💡 Detailed Explanation
Translation of Script:
- Narrator: A man and a woman are talking. When is the woman's birthday?
- Man: Yamada-san, when is your birthday?
- Woman: It's December 5th.
- Man: Oh, December 15th? That's the same as my younger brother.
- Woman: No, it is not the 15th. It is the 5th.
- Man: Oh, is that so?
Explanation of Answer:
- The woman states her birthday is December 5th (１２月５日).
- The man mishears it as December 15th (１２月１５日 - jūgounichi) due to the phonetic similarity between 5th (いつか - itsuka) and 15th (じゅうごにち - jūgounichi) or just basic confusion.
- She firmly corrects him: 'No, it is not the 15th. It is the 5th' (いいえ、１５日ではありません。５日です).
- Thus, her birthday is December 5th (１２月５日). Choice 1 (１２月 ５日) is correct.