Call me Teacher with と呼べ

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Sanae’s teacher, Mr. Tanabe, has proposed to her older sister, who is also a teacher at the school.

「次(つぎ)の日(ひ)。」
“The following day.”
サナエ:
「おはよーございます、ニーサン。」
“Good morning, Big Brother.”
田辺(たなべ):
「学校(がっこう)では先生(せんせい)と呼(よ)べ、月本(つきもと)…」
“Call me 'Teacher' at school, Tsukimoto.”
Literal: “At school, call me Teacher, Tsukimoto...”

Key Points

1先生(せんせい)と呼(よ)べ = call me “Teacher”
  • Here と marks the title being quoted: 先生(せんせい) is what Tanabe says Sanae should call him.
  • 呼(よ)ぶ means “to call someone”; with と, it works like “call someone X”.
2The command form 呼(よ)べ
  • 呼(よ)べ is the plain imperative of 呼(よ)ぶ.
3学校(がっこう)では limits the rule to school
  • 学校(がっこう)では means “at school” and sets the context for the command.
  • The は adds contrast: whatever she calls him elsewhere, at school he wants the proper title 先生(せんせい).

Vocabulary

(Next)

次(つぎ) is the next one in order.

(Day)

日(ひ) is a day. It also means the sun or sunlight.

(School)

学校(がっこう) means a school, where teachers provide organized instruction to students.

(Teacher)

先生(せんせい) is a respectful title for teachers and certain professionals, including doctors, lawyers, and politicians. Speakers do not normally use it for themselves.

(To call)

呼(よ)ぶ is to call out to someone, call someone over, or call something by a name.

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