Checking travel documents before a trip | Learn Japanese in English

Japanese lesson set in a contemporary Tokyo everyday setting: Before leaving for a trip, two adults check travel documents, a saved reservation, and a printed copy..

EN → JA / Level: A2

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Dialogue

A

出発する前に、旅行の書類を一緒に確認してもらえますか。

seh-PAHT-tsoo-roo mah-eh nee, ryoh-KOH noh shoh-ROO-ee oh EESH-shoh-nee kah-koo-NEEN shee-teh moh-rah-eh-MAHSS kah. Could you help me check the travel documents before we leave?
B

まず、あなたのパスポートと搭乗券を確認しましょう。

MAH-zoo, ah-NAH-tah noh pahs-POHR-toh toh toh-JOH-ken oh kah-koo-NEEN shee-mah-SHOH. Let's start with your passport and boarding pass.
A

私のパスポートは内ポケットにあります。

wah-TAH-shee noh pahs-POHR-toh wah oo-chee poh-KEHT-toh nee ah-ree-MAHSS. My passport is in the inside pocket.
B

ホテルの予約も確認しましたか。

hoh-TEH-roo noh yoh-YAH-koo moh kah-koo-NEEN shee-MAH-shee-tah kah. Did you confirm the hotel reservation too?
A

確認メールはスマートフォンに保存してあります。

kah-koo-NEEN MEH-roo wah soo-MAH-toh-fohn nee hoh-ZOHN shee-teh ah-ree-MAHSS. The confirmation email is saved on my phone.
B

電話が使えなくなったときのために、印刷したものもありますか。

dehn-WAH gah tsoo-kah-eh-nah-koo-NAHT-tah toh-kee noh tah-MEH nee, een-SAHT-soo shee-tah moh-noh moh ah-ree-MAHSS kah. Do you have a printed copy in case your phone dies?
A

一枚印刷して、フォルダーに入れました。

ee-chee-MYOH een-SAHT-soo shee-teh, foh-ROO-dah nee ee-reh-MAH-shee-tah. I printed one and put it in the folder.
B

では、必要なものは全部そろいました。

deh-WAH, hee-tsoo-YOH nah moh-noh wah ZEHN-boo soh-roh-ee-MAH-shee-tah. Then we have everything we need.

Word by Word

出発する “出発する” means to leave or depart. In “出発する前に”, it names the departure that happens after the document check, and this pattern places an action before leaving.
前 “前” marks the time before something. In “出発する前に”, it places the document check before departure.
に In “出発する前に”, “に” marks the time when the action is positioned. This use connects the time before departure with the request to check the documents.
旅行 “旅行” means a trip or travel. In “旅行の書類”, it describes the documents as being connected with the trip.
の In “旅行の書類”, “の” links “旅行” to “書類” and makes the first word describe the second. This is useful when identifying what kind of documents are meant.
書類 “書類” means documents or paperwork. In “旅行の書類を一緒に確認してもらえますか”, these are the items the speaker wants to check.
を In “旅行の書類を一緒に確認してもらえますか”, “を” marks “旅行の書類” as the thing being checked. It identifies the object of the action.
一緒 “一緒” means together. In “一緒に確認して”, it shows that the speaker wants to check the documents with the other person.
確認 “確認” means checking or confirming. In “確認してもらえますか”, it supplies the checking action that the speaker is asking the other person to do.
して “して” links the checking action to the request that follows. In “確認してもらえますか”, it connects checking with asking the other person to do it.
もらえます In “確認してもらえますか”, “もらえます” contributes the idea that the speaker can receive the other person’s help as a favor. The whole form is used to make a polite request.
か “か” marks the sentence as a question. At the end of “確認してもらえますか”, it turns the request into a polite question.
まず “まず” means first or to begin with. In “まず、あなたのパスポートと搭乗券を確認しましょう”, it introduces the first items to check.
あなた “あなた” means you. In “あなたのパスポートと搭乗券”, it identifies the passport and boarding pass as belonging to the listener.
パスポート “パスポート” means passport. In “あなたのパスポートと搭乗券”, it is one of the first travel documents to check.
と In “パスポートと搭乗券”, “と” connects two listed items. It means that both the passport and the boarding pass are included.
搭乗券 “搭乗券” means boarding pass. In “パスポートと搭乗券を確認しましょう”, it is the second travel document to check.
確認しましょう “確認しましょう” means let’s check or let’s confirm. In “まず、あなたのパスポートと搭乗券を確認しましょう”, it makes a polite suggestion for the speaker and listener to check the documents together.
私 “私” means I or me. In “私のパスポートは内ポケットにあります”, it identifies the speaker as the owner of the passport.
は In “私のパスポートは内ポケットにあります”, “は” marks “私のパスポート” as the topic. The rest of the sentence gives its location.
内ポケット “内ポケット” means inside pocket. In “内ポケットにあります”, it is the place where the passport is located.
あります In “内ポケットにあります”, “あります” says that the passport is located in the inside pocket. This form is used to state where an item is.
ホテル “ホテル” means hotel. In “ホテルの予約”, it identifies the hotel connected with the reservation.
予約 “予約” means reservation or booking. In “ホテルの予約も確認しましたか”, it is the hotel booking that the speaker asks about.
も In “ホテルの予約も確認しましたか”, “も” means also or too. It adds the hotel reservation to the other documents already being checked.
確認しました “確認しました” means checked or confirmed in a polite past form. In “ホテルの予約も確認しましたか”, it asks whether the listener has already checked the reservation.
確認メール “確認メール” means confirmation email. In “確認メールはスマートフォンに保存してあります”, it is the email related to the reservation confirmation.
スマートフォン “スマートフォン” means smartphone. In “スマートフォンに保存してあります”, it is the device where the confirmation email is saved.
保存 “保存” means saving or storing. In “スマートフォンに保存してあります”, it describes the confirmation email as kept on the smartphone.
電話 “電話” means phone. In “電話が使えなくなったとき”, it is the device that might become unusable.
が In “電話が使えなくなったとき”, “が” marks “電話” as the thing that becomes unusable. It identifies the subject of that change.
使えなくなった “使えなくなった” means became unusable or stopped working. In “電話が使えなくなったとき”, it describes the situation in which the phone can no longer be used.
とき “とき” means when or the time when something happens. In “使えなくなったとき”, it introduces the situation of the phone becoming unusable.
ため In “ときのために”, “ため” indicates purpose or preparation for a possible situation. Here it explains that the printed copy is kept for the situation described by “使えなくなったとき”.
印刷した “印刷した” means printed. In “印刷したもの”, it describes the item as something that has been printed.
もの “もの” means a thing or item. In “印刷したもの”, it refers generally to the printed item without naming it again.
印刷して “印刷して” links the action of printing with the next action. In “印刷して、フォルダーに入れました”, it shows that printing happened before putting the item in the folder.
フォルダー “フォルダー” means folder. In “フォルダーに入れました”, it is the place where the printed item was put.
入れました “入れました” means put or placed in a polite past form. In “フォルダーに入れました”, it says that the speaker put the printed item into the folder.
では “では” means then or in that case. In “では、必要なものは全部そろいました”, it marks a conclusion based on the documents that have been checked.
必要な “必要な” means necessary or needed. In “必要なもの”, it describes the items that are required for the trip.
全部 “全部” means all or everything. In “必要なものは全部そろいました”, it shows that every needed item is included.
そろいました “そろいました” means have all been gathered, are complete, or are ready. In “必要なものは全部そろいました”, it confirms that all the necessary things are now prepared.

Grammar Points

～てあります

確認メールはスマートフォンに保存してあります。

kah-koo-NEEN MEH-roo wah soo-MAH-toh-fohn nee hoh-ZOHN shee-teh ah-ree-MAHSS.

The confirmation email has been saved on the smartphone.

This shows that someone has completed an action and the resulting state remains.

～なくなる

スマートフォンが使えなくなった。

soo-MAH-toh-fohn gah tsoo-kah-eh-nah-koo-NAHT-tah.

The smartphone stopped working.

Attach なくなる to an expression to show that a state changes or something becomes impossible.

Japanese Vocabulary

パスポート noun
pahs-POHR-toh passport
まず adv
MAH-zoo first; to begin with
もらえますか phrase
moh-rah-eh-MAHSS kah could you; may I have you
一緒に adv
EESH-shoh nee together
確認する verb
kah-koo-NEEN soo-roo to check; to confirm 確認して
出発する verb
seh-PAHT-tsoo-roo to leave; to depart
書類 noun
shoh-ROO-ee documents
前に phrase
mah-eh nee before
搭乗券 noun
toh-JOH-ken boarding pass
内ポケット noun
oo-chee poh-KEHT-toh inside pocket
予約 noun
yoh-YAH-koo reservation
旅行 noun
ryoh-KOH trip; travel

Quiz

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

passport

Show Answerパスポート

to leave; to depart

Show Answer出発する

to check; to confirm

Show Answer確認して

could you; may I have you

Show Answerもらえますか