Culture and slang · Lesson 7

Gifts: 「お土産みやげ」「お中元ちゅうげん」「お歳暮せいぼ」 and return gifts

ほんの気持きもちですが、どうぞ。

Sharing souvenirs after a trip, when to send summer and year-end gifts, which gifts need one in return, what to say when giving and receiving, how to decline.

Practise Paid

In this lesson

  1. 01Main dialogue: bringing souvenirs to work after a trip
  2. 02「お土産みやげ」: sharing with everyone after a trip
  3. 03「お中元ちゅうげん」 and 「お歳暮せいぼ」: summer and year-end gifts
  4. 04「お返かえし」: after you receive a gift
  5. 05What to say when giving and receiving
  6. 06Easy misunderstandings

Practice

  • Match each expression to its meaning
  • What do you say when giving?
  • How do you reply when receiving?
  • True or false?
  • Choose the phrase for each blank
  • Put the dialogue in order

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