Culture and slang · Lesson 10

Train habits: queues, calls, women-only cars, last train

すみません、今いま電車でんしゃなので、あとでかけ直なおします。

Queuing on the platform, which side to stand on escalators; calls and eating on trains; women-only cars, the last train; delay announcements and certificates.

Practise Paid

In this lesson

  1. 01Main dialogue: the morning commuter train
  2. 02Queuing, getting on and off
  3. 03On the train: phone calls, noise, eating
  4. 04The last train
  5. 05Delay announcements: explanations and apologies
  6. 06Easy misunderstandings

Practice

  • Match each phrase to its meaning
  • What would you do?
  • Understanding announcements
  • True or false?
  • Choose the phrase for each blank
  • Put the dialogue in order

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