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Learn Advanced Japanese with 5channel - Can I Get a Sony iPhone?

In this video we are going to analyse the 5channel thread about a customer asking for a Sony iPhone.

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5channel Thread Title

Customer “Give me a Sony iPhone!” Staff “Xperia, right?” Customer “No! Sony iPhone!” Nonsense customer became a hot topic
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Diary

“Can I get a Sony iPhone?” I was asked and, I thought “ah, I guess he means Xperia” and so I showed it to him
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“I told you, a Sony iPhone!” He said and took me to the iPhone section, “Out of them, which one is the Sony iPhone?”
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“I’ve only used Sony before so, even if you give me a Toshiba, Panasonic or any other iPhone I can’t use it!” he spouted off.
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“Well… iPhones are all made by a manufacturer called Apple so they are all the same” even though I told him so, “Mine is Sony!!”
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I’ve never heard of Apple and such!!
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When I signed the contract, I was definitely told that it was a Sony!
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He started to blow up
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"Our shop doesn’t have a Sony iPhone… Please try another store…" That’s all I could say.
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Comments

Google it on Yahoo
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Give me a NEC NES
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Is he mixing up smartphone and iPhone?
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He probably doesn’t know (about smartphones) so the staff should explain to him so that it’s easy to understand.
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It’s like you are saying “can I get a Fami-chiki” at Lawson
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My parents were referring to PlayStation as NES lol
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Is it like Hocchikisu?
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My parents are like this too. They don’t understand at all
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It’s like referring to all robots as Gundams
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It I were you, I would show him an iPhone and Xperia and ask him which one.
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How about writing SONY with a permanent marker on the back of the iPhone?
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って (= という, “called”)

Do you know an anime called “Naruto”?
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I live in a city called Narashino.
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This is a book written by an author called Osamu Dazai.
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だろう (expresses assumption)

It will rain tomorrow so the game will probably be cancelled.
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If the kids see the Christmas cake, they will probably be happy.
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You’d better not go to that country. It’s an unsafe place.
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Verb + ば (used to give a suggestion)

If you want to improve your Japanese, why don’t you read more books?
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Why don’t you rest here for a while?
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Suit yourself.
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NOTE

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.

Vocabulary

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ageru
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
  1. to do for (the sake of someone else) (after the -te form of a verb)
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ashita
noun, adverb
  1. tomorrow
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ataru
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to face; to confront
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to check (i.e. by comparison)
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appuru
noun
  1. Apple (computer company)
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anime
noun
  1. anime
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ame
noun
  1. rain
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annai
noun, suru verb
  1. guidance
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iu
godan verb
  1. to say
  2. to call
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iku
godan verb (iku/yuku), intransitive verb
  1. to go
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imifumei
na adjective, no adjective
  1. of uncertain meaning; ambiguous
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ura
noun
  1. rear; back
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uriba
noun
  1. selling area
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onaji
noun or verb acting prenominally, noun
  1. same; identical
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omou
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to think (想う has connotations of heart-felt)
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oya
noun
  1. parents
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katteni
adverb
  1. as one pleases
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kanji
noun
  1. feeling
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kanchigai
noun, suru verb
  1. misunderstanding
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kiku
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to hear
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kitto
adverb
  1. surely; undoubtedly
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Kanji

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捲
Stroke Count
 12 Strokes
Taught in Grade 9
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English Meaning
  1. roll, wind, coil, turn pages, roll up sleeves, strip off, be turned, be rolled up
Readings
Kun'yomi: ま.く、ま.くる、まく.る、めく.る、まく.れる。
On'yomi: ケン、ゲン。
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二
Stroke Count
 2 Strokes
JLPT Level N5
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 1
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English Meaning
  1. two, two radical (no.2)
Readings
Kun'yomi: ふた、ふた.つ、ふたた.び。
On'yomi: ニ、ジ。
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上
Stroke Count
 3 Strokes
JLPT Level N5
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 1
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English Meaning
  1. above, up
Readings
Kun'yomi: あ.げる、-あ.がり、-あ.がる、-あ.げる、-うえ、よ.す、あ.がり、あ.がる、うえ、かみ、うわ-、のぼ.す、のぼ.り、のぼ.る、のぼ.せる。
On'yomi: ジョウ、ショウ、シャン。
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子
Stroke Count
 3 Strokes
JLPT Level N5
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 1
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English Meaning
  1. child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings
Kun'yomi: こ、ね、-こ。
On'yomi: ス、シ、ツ。
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中
Stroke Count
 4 Strokes
JLPT Level N5
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 1
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English Meaning
  1. in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings
Kun'yomi: なか、うち、あた.る。
On'yomi: チュウ、ジュウ。
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分
Stroke Count
 4 Strokes
JLPT Level N5
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 2
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English Meaning
  1. part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Readings
Kun'yomi: わ.け、わ.かつ、わ.かる、わ.ける、わ.かれる。
On'yomi: ブ、フン、ブン。
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日
Stroke Count
 4 Strokes
JLPT Level N5
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 1
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English Meaning
  1. day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings
Kun'yomi: -か、-び、ひ。
On'yomi: ジツ、ニチ。
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出
Stroke Count
 5 Strokes
JLPT Level N5
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 1
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English Meaning
  1. exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude
Readings
Kun'yomi: -で、-だ.す、だ.す、で.る、い.だす、い.でる。
On'yomi: スイ、シュツ。
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本
Stroke Count
 5 Strokes
JLPT Level N5
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 1
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English Meaning
  1. book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings
Kun'yomi: もと。
On'yomi: ホン。
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休
Stroke Count
 6 Strokes
JLPT Level N5
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 1
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English Meaning
  1. rest, day off, retire, sleep
Readings
Kun'yomi: やす.む、やす.まる、やす.める。
On'yomi: キュウ。
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行
Stroke Count
 6 Strokes
JLPT Level N5
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 2
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English Meaning
  1. going, journey
Readings
Kun'yomi: い.く、ゆ.く、おこな.う、おこな.い、C、-い.き、-ゆ.き、-いき、-ゆき、おこ.なう。
On'yomi: C、A、ゴウ、コウ、アン、ヒン、A、ギョウ。
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見
Stroke Count
 7 Strokes
JLPT Level N5
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 1
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English Meaning
  1. see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings
Kun'yomi: み.る、み.える、み.せる。
On'yomi: ケン、ゲン。
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国
Stroke Count
 8 Strokes
JLPT Level N5
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 2
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English Meaning
  1. country
Readings
Kun'yomi: くに。
On'yomi: コク。
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東
Stroke Count
 8 Strokes
JLPT Level N5
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 2
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English Meaning
  1. east
Readings
Kun'yomi: ひがし、あずま。
On'yomi: ツウ、トウ。
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雨
Stroke Count
 8 Strokes
JLPT Level N5
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 1
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English Meaning
  1. rain
Readings
Kun'yomi: あめ、あま、さめ、-さめ、あま-。
On'yomi: ウ。
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話
Stroke Count
 13 Strokes
JLPT Level N5
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 2
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English Meaning
  1. tale, talk
Readings
Kun'yomi: はな.す、はなし。
On'yomi: ワ、エ、カ。
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聞
Stroke Count
 14 Strokes
JLPT Level N5
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 2
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English Meaning
  1. hear, ask, listen
Readings
Kun'yomi: き.く、き.こえる。
On'yomi: ブン、モン。
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語
Stroke Count
 14 Strokes
JLPT Level N5
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 2
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English Meaning
  1. word, speech, language
Readings
Kun'yomi: かた.る、かた.らう。
On'yomi: ゴ、ギョ。
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読
Stroke Count
 14 Strokes
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Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 2
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English Meaning
  1. read
Readings
Kun'yomi: よ.む、よ.み、よみ、-よ.み。
On'yomi: ズ、ドク、トウ、トク。
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不
Stroke Count
 4 Strokes
JLPT Level N4
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 4
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English Meaning
  1. negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
Readings
On'yomi: ブ、フ、ホチ、フウ、フツ。
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