Since the first question is asking us about the age of the house, we need to be on the lookout for keywords relating to its age. After the realtor asks how the client likes the house, we hear the client ask the realtor if the house is new, ‘新しい家ですか（あたらしいいえですか）’. They respond that, no, the house is a little old, ‘いいえ、ちょっと古いです（いいえ、ちょっとふるいです）’. The answer is ‘b.’

Since the first question is asking us about the age of the house, we need to be on the lookout for keywords relating to its age. After the realtor asks how the client likes the house, we hear the client ask the realtor if the house is new, ‘新しい家ですか（あたらしいいえですか）’. They respond that, no, the house is a little old, ‘いいえ、ちょっと古いです（いいえ、ちょっとふるいです）’. The answer is ‘b.’

Since the second question is asking us if the house is clean, we need to be on the lookout for keywords relating to its cleanliness. Remember that the word for ‘clean’ is the same as the word for ‘beautiful’ in Japanese, ‘きれい.’ After the realtor tells the client that the house is a little old, they tell their client that the house, however, is clean, ‘きれいですよ.’ The answer is ‘a.’

Since the second question is asking us if the house is clean, we need to be on the lookout for keywords relating to its cleanliness. Remember that the word for ‘clean’ is the same as the word for ‘beautiful’ in Japanese, ‘きれい.’ After the realtor tells the client that the house is a little old, they tell their client that the house, however, is clean, ‘きれいですよ.’ The answer is ‘a.’

‘はい’ and ‘ええ’ both mean yes, though ‘はい’ is slightly more formal. ‘ええ’ is also formal and polite, just less than ‘はい.’ ‘ええ’ is used more exclusively to express agreement, whereas ‘はい’ can be used to acknowledge that you are being addressed. Make sure not to confuse ‘ええ’ with ‘え～’ (with an elongated pronunciation) or ‘えっ’ (with a clipped pronunciation): both are somewhat casual ways to express surprise in conversation.
Since the third question is asking us if the house is quiet or not, we need to be on the lookout for keywords relating to its quietness. After the realtor tells the client that the house is clean, the client asks if the house is quiet, ‘静かですか（しずかですか）’. The realtor answers that, yes, the house is very quiet, ‘ええ、とても静かです（ええ、とてもしずかです）’. The answer is ‘a.’

Since the third question is asking us if the house is quiet or not, we need to be on the lookout for keywords relating to its quietness. After the realtor tells the client that the house is clean, the client asks if the house is quiet, ‘静かですか（しずかですか）’. The realtor answers that, yes, the house is very quiet, ‘ええ、とても静かです（ええ、とてもしずかです）’. The answer is ‘a.’

Since the fourth question is asking us if the house is big, we need to be on the lookout for keywords relating to its size. After the realtor tells us that the house is very quiet, the client asks if the rooms are large, ‘部屋は大きいですか（へやは大きいですか）’. The realtor answers that the rooms are not very large, ‘あまり大きくないです.’ The answer is ‘b.’

Since the fourth question is asking us if the house is big, we need to be on the lookout for keywords relating to its size. After the realtor tells us that the house is very quiet, the client asks if the rooms are large, ‘部屋は大きいですか（へやは大きいですか）’. The realtor answers that the rooms are not very large, ‘あまり大きくないです.’ The answer is ‘b.’

You will notice that in this dialogue one of the speakers uses the particle ‘は’ with the verb ‘ある,’ which we expressly learned not to do in the previous chapter. This is still the case, and you are in the clear to use ‘が’ with the verb ‘ある’ or ‘いる’ whenever it comes up. Here, however, ‘は’ is most likely used to express a stronger emphasis or contrast to the previous sentence.
Since the fifth question is asking us if there are many rooms in the house, we need to be on the lookout for related keywords. After the realtor tells the client that the rooms are not very big, they tell the client that there are, however, many of them, ‘でも、部屋はたくさんありますよ（でも、へやはたくさんありますよ）’. The answer is ‘a.’

You will notice that in this dialogue one of the speakers uses the particle ‘は’ with the verb ‘ある,’ which we expressly learned not to do in the previous chapter. This is still the case, and you are in the clear to use ‘が’ with the verb ‘ある’ or ‘いる’ whenever it comes up. Here, however, ‘は’ is most likely used to express a stronger emphasis or contrast to the previous sentence.
Since the fifth question is asking us if there are many rooms in the house, we need to be on the lookout for related keywords. After the realtor tells the client that the rooms are not very big, they tell the client that there are, however, many of them, ‘でも、部屋はたくさんありますよ（でも、へやはたくさんありますよ）’. The answer is ‘a.’

Make sure not to confuse ‘ええ’ and ‘え～’ (with an elongated pronunciation) or ‘えっ’ (with a clipped pronunciation): both are somewhat casual ways to express surprise in conversation.
Since the final question is asking us what the rent is, we need to be on the lookout for keywords related to price. After the realtor tells the client that the house has a lot of rooms, the client asks how much the house costs, ‘いくらですか.’ The realtor responds that it costs 94,000 yen a month, ‘一か月九万四千円です（いっか月九万四千円です）’. The answer is ‘b.’

Make sure not to confuse ‘ええ’ and ‘え～’ (with an elongated pronunciation) or ‘えっ’ (with a clipped pronunciation): both are somewhat casual ways to express surprise in conversation.
Since the final question is asking us what the rent is, we need to be on the lookout for keywords related to price. After the realtor tells the client that the house has a lot of rooms, the client asks how much the house costs, ‘いくらですか.’ The realtor responds that it costs 94,000 yen a month, ‘一か月九万四千円です（いっか月九万四千円です）’. The answer is ‘b.’