About This Lesson
Use Booking and leaving a shared office room tidy to practice Japanese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
通話のために静かな部屋が必要です。
tsoo-WAH noh tah-MEH nee shee-ZOO-kah-nah heh-YAH gah hee-tsoo-YOO dess I need a quiet room for a call.
B
まず共有オフィスのカレンダーを確認してください。
mah-ZOO kyoh-YOO oh-fee-SOO noh kah-REN-dah o kah-koo-NEEN shee-teh koo-dah-SAI Check the shared office calendar first.
A
小さい部屋は今日の午後は空いているようです。
CHEE-sai heh-YAH wah KYOO noh GOH-goh wah AH-ee-teh-ee-roo YOO dess The small room looks available this afternoon.
B
使う前に予約をカレンダーに追加してください。
tsoo-KAH-oo MAH-eh nee yoh-YAH-koo o kah-REN-dah nee tsoo-EE-kah shee-teh koo-dah-SAI Add the booking to the calendar before you use it.
A
通話の後で何かする必要がありますか。
tsoo-WAH noh AH-toh deh NAH-nee-kah soo-ROO hee-tsoo-YOO gah ah-ree-MAHSS kah Should I do anything after the call?
B
机を片づけて、荷物を持っていってください。
tsoo-KOO-eh o kah-tah-zoo-KEH-teh, nee-MOH-tsoo o moht-teh EET-teh koo-dah-SAI Clear the desk and take your things with you.
A
出る前に、部屋をきれいにしておきます。
DEH-roo MAH-eh nee, heh-YAH o kee-REH-ee nee shee-teh oh-kee-MAHSS I'll leave it tidy before I go.
B
それで次の人がスムーズに始められます。
soh-reh-deh tsoo-GEE noh HEE-toh gah soo-MOO-zoo nee hah-jee-meh-rah-reh-MAHSS That helps the next person get started smoothly.Word by Word
通話
「通話」means a call in this dialogue, the activity for which the speaker needs a quiet room. It can be used in the pattern 「通話のために」 for the purpose of a call.
の
In 「通話のために」, 「の」links 「通話」with 「ため」, making the meaning “for the purpose of a call.” A noun can be placed before 「のために」 to show purpose.
ため
In 「通話のために」, 「ため」expresses purpose or reason, so the phrase means “for a call.” The reusable pattern is 「Xのために」 for “for the purpose of X.”
に
In 「通話のために」, 「に」marks the purpose of needing the room. It follows 「ため」in the pattern 「Xのために」.
静かな
「静かな」means quiet here and directly describes 「部屋」. The exact pattern 「静かな部屋」can be reused when describing a quiet room.
部屋
「部屋」means room, specifically the room needed for the call in this dialogue. It appears as the thing that is needed in 「部屋が必要です」.
が
In 「部屋が必要です」, 「が」marks 「部屋」as the thing that is needed. The pattern 「Xが必要です」states that X is necessary.
必要
「必要」means needed or necessary in 「部屋が必要です」. It commonly appears with 「Xが必要です」to say that something is needed.
です
In 「必要です」, 「です」makes the statement polite: the room is needed. It is also used after other polite statements, as in the pattern 「Xです」.
まず
「まず」means first and tells the listener what to do before the other steps. It can be used at the start of an instruction, as in 「まずXしてください」.
共有
「共有」means shared in 「共有オフィス」, referring to an office used by more than one person. It can also describe other shared places, such as 「共有スペース」in a new example.
オフィス
「オフィス」means office in 「共有オフィス」. It can be used for a workplace, for example 「オフィスで働く」in a new example.
カレンダー
「カレンダー」means calendar, specifically the shared office calendar to check and update. In the dialogue it is used with 「を確認してください」and 「に追加してください」.
を
In 「カレンダーを確認してください」, 「を」marks 「カレンダー」as the thing being checked. It commonly marks the direct object of an action.
確認して
「確認して」means check or confirm here, and it links the checking action to the polite request 「ください」. The reusable pattern is 「Xを確認してください」.
ください
In 「確認してください」, 「ください」makes the request polite: please check it. It follows a verb in the 「て」form in the pattern 「Vてください」.
小さい
「小さい」means small and describes 「部屋」in 「小さい部屋」. It can be placed before a noun to describe something small.
は
In 「小さい部屋は」, 「は」marks 「小さい部屋」as the topic of the statement. It presents that room as the thing being discussed.
今日
「今日」means today in 「今日の午後」. It can be followed by 「の」to specify a time within today, such as today afternoon.
午後
「午後」means afternoon in 「今日の午後」, the time when the room appears to be available. The pattern 「Xの午後」can specify an afternoon connected with X.
空いている
「空いている」means being open or available here, referring to the room being available for booking. A reusable pattern is 「部屋が空いている」when saying that a room is available.
よう
In 「空いているようです」, 「よう」helps express that something appears to be the case, so the room seems to be available. The pattern 「Vようです」can describe an inference or appearance.
使う
「使う」means use in 「使う前に」, referring to using the room. It can be used with an object, for example 「これを使う」in a new example.
前
In 「使う前に」, 「前」means before and places the calendar action before using the room. The reusable pattern is 「Vる前に」, meaning before doing V.
予約
「予約」means booking or reservation in 「予約をカレンダーに追加してください」. It is the booking that should be added to the calendar before the room is used.
追加して
「追加して」means add here and connects the action to the polite request 「ください」. The reusable pattern is 「XをYに追加してください」, asking someone to add X to Y.
後
In 「通話の後で」, 「後」means after, referring to the time following the call. The pattern 「Xの後で」can indicate what happens after X.
で
In 「通話の後で」, 「で」marks the time when the next action happens: after the call. It follows a time expression in the pattern 「Xの後で」.
何か
「何か」means something in the question 「何かする必要がありますか」. It is used before a verb when asking about an unspecified thing to do.
する
「する」means do in 「何かする必要がありますか」, asking whether there is anything the speaker needs to do. The pattern 「何かする」means do something.
あります
In 「する必要がありますか」, 「あります」completes the polite construction that asks whether doing something is necessary. The reusable pattern 「Vる必要があります」means that it is necessary to do V.
か
At the end of 「ありますか」, 「か」marks the sentence as a question. It can be added at the end of a polite statement to ask for confirmation.
机
「机」means desk, the surface that should be cleared after the call. It appears as the object in 「机を片づけて」.
片づけて
「片づけて」means clear or tidy up here, referring to clearing the desk. It links this action to the next request, and the pattern 「Xを片づけてください」politely asks someone to tidy X.
荷物
「荷物」means belongings or things here, referring to the speaker’s personal items. It is the object of 「持っていってください」in the dialogue.
持っていって
The whole expression 「持っていって」means take something with you away from the room. 「持って」expresses carrying or holding, and 「いって」adds the movement away; together they form 「荷物を持っていってください」, a polite request to take your belongings.
出る
「出る」means leave or go out in 「出る前に」, referring to leaving the room. It can be used in the pattern 「部屋を出る」for leave the room.
きれい
「きれい」means clean or tidy here, describing the state the room should be put into. In 「きれいにしておきます」, it is used in the pattern 「Xをきれいにする」to make X clean.
しておきます
The whole expression 「しておきます」means do something beforehand or leave it done for later, as in leaving the room tidy before going. 「して」expresses doing or making the state, and 「おきます」adds the idea of preparing or leaving the result; the reusable pattern is 「Vておきます」.
それで
「それで」means that way or as a result here, linking leaving the room tidy with the next person’s easier start. It can introduce a result in the pattern 「それで、X」.
次
「次」means next in 「次の人」, identifying the person who will use the room after the speaker. The pattern 「次のX」means the next X.
人
「人」means person in 「次の人」, referring to the next person using the shared room. It can be combined with 「次の」to identify the following user.
スムーズ
「スムーズ」means smooth in the expression 「スムーズに」, which describes how the next person can begin. With 「に」, it can be used in patterns such as 「スムーズに進む」in a new example.
始められます
「始められます」means can start here, referring to the next person being able to begin smoothly. The reusable pattern 「Xを始められます」can express being able to start X.
Grammar Points
Vておく
机をきれいに片づけておきます。
tsoo-KOO-eh o kee-REH-ee nee kah-tah-zoo-KEH-teh oh-kee-MAHSSI’ll tidy the desk in advance.
Vておく means doing something beforehand or leaving it ready for later.
V-られる（可能形）
次の人はスムーズに始められます。
tsoo-GEE noh HEE-toh wah soo-MOO-zoo nee hah-jee-meh-rah-reh-MAHSSThe next person can start smoothly.
The potential form expresses ability or possibility: 始める becomes 始められる.
Japanese Vocabulary
カレンダー
noun
kah-REN-dah
calendar
まず
adv
mah-ZOO
first
確認する
verb
kah-koo-NEEN soo-ROO
check
確認してください
共有オフィス
phrase
kyoh-YOO oh-fee-SOO
shared office
空く
verb
AH-koo
be available; become vacant
空いている
午後
noun
GOH-goh
afternoon
今日
noun
KYOO
today
小さい
adj
CHEE-sai
small
静かだ
adj
shee-ZOO-kah-dah
quiet
静かな
通話
noun
tsoo-WAH
call
必要
adj
hee-tsoo-YOO
necessary
必要です
部屋
noun
heh-YAH
room
Quiz
Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
necessary
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必要ですcalendar
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カレンダーcheck
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確認してくださいshared office