Fixing a weak internet connection | Learn Japanese in English

Japanese lesson set in a contemporary Tokyo everyday setting: At home, two adults restart a router and discuss moving it to improve a weak internet connection..

EN → JA / Level: A2

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Dialogue

A

この部屋ではネットの接続が弱いね。

koh-noh heh-YAH deh wah NET-toh noh seh-tsoo-ZOH-koo gah yoh-WAH-ee neh The internet connection is weak in this room.
B

ルーターを一度再起動するといいかも。

ROO-tah oh ee-CHEE-doh sigh-kee-DOH soo-roo toh EE kah-moh The router may need a quick restart.
A

電源を切って、もう一度入れようか？

DEHN-gen oh KEET-teh, moh ee-CHEE-doh ee-reh-YOH kah Should I turn it off and on again?
B

そうして、それからステータスランプがまた点くまで待って。

soh SHEE-teh, soh-reh-kah-rah soo-TEH-tah-soo RAHM-poo gah mah-TAH TSOO-koo mah-deh MAHT-teh Do that, then wait until the status light comes back on.
A

今はページがもっとよく読み込めているね。

ee-MAH wah PEH-jee gah MOHT-toh YOH-koo yoh-mee-koh-meh-teh EE-roo neh The page is loading better now.
B

それをオープンな棚に置くと、もっとよくなるかも。

soh-reh oh OH-poon nah tah-NAH nee OH-koo toh, MOHT-toh YOH-koo nah-ROO kah-moh Putting it on an open shelf might help even more.
A

それを出入り口の近くに動かそうか？

soh-reh oh deh-ee-ree-GOO-chee noh CHEE-kah-koo nee oo-goh-kah-SOH kah Should we move it near the doorway?
B

そうすると、電波がこの部屋まで届きやすくなるかも。

soh soo-roo toh, DEHM-pah gah koh-noh heh-YAH mah-deh toh-doh-KEE yah-soo-koo nah-ROO kah-moh That could help the signal reach this room.

Word by Word

この この means this and directly identifies 部屋 as the room being discussed. It is commonly placed before a noun when pointing to something near the speaker or relevant in the current situation. A person at home would use it when referring to the room they are in.
部屋 部屋 means room in この部屋, referring to the room where the internet connection is weak. It commonly follows a demonstrative or another modifier to identify a particular room. You would use it when discussing a room with someone at home.
で で marks この部屋 as the place where the stated situation occurs. Here it gives the setting for the weak connection. A place followed by で can identify where an activity or situation takes place.
は は highlights この部屋で as the setting being discussed, giving the statement a topic-like focus. It is attached after the place phrase here rather than marking the connection itself. In conversation, it can help focus on one place or situation for comparison.
ネット ネット means internet in this casual home conversation. It identifies the internet whose connection is weak in the room. You would use it in everyday conversation about an internet connection or online access.
の の links ネット to 接続, showing that the connection is associated with the internet. The relationship is like internet connection rather than a separate action. A noun followed by の and another noun is a common way to connect two related nouns.
接続 接続 means connection here, specifically the internet connection being described as weak. It is the subject of the description 接続が弱い. You can use it when discussing whether a network or device connection is working well.
が が marks 接続 as the thing that has the quality 弱い. It identifies the subject of the description in this sentence. A noun followed by が can be followed by an adjective that describes it.
弱い 弱い means weak here and describes the quality of the internet connection in this room. It is used in the pattern 接続が弱い to report poor connection strength. You would use it when explaining that a signal, connection, or similar thing lacks strength.
ね ね softens the observation 弱い and invites the other person to agree or share the observation. It gives the sentence a conversational tone rather than making it sound like a formal report. People commonly use it at the end of a shared or noticeable situation.
ルーター ルーター means router, the device being considered for a restart. In this dialogue it is the object connected with 再起動する. You would use it when discussing home network equipment with another person.
を を marks ルーター as the object of the action 再起動する. It shows what is being restarted. A noun followed by を commonly identifies the direct object of an action verb.
一度 一度 means once or one time here, suggesting that the router should be restarted one time. It appears before the restart action to indicate how many times to do it. You would use it when suggesting a single attempt at an action.
再起動 再起動 means restart or reboot, referring to restarting the router. It combines with する in 再起動する to express the action of restarting. You would use it when troubleshooting a device or computer.
する する turns 再起動 into the action of restarting, so 再起動する means to restart. Here it is followed by と to connect the action with the following suggestion. A noun describing an action can commonly combine with する to express doing that action.
と と connects the action 再起動する with the result or advice that follows in するといい. Here the meaning is roughly if or when the restart is done, it may be a good idea. An action followed by と can introduce a resulting suggestion or expected outcome.
いい いい presents the suggested restart as a good or advisable option in するといい. It does not describe the router itself; it evaluates the proposed action. The pattern するといい is commonly used to give gentle advice.
かも かも expresses possibility and makes the advice tentative, giving the meaning might be good. It comes at the end of the sentence after いい. You would use it in casual conversation when offering a possibility without stating it too strongly.
電源 電源 refers to the power in 電源を切って, the power that should be turned off before turning it on again. It is part of the dialogue’s instruction for restarting the router. It commonly appears with actions that control whether a device has power.
切って 切って means turn off here, referring to turning off the router’s power. It is the て-form of 切る and links this action to the next action, turning the power on again. You would use it when giving a sequence such as turning one thing off and then doing something else.
もう もう contributes the meaning again in もう一度, so the speaker proposes turning the power on one more time. It is placed before 一度 to express one additional time in this context. You would use it when repeating an action that has already occurred or is about to occur again.
入れよう 入れよう proposes turning the power on in the context of 電源を切って、もう一度入れようか. It is the volitional form of 入れる, used here for switching the device on. You would use this form when proposing an action for yourself or together with someone else.
か か turns 入れよう into a question or proposal, giving the meaning shall we turn it on or shall I turn it on. It appears at the end of the suggested action. The pattern with a volitional form followed by か is commonly used to make a suggestion.
そう そう means so or that way and refers to carrying out the action just discussed. In そうして, it tells the other person to do that and continue with the next instruction. You would use it when referring back to an immediately preceding action or plan.
して して means do and then in そうして、それから, linking the instructed action to what follows. It is the て-form of する. The pattern Aして、B commonly presents two actions in sequence.
それ それ means it or that and points back to the action just mentioned. With から in それから, it establishes that the next step happens after that action. You would use it when referring to something already identified in the conversation.
から から means after here because it follows それ in それから and marks the next step after the previous action. It sets the order of the instructions: do that, then wait. A preceding event followed by から can introduce what happens afterward.
ステータスランプ ステータスランプ means status light, the light on the device that should come on again. It is the subject of the action 点く. You would use it when checking a device’s operating status.
また また means again here, indicating that the status light should come on another time after being off. It is placed before 点く to describe the repeated return of the light. You would use it when an action or state happens again.
点く 点く means come on or light up when used for the status light. It describes the light itself becoming lit, as in ステータスランプがまた点く. You would use it when waiting for an indicator light to turn on.
まで まで means until and marks 点く as the endpoint of the waiting. The instruction is to wait until the status light comes back on. The pattern Xまで待つ is commonly used to say wait until X happens.
待って 待って means wait here as a direct, conversational instruction. It is the て-form of 待つ and is used in 点くまで待って. You would use it when asking someone to wait for a particular event or time.
今 今 means now and places the observation in the current moment. It introduces the improved loading state after the restart. You would use it when reporting what is happening at the present time.
ページ ページ means page, referring here to a web page that is loading. It is the subject of the loading description. You would use it when talking about a page on a website or device.
もっと もっと means more or even more and shows that the page is loading better than before. It modifies よく in もっとよく読み込めている. You would use it when describing an additional improvement compared with an earlier state.
よく よく means well or better here and describes how successfully the page is loading. Together with もっと, it expresses that the loading has improved. You would use it before a verb or description when saying that something is done well.
読み込めて 読み込めて expresses being able to load successfully, and here it connects with いる to describe the page’s current loading state. The て-form allows the description to continue into the following state marker. You would use it when reporting that a page or data is loading properly.
いる いる shows that the state expressed by 読み込めて is continuing or currently holds. Here it helps describe the page as currently loading better. It commonly follows a て-form when an action or state is ongoing or remains in effect.
オープン オープン means open here and describes the type of shelf being suggested. It is followed by な before 棚 to modify that noun. You would use it when describing an open or unobstructed place for putting something.
な な links オープン to the noun 棚, allowing オープン to describe the shelf. It appears between the modifier and the noun in オープンな棚. A descriptive word of this type commonly uses な before a noun.
棚 棚 means shelf, the proposed place for putting the router. It follows オープンな and is marked by に as the destination of 置く. You would use it when discussing where an object can be placed in a room.
に に marks オープンな棚 as the place where the router is to be put. In this sentence it identifies the destination of 置く, meaning on the shelf. A place followed by に commonly marks where an object is placed.
置く 置く means put or place, referring to placing the router on the open shelf. It is followed by と to connect this proposed action with the possible improvement. The pattern objectを placeに置く is a reusable way to describe putting something somewhere.
なる なる means become or get, and in よくなる it expresses that the situation may get better. Here it describes the possible improvement resulting from changing the router’s position. You would use it when a condition changes into a different state, such as becoming better.
出入り口 出入り口 means doorway or entrance, referring to the place near which the router might be moved. It is followed by の近く to form a location phrase. You would use it when identifying a place people enter or leave through.
近く 近く means near or nearby in 出入り口の近く, identifying a position close to the doorway. It forms a location phrase after a noun with の. The pattern placeの近く is commonly used to say near a particular place.
動かそう 動かそう proposes moving the router in それを出入り口の近くに動かそうか. It is the volitional form of 動かす, and the following か turns the proposal into a question. You would use it when suggesting that an object be moved to a different position.
電波 電波 means signal or radio waves here, referring to the wireless signal reaching the room. It is marked by が as the thing that can reach more easily. You would use it when discussing wireless reception or signal strength.
届きやすく 届きやすく means easy to reach or able to reach easily, describing how the signal may reach this room. It connects with なる to express becoming easier to reach. The pattern verb stem plus やすい describes an action that is easy to do, and its く form can connect to なる.

Grammar Points

〜て、〜て

電源を切って、待って。

DEHN-gen oh KEET-teh, MAHT-teh

Turn off the power and wait.

The て-form links actions in sequence and can also express a casual request when used at the end.

〜よう

ルーターを動かそう。

ROO-tah oh oo-goh-kah-SOH

Let's move the router.

The volitional form 〜よう suggests an action the speaker and listener can do together.

Japanese Vocabulary

ステータスランプ noun
soo-TEH-tah-soo RAHM-poo status light

ステータスランプがまた点くまで待って。

ネット noun
NET-toh internet

この部屋ではネットの接続が弱いね。

ルーター noun
ROO-tah router

ルーターを一度再起動するといいかも。

一度 adv
ee-CHEE-doh once

ルーターを一度再起動するといいかも。

再起動 noun
sigh-kee-DOH restart

ルーターを一度再起動するといいかも。

弱い adj
yoh-WAH-ee weak

この部屋ではネットの接続が弱いね。

切る verb
KEE-roo turn off; cut 切って

電源を切って、もう一度入れようか?

接続 noun
seh-tsoo-ZOH-koo connection

この部屋ではネットの接続が弱いね。

待つ verb
MAHT-soo wait 待って

ステータスランプがまた点くまで待って。

点く verb
TSOO-koo come on; light up

ステータスランプがまた点くまで待って。

電源 noun
DEHN-gen power

電源を切って、もう一度入れようか?

入れる verb
ee-REH-roo turn on; put in 入れよう

電源を切って、もう一度入れようか?

Quiz

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

router

Show Answerルーター

turn on; put in

Show Answer入れよう

status light

Show Answerステータスランプ

internet

Show Answerネット