Jan 19, 2018 11:20
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あと１件客先に行ったら
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Anyone have any suggestions as to how to translate the phrase “あと１件客先に行ったら帰る”? in the sentence “あと１件客先に行ったら帰る”と母と電話で話した数十分後のことだった. Not sure how "１件客" fits in. The context is that a son is telling his mother his father has had an accident.
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| 4 +1 | after visiting one more client |
Kayoko Kimura
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Kayoko Kimura
United States
United States
Native in Japanese
United States
PhD & DVM, 35+ years exp. in sciences
Native in: Japanese (Variant: Standard-Japan)
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after visiting one more client
This pharase should be divided as follows;
あと１件 / 客先 / に行ったら
It means "after visiting (に行ったら) one more (あと１件) client/customer (客先)". This sentence is saying "I will go home after visiting one more client".
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Note added at 39 mins (2018-01-19 12:00:48 GMT)
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I think it was the phrase told by "father" who had an accident. The accident happened after the father said this. The son may be telling the situation. A middle school student does not say this by himself.
あと１件 / 客先 / に行ったら
It means "after visiting (に行ったら) one more (あと１件) client/customer (客先)". This sentence is saying "I will go home after visiting one more client".
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Note added at 39 mins (2018-01-19 12:00:48 GMT)
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I think it was the phrase told by "father" who had an accident. The accident happened after the father said this. The son may be telling the situation. A middle school student does not say this by himself.
Note from asker:
| Thanks for this. I originally thought it might be something like this - but there is a catch! The son is 中学生. Therefore I assume he is not working or seeing clients. Could the sentence refer to what the father himself did before he had an accident? |
| That makes sense. Thanks. |
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Comment: "Thank you!"
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