Preparing for Changing Weather on a Hike | Learn Japanese in English

Japanese lesson set in a contemporary Tokyo everyday setting: Before a hike, two adults plan clothing, trail safety, and a turn-back point because the weather may change..

EN → JA / Level: B1

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Dialogue

A

ハイキングの天気予報は、晴れの予報になったり、にわか雨の可能性が出たりして、変わり続けています。

hah-ee-KEEN-goo noh TEN-kee yoh-HOH wah, hah-reh noh yoh-HOH nee nah-tah-ree, nee-wah-kah ah-meh noh kah-noh-SAY gah deh-tah-ree shee-teh, kah-wah-ree tsoo-KEH-teh ee-MAHS. The forecast for the hike keeps changing, with sun and possible showers.
B

重ね着をして、防水ジャケットを持ってきてください。

kah-sah-neh-GEE oh shee-teh, boh-SOO-ee JAH-keht-toh oh moht-teh-KEH-teh koo-dah-SAI. Wear layers and bring a waterproof jacket.
A

道は開いていますが、高い場所の区間はぬかるんでいるかもしれません。

mee-chee wah ah-ee-teh ee-MAHS gah, tah-KAH-ee bah-SHOH noh KOO-kahn wah noo-kah-roon-DEH ee-roo kah-moh shee-reh-mah-SEN. The trail is open, but the higher section may be muddy.
B

特に下りの区間では、ゆっくり進んだほうがいいです。

toh-koo-nee koo-dah-ree noh KOO-kahn deh-wah, yook-koo-ree soon-dah hoh-gah EE-dehs. We should take it slowly, especially on the downhill parts.
A

天気が悪くなったら、展望台で引き返せます。

TEN-kee gah wah-roo-koo nah-tah-rah, ten-BOH-dai deh hee-kee-kah-SHEH-mahs. If the weather turns bad, we can turn back at the viewpoint.
B

始める前にそう伝えましょう。そうすれば、誰も続けなければならないと感じません。

hah-jee-MEH-roo mae nee soh ts oo-tah-eh-mah-SHOH. soh-soo-reh-bah, dah-reh-moh tsoo-KEH-nah-keh-reh-bah nah-rah-NYE toh kahn-JEE-mah-SEN. Let's say that before we start, so no one feels pressured to continue.
A

グループに普段履きの靴を履かないように伝えたほうがいいですか。

goo-ROO-poo nee foon-DAHN hee-kee noh KOO-tsoo oh hah-kah-NAI yoh-oh nee tsoo-tah-eh-tah hoh-gah EE-dehs-kah. Should we remind the group not to wear casual shoes?
B

みんなにしっかりした靴を履くように伝えてください。ぬかるんだ道は滑りやすいです。

MEEN-nah nee shee-KKAH-ree shee-tah KOO-tsoo oh HAH-koo yoh-oh nee tsoo-tah-eh-teh koo-dah-SAI. noo-kah-roon-dah mee-chee wah soo-beh-ree-yah-SOO-ee dehs. Ask them to wear proper shoes; muddy trails can be slippery.
A

今夜、荷物の準備について知らせてもらえると助かります。

kohn-yah, nee-moh-tsoo noh joon-BEE nee tsoo-ee-teh shee-rah-SEH-teh moh-rah-EH-roo toh tah-soo-kah-ree-MAHS. A packing reminder tonight would help.
B

みんなが準備できるように、十分早く送ってください。

MEEN-nah gah joon-BEE deh-KEE-roo yoh-oh nee, joo-BOON hah-YAH-koo ohk-teh koo-dah-SAI. Send it early enough for everyone to prepare.

Word by Word

ハイキング ハイキング means hiking, the planned outdoor walk in this dialogue. It is linked to 天気予報 to specify which forecast is being discussed. Use it when talking about a recreational or organized hike.
の の links ハイキング and 天気予報, giving the meaning “the forecast for the hike.” It connects one noun to another noun that describes or specifies it. Use it to show what a noun is related to.
天気予報 天気予報 means weather forecast, the information about expected weather here. It is the topic whose content keeps changing. Use it when checking or discussing future weather conditions.
は は marks 天気予報 as the topic of the sentence. The sentence then explains what is happening with this forecast. Use it to introduce what a statement is about or to contrast it with something else.
晴れ 晴れ means sunny or clear weather here. In 晴れの予報, it identifies a forecast for sunny weather. Use it when describing weather conditions, especially in plans involving outdoor activities.
予報 予報 means forecast, and here it appears in 晴れの予報 to mean a forecast of sunny weather. It names a prediction about future conditions. Use it after a weather term when referring to the forecast for that condition.
に に marks the state that the forecast changes into in 晴れの予報になったり. Here it connects the forecast with the resulting state of being a sunny forecast. Use it with a change into a new state.
なったり なったり means becoming one of several changing possibilities in this sentence, as the forecast becomes a sunny forecast at some times. It is paired with 出たり to list representative changes. Use it when describing alternating or changing situations rather than one single event.
にわか雨 にわか雨 means a sudden shower, one of the possible weather conditions in the forecast. It appears in にわか雨の可能性 to identify what may occur. Use it in weather updates or plans that need to account for sudden rain.
可能性 可能性 means possibility, here the possibility of にわか雨. The noun identifies a potential event rather than a certain one. Use it with の to specify what is possible.
が が marks 可能性 as the subject of 出たり in にわか雨の可能性が出たり. It highlights the possibility as information that appears in the changing forecast. Use it to mark the subject or newly presented information.
出たり 出たり means appearing or coming up as one of the changing forecast possibilities. Together with なったり, it lists different changes in the forecast. Use it when something appears as one item in a changing or alternating situation.
して して connects the listed forecast changes to the main statement that the forecast keeps changing. It presents the preceding situation as connected background. Use this connecting form to join related circumstances before a main clause.
変わり 変わり means changing here and is the connecting form used before 続けています. It describes the forecast as undergoing change. Use this form before an expression that says an action continues.
続けています 続けています means keeps continuing, so 変わり続けています says that the forecast continues to change. The polite form presents an ongoing situation. Use it after an action when that action has continued over time.
重ね着 重ね着 means wearing layered clothing, which is recommended because the hiking weather may change. It is the object of を in the instruction 重ね着をして. Use it when planning clothing for changing temperatures or conditions.
を を marks 重ね着 as the object of して in 重ね着をして. It shows what the person should do with する. Use it after a noun used with する to mark that noun as the action’s object.
防水ジャケット 防水ジャケット means waterproof jacket, an item the hiker should bring for possible rain. It is coordinated with the instruction to wear layers. Use it when discussing clothing that protects against wet weather.
持ってきて 持ってきて means bring it to the relevant place, here the hiking meeting or starting point. It combines bringing an item with the request that follows in ください. Use it when asking someone to bring a specific item with them.
ください ください makes 持ってきて a polite request: please bring it. It softens the instruction while keeping it clear. Use it after a connected action form when politely asking someone to do something.
道 道 means path or trail here, specifically the hiking route. It is described as open and may contain muddy sections. Use it for a route or path that people travel along.
開いています 開いています means is open or available, describing the current status of the trail. It tells the hikers that the route can currently be used. Use it to report whether a route, facility, or place is open.
高い 高い means high here and identifies an elevated part of the hiking area. It modifies 場所 in 高い場所の区間. Use it before a noun when describing something at a high position.
場所 場所 means place or area, and here it refers to a higher area of the trail. It is modified by 高い before being linked to 区間. Use it for a physical location or area.
区間 区間 means section or stretch, here a defined part of the trail. It appears in 高い場所の区間 to identify the higher stretch. Use it when dividing a route, road, or process into sections.
ぬかるんでいる ぬかるんでいる means is muddy, describing the current condition of the higher trail section. The form presents mud as an existing condition. Use it to warn someone about a trail or ground that is currently muddy.
かもしれません かもしれません expresses uncertainty: the section may be muddy. In this fixed expression, かも introduces a possibility, しれ is the middle element of the uncertainty expression, and ません gives it a polite negative ending; together they mean “may” or “might.” Use it when giving a polite statement about something that is possible but not certain.
特に 特に means especially and narrows the advice to the downhill sections. It highlights one part as requiring extra attention. Use it when emphasizing a particular person, place, time, or condition.
下り 下り means a downhill section in this hiking context. It is linked to 区間 in 下りの区間. Use it when identifying a descending part of a route.
で で marks the downhill sections as the situation where the hikers should move slowly. It indicates where or under what circumstances an action takes place. Use it after a place or situation connected with an action.
ゆっくり ゆっくり means slowly here and describes how the hikers should proceed on the downhill parts. It gives advice about pace and care. Use it when telling someone to move or do something at a slower pace.
進んだ 進んだ means proceeded or moved forward, but in 進んだほうがいい it is the form used to give advice, not a report about a completed action. The full phrase recommends moving forward slowly. Use this advice pattern when saying that one action is preferable.
ほうがいい ほうがいい means it is better to or should in 進んだほうがいい. ほう presents the preferable option, が links that option with いい, and いい evaluates it as better; together they form advice. Use it when recommending one action as the safer or more suitable choice.
です です is the polite sentence ending in ゆっくり進んだほうがいいです. It makes the advice sound polite and appropriate for speaking to another adult. Use it to give a polite sentence ending after a statement or evaluation.
天気 天気 means weather and is the subject of the condition 天気が悪くなったら. Here it refers to the weather during the hike. Use it when discussing general weather conditions.
悪くなったら 悪くなったら means if it becomes bad, referring here to worsening weather. It combines a change into a bad condition with a condition that triggers turning back. Use it when describing what should happen if a situation becomes worse.
展望台 展望台 means viewpoint or observation platform, the agreed point where the hikers can turn back. It provides a clear location for a safety decision. Use it for a place designed for viewing the surrounding scenery.
引き返せます 引き返せます means can turn back, expressing that returning along the trail is an available option at the viewpoint. It presents the action as possible rather than required. Use it when explaining that someone can return from a route or destination.
始める 始める means start or begin, referring to starting the hike. In 始める前に, it identifies the activity that has not yet started. Use it when discussing the beginning of an activity or event.
前 前 means before in 始める前に, marking the time before the hike starts. It places the communication earlier than the activity. Use it after an action or event when referring to the time before it.
そう そう means so or that way and refers back to the plan just mentioned, including the turn-back point. It avoids repeating the whole preceding statement. Use it when referring to something already said or to the manner just described.
伝えましょう 伝えましょう means let’s tell or let’s communicate, proposing that the speakers give the safety information to the group. Its polite proposal includes both speakers. Use it when suggesting a joint action politely.
すれば すれば means if one does that in そうすれば, linking the proposed communication to the result that follows. It makes the earlier action the condition for the group’s feeling less pressure. Use it to express “if that is done, then…” reasoning.
誰 誰 means who, but with も and the negative ending in 誰も続けなければならないと感じません, it refers to anyone or no one. Here the meaning is that no person feels forced to continue. Use it with も and a negative statement when referring to nobody.
も も combines with 誰 and the negative predicate in 誰も続けなければならないと感じません to mean no one. It gives the statement a complete “not even one person” scope. Use it after a question word with a negative expression to refer to nobody.
続けなければならない 続けなければならない means must continue. 続け is the action part, なければ presents the condition of not continuing, and ならない completes the fixed expression of obligation; together they say that continuing is required. Use it when describing an obligation to keep doing something.
と と marks the content of the feeling in 続けなければならないと感じません. It shows exactly what the person does not feel: that continuing is required. Use it after a statement that represents a thought, belief, or feeling.
感じません 感じません means does not feel in this dialogue. It says that no one experiences the pressure or obligation expressed before と. Use it to report that someone does not feel a particular emotion, impression, or situation.
グループ グループ means group, referring to the people joining the hike. It is the group that should receive the footwear reminder. Use it when treating several people as one collective.
普段履き 普段履き means everyday or casual footwear, contrasting in this context with shoes suitable for a muddy trail. It modifies 靴 in 普段履きの靴. Use it when distinguishing ordinary daily footwear from footwear intended for a particular activity.
靴 靴 means shoes, the footwear that the group is asked not to wear if it is casual and to wear if it is proper. It is used with 履く rather than a general clothing verb. Use it when referring specifically to shoes.
履かない 履かない means do not wear, referring to shoes in this dialogue. It is followed by ように to express an instruction not to do something. Use it when telling someone to avoid wearing a particular kind of footwear.
よう よう is part of the exact expression 履かないように伝えた, which means telling the group not to wear something. Here it turns the preceding action into the behavior that should or should not occur. Use this construction when conveying an instruction about someone’s action.
伝えた 伝えた means told or conveyed, but in 伝えたほうがいいですか it is the form required by the advice construction and does not mean that the telling already happened. The question asks whether telling the group would be better. Use this form when asking or giving advice about whether an action is preferable.
か か marks the sentence as a question in 伝えたほうがいいですか. It asks whether the proposed reminder would be advisable. Use it at the end of a polite question.
みんな みんな means everyone or everybody, referring to all the hikers who should wear proper shoes. It presents the group collectively. Use it when addressing or referring to all members of a group.
しっかりした しっかりした means proper or sturdy here, describing shoes that are dependable for the trail. It emphasizes suitability and support rather than casual use. Use it to describe something reliable or adequate for a demanding activity.
履く 履く means to wear or put on footwear, here proper shoes for hiking. It is the verb used for the action involving 靴. Use it when talking about putting on or wearing shoes and similar footwear.
伝えて 伝えて means tell or convey and appears in the polite request 伝えてください. Here the speaker asks someone to pass the footwear instruction to the group. Use it when asking someone to communicate information or an instruction.
ぬかるんだ ぬかるんだ means muddy and directly modifies 道 in ぬかるんだ道. It describes the trail as having mud that affects safe walking. Use it before a noun when describing a muddy route or surface.
滑りやすい 滑りやすい means slippery or easy to slip on, describing muddy trails. The form combines 滑り with やすい to show that slipping is easy or likely. Use it when warning that a surface or situation makes an action easy to happen.
今夜 今夜 means tonight, the time when the packing reminder should be sent or prepared. It specifies the current evening. Use it when setting a plan or deadline for later today.
荷物 荷物 means luggage, belongings, or packed items, here the things needed for the hike. It is connected to 準備 in 荷物の準備. Use it when referring to what someone carries or packs.
準備 準備 means preparation, here the preparation of the hiking belongings. In 荷物の準備, it identifies the activity of getting the items ready. Use it with の to specify what is being prepared.
について について means about or regarding in 荷物の準備について. に links the topic to the fixed expression ついて, which marks the subject under discussion; together they mean “concerning.” Use it after a noun when introducing the topic of information or discussion.
知らせて 知らせて means inform or let someone know, and in 知らせてもらえる it introduces the information the speaker wants to receive. It connects the act of informing with the request for someone to do it. Use it when asking someone to provide information or an update.
もらえる もらえる means can receive or can have someone do something for the speaker. In 知らせてもらえると助かります, it makes the request indirect and polite: having someone give the reminder would help. Use it after an action to ask whether someone can do that action for you.
助かります 助かります means that would help or I would appreciate it here. It politely explains that receiving the packing reminder would be useful. Use it after a possible favor as an indirect way to make a request.
できる できる means can or be able to, and 準備できる means can prepare. Here it describes everyone’s ability to get ready after receiving the reminder. Use it to express ability or practical possibility.
十分 十分 means enough or sufficiently in 十分早く. It says that the message should be sent with enough time available. Use it before an adjective or adverb to indicate a sufficient degree.
早く 早く means early here, not quickly, because it describes when the reminder should be sent. Together with 十分, it means early enough for preparation. Use it with a sending or notification action when timing is important.
送って 送って means send and appears in the polite request 送ってください. The object is the packing reminder mentioned in the previous line. Use it when asking someone to send a message, item, or other information.

Grammar Points

動詞の辞書形＋前に

始める前に、伝えましょう。

hah-jee-MEH-roo mae nee, tsoo-tah-eh-mah-SHOH.

Before starting, let's tell them.

前に means “before.” The verb before 前に uses its dictionary form.

動詞のた形＋ら

悪くなったら、引き返せます。

wah-roo-koo nah-tah-rah, hee-kee-kah-SHEH-mahs.

If it gets bad, you can turn back.

たら forms a conditional meaning “if” or “when.” The verb before ら uses the た-form.

Japanese Vocabulary

にわか雨 noun
nee-wah-kah ah-meh shower; sudden rain
可能性 noun
kah-noh-SAY possibility; likelihood
開いています verb
ah-ee-teh ee-MAHS is open
区間 noun
KOO-kahn section; stretch
高い場所 phrase
tah-KAH-ee bah-SHOH higher place; high area
持ってきてください verb
moht-teh kee-teh koo-dah-SAI please bring
重ね着 noun
kah-sah-neh-GEE layered clothing; dressing in layers
晴れ noun
hah-reh sunny weather; clear skies

晴れの予報

天気予報 noun
TEN-kee yoh-HOH weather forecast

ハイキングの天気予報

道 noun
mee-chee trail; path; road
変わり続けています verb
kah-wah-ree tsoo-KEH-teh ee-MAHS continues to change
防水ジャケット noun
boh-SOO-ee JAH-keht-toh waterproof jacket

Quiz

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

waterproof jacket

Show Answer防水ジャケット

shower; sudden rain

Show Answerにわか雨

continues to change

Show Answer変わり続けています

weather forecast

Show Answer天気予報