Stories · part 1 — the other day

Tell a short story about a random recent moment.

最近あったちょっとした出来事を話せるようになりましょう。

Key English phrases

The other day, I ~
Out of nowhere, ~
I ended up ~
It was so random

Example conversation

AThe other day, I had the strangest experience.
BOh? What happened?
AOut of nowhere, a stranger gave me free concert tickets!
BNo way! What did you do?
AI ended up going, and it was amazing. So random!
BThat's incredible. Lucky you!

In context

The other day, something random happened to me. I was just walking to work when, out of nowhere, an old friend I hadn't seen in years tapped me on the shoulder. We ended up getting coffee and talking for two hours — I was late for work, but it was worth it. It was so random, but those little surprises make life fun. Has anything random happened to you lately?

When to use it · practice

You have a small story. Tell Drew about a random recent moment.
ちょっとした話があります。最近の偶然の出来事をDrewに話しましょう。
Describe how it turned out. Say what you ended up doing.
どうなったか説明しましょう。結局何をしたか言いましょう。
Sum it up. Say how random it was.
まとめましょう。どれだけ偶然だったか言いましょう。

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