About This Lesson
Use Asking for feedback on a proposal draft to practice Japanese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
提案書の下書きができました。
TAY-ahn-shoh noh SHEE-tah-gah-kee gah deh-kee-mah-shee-tah. I finished a draft of the proposal.
B
共有する前に確認できます。
KYOH-yoo soo-roo mah-eh nee KAH-koo-neen deh-kee-mah-soo. I can review it before you share it.
A
導入のセクションを確認していただけますか。
DOH-nyoo noh SEH-koo-shohn oh KAH-koo-neen shee-teh ee-tah-dah-keh-mah-soo kah. Could you check the introduction section?
B
主な考えは明確です。
OH-moh-nah KAHN-gah-eh wah MAY-kah-koo dess. The main idea is clear.
B
でも、そのセクションは長すぎるように感じます。
DEH-moh soh-noh SEH-koo-shohn wah NAH-gah-soo-GEE-roo YOO-nee KAHN-jee-mahss. But the section feels too long.
A
詳細の一部を別のセクションに移したほうがいいですか。
SHOH-sigh noh EE-chee-boo oh BEH-tsoo-noh SEH-koo-shohn nee oo-tsoo-shee-tah HOH-gah EE dess-kah. Should I move some details to another section?
B
追加の詳細は背景のセクションに移してください。
TSOO-ee-kah noh SHOH-sigh wah HIGH-kay noh SEH-koo-shohn nee oo-tsoo-shee-teh koo-dah-sigh. Put the extra details in the background section.
A
下書きを修正して送り返します。
SHEE-tah-gah-kee oh SHOO-say-shee-teh oh-koo-ree-kah-eh-shee-mahss. I will revise the draft and send it back.
B
新しい版の準備ができたら送ってください。
AH-tah-rah-SHEE BAHN noh JOON-bee gah deh-kee-tah-rah oh-koot-teh koo-dah-sigh. Send the new version when it is ready.Word by Word
提案書
提案書 means the proposal document in 提案書の下書きができました。. It is used for the document that presents a proposal, and it commonly appears before の when describing something belonging to or related to the proposal.
の
In 提案書の下書き, の links 提案書 to 下書き and means that the draft is of or related to the proposal. This pattern places the describing noun before の and the main noun after it.
下書き
下書き means a draft in 提案書の下書きができました。. It refers to an unfinished working version of the proposal, and it can be used before が or を when talking about the draft as the subject or object.
が
In 下書きができました, が marks 下書き as the thing that has been completed or become ready. This pattern presents the completed result as the subject.
できました
できました means that something has been completed or is ready in 下書きができました。. Here it tells the listener that the draft is now ready, and it commonly follows the thing that has become ready.
共有する
共有する means to share in 共有する前に確認できます。. Here it refers to sharing the draft with others, and it appears before 前に to describe an action that has not happened yet.
前
In 共有する前に, 前 means before and identifies the time before sharing. The pattern verb plain form plus 前に is used when one action should happen before another.
に
In 共有する前に, に marks 前 as the time point before which the review can happen. This use commonly follows 前 when expressing before an action.
確認
確認 means checking or reviewing in 確認できます。. Here it refers to reviewing the draft, and it combines with できる to express the ability to check something.
できます
できます means can do or can check in 共有する前に確認できます。. It expresses that the speaker is able or available to review the draft, and it follows the action noun 確認.
導入
導入 means the introduction in 導入のセクションを確認していただけますか。. It identifies the opening part of the proposal, and it is used before の to modify the following noun セクション.
セクション
セクション means section in 導入のセクションを確認していただけますか。. It refers to one part of the proposal and is marked by を because it is the thing being checked.
を
In セクションを確認していただけますか, を marks セクション as the object of checking. This particle commonly follows the thing that someone checks, reviews, or changes.
確認して
確認して means check or review as the action connected to the request in 導入のセクションを確認していただけますか。. The form links the checking action to いただけますか and makes the whole expression a polite request.
いただけますか
In 確認していただけますか, いただけますか politely asks whether the listener could do the preceding action as a favor. いただけ presents receiving that favor, ます adds polite speech, and か turns the expression into a question. This construction is useful when politely asking someone to perform an action.
主な
主な means main in 主な考えは明確です。. It identifies the central idea rather than every idea, and it is placed directly before the noun it describes.
考え
考え means an idea or thought in 主な考えは明確です。. Here it refers to the proposal's central idea, and it can follow a modifier such as 主な.
は
In 主な考えは明確です, は marks 主な考え as the topic of the statement. It sets up the thing being evaluated as clear.
明確
明確 means clear or clearly defined in 主な考えは明確です。. Here it describes the main idea as easy to understand, and it is followed by です for a polite statement.
です
In 主な考えは明確です, です makes the statement polite and says that the main idea is clear. It commonly follows a descriptive expression in a polite evaluation.
でも
でも means but or however in でも、そのセクションは長すぎるように感じます。. It introduces a contrasting point after the positive comment about the main idea. It is commonly placed at the beginning of a sentence to connect two opinions.
その
その means that or the mentioned in そのセクションは長すぎるように感じます。. It refers back to the section already under discussion, and it comes directly before the noun it identifies.
長すぎる
長すぎる means too long in そのセクションは長すぎるように感じます。. It says that the section exceeds a suitable length, and it can describe a document section or another thing whose length is being evaluated.
ように
In 長すぎるように感じます, ように helps express that something seems or feels to be a certain way. Together with 長すぎる and 感じます, it presents the section being too long as the speaker's impression rather than a neutral measurement.
感じます
感じます means feel or have the impression in 長すぎるように感じます。. Here the speaker gives a personal evaluation that the section seems too long, and it commonly follows ように when describing such an impression.
詳細
詳細 means details in 詳細の一部を別のセクションに移したほうがいいですか。. It refers to specific information in the draft, and it can be followed by の一部 to mean some of those details.
一部
一部 means a part or some in 詳細の一部を別のセクションに移したほうがいいですか。. Here it limits the action to some of the details, and it commonly follows の to identify part of something.
別の
別の means another or a different in 別のセクション. It identifies a section other than the one currently being discussed, and it is placed directly before the noun it modifies.
移した
In 移したほうがいいですか, 移した identifies moving the details as the action being considered. The expression asks whether moving them to another section would be preferable, and the action form comes before ほうがいいですか.
ほうがいいですか
In 移したほうがいいですか, ほうがいいですか asks whether the described option would be better or preferable. ほう presents the option or way, が marks it as the preferred choice, いい means preferable, です makes it polite, and か makes it a question. This construction is useful when asking for advice about what action to take.
追加
追加 means additional or extra in 追加の詳細は背景のセクションに移してください。. It identifies details added beyond the main information, and it appears before の to describe the following noun 詳細.
背景
背景 means background in 背景のセクション. Here it identifies the section where supporting or contextual information should be placed, and it comes before の to modify セクション.
移して
移して means move or transfer as the requested action in 追加の詳細は背景のセクションに移してください。. It connects the action of moving the details to ください, forming a polite request. This pattern is useful when telling someone where to move or place something.
ください
In 移してください, ください politely asks the listener to perform the preceding action. It follows the action form 移して and is commonly used for a respectful request in workplace communication.
修正して
修正して means revise or correct in 下書きを修正して送り返します。. Here it describes revising the draft before sending it back, and it links the revision action to the following action 送り返します.
送り返します
送り返します means send back in 下書きを修正して送り返します。. It indicates returning the revised draft to the other person, and it commonly follows the thing being sent back.
新しい
新しい means new in 新しい版の準備ができたら送ってください。. It identifies the version produced after revision, and it is placed directly before the noun 版.
版
版 means version or edition in 新しい版の準備ができたら送ってください。. Here it refers to a new version of the draft, and it can be followed by の when describing that version's readiness.
準備
準備 means preparation or readiness in 新しい版の準備ができたら送ってください。. Here it refers to the new version being ready, and it is used with 準備ができる to express readiness.
できたら
できたら means when something is ready or completed in 準備ができたら送ってください。. It sets the condition for sending the new version: send it once the preparation is complete. This pattern is useful for saying when an action should happen after something becomes ready.
送って
送って means send as the action requested in 新しい版の準備ができたら送ってください。. It connects the sending action to ください, so the whole expression politely asks the listener to send the new version.
Grammar Points
〜たら（条件・時）
準備ができたら、送り返します。
JOON-bee gah deh-kee-TAH-rah, oh-koo-ree-kah-eh-shee-mahss.When it is ready, I will send it back.
Attach たら to the past form to mean “when” or “if.” The action in the second clause follows that condition.
〜たほうがいい
一部を別のセクションに移したほうがいいです。
EE-chee-boo oh BEH-tsoo-noh SEH-koo-shohn nee oo-tsoo-shee-tah HOH-gah EE dess.You should move part to another section.
Use たほうがいい to give advice or say that one option is preferable.
Japanese Vocabulary
セクション
noun
SEH-koo-shohn
section
一部
noun
EE-chee-boo
part; some
下書き
noun
SHEE-tah-gah-kee
draft
確認する
verb
KAH-koo-neen soo-roo
to check; to review
共有する
verb
KYOH-yoo soo-roo
to share
考え
noun
KAHN-gah-eh
idea
主な
adj
OH-moh-nah
main
詳細
noun
SHOH-sigh
details
長すぎる
adj
NAH-gah-soo-GEE-roo
too long
提案書
noun
TAY-ahn-shoh
proposal document
導入
noun
DOH-nyoo
introduction
明確
adj
MAY-kah-koo
clear
Quiz
Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
to share
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共有するsection
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セクションto check; to review
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確認するtoo long