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葉月: いよいよ結婚式です。ドキドキ。

紀夫: おめでとうございます。末永くお幸せに！

愛美: おめでとう！あとでブーケは私に投げてね。

翔: 結婚？！全然知らなかった。。

結衣: 守は幸せ者だねー！

----Formal Vowelled----

葉月: いよいよけっこんしきです。ドキドキ。

紀夫: おめでとうございます。すえながくおしあわせに！

愛美: おめでとう！あとでブーケはわたしになげてね。

翔: けっこん？！ぜんぜんしらなかった。。

結衣: まもるはしあわせものだねー！

----Formal Romanization----

Hazuki: Iyoiyo kekkonshiki desu. Doki-doki.

Norio: Omedetō gozaimasu. Suenagaku o-shiawase ni!

Manami: Omedetō! Ato de būke wa watashi ni nagete ne.

Shō: Kekkon?! Zenzen shiranakatta..

Yui: Mamoru wa shiawase-mono danē!

----Formal English----

Hazuki: Finally getting married. I'm nervous and excited.

Norio: Congratulations. Have a long and loving life together!

Manami: Congrats! Throw the bouquet at me later, will ya?

Shō: Getting married?! I had no idea..

Yui: Mamoru is one lucky guy!

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円に両替お願いします。

US ドルを円にお願いします。

トラベラー(ズ)チェックを現金にお願いします。

交換レートはいくらですか。

手数料はいくらですか。

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えんにりょうがえおねがいします。

US ドルをえんにおねがいします。

トラベラー(ズ)チェックをげんきんにおねがいします。

こうかんレートはいくらですか。

てすうりょうはいくらですか。

----Formal Romanization----

En ni ryōgae onegaishimasu.

US doru o en ni onegaishimasu.

Toraberā(zu) chekku o genkin ni onegaishimasu.

Kōkan rēto wa ikura desu ka?

Tesūryō wa ikura desu ka?

----Formal English----

Exchange this to yen, please.

US dollars to Japanese yen, please.

Traveler’s check to cash, please.

What is the exchange rate?

How much is the commission charge?

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