Turn Taking

When we have a conversation, we don’t always wait for a question or a command before we begin talking. For example, this is more like an interview:

A: What do you think about your hometown?

B: It’s okay.

A: Is it big?

B: No, it’s small.

A: Tell me more.

A: There are 30,000 people.

We can talk anytime. This is called taking our turn.

For example:

A: Okay, so what do you think about your hometown?

B: Yeah, like, it’s okay. I think it’s a little small, it’s a little quiet.

    It’s kind of far away from Morioka.

A: Yeah.

B: So it takes me a long time to come here, or go back home.

A: Right, right, that’s so different to me! Yeah, actually I’m from Morioka. 

B: Oh, from Morioka!

A: Yeah, so, I like it here, so I decided to come to Gandai.

I don’t know if I’ll stay here forever, but I think it’s good while I’m at university.

    You said it’s kind of far away, will you go back this summer?