About This Lesson
Use Changing the Meeting Spot to practice Japanese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
予定を変えないと。
yoh-TEH oh kah-eh-NIGH-toh I need to change the plan.
B
どこがうまくいってないの？
DOH-koh gah oo-MAH-koo eet-TEH-nigh noh What part is not working?
A
待ち合わせ場所はうるさすぎる気がする。
mah-chee-ah-wah-seh bah-SHOH wah oo-roo-sah-soo-GEE-roo kee gah soo-ROO The meeting spot feels too noisy.
B
中のもっと静かな場所に移動しよう。
nah-kah noh moht-toh shee-ZOO-kah-nah bah-SHOH nee ee-doh-SHYOH Let's move somewhere quieter inside.
A
入口のすぐ内側で会える？
ee-ree-goo-chee noh soo-GOO oo-chee-gah-wah deh ah-EH-roo Can we meet just inside the entrance?
B
それでいいよ。
soh-reh deh EE yoh That works for me.
A
着いたら、そこで待つね。
tsoo-ee-TAH-rah, soh-koh-deh maht-SOO neh I'll wait there when I arrive.
B
じゃあ、一緒に静かな場所を探せるね。
jah-AH, ee-SHOH-nee shee-ZOO-kah-nah bah-SHOH oh sah-GAH-seh-roo neh Then we can find a quiet place together.Word by Word
予定
In 予定を変えないと。 it means the plan or schedule that needs to be changed. It is used before を when the plan is the thing affected by an action. This is useful when discussing an existing plan with someone.
を
In 予定を変えないと。, を marks 予定 as the thing being changed. It commonly follows the object affected by an action. Use it to show what someone changes, sees, or needs.
変えない
In 予定を変えないと。, 変えない means not change, as part of saying that the plan needs to be changed. 変えない is the negative form of 変える. This form is useful when describing an action that must or must not happen.
と
At the end of 予定を変えないと。, と expresses an understood need: the speaker must change the plan. This conversational ending leaves the rest of the expression unstated. It is useful when quickly stating something that needs to be done.
どこ
In どこがうまくいってないの？, どこ asks which place or part has a problem. Here it asks which part of the plan is not working. It is useful when asking where something is happening or which part needs attention.
が
In どこがうまくいってないの？, が marks どこ as the part whose condition is being questioned. It is useful when asking which thing or part has a problem. In this dialogue, it focuses the question on the problem area.
うまく
In うまくいってない, うまく means well or properly. Together with いってない, it describes the plan or situation as not going well. It is useful for talking about whether an arrangement or activity is working as expected.
いって
In うまくいってない, いって connects the idea of things going well with the negative ない. It is the connecting form used inside this expression, not a separate meaning of movement here. This pattern is useful when describing how a situation is progressing.
ない
In うまくいってない, ない makes the expression negative: things are not going well. It follows the preceding form to deny the state or action. This is useful when explaining that an arrangement or activity is not working.
の
At the end of どこがうまくいってないの？, の gives the question a conversational request-for-explanation tone. It makes the question sound natural between friends. This ending is useful when asking someone to explain a situation.
待ち合わせ
In 待ち合わせ場所, 待ち合わせ means meeting up or an arrangement to meet. It combines with 場所 to identify the place where people have arranged to meet. This is useful when making or changing meeting plans with someone.
場所
In 待ち合わせ場所はうるさすぎる気がする。, 場所 means place or spot. 待ち合わせ場所 is the meeting spot being discussed. It is useful for identifying where an activity or meeting happens.
は
In 待ち合わせ場所はうるさすぎる気がする。, は marks 待ち合わせ場所 as the topic. The rest of the sentence gives the speaker's impression about that spot. It is useful when introducing the thing you want to comment on.
うるさすぎる
In 待ち合わせ場所はうるさすぎる気がする。, うるさすぎる means too noisy. It presents the meeting spot as noisier than is comfortable for the situation. This is useful when explaining why a place is unsuitable and suggesting a change.
気がする
In うるさすぎる気がする。, 気 points to the speaker's feeling or impression, が marks 気, and する contributes the idea of having that feeling. Together, 気がする means that something feels or seems a certain way. It is useful when giving a personal impression without presenting it as an absolute fact.
中
In 中のもっと静かな場所に移動しよう。, 中 means inside or the interior. It identifies an indoor area where the friends can move. It is useful with の when specifying something located inside a place.
もっと
In 中のもっと静かな場所, もっと means more. Here it asks for a place that is quieter than the current meeting spot. It is useful before a description when asking for a greater degree of a quality.
静かな
In もっと静かな場所 and 静かな場所, 静かな describes a place as quiet. This form appears before 場所 to describe the noun that follows it. It is useful when choosing or requesting a quiet location.
に
In もっと静かな場所に移動しよう。, に marks the destination of the move. The destination is the quieter place. It is useful after a place when saying where someone or something moves.
移動
In 移動しよう。, 移動 means moving or changing location. It names the proposed move to a quieter place inside. This is useful when suggesting that people go from one location to another.
しよう
In 移動しよう。, しよう makes a suggestion meaning let's do it or let's move. It is the volitional form of する and combines here with 移動. This form is useful when proposing a shared action to a friend.
入口
In 入口のすぐ内側, 入口 means entrance. It provides the reference point for the exact meeting location. This is useful when giving directions or choosing a clear meeting spot in a building.
すぐ
In 入口のすぐ内側, すぐ means just or directly, describing a location very close to the entrance. Here it refers to spatial proximity rather than waiting for a later time. It is useful when making a location more precise.
内側
In 入口のすぐ内側, 内側 means the inner side or area inside something. It specifies that the meeting point is on the inside of the entrance. This is useful when distinguishing an inner area from an outer side or boundary.
で
In 入口のすぐ内側で会える？, で marks the place where the meeting happens. The place is the area just inside the entrance. It is useful after a location when describing where an action takes place.
会える
In 入口のすぐ内側で会える？, 会える means can meet. It is the potential form of 会う and asks whether meeting at that location is possible. This is useful when checking whether a proposed meeting arrangement works.
それ
In それでいいよ。, それ refers to the meeting arrangement just proposed. It points back to the suggestion instead of repeating the location. This is useful when accepting or responding to something another person has just said.
いい
In それでいいよ。, いい means acceptable or fine for the proposed arrangement. It shows that the speaker agrees with the suggested meeting spot. It commonly follows それで when accepting a plan.
よ
At the end of それでいいよ。, よ adds a clear, friendly tone of reassurance or confirmation. It helps the speaker state agreement confidently. This ending is useful when assuring a friend that a suggestion is acceptable.
着いた
In 着いたら、そこで待つね。, 着いた means arrived. It is the past form of 着く and describes reaching the meeting place before the next action. This is useful when explaining what you will do once you reach a destination.
ら
In 着いたら、そこで待つね。, ら attached to 着いた means when or once the arrival happens. The following action is waiting there. This pattern is useful for saying what will happen after a condition or event occurs.
そこ
In そこで待つね。, そこ means there and points to the previously agreed meeting location. In this dialogue, it refers to the area just inside the entrance. It is useful when referring back to a place that has already been mentioned.
待つ
In そこで待つね。, 待つ means wait. The speaker says that they will wait at the agreed location after arriving. It is useful when telling someone where you will remain until they come.
ね
At the end of 待つね。, ね adds a friendly, confirming tone. It makes the statement sound like a shared understanding between the two speakers. This is useful when telling a friend what you plan to do.
じゃあ
In じゃあ、一緒に静かな場所を探せるね。, じゃあ means then or in that case. It connects the agreement about the new meeting place with the next idea. This is useful when moving from a decision to its consequence or next step.
一緒
In 一緒に静かな場所を探せるね。, 一緒 means together. With に, 一緒に shows that the speakers will look for the place as a group. This is useful when describing an activity shared with another person.
探せる
In 一緒に静かな場所を探せるね。, 探せる means can find or can look for. It is the potential form of 探す and says that finding a quiet place together is possible. This is useful when discussing whether a needed place or item can be found.
Grammar Points
〜たら
着いたら、入口の内側で待つ。
tsoo-ee-TAH-rah, ee-ree-goo-chee noh oo-chee-gah-wah deh maht-SOOWhen you arrive, I’ll wait inside the entrance.
動詞の過去形に「ら」を付けると、「〜したら」という条件や時間を表します。
い形容詞 + すぎる
うるさすぎる。
oo-roo-sah-soo-GEE-rooIt’s too noisy.
い形容詞の語尾の「い」を取って「すぎる」を付けると、「too〜」という意味になります。
Japanese Vocabulary
うまく
adv
oo-MAH-koo
well; smoothly
どこがうまくいってないの?
うまくいってない
phrase
oo-MAH-koo eet-TEH-nigh
not working; not going well
どこがうまくいってないの?
うるさい
adj
oo-roo-SIGH
noisy; loud
うるさすぎる
待ち合わせ場所はうるさすぎる気がする。
どこ
pron
DOH-koh
where; what part
どこがうまくいってないの?
もっと
adv
moht-TOH
more
中のもっと静かな場所に移動しよう。
気がする
phrase
kee gah soo-ROO
to feel; to have the feeling that
待ち合わせ場所はうるさすぎる気がする。
場所
noun
bah-SHOH
place; spot
中のもっと静かな場所に移動しよう。
静か
adj
shee-ZOO-kah
quiet
静かな
中のもっと静かな場所に移動しよう。
待ち合わせ場所
noun
mah-chee-ah-wah-SEH bah-SHOH
meeting place; meeting spot
待ち合わせ場所はうるさすぎる気がする。
中
noun
nah-KAH
inside
中のもっと静かな場所に移動しよう。
変える
verb
kah-EH-roo
to change
変えないと
予定を変えないと。
予定
noun
yoh-TEH
plan; schedule
予定を変えないと。
Quiz
Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
to change
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変えないとto feel; to have the feeling that
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気がするmeeting place; meeting spot
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待ち合わせ場所not working; not going well