A1-56 / CEFR A1 / EPISODE 56

At the Bank

Exchanging money at a bank

SceneExchanging currency.

Tina receiving cash at an airport exchange counter, with Frank beside her.
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STORY English with optional Japanese translations

Narrator

On the last day of the trip, Tina and Frank are at a bank counter in a Tokyo airport. Tina wants to exchange her remaining yen for dollars before going home.

旅行最終日、ティナとフランクは東京の空港内にある銀行窓口にいる。ティナは帰国前に、余った円をドルに両替したい。

Tina01

I'd like to exchange yen for dollars.

円をドルに両替したいのですが。

Teller02

How much would you like to exchange?

いくら両替なさいますか?

Tina03

Ten thousand yen, please.

1万円お願いします。

Teller04

That's about seventy dollars. Please sign this form here.

約70ドルになります。こちらの用紙にサインをお願いします。

Tina05

That's fine. Done. Here you are.

それで結構です。できました。はい、どうぞ。

Teller06

Thank you. Here are your dollars.

ありがとうございます。こちらがドルです。

Tina07

Thanks! I kept one Japanese coin. Look, it's so shiny! It has flowers, and—

ありがとう!日本の硬貨を1枚取っておいたの。見て、ピカピカでしょ!花の絵があって、それと——

Frank08

Tina. Our plane leaves in forty minutes.

ティナ。飛行機はあと40分で出るよ。

Tina09

Oh! Sorry, I have to go. Thank you so much!

あっ!ごめんなさい、もう行かないと。本当にありがとう!

Teller10

Have a good flight!

よい空の旅を!

Tina11

Bye! Come on, little coin. Let's go home.

さようなら!行くわよ、小さな硬貨さん。おうちに帰りましょう。

WORDS & CONTEXT

Words & context

“exchange yen for dollars” / “I kept one Japanese coin.” / “Come on, little coin.”

Exchange A for B means to change A into B, for example one currency into another. Kept is the past tense of keep, meaning to hold on to something. Tina does not exchange all her remaining yen; she keeps one Japanese coin as a memento of the trip. Come on urges someone along, like "Let's go." At the end, Tina treats the coin like a travel companion and says, "Let's go home."