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Use Asking about desk stock and home delivery to practice Japanese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
この机が気に入りましたが、一人では家まで運べません。
ko-no tsu-KAY-ga kee-nee-REE-ma-shee-ta-ga, hee-to-REE-de-wa EE-eh-ma-de ha-ko-BEH-ma-sen. I like this desk, but I can't carry it home by myself.
B
まだ在庫があれば、配送を手配できます。
ma-da zigh-KOH-ga a-reh-ba, hai-SOH-o te-HAI de-kee-ma-sen. We can arrange delivery if it's still in stock.
A
倉庫に一つ在庫があるか確認していただけますか。
soh-KOH-nee hee-toh-tsu zigh-KOH-ga a-roo-ka ka-koo-NIN-shee-teh ee-ta-da-keh-ma-su-ka. Could you check whether the warehouse has one available?
B
今、在庫記録を確認します。
ee-MAH, zigh-KOH kee-ROH-koo-o ka-koo-NIN-shee-ma-su. I'll check the stock record now.
A
在庫がある場合、どのような配送方法がありますか。
zigh-KOH-ga a-roo ba-AH-ee, doh-noh yoh-na hai-SOH hoh-HOH-ga a-ree-ma-su-ka. If it is available, what delivery options do you offer?
B
標準配送なら、ご自宅までお届けします。
hyoh-JOON hai-SOH na-ra, goh-jee-TAH-koo-ma-deh oh-toh-DOH-keh-shee-ma-su. Standard delivery would bring it to your home.
A
組み立ても含まれますか。それとも玄関までのお届けだけですか。
koo-mee-TAH-teh-mo foo-koo-ma-reh-ma-su-ka. soh-reh-toh-MOH gen-KAHN-ma-deh-noh oh-toh-DOH-keh da-keh deh-su-ka. Does that include assembly, or only delivery to the door?
B
組み立ては別途ご依頼いただく必要がありますが、上の階まで運ぶことは含まれています。
koo-mee-TAH-teh-wa BET-toh goh-ee-RAI ee-ta-da-koo nee-YOH ga a-ree-ma-su-ga, OO-eh-noh KAI-ma-deh ha-ko-BOO ko-toh-wa foo-koo-ma-reh-teh EE-ma-su. Assembly is a separate request, but carrying it upstairs is included.
A
配送を追加してください。組み立ては自分でできます。
hai-SOH-o tsoo-EE-ka-shee-teh koo-da-SAI. koo-mee-TAH-teh-wa jee-BUN-deh deh-KEE-ma-su. Please add delivery. I can assemble it myself.
B
注文を処理する前に在庫を確認し、配送の依頼を追加します。
choo-MOHN-o sho-REE-soo-roo mae-nee zigh-KOH-o ka-koo-NIN-shee, hai-SOH-noh goh-ee-RAI-o tsoo-EE-ka-shee-ma-su. I'll confirm the stock and add the delivery request before processing the order.Word by Word
この
この means “this” in この机, identifying the desk that is near or currently being discussed. It comes directly before a noun, as in この机. A customer can use it when pointing out or selecting a particular item.
机
机 means “desk” here, the item the customer wants to buy and have delivered. In この机, it is the noun identified by この. Use it for a desk in a shop, office, or home.
が
In この机が気に入りましたが, が marks この机 as the thing that appealed to the speaker, and at the end of 気に入りましたが it introduces the contrast “but.” The same form can therefore connect a noun to a description and connect contrasting clauses, depending on its position.
気に入りました
気に入りました means “I liked it” or “I found it appealing” in this dialogue. In this construction, 気 expresses the speaker’s feeling, に marks the resulting state, and 入りました contributes the idea of entering that state; together they express finding something appealing. A customer can use it when expressing approval of an item.
一人
一人 means “one person” and here refers to being alone or by oneself. In 一人では, it describes the condition under which the speaker cannot carry the desk. Use it when explaining that you are handling something alone.
で
In 一人では, で marks the manner or condition “by oneself” or “alone.” It combines with 一人 to describe how the carrying would be done. A similar reuse pattern is 一人で行う, “do it alone,” as a new example.
は
In 一人では, は adds contrast to the condition “alone,” highlighting that the speaker cannot carry the desk under that condition. It follows the phrase 一人で rather than simply marking a standalone topic. Use it when contrasting one condition with another.
家
家 means “home” or “house” in 家まで, the destination to which the desk would be carried. It is followed by まで to show the endpoint. A customer can use 家 when talking about taking or delivering something home.
まで
まで means “up to” or “as far as” in 家まで, marking home as the endpoint of the carrying. It follows the destination or limit, as in 家まで. Use it to specify how far something is carried, sent, or continued.
運べません
運べません means “cannot carry” or “cannot transport” in this dialogue. It is the polite negative form used to say that the speaker is unable to take the desk home, related to the verb form 運ぶ. A customer can use it when explaining that an item is too large or difficult to move.
まだ
まだ means “still” in まだ在庫があれば, referring to stock that remains available at this point. It modifies the condition about whether stock exists. Use it when availability may have changed but something may still remain.
在庫
在庫 means “stock” or “inventory” in まだ在庫があれば. It refers to items available for sale, not merely an abstract supply. Common reuse includes 在庫を確認する, “check the stock,” as a new example.
あれば
あれば means “if there is” or “if it is available” in まだ在庫があれば. It presents the existence of stock as a condition for arranging delivery and is the conditional form related to ある. Use it after a noun such as 在庫 when availability determines what can happen.
配送
配送 means “delivery,” specifically the service of sending the desk to the customer. In 配送を手配できます, it is the service being arranged. Use it when discussing delivery options, delivery requests, or shipping arrangements.
を
を marks 配送 as the object of 手配できます in 配送を手配できます. It shows what is being arranged. A reusable pattern is 配送を手配する, “arrange delivery,” as a new example.
手配
手配 means “arrangement” or “arranging” in 配送を手配できます. It refers to organizing the delivery service, not to the delivery itself. It commonly follows the thing being arranged, as in 配送を手配する, a new example.
できます
できます means “can” or “be able to” here, making 手配できます mean “can arrange.” It follows 手配 to express that the shop has the ability or possibility to organize the delivery. Use the pattern Xを手配できます when offering to arrange a service, with X as the object slot.
倉庫
倉庫 means “warehouse” in 倉庫に一つ在庫があるか, the place where another desk may be stored. It is followed by に to mark the location. Use it when asking staff to check stock kept away from the sales floor.
に
In 倉庫に一つ在庫があるか, に marks 倉庫 as the location where the stock may exist. It connects a place with the existence of an item. Use it with a location before ある when asking whether something is there.
ある
ある means “exist” or “be available” in 倉庫に一つ在庫があるか. It describes the existence of the inanimate item or stock in the warehouse. Use it after a location when checking whether an item is available there.
か
か marks the embedded question in 倉庫に一つ在庫があるか, meaning “whether the warehouse has one available.” It turns the preceding statement into the point being checked by 確認していただけますか. Use it after a clause when asking whether that situation is true.
確認して
確認して means “check and” in 確認していただけますか. The form links the checking action to the polite request expression いただけますか. Use 確認して followed by a request or another action when asking someone to check something.
いただけます
In 確認していただけますか, いただけます helps make the request polite and considerate, meaning “could you kindly check.” It follows the て-form 確認して and is followed by か to form the question. Use this pattern when requesting an action from shop staff or another person.
今
今 means “now” in 今、在庫記録を確認します, indicating that the staff member will check immediately. It commonly comes before the action being performed. Use it when stating that an action is starting at this moment.
記録
記録 means “record” in 在庫記録, referring to the record that contains stock information. It combines with 在庫 to specify the type of record. Use it for written or stored information that documents something.
確認します
確認します means “check” or “confirm” here, as the staff member says they will examine the stock record. It is a polite form used for a current or planned action. Use it with an object such as 在庫記録を確認します, “I will check the stock record.”
場合
場合 means “case” or “situation” in 在庫がある場合, meaning “if the item is available” or “in the case that stock exists.” It frames the following question around a particular condition. Use it after a clause to describe what happens in that situation.
どのような
どのような means “what kind of” in どのような配送方法, asking about the type or nature of the delivery method. どの asks which, and ような adds the sense of kind or manner; together they modify the following noun. Use it before a noun when asking for available types or options.
方法
方法 means “method” or “way” in 配送方法, referring here to a delivery option. It is modified by 配送 to specify what kind of method is being discussed. Use it when asking how something can be done or what options are available.
あります
あります means “there are” or “are available” in どのような配送方法がありますか. It asks what delivery methods the shop offers. Use it after a noun phrase when asking whether options, services, or items are available.
標準
標準 means “standard” in 標準配送, identifying the regular delivery service rather than a special option. It comes before 配送 to describe that service. Use it to distinguish a standard service from other available choices.
なら
なら means “if” or “in the case of” in 標準配送なら, setting standard delivery as the condition under discussion. It follows the noun phrase 標準配送 and introduces what that option provides. Use it when explaining the result or features of a particular option.
ご自宅
ご自宅 means “your home” in polite wording. The staff uses it in ご自宅まで to address the customer respectfully while describing the delivery destination. Use it in customer-service situations when referring politely to someone’s home.
お届けします
お届けします means “will deliver” in ご自宅までお届けします. The staff uses this polite expression to explain that standard delivery brings the desk to the customer’s home. Use it when a business states that it will deliver an item to a specified destination.
組み立て
組み立て means “assembly” in Does that include assembly? It refers to putting the desk together after delivery. It is used as a service noun in 組み立ても含まれますか, asking whether assembly is included.
も
も means “also” or “too” in 組み立ても含まれますか, asking whether assembly is included in addition to delivery. It adds 組み立て to the service already being discussed. Use it when checking whether an additional item or service is included.
含まれます
含まれます means “is included” in 組み立ても含まれますか. It asks whether assembly forms part of the delivery service. Use it when checking whether a fee, task, or service is part of an offer.
それとも
それとも means “or” in それとも玄関までのお届けだけですか, introducing the alternative possibility that only delivery to the entrance is included. It is used after the first question or alternative. Use it to present a clear choice between two possibilities.
玄関
玄関 means “entrance” or “front door” in 玄関までのお届け, specifying the point to which the item is delivered. It refers to the entrance area of the home, not the whole house. Use it when discussing where a delivery reaches.
の
In 玄関までのお届けだけ, の links 玄関まで with お届け, making “delivery to the entrance” a single noun phrase. It shows the relationship between the destination and the delivery. Use it to connect a descriptive phrase with the noun it specifies.
お届け
お届け means “delivery” or “delivering” in 玄関までのお届けだけ. The お-form makes the service expression polite, and here it names the delivery service rather than stating an action. Use it when referring politely to delivery as a service.
だけ
だけ means “only” in 玄関までのお届けだけですか, limiting the included service to delivery as far as the entrance. It follows the phrase being limited. Use it when asking whether no additional service is included.
別途
別途 means “separately” in 別途ご依頼いただく必要があります, indicating that assembly requires a separate request. It shows that the service is not automatically part of the standard delivery. Use it when an additional arrangement must be made independently.
ご依頼
ご依頼 means “request” in polite wording in 別途ご依頼いただく. It refers to the customer’s request for assembly and is used respectfully by the staff. Use it when speaking politely about a service request made by a customer.
いただく
In ご依頼いただく, いただく politely frames the shop as receiving the customer’s request. It follows the polite noun ご依頼 and expresses respectful receipt of the customer’s action. Use this pattern when a business says that it will receive or require a customer’s request.
必要
必要 means “need” or “necessity” in ご依頼いただく必要があります, stating that a separate request is necessary. It is followed by があります to express that the requirement exists. Use it when explaining that a particular action is required.
上
上 means “up” or “upper” in 上の階, referring to a higher floor of the building. It modifies 階 through 上の to describe the floor’s position. Use it when talking about carrying or moving something to a higher level.
階
階 means “floor” or “story” in 上の階, identifying the level to which the desk is carried. It follows the position word 上の. Use it when specifying a building floor or the destination within a building.
運ぶ
運ぶ means “carry” or “transport” in 上の階まで運ぶこと, describing moving the desk to an upper floor. Here it appears before こと to name the carrying action. Use it with a destination marked by まで when describing how far something is moved.
こと
こと turns 運ぶ into the noun phrase 運ぶこと, “the act of carrying.” In this dialogue, that act is the service that is included. Use it after a verb when referring to the action itself as a matter or activity.
含まれています
含まれています means “is included” in 上の階まで運ぶことは含まれています. It states that carrying the desk upstairs is part of the service. Use it when describing an included service or feature that applies to the current offer.
追加して
追加して means “add and” in 追加してください, where it connects the action of adding delivery to the polite request. It is the て-form of 追加する. Use 追加して followed by ください when asking someone to add an item, option, or service.
ください
ください means “please” in 追加してください, making the request polite. It follows the て-form 追加して and asks the listener to perform that action. Use the pattern verb-てください when making a straightforward polite request.
自分
自分 means “oneself” in 自分でできます, where the customer says they can assemble the desk personally. Together with で, it emphasizes that the customer will do the work without assistance. Use it when taking responsibility for an action yourself.
注文
注文 means “order” in 注文を処理する, referring to the customer’s purchase order. It is the object of the processing action. Use it in a shop when talking about placing, changing, or processing an order.
処理する
処理する means “process” in 注文を処理する, referring to handling the order in the shop’s system or procedure. It follows 注文を to show what is processed. Use it with an administrative object such as 注文を処理する, a new example.
前
前 means “before” in 注文を処理する前に, placing the stock check and delivery request earlier than order processing. It follows a verb phrase and is followed by に. Use the pattern verb-dictionary form plus 前に when describing an action that happens first.
確認し
確認し means “check and” in 確認し、配送の依頼を追加します. It links the stock-checking action to the following action of adding the delivery request. Use it to connect actions in a concise written or service-oriented statement.
依頼
依頼 means “request” in 配送の依頼, referring to the delivery request that will be added to the order. It is connected to 配送 by の, forming “delivery request.” Use it when referring to a formal or practical request for a service.
追加します
追加します means “will add” in 配送の依頼を追加します. The staff uses this polite form to state the planned action of adding the delivery request before processing the order. Use it with を to say what item, option, or request will be added.
Grammar Points
〜する前に
処理する前に確認して。
sho-REE soo-ROO mae-nee ka-koo-NIN she-teh.Check before processing.
前に follows the dictionary form of a verb to mean “before doing something.”
〜られています
組み立ては含まれています。
koo-mee-TAH-teh-wa foo-koo-ma-REH-teh EE-ma-su.Assembly is included.
含まれています expresses a state resulting from something being included.
Japanese Vocabulary
お届けする
verb
oh-toh-DOH-keh soo-ROO
to deliver
お届けします
ご自宅までお届けします
一人で
adv
hee-toh-REE-deh
by oneself; alone
一人では家まで運べません
運ぶ
verb
ha-KOH-boo
to carry; to transport
運べません
家まで運べません
確認する
verb
ka-koo-NIN soo-ROO
to check; to confirm
確認して
確認していただけますか
気に入る
verb
kee-nee-ROO
to like; to be pleased with
気に入りました
この机が気に入りましたが
記録
noun
kee-ROH-koo
record
在庫記録を確認します
在庫
noun
zigh-KOH
stock; inventory
まだ在庫があれば
自宅
noun
jee-TAH-koo
one's home
ご自宅
ご自宅までお届けします
手配する
verb
te-HAI soo-ROO
to arrange
手配できます
配送を手配できます
倉庫
noun
soh-KOH
warehouse
倉庫に一つ在庫があるか
配送
noun
hai-SOH
delivery; shipping
配送を手配できます
標準配送
noun
hyoh-JOON hai-SOH
standard delivery
標準配送なら
Quiz
Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
to carry; to transport
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運べませんto check; to confirm
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確認してto arrange
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手配できますto like; to be pleased with