About This Lesson
Use Finding the Event Registration Desk to practice Japanese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
この建物の中はとてもきれいですね。
KOH-noh tah-teh-MOH-noh noh nah-kah wah toh-teh-MOH kee-REH dess-neh. This building feels very clean inside.
B
高い天井で、ロビーが広く感じます。
tah-KAH-ee ten-JOH deh, roh-BEE gah hee-ROH-koo kahn-jee-MAHSS. The high ceiling makes the lobby feel open.
A
イベントの受付を探しましょう。
ee-BEHN-toh noh oo-keh-TSOO-keh oh sah-gah-shee-mah-SHOH. Let's find the event desk for registration.
B
壁のそばにある館内案内を見てみます。
kah-beh noh soh-bah nee ah-roo kahn-NAI ahn-NAI oh mee-teh-MEE-mahss. I'll check the building directory by the wall.
A
イベントの受付は上の階だと書いてあります。
ee-BEHN-toh noh oo-keh-TSOO-keh wah oo-eh noh KAI dah-toh KAH-ee-teh ah-ree-MAHSS. It says the event desk is upstairs.
B
エスカレーターと階段のどちらを使いましょうか。
eh-soo-kah-RAY-tah toh KAI-dahn noh doh-CHEE-rah oh tsoo-KAH-ee-mah-SHOH kah. Should we take the escalator or the stairs?
A
階段を使いましょう。すぐここにあります。
KAI-dahn oh tsoo-KAH-ee-mah-SHOH. SOO-goo KOH-koh nee ah-ree-MAHSS. Let's take the stairs; they are right here.
B
木の階段があるので、ここが暖かく感じます。
kee noh KAI-dahn gah ah-roo NOH-deh, KOH-koh gah ah-tah-tah-kah-koo kahn-jee-MAHSS. The wooden stairs make the place feel warm.Word by Word
この
この means “this” in この建物の中 and points to the building being discussed. It is used directly before a noun in the pattern この + noun. Use it when identifying a nearby or currently discussed thing, such as a building in a lobby.
建物
建物 means “building” in この建物の中. In this dialogue, it names the city hall building whose interior is being described. A reusable pattern is noun + の + 中 when talking about the inside of a place.
の
の links 建物 and 中 in この建物の中, giving the meaning “inside this building.” It connects one noun to another in the pattern AのB. Use it when describing a place, possession, or relationship between nouns.
中
中 means “inside” or “interior” in この建物の中. It identifies the interior area of the building as the topic of the comment. The pattern noun + の中 is useful when referring to what is inside a place.
は
は marks 中 as the topic in 中は, so the sentence comments on the inside of the building. The reusable pattern is noun + は + description. Use it when presenting a place or thing as the topic of an observation.
とても
とても means “very” in とてもきれい and strengthens the description of the building’s cleanliness. It commonly comes before an adjective or other descriptive expression. Use it when giving a strong but simple evaluation of a place or thing.
きれい
きれい describes the building interior as clean in きれいですね. Here it is part of the polite description きれいです, with ね added to invite agreement. Use it when commenting positively on the cleanliness or appearance of a place.
です
です makes きれいです a polite description meaning that the inside is clean. It follows the description in this sentence and gives the observation a polite tone. Use it when making a simple polite statement about a person, thing, or place.
ね
ね in きれいですね softens the observation and invites the other person to agree or share the impression. It comes at the end of the polite statement きれいです. Use it when making a shared or confirmable comment in conversation.
高い
高い means “high” in 高い天井 and describes the ceiling’s height. It comes directly before 天井 to modify that noun. Use it before a noun when describing something as high or tall in the situation being discussed.
天井
天井 means “ceiling” in 高い天井. It names the part of the building that contributes to the lobby feeling open. The pattern 高い + noun shows that 高い describes the ceiling.
で
で connects 高い天井 with the following impression in 高い天井で, presenting the high ceiling as the reason or circumstance for the lobby feeling open. A reusable pattern is noun + で + result or description. Use it when explaining what feature or circumstance produces an effect.
ロビー
ロビー means “lobby” in ロビーが広く感じます. It identifies the area whose spaciousness is being experienced. Use it when describing or locating the entrance area of a public building.
が
が marks ロビー as the thing that feels spacious in ロビーが広く感じます. It links the subject of the impression to the predicate. The pattern noun + が + 感じます is useful when describing how a place feels.
広く
広く means “spaciously” or “as spacious” in 広く感じます. It is the form of 広い used before 感じます, so the speaker says that the lobby feels spacious. A reusable pattern is adjective ending in く + 感じます when describing an experienced quality.
感じます
感じます means “feel” in 広く感じます and describes the speaker’s impression of the lobby. Its citation form is 感じる, and 感じます is the polite form used here. Use it when stating how a place, object, or situation seems to you.
イベント
イベント means “event” in イベントの受付. It identifies which registration desk the speakers want to find. The pattern イベントの + noun is useful when specifying something connected with an event.
受付
受付 means “registration desk” or “reception” in イベントの受付. Here it is the place where people register for the event. Use the pattern event or facility name + の受付 when looking for a registration or reception point.
を
を marks 受付 as the object of 探しましょう in 受付を探しましょう. It shows what the speakers will look for. The reusable pattern is noun + を + action verb, useful when identifying the target of an action.
探しましょう
探しましょう means “let’s look for” in 受付を探しましょう. Its citation form is 探す, and this form politely proposes doing the action together. Use the pattern noun + を探しましょう when suggesting that you and another person search for something.
壁
壁 means “wall” in 壁のそば. It identifies the reference point near which the building directory is located. The pattern noun + のそば is useful when describing something positioned beside a wall or another object.
そば
そば means “beside” or “near” in 壁のそばにある館内案内. It indicates that the directory is close to the wall. Use the pattern noun + のそばにある when locating an object near a reference point.
に
に marks the location in 壁のそばにある, showing where the directory is located. It commonly follows a place expression before ある. Use the pattern place + にある when saying that an inanimate object is in or at a location.
ある
ある means “be located” or “exist” for the inanimate 館内案内 in 壁のそばにある館内案内. It tells the listener that the directory is positioned near the wall. Its citation form is ある, and a reusable pattern is place + にある + noun.
館内案内
館内案内 means “building directory” or “information guide for the building” in 館内案内. It is the guide that B plans to check for the event desk’s location. Use it when asking about or consulting information inside a public building.
見て
見て means “look at” or “check” in 見てみます. It is the form of 見る used before みます, and it supplies the action being tried. The reusable pattern is verb in the て-form + みます when saying that you will try doing something.
みます
みます in 見てみます adds the meaning “try doing” to the preceding action, so B will try checking the directory. Its citation form is みる, used here as an auxiliary after 見て. Use the pattern verb in the て-form + みます when trying an action or checking whether it helps.
上
上 means “upper” or “above” in 上の階. It specifies that the relevant floor is higher than the current one. Use it before 階 in 上の階 when referring to an upper floor in a building.
階
階 means “floor” or “story” in 上の階. Together with 上の, it identifies the floor where the event reception is located. Use it when giving or understanding directions inside a multi-floor building.
だ
だ is the plain copula in 上の階だと書いてあります, presenting 上の階 as the quoted statement. It contributes the meaning “is” inside the information being reported. The pattern noun + だと書いてあります is useful when reporting what a sign says.
と
と marks 上の階だ as the content being reported in 上の階だと書いてあります. It connects the quoted statement to 書いてあります. Use the pattern statement + と書いてあります when reading and reporting written information.
書いて
書いて contributes the written-content part of 書いてあります, indicating that the information is written on the directory. Its citation form is 書く, and 書いて is the form used before あります. Use the pattern content + と書いてあります when stating what a sign or notice says.
あります
あります in 書いてあります says that the written statement is present on the directory, so the directory says that the reception is upstairs. Its citation form is ある, and here it completes the expression 書いてあります. Use it when reporting information that is written or displayed somewhere.
エスカレーター
エスカレーター means “escalator” in エスカレーターと階段. It is one of the two possible ways the speakers can go upstairs. Use it when discussing or choosing an escalator in a public building.
階段
階段 means “stairs” in 階段を使いましょう. It is the other route being considered for reaching the upper floor. The reusable pattern 階段を使う is useful when saying that you will take or use the stairs.
どちら
どちら means “which one” in エスカレーターと階段のどちら. It asks the listener to choose between the two named options. Use the pattern AとBのどちら when asking which of two choices someone prefers or will use.
使いましょう
使いましょう means “let’s use” or “shall we use” in 階段を使いましょう. Its citation form is 使う, and this polite form proposes using something together. Use the pattern noun + を使いましょう when making a shared choice about a tool, route, or facility.
か
か turns 使いましょう into the proposal question 使いましょうか, meaning “shall we use it?” It appears at the end of the question about the escalator and stairs. Use the pattern verb in the ましょう form + か when asking whether to do something together.
すぐ
すぐ means “right nearby” in すぐここにあります, because A is pointing out that the stairs are immediately at this spot. It modifies the location expression here rather than describing a later action. Use it when showing that something is very close or readily available.
ここ
ここ means “here” in すぐここにあります. It points to the place where the stairs are located. Use it when indicating the speaker’s current location or a place being pointed out.
木
木 means “wood” in 木の階段 and identifies the material of the stairs. It is linked to 階段 with の to form the description “wooden stairs.” Use the pattern material + の + noun when describing what something is made of.
ので
ので means “because” or “since” in 木の階段があるので. It connects the reason that wooden stairs are present with the speaker’s feeling about the place. Use the pattern clause + ので when giving a reason in a calm, explanatory way.
暖かく
暖かく means “warm” in 暖かく感じます and describes how the place feels. Its citation form is 暖かい, and 暖かく is the form used before 感じます. Use the pattern adjective ending in く + 感じます when describing a place as feeling warm or having another quality.
Grammar Points
〜てあります
館内案内は壁に書いてあります。
kahn-NAI ahn-NAI wah kah-beh nee KAH-ee-teh ah-ree-MAHSS.The building directory is written on the wall.
Shows that something has been done and remains in that state, often describing a prepared or arranged result.
〜ましょう
エスカレーターを使いましょう。
eh-soo-kah-RAY-tah oh tsoo-KAH-ee-mah-SHOH.Let's use the escalator.
A polite way to suggest doing something together: “let's …”
Japanese Vocabulary
イベント
noun
ee-BEHN-toh
event
イベントの受付
きれい
adj
kee-REH
clean; beautiful
とてもきれいですね
ロビー
noun
roh-BEE
lobby
ロビーが広く感じます
館内案内
noun
kahn-NAI ahn-NAI
building directory; indoor guide
館内案内を見てみます
建物
noun
tah-teh-MOH-noh
building
この建物
広い
adj
hee-ROH-ee
spacious; wide
広く感じます
高い
adj
tah-KAH-ee
high; tall
高い天井
受付
noun
oo-keh-TSOO-keh
reception desk; registration
イベントの受付
探す
verb
sah-GAH-soo
to look for; to find
探しましょう
受付を探しましょう
中
noun
nah-kah
inside
建物の中
天井
noun
ten-JOH
ceiling
高い天井
壁
noun
kah-beh
wall
壁のそば
Quiz
Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
event
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イベントbuilding directory; indoor guide
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館内案内to look for; to find
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探しましょうclean; beautiful