Usages of kaeri
会社 の 帰り に コンビニ で パン を 買って きます。kaisya no kaeri ni konbini de pan wo katte kimasu.
On my way home from work, I’ll buy bread at the convenience store and bring it back.
図書館 の 帰り に、 友達 と カフェ で 話しました。tosyokan no kaeri ni, tomodati to kafe de hanasimasita.
On my way back from the library, I talked with a friend at a café.
帰り の 電車 で 隣 の 女の子 に 話しかけられて、 今度 映画 や ドラマ の 話 を しよう と 誘われた。kaeri no densya de tonari no onnanoko ni hanasikakerarete, kondo eiga ya dorama no hanasi wo siyou to sasowareta.
On the train home, a girl next to me started talking to me and invited me to talk about movies and dramas sometime.
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