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He says that he gets tired when he walks for a

half-hour.

主人は出かけるときに，すぐ帰ると言ったのです。

Shujin wa dekakeru toki ni, sugu kaeru to itta no desu.
My husband said he’d be right back when he
went out.

田中さんが来たとき，切符をもう買ったかと聞きま
しょう。

Tanaka-san ga kita toki, kippu o mō katta ka to
kikimashō.
When Mr. Tanaka arrives, let’s ask him if he has

already bought the tickets.

不動産屋に話すべきだと言いました。

Fudōsanya ni hanasu beki da to iimashita.
He said that I should talk with a real estate
agent.

その仕事をしたくないと言った人は解雇されました。
Sono shigoto o shitaku nai to itta hito wa kaiko

saremashita.
The people who said that they did not want to
do that job were fired.

無駄だと言ったんですが, なんとか家賃を安くできな
いかと聞いてみると言いました。

Muda da to itta n desu ga, nantoka yachin o yasuku
dekinai ka to kiite miru to iimashita.

I said that it’s useless, but he said that he will
ask them if they can make the rent cheaper
somehow.