About This Lesson
Use Planning the Next Steps After Finishing a Task to practice Japanese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
主な作業が終わりました。
oh-MOH-nah sah-GYOH gah oh-wah-ree-mah-SHEE-tah. I finished the main task.
B
共有する前に、誰かに確認してもらってください。
kyoh-YOO soo-ROO mah-EH-nee, dah-REH-kah nee kah-koo-NIN shee-teh moh-RAHT-teh koo-dah-SAI. Have someone review it before you share it.
A
誰に確認してもらえばいいですか。
dah-REH nee kah-koo-NIN shee-teh moh-rah-eh-bah EE dess-kah. Who should review it?
B
計画が変わるかもしれないので、チームリーダーに聞いてください。
KAY-kah-koo gah kah-WAH-roo kah-moh-shee-REH-nai noh-deh, CHEE-moo REE-dah nee KEE-teh koo-dah-SAI. Ask the team lead because the plan may change.
A
短いメッセージも用意したほうがいいですか。
mee-jee-KAI meh-SAY-jee moh yoh-EE shee-tah hoh-gah EE dess-kah. Should I prepare a short message too?
B
何が変わったかと、ファイルの場所を説明してください。
NAH-nee gah kah-WAHT-tah kah-toh, FAI-roo noh BAH-shoh oh seh-tsu-MAY shee-teh koo-dah-SAI. Explain what changed and where to find the file.
A
確認をお願いして、短いメモを追加します。
kah-koo-NIN oh oh-neh-GAI shee-teh, mee-jee-KAI MEH-moh oh tsoo-ee-KAH shee-mahs. I will ask for the review and add a short note.
B
それで引き継ぎがもっと分かりやすくなるはずです。
soh-REH-deh hee-kee-tsoo-GHEE gah MOHT-toh wah-kah-ree-yah-SOO-koo nah-roo hah-ZOO dess. That should make the handoff clearer.Word by Word
主な
主な in 主な作業 means “main,” identifying the task as the primary one. It is placed before a noun, as in 主な作業, and is useful when identifying the most important item at work.
作業
作業 in 主な作業 means the task or work that has been done. It can be used with a description before it, as in 主な作業, when discussing work responsibilities or progress.
が
が in 作業が終わりました marks 作業 as what finished. The pattern nounが終わる is useful for saying that a task or activity has finished.
終わり
終わり appears at the beginning of 終わりました and expresses that the work finished. It comes from 終わる and is used here in the polite past expression 終わりました, useful when reporting completed work.
ました
ました in 終わりました makes the statement polite and places the finishing in the past. The pattern verb ending in ました is useful when politely reporting something that happened or was completed.
共有する
共有する in 共有する前に means to share, here referring to sharing the completed work or file. The plain form is used before 前に in the reusable pattern verbる前に, meaning “before doing something.”
前
前 in 共有する前に means “before” in time. In the pattern verbる前に, it places one action before another, such as reviewing something before sharing it.
に
に in 共有する前に marks the time reference “before sharing.” It is used after 前 in the time pattern nounの前に or verbる前に.
誰か
誰か in 誰かに確認してもらってください means someone, without specifying who. It is followed by に when that person is asked to perform an action, as in 誰かに確認してもらう.
確認
確認 in 確認してもらってください means checking or reviewing the work. With してもらう, the expression asks for another person to perform the review, which is useful when requesting a second check.
して
して in 確認してもらってください connects the checking action to the following request for someone to do it. It is the connective form of する and appears after a noun such as 確認.
もらって
もらって in 確認してもらってください expresses having someone do the review as a favor. Together with ください, it forms the polite request 確認してもらってください, useful when asking another person to help by checking something.
ください
ください in 確認してもらってください makes the request polite, meaning “please.” The pattern verbてください is useful for politely asking someone to perform an action.
誰
誰 in 誰に確認してもらえばいいですか asks who should carry out the review. It can be followed by に when asking which person should be approached or asked.
もらえば
もらえば in 誰に確認してもらえばいいですか sets up the condition of having someone do the checking. With いいですか, it asks which person would be appropriate to ask for that help, a useful pattern when seeking advice about whom to involve.
いい
いい in もらえばいいですか means that something is suitable or the right choice, rather than simply describing something as good. In this construction, it helps ask what action or choice is recommended.
です
です in もらえばいいですか gives the question a polite ending. It is useful at the end of a polite question before か, as in いいですか.
か
か in もらえばいいですか marks the sentence as a question. It is placed at the end of a polite question when asking for information or advice.
計画
計画 in 計画が変わるかもしれない means the plan being discussed at work. It is used as the subject before が and can be reused when describing what may change or need review.
変わる
変わる in 計画が変わるかもしれない means “change,” with the plan as the thing that may change. The plain form appears before かもしれない, a useful pattern for describing a possible change.
かもしれない
かもしれない in 計画が変わるかもしれない means “may” or “might,” presenting the change as possible rather than certain. The whole expression combines かも, which gives the possibility sense, with しれない, completing the expression that says it is not known for sure. It is useful when explaining uncertain future plans.
ので
ので in 計画が変わるかもしれないので gives the reason for asking the team leader: the plan may change. It is useful for connecting a reason to a request or recommendation in a polite explanation.
チームリーダー
チームリーダー in チームリーダーに聞いてください means the team leader, the person who should be asked about the plan. The particle に marks the person being asked, as in チームリーダーに聞く.
聞いて
聞いて in 聞いてください means “ask” or “inquire,” here asking the team leader. It is the form used before ください in the polite request pattern 聞いてください, useful when directing someone to ask a person.
短い
短い in 短いメッセージ means “short,” describing the message as brief. It comes before a noun, as in 短いメッセージ, when specifying the desired length or amount of information.
メッセージ
メッセージ in 短いメッセージ means a message or written communication. It can be modified by an adjective such as 短い and is useful when discussing information to send to colleagues.
も
も in メッセージも adds the message to the other things being prepared, meaning “also” or “too.” The pattern nounも is useful when including an additional item or action.
用意
用意 in 用意した means preparing or getting something ready. It is used with する in the dialogue and can take an object before を when describing something to prepare.
した
した in 用意した is the past form of する, and here it refers to preparing the message. In 用意したほうがいいですか, this form presents the preparation as the action being considered for advice.
ほうがいい
ほうがいい in 用意したほうがいいですか means “should” or “would it be better to,” asking whether preparing the message is advisable. The whole construction uses ほう for the option or way, が to mark it, and いい for “good” or “better.” It is useful when asking for advice about what action to take.
何
何 in 何が変わったか means “what,” asking which things changed. The pattern 何が plus a verb is useful when asking what caused or underwent an action.
変わった
変わった in 何が変わったか means “changed,” referring to completed changes. It is the past form of 変わる and is useful when asking about changes that have already occurred.
と
と in 何が変わったかと、ファイルの場所を説明してください connects the changed items with the file location as the information to explain. It is useful for linking two nouns or two listed pieces of information with an “and” relationship.
ファイル
ファイル in ファイルの場所 means the file being handed off or discussed. It is linked to 場所 with の, and the pattern ファイルの場所 is useful when telling someone where a file can be found.
の
の in ファイルの場所 links ファイル to 場所, meaning the location of the file. The pattern nounのnoun is useful for showing a relationship such as an object and its location.
場所
場所 in ファイルの場所 means the place or location where the file can be found. It is used in the pattern ファイルの場所 and is useful when giving directions to information or materials.
を
を in 場所を説明してください marks 場所 as what is being explained. The pattern nounを説明する is useful when explaining a location, process, or other piece of information.
説明
説明 in 場所を説明してください means explaining the file’s location and what changed. It is used with する, and the object marked by を identifies the information being explained.
お願い
お願い in 確認をお願いして means making a request for the review. It is used with する in this expression, and 確認をお願いする is useful when politely asking someone to review something.
メモ
メモ in 短いメモ means a short note added to the handoff information. It can be modified by 短い and is useful for referring to brief written information.
追加
追加 in 追加します means adding something to what already exists. It is used with する, and the pattern nounを追加する is useful when adding a note, file, or other item.
します
します in 追加します is the polite form of する and means “will add” in this statement. It is useful after a noun such as 追加 when politely stating an intended action.
それで
それで in それで引き継ぎがもっと分かりやすくなるはずです means “with that” or “that way,” linking the planned review and note to their expected result. It is useful for showing how a preceding action leads to a consequence.
引き継ぎ
引き継ぎ in 引き継ぎがもっと分かりやすくなる means the handoff of work-related information or responsibility. It is useful in workplace conversations about passing completed work and instructions to another person.
もっと
もっと in もっと分かりやすく means “more,” increasing the degree of clarity. The pattern もっと plus an adjective or adverb is useful when describing an improvement compared with the current state.
分かりやすく
分かりやすく in 分かりやすくなる means “in an easy-to-understand way” or “more clearly.” This form links the quality of being easy to understand to なる, so it is useful when describing something becoming clearer.
なる
なる in 分かりやすくなる means “become,” showing that the handoff will reach a clearer state. The pattern nounが adjectiveくなる is useful for describing a change in condition.
はず
はず in なるはずです expresses the expectation that the handoff should become clearer. The pattern verbはずです is useful when making a confident expectation based on information or planned actions.
Grammar Points
動詞て形＋ください
チームリーダーに聞いてください。
CHEE-moo REE-dah nee KEE-teh koo-dah-SAI.Please ask the team lead.
Use the て-form plus ください to make a polite request.
〜はずです
引き継ぎは分かりやすいはずです。
hee-kee-tsoo-GHEE wah wah-kah-ree-yah-SOO-ee hah-ZOO dess.The handoff should be easy to understand.
はずです expresses an expectation based on what you know.
Japanese Vocabulary
チームリーダー
noun
CHEE-moo REE-dah
team lead
確認する
verb
kah-koo-NIN soo-ROO
check; review
確認して
共有する
verb
kyoh-YOO soo-ROO
share
計画
noun
KAY-kah-koo
plan
作業
noun
sah-GYOH
task; work
主な
adj
oh-MOH-nah
main
終わる
verb
oh-WAH-roo
finish; end
終わりました
前に
adv
mah-EH-nee
before
誰か
pron
dah-REH-kah
someone
短い
adj
mee-jee-KAI
short
聞く
verb
KEE-koo
ask
聞いてください
変わる
verb
kah-WAH-roo
change
Quiz
Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
finish; end
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終わりましたshare
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共有するcheck; review
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確認してask