all along.

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