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４. 野菜(やさい)の行商(ぎょうしょう) (Produce Peddler in Otsu, Shiga)

[Context] A local farmer arrived in front of the house of ミツエさん and her daughter (who shot the video).


Vocabulary
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    • 〜さかい (Kansai) =  〜から／ので
      そうでっか (Kansai) = そうですか
      ぎょうさん (Kansai) = たくさん
      おまめさん (Kansai) =豆(まめ) beans
      便利菜(べんりな) a kind of leaf vegetable
      消毒(しょうどく) sterilization
      虫(むし) insect
      食(く)う eat (blunt)
      どうもおへん (Kansai, polite) =別(べつ)に大丈夫(だいじょうぶ)です
      小松菜(こまつな) a kind of leaf vegetable, Japanese mustard spinach
      見(み)てみ (Kansai) = 見てみなさい (imperative, gentle - refer to Ch4.L3.G1)
      こんなけ (Kansai) = こんなに
      農薬(のうやく) pesticide
      ほうれん草(そう) spinach
      やらかい (Kansai) = 柔(やわ)らかい soft, tender
      いっかも (Kansai) = 何日(なんにち)も many days
      おい！= Hey! (blunt)
      どうもならん (Kansai) = どうにもならない helpless, futile


内容質問(ないようしつもん)(Content Questions)

Q1:What did the farmer ask the video shooter?
  • Are you American?
  • Are you going to America?
  • Are you from America?
    • Q2: Why did the video shooter say "ええですよ" to the farmer?
  • She pretended she had finished taking a still picture.
  • She didn’t want the farmer to be in the shot.
  • She flattered the farmer, praising her looks.
    • Q3: Why were there not many vegetables?
  • The farmer had sold quite a lot by the time.
  • The farmer didn’t harvest many vegetables on the day.
    • Q4: What was ミツエさん’s comment on broccoli?
  • It was delicious.
  • It was not bad.
  • It was hard.
  • It was tender.
    • Q5: Why were there so many holes on the leafy vegetables?
  • The farmer got an unusual amount of insects this year.
  • The farmer didn’t use pesticide strong enough to kill insects.
  • The farmer didn’t use any pesticide.
    • Q6: What was ミツエさん’s comment on the vegetables full of holes? Choose all that apply.
  • Such vegetables are not appetizing!
  • You cannot sell such vegetables at the super market!
  • You cannot find such vegetables at the super market!
  • Such vegetables are rare!
    • Q7: When ミツエさん approached her neighbor’s puppy, why was the puppy looking away from her?
  • The puppy does not like ミツエさん.
  • The puppy took notice of a cat nearby.
  • The puppy had to pee.
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    やさいぎょうしょうまめべんりなしょうどくむしくべつだいじょうぶこまつなみのうやくそうやわなんにちないようしつもん