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Next Sunday, Aya's family plans to eat dinner at a restaurant.
N4 graded Japanese story
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Aya changes her family's restaurant reservation after her father's train is delayed and learns to confirm the new time carefully.
20 sentences · about 8 minutes
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The reservation is at 6:30 p.m. for four people.
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However, that afternoon, Aya's father contacts her to say that his train is delayed.
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It looks like her father will arrive at the station about forty minutes late.
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Because the restaurant is popular, Aya worries that they might lose their table.
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Her father asks, “Will you call and ask whether the reservation time can be changed?”
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Aya writes the reservation name and original time on paper.
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After practicing what to say first twice, she calls the restaurant.
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When an employee answers, Aya explains that the train delay will make the family arrive late.
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Then she asks, “Can it be changed to 7:15?”
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The employee answers, “We are fully booked at that time.”
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“We have space at seven or at 7:45,” the employee continues.
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Aya checks her father's message once more.
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She chooses 7:45 so that the family will not have to rush.
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The employee repeats the reservation name, party size, and new time in order.
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Aya repeats the same details back and writes the new time on the paper.
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After the call, she sends the confirmed time to both parents.
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The family can reach the restaurant from the station without running.
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Her father says, “Thank you for choosing a safe time.”
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Aya keeps the note so she can remember that she managed the difficult call.