Phone and internet contracts
Choosing a plan, switching companies, keeping your number and cancelling. This lesson covers the words in phone shops and on internet contracts, and the polite questions shop staff and call centres ask. It uses "can" from Everyday Japanese 3. Tap to hear any line. The bar at the bottom plays a hands-free drill for walking.
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22 contract words
Each card shows a word from a phone shop, a bill or a call centre, with a sentence you'd say or hear. Five are from earlier lessons.
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What the shop or call centre says
Staff open with a polite question, check you're the contract holder, then offer deals. The words at the bottom are on every plan and bill.
| You'll hear or see | It means | Say or check |
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- Keep your number. When you (switch companies) you can keep your phone number. Say .
- Free for a month. Shops often add options that are at first and charged later. Ask which ones to cancel, and when.
- Check the renewal. Internet contracts often renew automatically (). Check the contract before you cancel.
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Three patterns to use today
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Say it in Japanese
Say each one out loud before you reveal the answer. Getting close counts.