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A1-57 / CEFR A1 / EPISODE 57

See You Tomorrow

Confirming tomorrow's plans

SceneMaking plans for tomorrow.

Frank and Tina say goodbye outside their separate apartment doors.
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STORY English with optional Japanese translations

Narrator

Frank and Tina are back from their trip to Japan. They say goodbye for the night. They will meet again tomorrow.

フランクとティナは日本旅行から戻っている。今夜はここで別れる。明日また会う予定だ。

Tina01

See you tomorrow morning, Frank!

また明日の朝ね、フランク！

Frank02

Good night. See you tomorrow.

おやすみ。また明日。

Tina03

Same time, same place?

同じ時間、同じ場所？

Frank04

Same time, same place. As always.

同じ時間、同じ場所。いつも通りに。

Tina05

I love that we always say that. Soon I'll be far away, back home.

いつもそれを言うのが好き。もうすぐ、遠い故郷に帰るのにね。

Frank06

It is a small promise. I like small promises.

小さな約束だ。僕は小さな約束が好きだよ。

Tina07

Why?

どうして？

Frank08

They are easy to keep.

守りやすいからね。

Tina09

Good night, my best friend.

おやすみなさい、私の親友。

Frank10

Good night, Tina. Same time, same place.

おやすみ、ティナ。同じ時間、同じ場所で。

WORDS & CONTEXT

Words & context

“Good night.” / “Same time, same place?”

Good night. is used when parting at night, whereas Good evening. greets someone on arrival. Same time, same place? checks a familiar meeting arrangement and becomes a recurring phrase through the end of A1.

“I love that we always say that.”

In I love that …, the first that introduces the fact the speaker loves: we always say that. The final that is a pronoun referring to their familiar phrase Same time, same place?

“small promises” / “keep a promise”

Small promises are little promises; here, the everyday promise to meet tomorrow at the usual time and place. Keep a promise means to do what you promised. They in They are easy to keep. refers to those small promises: they are easy to keep. At the end, Frank repeats Same time, same place. to confirm that they will meet tomorrow too.

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