About This Lesson
Use Using the Shared Laundry Schedule to practice Japanese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
共有のランドリールームは今日は混んでいます。
kyoh-YOO-yoo noh ran-doh-REE ROO-moo wah KYOO kon-DEH ee-MAHSS. The shared laundry room is busy today.
B
洗濯を始める前に、利用予定表に名前を書いてください。
sen-TAH-koo oh hah-jee-MEH-roo mah-eh nee, ree-YOH-yoo yoh-teh-HYOH nee nah-MAH-eh oh KAI-teh koo-dah-SAI. Put your name on the schedule before starting a load.
A
今日の午後遅くには、空いている洗濯機があります。
KYOO noh goh-GOH oh-soh-KOO nee wah, eye-TEH ee-roo sen-TAH-koo-kee gah ah-REE-mahss. There's a washer open later this afternoon.
B
タイマーをセットしてください。
TIE-maa oh SET-toh shee-teh koo-dah-SAI. Set a timer.
B
そうすれば、次の人が待たされません。
soh soo-REH-bah, TSOO-ghee noh HEE-toh gah mah-tah-sah-reh-MAH-sen. So the next person is not stuck waiting.
A
洗濯が終わったら、すぐに服を移したほうがいいですか。
sen-TAH-koo gah oh-WAHT-tah-rah, SOO-goo nee FOO-koo oh oo-TSOO-shee-tah hoh gah EE DEHSS kah? Should I move my clothes as soon as the cycle ends?
B
はい、お願いします。濡れた服を洗濯機に残すと、みんなを待たせます。
HIGH, oh-neh-guy-shee-MAHSS. noo-REH-tah FOO-koo oh sen-TAH-koo-kee nee noh-KOH-soo toh, MEEN-nah oh mah-tah-SEH-mahss. Please do; wet clothes left in a machine hold everyone up.
A
洗濯が終わる前に、バスケットを下に持ってきます。
sen-TAH-koo gah oh-WAH-roo mah-eh nee, bah-soo-KEHT-toh oh SHEE-tah nee MOHT-teh kee-MAHSS. I'll bring my basket down before it finishes.
B
そうすれば、物事がスムーズに進むはずです。
soh soo-REH-bah, moh-noh-GOH-toh gah soo-MOO-zoo nee soo-SOO-moo HAH-zoo DEHSS. That should keep things running smoothly.Word by Word
共有
「共有」 in 「共有のランドリールーム」 means shared or communal, indicating that multiple people use the room. Use it when describing a facility or resource used by more than one person.
の
「の」 links 「共有」 to 「ランドリールーム」 and makes the first noun describe the second one. The reusable pattern is AのB, where A gives information about B.
ランドリールーム
「ランドリールーム」 means laundry room, the room where the washing machines are located in this scene. Use it for a room intended for washing clothes.
は
In 「共有のランドリールームは」, 「は」 marks the shared laundry room as the topic of the sentence. The pattern Xは... introduces what the sentence is about.
今日
「今日」 means today and sets the time for the room being crowded. It is useful when describing plans or conditions on the current day, as in 今日の午後.
混んで
「混んで」 in 「混んでいます」 describes the laundry room as crowded or busy. Together with 「います」, it describes the room's current condition and can be reused in the pattern Xは混んでいます.
います
In 「混んでいます」, 「います」 helps describe the current state politely. It is useful after a form ending in て when giving a polite statement about an ongoing or continuing condition.
洗濯
「洗濯」 means doing laundry or washing clothes in 「洗濯を始める」. Use it to name the activity itself, especially in the pattern 洗濯を始める.
を
In 「洗濯を始める」, 「を」 marks 「洗濯」 as the activity that is being started. The pattern nounをverb marks the object or activity affected by the verb.
始める
「始める」 means to start in 「洗濯を始める」. It is reusable in the pattern Xを始める when beginning an activity.
前
「前」 in 「始める前に」 means before, referring to the time before starting the laundry. The pattern X前に is used to say that something happens before X.
に
In 「前に」, 「に」 places the action in relation to the time before another event. This use is common in the pattern X前に, meaning before X.
利用予定表
「利用予定表」 means a usage schedule, specifically the schedule where people record their laundry-room use. Use it when referring to a table or list for planned use of a shared facility.
名前
「名前」 means name in 「名前を書いてください」. It is commonly used with 書く when asking someone to write their name.
書いて
「書いて」 in 「名前を書いてください」 means write and is the form used before 「ください」 for a polite request. The reusable pattern is Nを書いてください, meaning please write N.
ください
After 「書いて」, 「ください」 makes the request polite: 「書いてください」 means please write it. Use it after a て-form when politely asking someone to do an action.
午後
「午後」 means afternoon in 「今日の午後遅く」. Use it to set a time in the part of the day after noon, often with a more specific time expression.
遅く
「遅く」 in 「午後遅く」 means late, referring to the later part of the afternoon. It can be used with a time period to identify a later point within that period.
空いて
「空いて」 in 「空いている洗濯機」 means available or unoccupied. The pattern 空いている + noun describes something that is currently available for use.
いる
In 「空いている」, 「いる」 completes the expression for a washer that remains available. Here it helps describe a continuing state rather than the simple existence of a person or object.
洗濯機
「洗濯機」 means washing machine, the machine that is available later in the afternoon. Use it when referring to the appliance rather than to the activity of doing laundry.
が
In 「洗濯機があります」, 「が」 marks 「洗濯機」 as the thing that exists or is available. The pattern Xがあります is used for the existence or availability of an inanimate thing.
あります
「あります」 means there is or is available for the washing machine in this sentence. Use it after an inanimate noun when politely stating that something exists or can be used.
タイマー
「タイマー」 means timer, which is set to remind the person to return to the machine. Use it when referring to a device that measures time or gives a reminder.
セット
In 「タイマーをセットしてください」, 「セット」 means set or configure the timer. It is commonly used in the pattern Nをセットする for setting a device or item.
して
In 「タイマーをセットしてください」, 「して」 is the action form after 「セット」 that combines with 「ください」 to make a polite request. The pattern verbてください asks someone politely to perform the action.
そうすれば
「そうすれば」 means if you do that or then. 「そう」 refers to the preceding action of setting a timer, 「すれ」 is the conditional form of する, and 「ば」 marks the condition; together they introduce the expected result.
次
「次」 means next in 「次の人」 and identifies the person who comes after the current user. The reusable pattern 次の + noun refers to the next item or person in an order.
人
「人」 means person in 「次の人」. Use it when referring to an individual, including the next person waiting to use a shared resource.
待たされ
「待たされ」 in 「待たされません」 describes being made to wait. It is useful when someone has to wait because another person has not finished using something.
ません
In 「待たされません」, 「ません」 makes the statement politely negative: the next person is not made to wait. It is used at the end of a polite verb expression to say that something does not happen.
終わっ
「終わっ」 in 「洗濯が終わったら」 contributes the meaning finish before 「たら」. The pattern Xが終わったら means when or after X finishes.
たら
In 「終わったら」, 「たら」 sets the time or condition for the next action: when the cycle finishes. It is reusable after an event when explaining what happens next.
すぐ
「すぐ」 means immediately in 「すぐに服を移した」. The pattern すぐに + action expresses that the action should happen without delay.
服
「服」 means clothes, the item to be moved after the cycle ends. It is used here as the object in 「服を移した」 when talking about handling laundry.
移し
「移し」 in 「移した」 contributes the meaning move or transfer the clothes. Its citation form is 「移す」, and the form 「移し」 appears before 「た」 here; the reusable pattern is Nを移す.
た
In 「移したほうがいいですか」, 「た」 completes 「移した」 inside the advice pattern. The pattern Vたほうがいいですか asks whether doing an action would be advisable.
ほう
In 「移したほうがいい」, 「ほう」 presents moving the clothes as the preferable course of action. The pattern Vたほうがいい is used to give or ask for advice.
いい
「いい」 means good or advisable in 「移したほうがいいですか」. Together with 「ほう」, it helps ask whether a particular action is the better choice.
です
In 「いいですか」, 「です」 gives the question a polite ending. It is commonly used to make a statement or question polite.
か
At the end of 「いいですか」, 「か」 marks the sentence as a question. It is used after a polite statement when asking for confirmation or advice.
はい
「はい」 means yes or serves as a polite acknowledgment. In 「はい、お願いします」, it accepts or confirms the preceding question before giving the response.
お願いします
「お願いします」 is a polite request meaning please do so in this exchange. 「お願い」 expresses the request and 「します」 presents it politely; use the whole expression when asking someone to carry out an action.
濡れ
「濡れ」 in 「濡れた服」 contributes the meaning wet and describes the clothes. The pattern 濡れた + noun can be used for an item that is wet.
残す
「残す」 means leave behind in 「濡れた服を洗濯機に残す」. Use it when something is left in a place instead of being removed, following the pattern Nを場所に残す.
と
In 「残すと」, 「と」 introduces the expected consequence of leaving the clothes in the machine. This conditional use is common in the pattern XとY when X naturally leads to Y.
みんな
「みんな」 means everyone in 「みんなを待たせます」. It refers to the whole group affected by the delay and can be used before an action that affects everyone.
待たせ
「待たせ」 in 「みんなを待たせます」 means make someone wait. The reusable pattern is 人を待たせる when one person's action causes another person to wait.
終わる
「終わる」 means to finish in 「終わる前に」. It is useful in the pattern Xが終わる前に when referring to an action that happens before something finishes.
バスケット
「バスケット」 means basket, used here for carrying the clothes. Use it when referring to the container brought to the laundry room, as in 「バスケットを下に持ってきます」.
下
「下」 means down or below in 「下に持ってきます」 and indicates the lower place toward which the basket is brought. Use it with に when specifying movement to a lower location.
持ってきます
「持ってきます」 means bring, or carry something to the relevant place. 「持って」 contributes carrying and 「きます」 contributes coming toward the place or people involved; the reusable pattern is Nを持ってきます.
物事
「物事」 means things or matters in 「物事がスムーズに進む」, referring generally to the activities and arrangements. It is useful when talking about matters progressing as a whole.
スムーズ
「スムーズ」 means smooth in 「スムーズに進む」, describing progress without trouble or interruption. The pattern スムーズに + verb expresses that an action proceeds smoothly.
進む
「進む」 means proceed or move forward in 「物事がスムーズに進む」. Use it with matters, plans, or activities when describing progress.
はず
「はず」 in 「進むはずです」 expresses the speaker's expectation that things should proceed smoothly. The pattern Vはずです is used to state what is expected to happen.
Grammar Points
〜たほうがいいですか
服が濡れたら、すぐに移したほうがいいですか。
FOO-koo gah noo-REH-tah-rah, SOO-goo nee oo-TSOO-shee-tah hoh gah EE DEHSS kah?Should I move the clothes right away if they get wet?
Use the past form plus ほうがいい to ask whether it is better or advisable to do something.
〜はずです
物事はスムーズに進むはずです。
moh-noh-GOH-toh wah soo-MOO-zoo nee soo-SOO-moo HAH-zoo DEHSS.Things should proceed smoothly.
Use はずです to express that something is expected or believed to happen based on a reason.
Japanese Vocabulary
セットする
verb
SET-toh soo-ROO
to set
セットしてください
タイマー
noun
TIE-maa
timer
ランドリールーム
noun
ran-doh-REE ROO-moo
laundry room
共有
noun
kyoh-YOO-yoo
shared
共有の
空く
verb
ah-KOO
to become available; to be vacant
空いている
午後遅く
adv
goh-GOH oh-soh-KOO
late in the afternoon
混む
verb
koh-MOO
to be crowded
混んでいます
書く
verb
kah-KOO
to write
書いてください
洗濯
noun
sen-TAH-koo
laundry; washing
洗濯機
noun
sen-TAH-koo-kee
washing machine
名前
noun
nah-MAH-eh
name
利用予定表
noun
ree-YOH-yoo yoh-teh-HYOH
usage schedule
Quiz
Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
to write
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書いてくださいto become available; to be vacant
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空いているlaundry room
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ランドリールームto be crowded