Basics
Lesson 3 — Asking for someone's time
Make a request with can or could, and choose between them by the situation.
Sets the text size and the width of the lesson. Your choice is remembered for the next one.
You can open a conversation naturally by adding how you feel and what you have to say.
気持ちや話題をひと言くわえて、会話を自然に切り出すことができる。
Phrase of the day今日のフレーズ
Could you spare half an hour this week?
今週、30分ほどお時間をいただけますか。
Situation場面
Tomo needs a colleague to look over a draft before it goes out.
トモは提出前の下書きを、同僚に見てもらおうとしています。
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The dialogue, vocabulary, language focus, and activities are past this point. The phrase of the day and the situation are yours to read.
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Register freeThe free plan opens the first two lessons of the first three sections at A1, A2, B1, and B2 alike.
Takeaway
Can for the small and the familiar; could for the large and the distant.