Conversation Dialogue 1: Is it a hamburger?
 

 

You are looking at an object that looks like a hamburger, but there is something strange about it.

 

A: それは なんですか。ハンバーガーですか。
B: いいえ、そうじゃありません。けしゴムですよ。
A: え? けしゴムですか。
B: ええ、そうです。ハンバーガーの けしゴムです。

 

key voc
1. それ that one (near you)
2. ハンバーガー hamburger
3. けしゴム eraser
4. [assertion marker; marks new information.]
5. え? Oh?
English
A: What is it? Is it a hamburger?
B: No, it isn't. It's an eraser.
A: Oh? An eraser?
B: Yes, that's right. It's a hamburger-shaped eraser!
bunka
1. fast food ハンバーガー is a popular fast food in Japan. Some western-style burger shops include food catering to the Japanese taste such as a teriyaki burger, etc.