English only has two kinds of demonstrative pronouns (the linguistic term for words like ‘this/these’ or ‘that/those’), which also double as demonstrative adjectives (the linguistic term for the ‘this’ in ‘this bag’ and so on). English uses the word ‘that/these’ to refer to anything that is far from the speaker, but Japanese has a third class of demonstrative pronouns for things that are neither near the speaker nor the listener. Much later in our studies, we will learn more uses for these words, but for now just remember to use ‘あれ /あの/あそこ’ when talking about something that is far away from you and the person with whom you are speaking.
For the first blank, Mary is referring to the umbrella (‘かさ’) that she herself is holding. Even though it belongs to the listener, it is currently nearer to Mary, the speaker, so we use the word ‘これ.’

For the first blank, Mary is referring to the umbrella (‘かさ’) that she herself is holding. Even though it belongs to the listener, it is currently nearer to Mary, the speaker, so we use the word ‘これ.’

English only has two kinds of demonstrative pronouns (the linguistic term for words like ‘this/these’ or ‘that/those’), which also double as demonstrative adjectives (the linguistic term for the ‘this’ in ‘this bag’ and so on). English uses the word ‘that/these’ to refer to anything that is far from the speaker, but Japanese has a third class of demonstrative pronouns for things that are neither near the speaker nor the listener. Much later in our studies, we will learn more uses for these words, but for now just remember to use ‘あれ /あの/あそこ’ when talking about something that is far away from you and the person with whom you are speaking.
For the second blank, Takeshi is referring to the umbrella (‘かさ’) that Mary is holding. Even though it belongs to the speaker, it is currently nearer to Mary, the listener, so we use the word ‘それ.’

For the second blank, Takeshi is referring to the umbrella (‘かさ’) that Mary is holding. Even though it belongs to the speaker, it is currently nearer to Mary, the listener, so we use the word ‘それ.’

English only has two kinds of demonstrative pronouns (the linguistic term for words like ‘this/these’ or ‘that/those’), which also double as demonstrative adjectives (the linguistic term for the ‘this’ in ‘this bag’ and so on). English uses the word ‘that/these’ to refer to anything that is far from the speaker, but Japanese has a third class of demonstrative pronouns for things that are neither near the speaker nor the listener. Much later in our studies, we will learn more uses for these words, but for now just remember to use ‘あれ /あの/あそこ’ when talking about something that is far away from you and the person with whom you are speaking.
For the third blank, Takeshi is referring to the wallet (‘さいふ’) that he himself is holding. Even though it belongs to the listener, it is currently nearer to Takeshi, the speaker, so we use the word ‘これ.’

For the third blank, Takeshi is referring to the wallet (‘さいふ’) that he himself is holding. Even though it belongs to the listener, it is currently nearer to Takeshi, the speaker, so we use the word ‘これ.’

English only has two kinds of demonstrative pronouns (the linguistic term for words like ‘this/these’ or ‘that/those’), which also double as demonstrative adjectives (the linguistic term for the ‘this’ in ‘this bag’ and so on). English uses the word ‘that/these’ to refer to anything that is far from the speaker, but Japanese has a third class of demonstrative pronouns for things that are neither near the speaker nor the listener. Much later in our studies, we will learn more uses for these words, but for now just remember to use ‘あれ /あの/あそこ’ when talking about something that is far away from you and the person with whom you are speaking.
For the fourth blank, Mary is referring to Takeshi’s bicycle (‘じてんしゃ’) in the distance. Even though it belongs to the listener, it is currently far from both the speaker and the listener, so we use the word ‘あれ.’

For the fourth blank, Mary is referring to Takeshi’s bicycle (‘じてんしゃ’) in the distance. Even though it belongs to the listener, it is currently far from both the speaker and the listener, so we use the word ‘あれ.’

English only has two kinds of demonstrative pronouns (the linguistic term for words like ‘this/these’ or ‘that/those’), which also double as demonstrative adjectives (the linguistic term for the ‘this’ in ‘this bag’ and so on). English uses the word ‘that/these’ to refer to anything that is far from the speaker, but Japanese has a third class of demonstrative pronouns for things that are neither near the speaker nor the listener. Much later in our studies, we will learn more uses for these words, but for now just remember to use ‘あれ /あの/あそこ’ when talking about something that is far away from you and the person with whom you are speaking.
For the fifth blank, Mary is referring to the post office (‘ゆうびんきょく’) in the distance. It is currently far from both the speaker and the listener, so we use the word ‘あれ.’

For the fifth blank, Mary is referring to the post office (‘ゆうびんきょく’) in the distance. It is currently far from both the speaker and the listener, so we use the word ‘あれ.’