About This Lesson
Use Making shared spreadsheet figures clearer to practice Japanese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
画面は見えていますが、スプレッドシートの文字がかなり小さく見えます。
gah-MEN wa mee-EH-teh-ee-MAHS gah, soo-PREHD-doh-SHEE-toh no MOH-jee gah kah-NAH-ree chee-SAH-koo mee-EH-MAHS. Your screen is visible, but the spreadsheet text looks rather small.
B
でも、拡大できます。
DEH-moh, kahk-DAH-ee deh-kee-MAHS. I can zoom in, though.
B
ただ、いくつかの列が画面に収まらなくなるかもしれません。
TAH-dah, ee-koo-tsoo-kah no REH-tsoo gah gah-MEN nee oh-sah-mah-rah-nah-koo nah-roo kah-moh-shee-REH-mah-sen. It may push a few columns out of view.
A
重要な数値が見えるままなら、それで大丈夫です。
joo-YOH-nah soo-CHEE gah mee-EH-roo mah-mah nah-rah, soh-reh deh DAH-ee-JOH-boo dehss. That works as long as the key figures stay visible.
B
その場合は、差異の部分を先に表示します。
SOH-noh bah-GAH-ee wa, sah-EE no boo-BEEN o SAH-kee nee hyoh-JEE shee-MAHS. In that case, I'll put the variance section first.
A
数値はその点を裏付けていますが、説明にはもう少し背景情報が必要です。
soo-CHEE wa soh-noh TEN o oo-rah-zoo-KEH-teh-ee-MAHS gah, seh-TSAH-MAY nee wa moh-oh-SHEE hah high-KAY joh-HOH gah hee-TSOO-YOH dehss. The figures support the point, but the explanation needs more context.
B
それぞれの予測の前提について触れます。
SOH-reh-zoh-reh no yoh-SOH-koo no zen-TAY nee tsoo-EE-teh foo-REH-MAHS. I'll mention the assumptions behind each projection.
A
先ほどの話し合いを聞き逃した人にも役立ちます。
sah-kee-HOH-doh no hah-NAH-shee-ah-ee o kee-kee-noh-GAH-shi-tah hee-toh nee-moh yahk-DAH-chee-MAHS. That will help listeners who missed the earlier discussion.
B
予測の前に短い注記を入れれば、それで十分なはずです。
yoh-SOH-koo no MAH-eh nee mee-ZAH-kah-ee CHOO-kee o ee-REH-reh-bah, soh-reh deh joo-BOON nah hah-zoo dehss. A short note before the projections should cover it.Word by Word
画面
画面 means screen here, referring to the shared screen the other person can see. A common reuse pattern is 画面を + a verb such as checking or sharing.
は
は marks 画面 as the topic: as for the screen, it is visible. It is commonly used after a noun to set the topic before giving information about it.
見えています
見えています means that the screen is currently visible or can be seen. It describes the screen's visible state, and a common pattern is somethingが見えています.
が
が links the first statement to the contrasting statement about the spreadsheet text: the screen is visible, but something else is difficult to see. It also marks the subject of the clause before it.
スプレッドシート
スプレッドシート means spreadsheet, the shared document being viewed. It can be used before の to specify something belonging to or related to the spreadsheet.
の
の links スプレッドシート to 文字 and means that the text is associated with the spreadsheet. A common pattern is noun + の + noun for describing a noun with another noun.
文字
文字 means the text or characters in the spreadsheet. Here it is the thing that appears small, and a common pattern is 文字が + a description of how the text looks.
かなり
かなり means rather or considerably here, showing that the text looks noticeably small. It commonly comes before an adjective or descriptive form to increase its degree.
小さく
小さく describes the text as small in the expression 小さく見えます. It is the form used before 見えます to describe how something appears; the citation form is 小さい.
見えます
見えます means looks or appears in this sentence, so the text appears small to the speaker. A common pattern is somethingが adjective + く見えます.
でも
でも introduces a contrasting response: despite the small text, the speaker can zoom in. It is commonly used at the beginning of a sentence to mean but or however.
拡大
拡大 means enlargement or zooming in here, as in 拡大できます. It is commonly used with する or できる when discussing enlarging a screen, image, or document.
できます
できます means can do or can perform, indicating that zooming in is possible. A common pattern is noun + ができます for saying that an action or activity is possible.
ただ
ただ introduces a limitation or caveat about the proposed zooming. It commonly appears before a sentence that explains a possible disadvantage or condition.
いくつか
いくつか means a few or several, referring here to an unspecified small number of columns. It commonly comes before a noun, as in いくつかの + noun.
列
列 means column in the spreadsheet. It is used with いくつかの to refer to several columns, and a common pattern is 列を + a verb describing an operation on columns.
に
に marks the screen as the place or range within which the columns may no longer fit. With a verb such as 収まる, it commonly marks the place where something fits.
収まらなく
収まらなく means not fitting or not being contained, in the expression 収まらなくなる. It is the negative linking form of 収まる before なる; a common pattern is somethingが場所に収まる.
なる
なる means become, so 収まらなくなる describes a change to a state of no longer fitting on the screen. A common pattern is adjective or negative form + なる for describing a change of state.
かもしれません
かもしれません is the polite expression for may or might, showing that the columns not fitting is only a possibility. In this construction, かも conveys possibility and しれません completes the polite expression; a common pattern is plain form + かもしれません.
重要
重要 means important here, describing which numerical figures must remain visible. It is followed by な before 数値 because it modifies the noun; a common pattern is 重要な + noun.
な
な links 重要 to 数値, allowing 重要 to describe the noun as important. This linking form is commonly used after a na-type descriptive word before a noun.
数値
数値 means numerical figures or values in the spreadsheet. Here the values are the information that must stay visible, and a common pattern is 数値を + a verb such as checking or comparing.
見える
見える means be visible in 見えるまま, describing the figures as remaining visible. A common reuse pattern is somethingが見える when saying that something can be seen.
まま
まま means remaining in the same state, so 見えるまま means remaining visible. A common pattern is a verb or descriptive form + まま to describe an unchanged condition.
なら
なら means if or as long as here, setting the condition that the key figures remain visible. A common reusable pattern is condition + なら、result.
それ
それ refers back to the proposed arrangement of zooming in while keeping the key figures visible. In それで大丈夫です, it points to that arrangement as acceptable.
で
で indicates the arrangement or means being accepted in それで大丈夫です, meaning that arrangement is all right. A common pattern is demonstrative + で + 大丈夫です.
大丈夫
大丈夫 means all right or acceptable here, expressing agreement with the proposed arrangement. It is commonly used with です to give a polite reassurance or approval.
です
です gives the statement a polite copular ending, making 大丈夫です a polite way to say that something is all right. It commonly follows a noun or descriptive expression in polite speech.
その
その means that or the aforementioned and refers to the condition just discussed. It modifies 場合 in その場合, a common expression for referring to a previously mentioned situation.
場合
場合 means case or situation, so その場合 refers to that particular situation. A common pattern is noun + の場合 for discussing what applies in a given case.
差異
差異 means variance or difference in a formal business context. Here it identifies the section about differences in the figures, and a common pattern is 差異を + a verb such as checking or explaining.
部分
部分 means part or section, referring to the section containing the variance information. In 差異の部分, の links the type of section to 部分; a common pattern is noun + の部分.
を
を marks 差異の部分 as the object of 表示します, the section that will be displayed first. A common pattern is noun + を + verb.
先に
先に means first or earlier in the order of display here. It commonly comes before an action to show that the action will happen before another action.
表示します
表示します means display or show in a polite statement about displaying the variance section. A common pattern is noun + を + 表示する; 表示します is the polite form used here.
点
点 means point here, referring to the point or claim being discussed. The expression その点 refers to that specific point, and it is useful when evaluating or supporting an earlier statement.
裏付けています
裏付けています means supports or provides evidence for, so the figures support the point. The citation form is 裏付ける, and a common pattern is claim or point + を + 裏付ける.
説明
説明 means explanation, referring to the spoken or written account that accompanies the figures. A common pattern is 説明に + information or detail when saying what an explanation needs.
もう
もう means more or additional in もう少し, not already. Together with 少し, it asks for a small additional amount or degree; a common pattern is もう少し + adjective or noun.
少し
少し means a little and indicates a small amount of additional background information in もう少し. It commonly describes a small quantity or degree and can be combined with もう for a little more.
背景情報
背景情報 means background information, the context needed to make the explanation easier to understand. A common pattern is 背景情報を + a verb such as adding or providing.
必要
必要 means necessary or needed here, saying that more background information is required for the explanation. A common pattern is noun + が必要です.
それぞれ
それぞれ means each or respective, referring separately to every projection. It commonly appears before の + noun, as in それぞれの予測.
予測
予測 means projection or forecast in this business discussion. It refers to an expected future figure, and a common pattern is 予測を + a verb such as explaining or reviewing.
前提
前提 means assumption or premise, referring to the conditions underlying each projection. The phrase 予測の前提 identifies the assumptions behind a forecast, and a common pattern is noun + の前提.
について
について means about or concerning and introduces the topic of the assumptions being mentioned. The components に and ついて together form this construction; a common pattern is noun + について + a verb such as explaining or discussing.
触れます
触れます means mention or touch on here, rather than describing physical contact. In 前提について触れます, it introduces a brief mention of the assumptions; a common pattern is topic + について触れる.
先ほど
先ほど means earlier or a short while ago, referring to an earlier part of the meeting. It commonly comes before の + noun, as in 先ほどの話し合い.
話し合い
話し合い means discussion, referring to the earlier exchange that some listeners did not hear. A common usage pattern is 話し合いをする or using 話し合い to name a discussion.
聞き逃した
聞き逃した means missed hearing or failed to catch, describing people who did not hear the earlier discussion. It modifies 人 here, and a common pattern is somethingを聞き逃す.
人
人 means person or people here, specifically the listeners who missed the earlier discussion. It commonly follows a describing clause, as in 〜した人, to identify people by what they did.
にも
にも means also for or even for, adding the people who missed the discussion as another group that benefits. It combines に with も, and a common pattern is 人にも役立つ.
役立ちます
役立ちます means is useful or helps here, describing the benefit of adding the context. A common pattern is somethingが人に役立つ or somethingが人の役に立つ.
前
前 means before here, referring to the position before the projections. In 予測の前に, の links the event to the point before it; a common pattern is noun + の前に.
短い
短い means short, describing the note as brief in length. It comes directly before 注記, and a common pattern is 短い + noun.
注記
注記 means note or annotation, referring to a brief explanatory note placed before the projections. A common pattern is 注記を入れる when adding a note to a document or presentation.
入れれば
入れれば means if someone adds or inserts something, referring here to adding the short note. It is the conditional form of 入れる and commonly appears in a pattern such as objectを入れれば.
十分
十分 means sufficient or enough, describing the short note as adequate for the purpose. In 十分なはずです, it modifies the expected adequacy of the note; a common pattern is 十分な + noun.
はず
はず expresses an expectation that something should be the case, so 十分なはずです means it should be enough. A common pattern is reason or evidence + はずです when making a reasoned expectation.
Grammar Points
〜なくなる
列が画面に収まらなくなる。
REH-tsoo gah gah-MEN nee oh-sah-mah-rah-nah-koo nah-roo.The columns no longer fit on the screen.
Verb in the negative form plus なくなる means that a state changes so it is no longer the case.
〜できます
画面を拡大できます。
gah-MEN o kahk-DAH-ee deh-kee-MAHS.You can enlarge the screen.
The potential form できます expresses ability or possibility: “can do” or “be able to do.”
Japanese Vocabulary
かなり
adv
kah-NAH-ree
rather; quite
文字がかなり小さく見えます。
スプレッドシート
noun
soo-PREHD-doh-SHEE-toh
spreadsheet
画面は見えていますが、スプレッドシートの文字がかなり小さく見えます。
画面
noun
gah-MEN
screen
画面は見えていますが、スプレッドシートの文字がかなり小さく見えます。
拡大する
verb
kahk-DAH-ee soo-roo
to enlarge; to zoom in
拡大できます
でも、拡大できます。
差異
noun
sah-EE
variance; difference
その場合は、差異の部分を先に表示します。
収まる
verb
oh-sah-MAH-roo
to fit; to be contained
収まらなくなる
いくつかの列が画面に収まらなくなるかもしれません。
重要
adj
joo-YOH
important; key
重要な数値が見えるままなら、それで大丈夫です。
小さい
adj
chee-SAH-ee
small
小さく
文字がかなり小さく見えます。
数値
noun
soo-CHEE
numerical value; figure
重要な数値が見えるままなら、それで大丈夫です。
表示する
verb
hyoh-JEE shee-roo
to display; to show
表示します
差異の部分を先に表示します。
文字
noun
MOH-jee
text; characters
スプレッドシートの文字がかなり小さく見えます。
列
noun
REH-tsoo
column
いくつかの列が画面に収まらなくなるかもしれません。
Quiz
Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
to enlarge; to zoom in
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拡大できますto fit; to be contained
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収まらなくなるspreadsheet
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スプレッドシートto display; to show