A customer compares two bags with a shop assistant. Follow the transcript and gather the facts needed for the decision.
The idea
In 青いかばんは赤いかばんより軽い, より marks the red bag as the point of comparison: blue is lighter. 赤いほうが highlights the red bag as the sturdier choice.
| Product | Details |
|---|---|
| 青 | 軽い・五千円 |
| 赤 | 丈夫・荷物がたくさん入る・今日は五千円 |
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客：この二つのかばんは、どう違いますか。 店員：こちらの青いかばんは、赤いかばんより軽いです。 でも、赤いほうが丈夫で、荷物もたくさん入ります。 客：値段はどうですか。 店員：青は五千円、赤は六千円ですが、今日は赤が千円引きです。 客：それなら、荷物が多いので、赤いほうにします。
Examples
- 客：この二つのかばんは、どう違いますか。Customer: How are these two bags different?
- 店員：こちらの青いかばんは、赤いかばんより軽いです。Clerk: This blue bag is lighter than the red one.
- でも、赤いほうが丈夫で、荷物もたくさん入ります。But the red one is sturdier and holds more things.
- 客：値段はどうですか。Customer: What about the prices?
- 店員：青は五千円、赤は六千円ですが、今日は赤が千円引きです。Clerk: The blue one is 5,000 yen and the red one is 6,000 yen, but the red one is 1,000 yen off today.
- 客：それなら、荷物が多いので、赤いほうにします。Customer: In that case, I have a lot to carry, so I’ll take the red one.
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The red bag’s stated price is before the discount. Subtract 千円 from 六千円 to find today’s price; do not assume the lighter bag is the one chosen.
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軽いのはどちらですか。（青／赤）
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青
青 is lighter: 赤 is the comparison after より.
今日の赤いかばんの値段は何円ですか。
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五千円 / 5000円
五千円: the red bag costs 六千円 minus the 千円 discount today.
客はどちらを選びますか。（青／赤）
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赤
赤: the customer has many things to carry and chooses the roomier bag.
Practice round
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軽いのはどちらですか。（青／赤）
今日の赤いかばんの値段は何円ですか。
五千円 / 5000円
客はどちらを選びますか。（青／赤）
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Read the exchange, make a note of each bag’s features and calculate the sale price. Then answer from the whole conversation.