About This Lesson
Use Joining a Walking Event to practice Japanese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
ウォーキングイベントに参加するには、いくらかかりますか。
WOH-keen-goo ee-BEN-toh nee sahn-KAH soo-roo nee-WAH, ee-KOO-rah KAH-kah-ree-MAHS-kah. How much does it cost to join the walking event?
C
市民は無料です。
SHEE-meen wah moo-RYOH dehss. It is free for city residents.
B
私たちは一緒に申し込みたいです。
wah-TAH-shee-tah-CHEE wah ee-SHOH nee moh-SHEE-koh-mee-tah-ee dehss. We would like to sign up together.
C
このフォームに、お名前、住所、電話番号を書いてください。
KOH-noh FOH-roo-moo nee, oh-NAH-mah-eh, JOO-shoh, DEHN-wah BAHN-goh oh KAH-ee-teh koo-DAH-sah-ee. Please write your names, addresses, and phone numbers on this form.
A
メールアドレスも書きますか。
MEE-roo ah-doh-REH-soo moh KAH-kee-MAHS-kah. Should we add an email address too?
C
その部分は任意です。
SOH-noh boo-BOON wah NIN-ee dehss. That part is optional.
B
追加したら、何を送りますか。
tsoo-ee-KAH SHEE-tah-rah, NAH-nee oh oh-koo-ree-MAHS-kah. What will you send if we add one?
C
次のイベントの日程を送ります。
tsoo-GEE noh ee-BEN-toh noh NEET-tay oh oh-koo-ree-MAHS. We will send the schedule for the next event.Word by Word
ウォーキング
「ウォーキング」 means walking here and describes the event. It is used together with 「イベント」 in 「ウォーキングイベント」. A learner could use this term when talking about a walking activity or event.
イベント
「イベント」 means event here, specifically the walking event people want to join. It follows 「ウォーキング」 in 「ウォーキングイベント」 to identify the type of event. This word is useful when asking about or registering for an organized activity.
に
In 「ウォーキングイベントに参加する」, 「に」 marks the event that someone joins. The full phrase 「ウォーキングイベントに参加するには」 frames joining the event as the action being considered when asking about the cost. A common reuse pattern is 「イベントに参加する」 for joining an event.
参加する
「参加する」 means to participate in or join, and here it refers to joining the walking event. In 「参加するには」, the form is followed by 「には」 to set up the question about what is required or how much it costs. Use 「Nに参加する」 when talking about joining an event or activity.
は
In 「市民は無料です」, 「は」 marks 「市民」 as the topic whose fee is being described. It helps contrast or identify the group being discussed, while the whole sentence says that city residents are free of charge. A common reuse pattern is 「NはYです」 when stating information about a topic.
いくら
「いくら」 asks how much something costs in 「いくらかかりますか」. It is used here because the speaker does not know the amount needed to join the event. Use 「いくら」 when asking for an amount, especially with the cost expression 「いくらかかりますか」.
かかります
「かかります」 means costs in 「いくらかかりますか」. Its polite form is used to ask how much money is needed for joining the event. A common reuse is 「いくらかかりますか」 when asking the price of a service or activity.
か
At the end of 「いくらかかりますか」, 「か」 marks the sentence as a question. It turns the polite statement form into a question asking for the cost. This ending is useful for polite questions such as 「書きますか」.
市民
「市民」 means city residents or citizens of the city in 「市民は無料です」. It identifies the group that can join without paying in this dialogue. Use it when discussing people who live in or belong to a city.
無料
「無料」 means free of charge in 「市民は無料です」. It describes the cost for city residents, and the whole sentence states that they do not need to pay. This word is useful when explaining that an event, service, or ticket has no charge.
です
In 「市民は無料です」, 「です」 gives the sentence a polite ending and links the topic 「市民」 with the description 「無料」. The meaning that city residents are free comes from the whole sentence, not from 「です」 alone. A common reuse pattern is 「XはYです」 for a polite statement.
私たち
「私たち」 means we or us in 「私たちは一緒に申し込みたいです」. It identifies the speakers as the people who want to register together. Use it when referring to oneself together with other people.
一緒
「一緒」 means together in 「一緒に申し込みたいです」. With 「に」, it describes doing the registration together rather than separately. This expression is useful when people want to carry out an activity as a group.
申し込みたい
「申し込みたい」 means want to sign up or register in 「私たちは一緒に申し込みたいです」. The ending 「たい」 presents the speakers' desire to carry out the sign-up action. Use the pattern 「申し込みたいです」 when politely saying that you want to register for an event or service.
この
「この」 means this and points to the form near the speaker in 「このフォーム」. It comes directly before the noun it identifies. Use 「この」 before a nearby person, thing, or document when referring to it as this one.
フォーム
「フォーム」 means form in 「このフォームに」, referring to the document used for registration details. It is followed by 「に」 because the requested information is written on the form. This word is useful at a registration desk or when completing an application.
お名前
「お名前」 means name in a polite form in 「お名前、住所、電話番号」. The prefix 「お」 makes the reference to the other person's name respectful. Use it when politely asking someone for their name or requesting it on a form.
住所
「住所」 means address in the list 「お名前、住所、電話番号」. It is one of the pieces of personal information the person is asked to write on the form. This word is useful when filling out registration or contact information.
電話
「電話」 means telephone in the compound 「電話番号」. It specifies that the 「番号」 is a telephone number rather than another kind of number. Use it together with 「番号」 when asking for or recording a phone number.
番号
「番号」 means number in 「電話番号」. Together, 「電話番号」 identifies the number used to contact someone by telephone. This word can be reused in compounds that identify a particular number.
を
In 「お名前、住所、電話番号を書いてください」, 「を」 marks the names, address, and phone number as the information being written. It connects the object of the action with 「書いて」. A common reuse pattern is 「Nを書く」 for writing something.
書いて
「書いて」 means write in 「書いてください」 and is the form used before 「ください」 to make a polite request. The full expression 「書いてください」 means please write the listed information. Use the pattern 「Vてください」 when politely asking someone to do an action.
ください
In 「書いてください」, 「ください」 makes the instruction a polite request. The action itself comes from 「書いて」, so the whole expression means please write. This form is useful when asking someone politely to complete an action.
メール
「メール」 means email in 「メールアドレス」. It identifies the type of address being discussed, rather than a street address. Use it together with 「アドレス」 when asking for or recording an email address.
アドレス
「アドレス」 means address in the compound 「メールアドレス」. Together, the full expression refers to an email address that may be added to the form. This word is useful when discussing contact details online or in registration forms.
も
In 「メールアドレスも書きますか」, 「も」 means also or too and adds the email address to the other information already being written. It shows that the speaker is asking about one more item. Use 「も」 after a noun when adding that item to an existing list or action.
書きます
「書きます」 means write in the polite question 「メールアドレスも書きますか」. Here it asks whether the speakers should write the email address as well. The polite question form 「書きますか」 is useful for checking whether someone will perform an action.
その
「その」 means that and points to the part just mentioned in 「その部分」. It comes before 「部分」 to identify a particular section of the form. Use 「その」 before a noun when referring to something already identified in the conversation.
部分
「部分」 means part or section in 「その部分は任意です」. Here it refers to the email-address section of the form. This word is useful when explaining that one section of a document has a particular rule or status.
任意
「任意」 means optional in 「その部分は任意です」. It says that the identified section does not have to be completed. This word is useful on forms or instructions when an item may be included but is not required.
追加したら
「追加したら」 means if you add it or when you add it in 「追加したら、何を送りますか」. It presents adding the email address as the condition for asking what will be sent. A common reusable pattern is 「Vたら、...」 for describing what happens or should be considered after a condition is met.
何
「何」 means what in 「何を送りますか」. It asks which thing will be sent if the email address is added. Use 「何を」 before a verb when asking what object is involved in an action.
送ります
「送ります」 means send in 「何を送りますか」 and 「日程を送ります」. The first use asks what will be sent, and the second says that the schedule will be sent. A common reuse pattern is 「Nを送ります」 when stating that something will be sent.
次
「次」 means next in 「次のイベント」. With 「の」, it identifies the event that comes after the current one. Use the pattern 「次のN」 when referring to the next event, appointment, or scheduled item.
日程
「日程」 means schedule or planned dates in 「次のイベントの日程」. It is the information that will be sent about the next event. Use 「Nの日程」 when referring to the schedule for an event or other planned activity.
Grammar Points
〜たいです
私たちは一緒に申し込みたいです。
wah-TAH-shee-tah-CHEE wah ee-SHOH nee moh-SHEE-koh-mee-tah-ee dehss.We want to sign up together.
The たい form expresses what the speaker wants to do. Add です for a polite statement.
〜たら
メールアドレスを追加したら、何を送りますか。
MEE-roo ah-doh-REH-soo oh tsoo-ee-KAH SHEE-tah-rah, NAH-nee oh oh-koo-ree-MAHS-kah.If we add the email address, what will you send?
〜たら means “if” or “when” and connects a condition to the result or next action.
Japanese Vocabulary
いくら
adv
ee-KOO-rah
how much
ウォーキングイベント
noun
WOH-keen-goo ee-BEN-toh
walking event
お名前
noun
oh-NAH-mah-eh
name
かかりますか
verb
KAH-kah-ree-MAHS-kah
does it cost?
一緒に
adv
ee-SHOH nee
together
参加する
verb
sahn-KAH soo-roo
to participate; to join
市民
noun
SHEE-meen
city resident; citizen
私たち
pron
wah-TAH-shee-tah-CHEE
we; us
住所
noun
JOO-shoh
address
申し込みたい
verb
moh-SHEE-koh-mee-tah-ee
want to sign up
電話番号
noun
DEHN-wah BAHN-goh
phone number
無料
adj
moo-RYOH
free of charge
Quiz
Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
walking event
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ウォーキングイベントwant to sign up
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申し込みたいdoes it cost?
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かかりますかto participate; to join