About This Lesson
Use Checking presentation equipment to practice Japanese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
お客様が来る前に、プレゼンテーション機器を確認しましょう。
oh-KYAH-koo-sah-mah gah KOO-roo MAH-eh nee, poo-reh-zen-TAY-shohn kee-kee oh kah-koo-NEEN shee-mah-SHOH. We should check the presentation equipment before the clients arrive.
B
まず、ノートパソコンをプロジェクターにつなげます。
MAH-zoo, NOH-toh pah-soh-KOHN oh poo-roh-JEH-koo-tah nee tsoo-NAH-geh-mahs. I can connect the laptop to the projector first.
A
画像は表示されていますが、少し横に伸びているようです。
gah-ZOH wah hyoh-JEE sah-reh-teh ee-MAHS gah, SOO-koo-shee YOH-kah nee noh-BEE-teh ee-roo YOH-dehss. The image is showing, but it looks a little stretched.
B
表示設定を調整して、もう一度スライドを確認できます。
hyoh-JEE set-TAY oh choh-SAY shee-teh, moh-OO ee-DOH suh-RYE-doh oh kah-koo-NEEN deh-KEE-mahs. I can adjust the display settings and test the slides again.
A
マイクの音量も確認していただけますか。
MY-koo nohn-RYOH-moh kah-koo-NEEN shee-teh ee-TAH-dah-KEH-mahs kah? Could you also check the microphone volume?
B
音ははっきりしていますが、後ろの列ではもう少し音量が必要かもしれません。
OH-toh wah hahk-KEE-ree shee-teh ee-MAHS gah, oo-SHEE-roh no reh-tsu deh-wah moh-OO shee-KOH-shee ohn-RYOH gah hee-tsoo-YOH kah-moh-sheh-MAH-sen. It sounds clear, but the back row may need more volume.
A
バックアップ用のドライブにスライドを入れて持ってきました。
BAHK-koo-ahp yoh no doh-RY-boo nee suh-RYE-doh oh ee-reh-teh MOHT-teh kee-mah-SHEE-tah. I brought the slides on a backup drive.
B
最初のスライドを使って、簡単にリハーサルをしましょう。
SAI-shoh no suh-RYE-doh oh tsoo-KAHT-teh, kahn-TAHN nee ree-HAH-sah-roo oh shee-mah-SHOH. Let's do a quick rehearsal with the opening slide.
A
最初のスライドはうまく表示されたので、これですべて準備ができたようです。
SAI-shoh no suh-RYE-doh wah oo-MAH-koo hyoh-JEE sah-reh-tah noh-deh, KOH-reh deh SOO-beh-teh joon-BEE gah deh-KEE-tah YOH-dehss. The opening slide worked, so everything seems ready now.
B
この機器チェックで、心配することが一つ減りますね。
KOH-no kee-kee CHEK-koo deh, sheen-PAI soo-roo KOH-toh gah hee-toh-tsoo heh-REE-mahs neh. This tech check gives us one less thing to worry about.Word by Word
お客様
お客様 means the clients or customers in this meeting context. The お prefix and 様 make the reference respectful. A common pattern is お客様が来る.
が
が marks お客様 as the subject of 来る, so it identifies who will arrive. It commonly follows the person or thing that performs an action or enters a state.
来る
来る means to come or arrive here, referring to the clients arriving before the check. The pattern Xが来る identifies who is coming.
前
前 means before in お客様が来る前に, referring to the time before the clients arrive. A common time pattern is an action or event followed by 前に.
に
に marks the time point or period in お客様が来る前に, meaning before the clients arrive. It also commonly marks a destination, as in a connection directed to something.
プレゼンテーション
プレゼンテーション means presentation and identifies the type of equipment being checked. It is used before a noun in プレゼンテーション機器.
機器
機器 means equipment or devices, here referring to the presentation equipment. It is useful for technical or office equipment and can be followed by を when it is the object of a check.
を
を marks 機器 as the object being checked in 機器を確認しましょう. It commonly comes after the item that an action directly affects.
確認しましょう
確認しましょう means let’s check or confirm, proposing the check together. ましょう makes the proposal polite. A reusable pattern is Xを確認しましょう.
まず
まず means first and introduces the first step, connecting the laptop to the projector. It commonly appears at the beginning of an instruction or sequence.
ノートパソコン
ノートパソコン means laptop, the device being connected in this dialogue. It can be followed by を when the laptop is the object of an action.
プロジェクター
プロジェクター means projector, the destination of the laptop connection. In ノートパソコンをプロジェクターにつなげます, it follows に because the connection is directed to the projector.
つなげます
つなげます means connect, specifically connecting the laptop to the projector here. The pattern XをYにつなげます describes connecting X to Y in polite speech.
画像
画像 means image, referring to the projected image on the screen. It is the topic in 画像は表示されています and can be followed by は when discussing its condition.
は
は marks 画像 as the topic in 画像は表示されています. It presents the image as the thing being discussed and contrasts its visible state with the problem that follows.
表示
表示 refers to displaying something on a screen, as in 表示されています. It is commonly used with images, text, or settings related to what appears on a display.
されて
されて links 表示 to the current state described by います in 表示されています, giving the sense that the image is being displayed and is in that state. The て form commonly connects an action or state to what follows.
います
います presents the image as currently in the state expressed by 表示されて, so the image is currently displayed. With this kind of state description, it is useful for reporting what is visible now.
少し
少し means a little, limiting the degree of the stretching. It commonly comes before an adjective or description when the amount or degree is small.
横
横 means sideways or horizontally here, specifying the direction in which the image is stretched. It is used before a description of movement, shape, or position when the horizontal direction matters.
伸びている
伸びている means is stretched here, describing the image as having an extended horizontal shape. It presents the condition as currently visible, and it can describe an object whose shape or length has extended.
ようです
ようです means seems or looks like in 少し横に伸びているようです, so the speaker is giving an observation rather than a firm claim. よう expresses an appearance or impression, and です gives the expression a polite sentence ending. It is useful when reporting a condition that appears to be true.
設定
設定 means settings, here the display settings that can be adjusted. In 表示設定, it follows the type of settings and identifies what they control.
調整して
調整して means adjust and, linking the adjustment of the display settings to the next action. The て form commonly connects two actions performed in sequence or as part of one task.
もう一度
もう一度 means again or one more time, referring to testing the slides after the settings are adjusted. もう adds the sense of an additional time, while 一度 means one time. A common reusable pattern is もう一度 followed by an action.
スライド
スライド means slide, referring to the presentation slides being tested. It can be followed by を when the slides are the object of an action such as checking.
確認できます
確認できます means can check or can confirm, expressing that checking the slides is possible. できます adds the meaning of ability or possibility to 確認. The pattern Xを確認できます is useful when saying that something can be checked.
マイク
マイク means microphone, the equipment whose volume is being checked. It commonly appears before の when identifying a microphone’s feature or setting.
の
の links マイク and 音量 in マイクの音量, meaning the microphone’s volume or the volume of the microphone. It commonly connects a related noun to the noun that follows.
音量
音量 means volume, here the loudness of the microphone output. It is commonly used with words such as 調整 or 確認 when discussing sound settings.
も
も means also or too in マイクの音量も, adding the microphone volume to the other equipment checks. It follows the item that is being added to the scope of the request.
確認していただけますか
確認していただけますか is a polite request meaning could you check. 確認して names the requested action, いただけます expresses receiving someone’s help respectfully, and か turns it into a question. This whole expression is useful when asking a colleague or another person to perform a task politely.
音
音 means sound, referring to what is heard from the microphone. In 音はっきりしています, it is the topic whose clarity is being assessed.
はっきりしています
はっきりしています means is clear, describing the sound as easy to hear. It is useful for reporting the clarity of sound, speech, or an image in a current situation.
後ろ
後ろ means back or rear, identifying the location of the back row. In 後ろの列, it comes before の to specify which row.
列
列 means row, here a row of seats in the meeting room. In 後ろの列では, it identifies the seating area where more volume may be needed.
で
で marks the situation or location in 後ろの列では, meaning in the back row. The exact form appears inside では, where は adds the topic or contrast: the back row in particular may need more volume.
もう少し
もう少し means a little more, referring to an additional amount of volume. もう adds more or additional, and 少し means a small amount. It commonly comes before a quantity or degree, as in もう少し音量.
必要
必要 means necessary or needed, here describing the additional volume required in the back row. It commonly appears with が in a pattern such as Xが必要.
かもしれません
かもしれません means may or might, showing that the need for more volume is uncertain. かも marks possibility, and しれません completes the polite possibility expression. It is useful when making a cautious prediction or suggestion.
バックアップ
バックアップ means backup, referring to a spare copy or safety resource for the slides. It commonly comes before 用 when describing something intended for backup use.
用
用 means for use or intended for, as in バックアップ用, meaning intended for backup use. A common pattern is X用のN, where X states the purpose of the noun that follows.
ドライブ
ドライブ means drive, here the storage device containing the slides. In バックアップ用のドライブ, it is modified by the purpose phrase before it.
入れて
入れて means put in and, linking putting the slides into the drive with bringing them to the meeting. The て form commonly connects two actions carried out together or in sequence.
持ってきました
持ってきました means brought, emphasizing that the speaker carried the slides to the current place. It combines 持って with きました to show movement toward the current location and is useful for reporting something brought to a meeting.
最初
最初 means first or opening, identifying the first slide in 最初のスライド. It commonly comes before の when specifying the first item in a sequence.
使って
使って means use and, linking the use of the opening slide with doing the rehearsal. The て form commonly connects the method or tool used with the action that follows.
簡単
簡単 means simple or brief here, describing a rehearsal that will not be extensive. In 簡単にリハーサルをしましょう, に turns the description into the manner in which the rehearsal is done.
リハーサル
リハーサル means rehearsal, referring to a short practice run before the presentation. It can be followed by を when it is the object of しましょう.
しましょう
しましょう means let’s do, proposing that the speakers carry out the rehearsal together. It is a polite proposal form and commonly follows an activity such as リハーサルをしましょう.
うまく
うまく means well or successfully, describing the result of the opening slide being displayed. It commonly comes before a verb or result description to show that something worked satisfactorily.
表示された
表示された means was displayed, reporting the completed result for the opening slide. The past form shows that the display has already occurred, and it is useful when confirming whether a screen element appeared successfully.
ので
ので connects the successful display with the conclusion that everything seems ready, meaning because or so. It introduces a reason or basis for the statement that follows. A common pattern is a reason followed by ので and a result.
これ
これ means this, referring here to the completed equipment check in これですべて準備ができた. With で, the phrase presents this check as the basis or means by which everything is ready.
すべて
すべて means everything, referring to all the presentation preparations. It commonly comes before a statement about the condition or completion of the whole set.
準備
準備 means preparation or readiness, here the preparation needed for the meeting. In 準備ができた, it names what has become complete or ready.
できた
できた means became ready or was completed in 準備ができた, so the preparations are now complete. It is the past form of できる and is used here to report the completed state.
この
この means this and directly modifies the noun that follows in この機器チェック. It points to a specific check that is taking place in the current situation.
チェック
チェック means check, referring to the inspection of the presentation equipment. In この機器チェック, it combines with the equipment phrase to name the activity.
心配する
心配する means worry, referring to concerns about the presentation equipment or meeting. In 心配すること, it is followed by こと to turn the action into the matter that can be counted or discussed.
こと
こと means thing or matter in 心配すること, making the action of worrying into a matter or concern. This pattern is useful when referring to an activity or situation as a thing to consider.
減ります
減ります means decreases or is reduced, here saying that the number of things to worry about becomes one smaller. It is a polite form used to describe a reduction in amount, number, or burden.
ね
ね softens the statement and invites the listener to agree that the tech check leaves one less concern. It is commonly added at the end of a conversational observation or shared conclusion.
Grammar Points
動詞の辞書形＋前に
お客様が来る前に、プレゼンテーション機器を確認しましょう。
oh-KYAH-koo-sah-mah gah KOO-roo MAH-eh nee, poo-reh-zen-TAY-shohn kee-kee oh kah-koo-NEEN shee-mah-SHOH.Before the client comes, let's check the presentation equipment.
前に means “before.” Put the dictionary form of the verb before 前に.
〜かもしれません
後ろの列には、マイクが必要かもしれません。
oo-SHEE-roh no reh-tsu nee-wah, MY-koo gah hee-tsoo-YOH kah-moh-sheh-MAH-sen.A microphone may be needed for the back row.
かもしれません expresses possibility or uncertainty: “may” or “might.”
Japanese Vocabulary
お客様
noun
oh-KYAH-koo-sah-mah
client; customer
つなげます
verb
tsoo-NAH-geh-mahs
connect
ノートパソコン
noun
NOH-toh pah-soh-KOHN
laptop
プレゼンテーション機器
noun
poo-reh-zen-TAY-shohn kee-kee
presentation equipment
プロジェクター
noun
poo-roh-JEH-koo-tah
projector
まず
adv
MAH-zoo
first
画像
noun
gah-ZOH
image
確認しましょう
verb
kah-koo-NEEN shee-mah-SHOH
let's check
少し
adv
SOO-koo-shee
a little
前に
phrase
MAH-eh nee
before
表示されています
verb
hyoh-JEE sah-reh-teh ee-MAHS
is being displayed; is showing
来る
verb
KOO-roo
come; arrive
Quiz
Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
projector
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プロジェクターconnect
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つなげますlet's check
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確認しましょうpresentation equipment