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Conversation

Alison (A) has been living in Japan for over one year as an

intern at an American company in Japan. She sees Bob (B),
who is a new intern in the same company. Alison met him at

the lobby of the company for the first time, and started to
talk with him.

A. いつ日本に来たんですか。

Itsu Nihon ni kita n desu ka.

When did you come to Japan?

B. 昨日成田に着いたばかりです。

Kinō Narita ni tsuita bakari desu.
I arrived at Narita just yesterday.

A. え。

E.

Oh!

B. 今週は住むところを探そうと思っています。
Konshū wa sumu tokoro o sagasō to omotte imasu.

I’m thinking of finding a place to live this week.

A. ああ，大変ですね。