Let’s learn Japanese with the 5channel thread about a customer asking for a Sony iPhone.
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5channel Thread Title
Japanese: 客「ソニーのiPhoneを出せ！」店員「Xperiaですね？」客「違う！ソニーのiPhone」意味不明すぎるクレーマーが話題に
English: Customer “Give me a Sony iPhone!” Staff “Xperia, right?” Customer “No! Sony iPhone!” Nonsense customer became a hot topic
Diary & Comments
Diary
「ソニーのiPhoneください」って言われて、
“Can I get a Sony iPhone?” I was asked and,
ああ、Xperiaのことかな、と思って案内したら
I thought “ah, I guess he means Xperia” and so I showed it to him
「だから、ソニーのiPhoneですよ！」
“I told you, a Sony iPhone!”
ってiPhone売り場まで連れていかれ、
He said and took me to the iPhone section
「この中でソニーのiPhoneどれですか？
Out of them, which one is the Sony iPhone?
私はソニーのしか使ったことがないから、
I’ve only used Sony before so,
東芝とかパナソニックとかのiPhone渡されても
Even if you give me a Toshiba, Panasonic or any other iPhone
操作できないんですよ！」
I can’t use it!
とまくしたてられ、
He spouted off
「いや…iPhoneは全てアップルって (EXAMPLES) メーカーが作ってるのでどれも同じですよ」
“Well… iPhones are all made by a manufacturer called Apple so they are all the same”
って伝えても
Even though I told him so,
「私のはソニーなの！！
Mine is Sony!!
アップルなんて聞いたことがない！！
I’ve never heard of Apple and such
契約したときにしっかりソニーと言われました！」
When I signed the contract, I was definitely told that it was a Sony!
とかブチギレしだして
He started to blow up
当店にはソニーのiPhoneはありませんね・・・
Our shop doesn’t have a Sony iPhone…
他のお店当たってください・・・
Please try another store…
と言うしかなかった。
That’s all I could say.
Comments
Yahooでググれ
Google it on Yahoo
NECのファミコンよこせよ
Give me a NEC NES
スマホ=iphoneと勘違いしてるのか
Is he mixing up smartphone and iPhone?
知らんのだろう (EXAMPLES) から店員が分かりやすく説明しろよ。
He probably doesn’t know (about smartphones) so the staff should explain to him so that it’s easy to understand
ローソンでファミチキくださいというようなもの
It’s like you are saying “can I get a Fami-chiki” at Lawson
親はプレステのこともファミコンって呼んでたなw
My parents were referring to PlayStation as NES lol
ホッチキスみたいな感じか
Is it like Hocchikisu?
うちの親もこんな感じ
全く分かってない
My parents are like this too
They don’t understand at all
ロボットを全部ガンダムというようなもの
It’s like referring to all robots as Gundams
私なら、iphoneとxperiaの二つを差し出して
「どちらですか?」って尋ねる。
It I were you, I would show him an iPhone and Xperia and ask him which one.
iPhoneの裏にSONYってマジックで書いてあげれば (EXAMPLES)
How about writing SONY with a permanent marker on the back of the iPhone?
Examples
って (= という, “called”)
ナルトってアニメ知ってる？
Do you know an anime called “Naruto”?
習志野ってとこに住んでるよ。
I live in a city called Narashino.
これは太宰治って作家が書いた本だよ。
This is a book written by an author called Osamu Dazai.
だろう (expresses assumption)
明日は雨だから、試合は中止だろう。
It will rain tomorrow so the game will probably be cancelled.
クリスマスケーキを見たら、子供たちはきっと喜ぶだろう。
If the kids see the Christmas cake, they will probably be happy.
その国に行くのはやめた方がいいだろう。治安が悪いから。
You’d better not go to that country. It’s an unsafe place.
Verb + ば (used to give a suggestion)
日本語を上達させたいなら、もっと本を読めば。
If you want to improve your Japanese, why don’t you read more books?
ここで少し休んでいけば？
Why don’t you rest here for a while?
勝手にすれば。
Suit yourself.
It is used in casual speech. You can also use “a verb ta-form + ら” for suggestions or advice which sounds nicer than a verb + ば.
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