About This Lesson
Use Checking in at a conference to practice Japanese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
今日の会議にオンラインで登録しました。
KYOH-oh noh KAI-gee nee on-RAI-N deh toh-oh-ROH-koo shee-mah-SHEE-tah. I registered online for today's conference.
B
チェックインのお手伝いをします。この画面で登録を確認してください。
CHEK-koo-in noh oh-teh-tsuh-dah-ee oh shee-MAHS. koh-noh GAH-men deh toh-oh-ROH-koo oh kah-KOO-nin shee-teh koo-dah-SAI. I can help you check in. Please confirm your registration on this screen.
A
そこには、私の登録と、私が選んだ午後のワークショップが表示されています。
soh-koh nee wah, wah-tah-SHEE noh toh-oh-ROH-koo toh, wah-tah-SHEE gah eh-RAN-dah goh-GOH noh WAH-koo-shoh-ppu gah hyoh-JEE sah-reh-teh ee-MAHS. It shows my registration and the afternoon workshop I chose.
B
そのワークショップは、あなたのバッジの詳細と一緒に載っていますね。
soh-noh WAH-koo-shoh-ppu wah, ah-nah-TAH noh BAHJ-jee noh shoh-SAI toh EE-shoh nee noh-TEH ee-MAHS neh. I see that workshop listed with your badge details.
A
印刷されたアジェンダがありますか。それとも、オンラインのアジェンダを使うべきですか。
een-SAH-tsuh sah-REH-tah ah-jeh-N-dah gah ah-REE-mahs kah. soh-reh-toh-MOH, on-RAI-N noh ah-jeh-N-dah oh tsuh-KAH-oo beh-kee deh-SKAH. Is there a printed agenda, or should I use the online one?
B
印刷されたアジェンダはこちらにありますが、オンライン版には最新の部屋割りが載っています。
een-SAH-tsuh sah-REH-tah ah-jeh-N-dah wah koh-CHEE-rah nee ah-REE-mahs gah, on-RAI-N-bahn nee wah sai-SHEEN noh heh-yah-WAH-ree gah noh-TEH ee-MAHS. Printed agendas are here, but the online version has the latest room assignments.
A
更新を見逃さないように、オンラインのアジェンダを使います。
KOH-sheen oh mee-noh-gah-SAH-nai yoh-oh-nee, on-RAI-N noh ah-jeh-N-dah oh tsuh-KAH-ee-mahs. I'll use the online agenda so I don't miss any updates.
B
こちらがあなたの資料とバッジです。
koh-CHEE-rah gah ah-nah-TAH noh SHEE-ryoh toh BAHJ-jee dehss. Here are your materials and badge.
A
最初にどの部屋へ行けばよいですか。
SAI-shoh nee doh-noh heh-yah eh ee-keh-bah YOH-ee deh-SKAH. Which room should I go to first?
B
開会セッションはメインホールで行われます。この廊下をまっすぐ進んだ先です。
kai-KAI seh-SHUN wah MAIN-hoh-roo deh oh-koh-nah-WAH-reh-MAHS. koh-noh ROH-kah oh mahts-SOO-goo soo-SUN-dah SAK-ee dehss. The opening session is in the main hall, straight down this corridor.Word by Word
今日
今日 means “today” in 今日の会議, referring to the conference happening on the current day. It comes before の to modify 会議. You can use 今日の予定 for “today’s schedule” in a new example.
の
In 今日の会議, の links 今日 to 会議 and makes “today” describe the conference. This pattern places the modifier before の and the described noun after it. A new example is 明日の予定, “tomorrow’s schedule.”
会議
会議 means “conference” or “meeting” here, specifically the event the speaker registered for. It appears in the reusable pattern 今日の会議, with a time expression before の. You could use 会議に参加する in a new example when saying “participate in a meeting.”
に
In 今日の会議にオンラインで登録しました, に marks 今日の会議 as the event for which the registration was made. It follows the destination or target of an action. A new example is セミナーに登録する, “register for a seminar.”
オンライン
オンライン means “online” in オンラインで登録しました, describing the method of registration. It is followed by で when showing the means used for an action. You can reuse オンラインで申し込む in a new example for “apply online.”
で
In オンラインで登録しました, で marks the means or method used: the registration was done online. The pattern is methodで + action. A new example is 電話で確認する, “confirm by phone.”
登録
登録 means “registration” or “registering” in 今日の会議にオンラインで登録しました. Together with する, it describes completing registration for an event. A new example is 参加者を登録する, “register a participant.”
しました
しました shows that the speaker completed the action politely in 登録しました. Here it combines with 登録 to mean “registered.” The pattern noun + しました can describe a completed action politely, as in a new example: 予約しました, “I made a reservation.”
チェックイン
チェックイン means “check-in” in チェックインのお手伝いをします, referring to the reception procedure at the conference. It is followed by のお手伝い to form “help with check-in.” A new example is ホテルでチェックインする, “check in at a hotel.”
お手伝い
お手伝い means “help” or “assistance” in チェックインのお手伝いをします. The phrase チェックインのお手伝い describes assistance with the check-in process, and お手伝い is the object of します. A new example is ご案内のお手伝い, “assistance with guidance.”
を
In チェックインのお手伝いをします, を marks チェックインのお手伝い as what the staff member will do. It comes after the action’s direct object and before します. A new example is 資料を確認します, “I will check the materials.”
します
します means “do” or “will do” politely in チェックインのお手伝いをします. With お手伝い, it expresses offering or providing help with check-in. The pattern nounをします can describe carrying out an action, as in a new example: 予約をします, “make a reservation.”
この
この means “this” in この画面, pointing to the screen currently being shown at the desk. It must come before the noun it describes. A new example is この資料, “these materials.”
画面
画面 means “screen” in この画面で登録を確認してください. It identifies the screen on which the attendee should check the registration. You can reuse 画面を見る in a new example for “look at the screen.”
確認
確認 means “checking” or “confirmation” in 登録を確認してください, where the attendee is asked to check the registration details. It appears before してください to form a polite request to perform the check. A new example is 日時を確認する, “check the date and time.”
してください
The exact phrase 登録を確認してください means “please check the registration.” Within this request, して supplies the action form of 確認する, and ください makes the request polite. This pattern is useful after an action, such as a new example: 画面を見てください, “please look at the screen.”
そこ
そこ means “there” in そこには, referring to the screen or place just mentioned. It is followed by は to make that place the topic of what is displayed. A new example is そこにあります, “it is there.”
は
In そこには、私の登録と、私が選んだ午後のワークショップが表示されています, は marks そこ as the topic or location being described. The following information explains what is displayed there. A new example is ここは受付です, “this is the reception desk.”
私
私 refers to the speaker in 私の登録 and therefore means “my” in this context. の connects 私 to 登録, showing that the registration belongs to the speaker. A new example is 私の名前, “my name.”
と
In 私の登録と、私が選んだ午後のワークショップ, と joins two displayed items: the registration and the afternoon workshop. It is used between nouns in a list. A new example is 資料とバッジ, “materials and a badge.”
が
In 私が選んだ午後のワークショップ, が marks 私 as the subject of 選んだ. It shows who made the choice. A new example is 私が予約した部屋, “the room I reserved.”
選んだ
選んだ means “chose” in 私が選んだ午後のワークショップ, identifying the workshop selected by the speaker. It comes before the noun it describes. A new example is 選んだコース, “the course I chose.”
午後
午後 means “afternoon” in 午後のワークショップ, specifying when the workshop takes place. It comes before の and the event noun. A new example is 午後のセッション, “the afternoon session.”
ワークショップ
ワークショップ means “workshop” in 午後のワークショップ, the session selected by the attendee. It can be modified by a time expression such as 午後の. A new example is ワークショップに参加する, “participate in a workshop.”
表示
表示 means “display” or “show” in 表示されています, describing information appearing on the screen. Together with されています, it explains the state of the registration and workshop information. A new example is 名前を表示する, “display a name.”
されています
In 表示されています, されています describes information as being displayed on the screen. The form presents the information as currently shown rather than as a newly performed action. A new example is 画面に表示されています, “it is displayed on the screen.”
その
その means “that” in そのワークショップ, referring to the workshop just mentioned. It comes directly before the noun it identifies. A new example is その部屋, “that room.”
あなた
あなた refers to the attendee in あなたのバッジの詳細, so with の it means “your.” It identifies whose badge details are being discussed. A new example is あなたの資料, “your materials.”
バッジ
バッジ means “badge” in あなたのバッジの詳細, referring to the attendee’s conference badge. の connects it to 詳細, meaning the details belonging to or concerning the badge. A new example is バッジを受け取る, “receive a badge.”
詳細
詳細 means “details” in あなたのバッジの詳細, referring to information about the attendee’s badge. It follows バッジの to form “the badge details.” A new example is 予約の詳細, “the reservation details.”
一緒
一緒 means “together” in 一緒に載っています, showing that the workshop is listed together with the badge details. The complete phrase 一緒に載っています describes items appearing together, not just the meaning of 一緒 alone. A new example is 一緒に確認する, “check together.”
載っています
載っています means “is listed” or “appears” in そのワークショップは、あなたのバッジの詳細と一緒に載っています. It describes information already appearing in the displayed registration details. A new example is 名前が名簿に載っています, “the name is listed on the roster.”
ね
ね in 載っていますね adds a confirming tone, as the staff member points out that the workshop is listed. It can invite agreement or make the statement sound shared and conversational. A new example is 便利ですね, “that’s convenient, isn’t it?”
印刷
印刷 means “printing” or “printed” in 印刷されたアジェンダ, referring to an agenda available in printed form. It combines with された to describe the agenda. A new example is 印刷する, “print.”
された
In 印刷されたアジェンダ, された describes the agenda as having been printed. It comes before アジェンダ and identifies its printed form. A new example is 作成された資料, “the materials that were prepared.”
アジェンダ
アジェンダ means “agenda” in 印刷されたアジェンダ and オンラインのアジェンダ. It refers to the conference schedule or program. A new example is アジェンダを確認する, “check the agenda.”
あります
あります means “there is” or “there are” in 印刷されたアジェンダがありますか, asking whether printed agendas are available. It is used for the existence or availability of an inanimate thing. A new example is 受付に資料があります, “there are materials at the reception desk.”
か
か marks the question in 印刷されたアジェンダがありますか. It turns the statement about an agenda being available into a polite yes-or-no question. A new example is 部屋はありますか, “is there a room?”
それとも
それとも means “or instead” in それとも、オンラインのアジェンダを使うべきですか, presenting the online agenda as the alternative to the printed one. It commonly introduces the second choice in a question. A new example is 電話しますか。それともメールしますか, “will you call, or will you email?”
使う
使う means “use” in オンラインのアジェンダを使うべきですか, referring to using the online agenda. It appears before べきですか to ask whether that action is advisable. A new example is この画面を使う, “use this screen.”
べき
べき in 使うべきですか expresses whether using the online agenda is the appropriate or advisable choice. The complete pattern verb + べきです asks what one should do. A new example is 早く行くべきです, “you should go early.”
です
です makes 使うべきですか polite and completes the question about what the speaker should use. Here it follows べき to form the polite expression of advice or appropriateness. A new example is こちらでよいです, “this is okay.”
こちら
こちら means “here” in こちらにあります, pointing to the place where the printed agendas are available. It is used to indicate a nearby place or direction politely. A new example is こちらへどうぞ, “this way, please.”
版
版 means “version” in オンライン版, identifying the online version of the agenda. It follows オンライン to specify which edition or format is meant. A new example is 最新版, “the latest version.”
最新
最新 means “latest” in 最新の部屋割り, indicating that the room assignments are the most recent available information. It comes before の and the noun it modifies. A new example is 最新の情報, “the latest information.”
部屋割り
部屋割り means “room assignments” in 最新の部屋割り, referring to which rooms are assigned to the conference sessions. It is modified by 最新の to indicate the current assignments. A new example is 部屋割りを確認する, “check the room assignments.”
更新
更新 means “updates” in 更新を見逃さないように, referring to newly changed information about the conference. It is followed by を because the updates are what the speaker does not want to miss. A new example is 情報の更新, “an update to the information.”
見逃さない
見逃さない means “not miss” in 更新を見逃さないように, expressing the speaker’s aim not to miss any updates. It directly takes 更新を as the thing not to miss. A new example is 重要な連絡を見逃さない, “not miss an important notice.”
よう
In 更新を見逃さないように, よう helps express the purpose “so that the updates are not missed.” The complete pattern is a negative form followed by ように, not just よう by itself. A new example is 忘れないようにメモする, “take notes so as not to forget.”
使います
使います means “use” politely in オンラインのアジェンダを使います, stating the speaker’s decision to use the online agenda. The object appears before を. A new example is この資料を使います, “I will use these materials.”
資料
資料 means “materials” in あなたの資料とバッジ, referring to the conference documents given to the attendee. It is joined to バッジ with と. A new example is 資料を受け取る, “receive the materials.”
どの
どの means “which” in どの部屋, asking the staff member to identify one room from several possibilities. It must come directly before the noun it asks about. A new example is どのセッション, “which session.”
部屋
部屋 means “room” in どの部屋へ行けばよいですか, referring to the room the attendee should go to first. It is followed by へ to mark the destination. A new example is 部屋を探す, “look for a room.”
へ
In どの部屋へ行けばよいですか, へ marks どの部屋 as the direction or destination of 行く. It is placed after the destination and before the verb. A new example is 会場へ行く, “go to the venue.”
行けば
行けば is the form used in 行けばよいですか, asking what would be good or appropriate for the attendee to do. With よい, it forms a polite request for advice about where to go. A new example is どこへ行けばいいですか, “where should I go?”
よい
よい in 行けばよいですか means “would be good” or “would be appropriate,” so the whole question asks which room the speaker should go to. It follows 行けば in the advice pattern 行けばよいですか. A new example is これでよいですか, “is this okay?”
最初
最初 means “first” or “at the beginning” in 最初に, asking about the first destination in the conference schedule. に makes it describe when or in what order the action happens. A new example is 最初に名前を書く, “write your name first.”
開会
開会 means “opening” in 開会セッション, referring to the session that begins the conference. It comes directly before セッション to identify that session. A new example is 開会のあいさつ, “opening remarks.”
セッション
セッション means “session” in 開会セッション, referring to one scheduled part of the conference. It can be modified by 開会 to show that it is the opening session. A new example is セッションに参加する, “attend a session.”
メインホール
メインホール means “main hall” in メインホールで行われます, identifying the location of the opening session. で follows it because the event takes place there. A new example is メインホールに集まる, “gather in the main hall.”
行われます
行われます means “is held” or “takes place” in 開会セッションはメインホールで行われます. It describes the opening session as an event held in the main hall. A new example is 会議は午後に行われます, “the meeting is held in the afternoon.”
廊下
廊下 means “corridor” or “hallway” in この廊下, referring to the passage the attendee should follow. この comes before it to point out the specific corridor nearby. A new example is 廊下を歩く, “walk down the hallway.”
まっすぐ
まっすぐ means “straight” in この廊下をまっすぐ進んだ先, describing the direction to follow along the corridor. It appears before 進んだ先 to indicate continuing straight ahead. A new example is まっすぐ行く, “go straight.”
進んだ
進んだ means “went” or “proceeded” in まっすぐ進んだ先, referring to the place farther along after proceeding straight. It modifies 先 and helps describe the location ahead. A new example is 少し進んだ先, “a little farther ahead.”
先
先 means “ahead” or “farther along” in まっすぐ進んだ先, indicating the place reached farther down the corridor. The full phrase points out where the main hall is located. A new example is この先に受付があります, “the reception desk is ahead.”
Grammar Points
〜ています（状態）
画面にアジェンダが表示されています。
GAH-men nee ah-jeh-N-dah gah hyoh-JEE sah-reh-teh ee-MAHS.The agenda is displayed on the screen.
「〜ています」は動作の進行だけでなく、結果として続いている状態も表します。
〜された＋名詞（受け身）
印刷された資料を確認してください。
een-SAH-tsuh sah-REH-tah SHEE-ryoh oh kah-KOO-nin shee-teh koo-dah-SAI.Please check the printed materials.
「印刷された」は「印刷する」の受け身で、名詞の前に置いて使います。
Japanese Vocabulary
オンライン
adv
on-RAI-N
online
お手伝い
noun
oh-teh-tsuh-dah-ee
help; assistance
チェックイン
noun
CHEK-koo-in
check-in
ワークショップ
noun
WAH-koo-shoh-ppu
workshop
画面
noun
GAH-men
screen
会議
noun
KAI-gee
conference; meeting
確認してください
verb
kah-KOO-nin shee-teh koo-dah-SAI
please confirm
午後
noun
goh-GOH
afternoon
今日
noun
KYOH-oh
today
選んだ
verb
eh-RAN-dah
chose; selected
登録
noun
toh-oh-ROH-koo
registration
表示されています
verb
hyoh-JEE sah-reh-teh ee-MAHS
is displayed; is shown
Quiz
Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
please confirm
Show Answer
確認してくださいonline
Show Answer
オンラインhelp; assistance
Show Answer
お手伝いcheck-in