Follow a passenger reporting a bag left on a train; read the transcript or use your device’s voice.
The idea
Listen or read for the item, its colour, when it was left and a distinguishing detail inside. ごろ makes the time approximate.
| Item | Colour |
|---|---|
| かばん | 青い |
| タオル | 白い |
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客：「すみません、電車にかばんを忘れました。」 駅員：「何色ですか。」 客：「青いかばんです。」 駅員：「いつの電車ですか。」 客：「今日の午前九時ごろです。中に白いタオルがあります。」
Examples
- すみません、電車にかばんを忘れました。Excuse me, I left a bag on the train.
- 何色ですか。What colour is it?
- 青いかばんです。It is a blue bag.
- いつの電車ですか。Which train was it?
- 今日の午前九時ごろです。It was around nine this morning.
- 中に白いタオルがあります。There is a white towel inside.
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The bag is blue, but the towel is white. 午前 is morning; do not confuse it with 午後.
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かばんの色は何ですか。（青／白）
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青
青 is the bag’s colour; the white object is the towel inside.
電車はいつですか。（午前九時ごろ／午後九時ごろ）
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午前九時ごろ
午前九時ごろ means about nine in the morning, not nine in the evening.
かばんの中に何がありますか。（タオル／時計）
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タオル
The speaker says that a towel is inside the bag.
Practice round
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かばんの色は何ですか。（青／白）
電車はいつですか。（午前九時ごろ／午後九時ごろ）
かばんの中に何がありますか。（タオル／時計）
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Read or play the dialogue once for the situation, then again for colour, time and contents. Answer without looking, then check the transcript.