About This Lesson
Use Discussing rebooking after a possible missed connection to practice Japanese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
この遅れのせいで、乗り継ぎに間に合わないかもしれません。
KOH-noh oh-koo-REH noh SAY deh, noh-ree-TSOO-gee nee mah-nee-AH-oo kah-moh-shee-reh-MAH-sen. I might miss my connection because of this delay.
B
遅れが確定したら、サービスカウンターで別の経路を調べてもらえます。
oh-koo-REH gah kah-koo-TEH-ee shee-TAH-rah, sah-BEE-soo KAH-oon-TAH deh BET-soo noh KAY-roh oh shee-RAH-beh-teh moh-RAH-eh-mah-s. The service desk can check other routes once the delay is confirmed.
A
後で急ぐより、今のうちに計画を立てたいです。
AH-toh deh ee-SOH-goo YOH-ree, EE-mah noh OO-chee nee KAY-kah-koo oh tah-TEH-tie dess. I would rather make a plan now than rush later.
B
では、選択肢を比べてみましょう。ただ、変わる可能性があることは覚えておいてください。
deh-WAH, sen-tah-koo-SHEE oh koo-rah-BEH-teh mee-mah-SHOH. TAH-dah, kah-WAH-roo kah-NOH-say-see gah AH-roo KOH-toh wah oh-boh-EH-teh OH-ee-teh koo-DAH-sigh. Then let us compare the options, but keep in mind they may change.
A
ここで、柔軟に予約を変更できるか確認してもらえますか。
KOH-koh deh, joo-NAHN nee yoh-YAH-koo oh hen-KOH deh-KEE-roo kah KAH-koo-NEEN shee-teh moh-RAH-eh-mah-s kah? Can you check whether flexible rebooking is available here?
B
聞いてみますが、運行会社の承認が必要です。
KEE-teh mee-MAHSS gah, oon-KOH guy-SHAH noh shoh-NEEN gah hee-tsoo-YOH dess. I can ask, but the operator has to approve it.
A
乗り換えの間に十分な時間がある経路を探してください。
PleeZ sah-GAH-shee-teh koo-DAH-sigh noh-ree-KAH-eh noh EYE-dah nee JOO-boon nah JEE-kahn gah AH-roo KAY-roh oh. Please look for routes with enough time between transfers.
B
それらを優先します。
soh-reh-rah oh yoo-SEN shee-mahss. I will put those first.
B
これで、次の列車に走って行かなくても済みますね。
KOH-reh deh, TSOO-gee noh REH-shah nee hash-TEH ee-kah-nah-koo-teh-moh SOO-mee-mahss neh. So we are not running for the next train.Word by Word
この
この means this and points to the particular delay being discussed in この遅れ. It comes before a noun, as in この遅れ or この列車. Use it when identifying one nearby or currently relevant thing.
遅れ
遅れ means delay here, referring to the delay affecting the traveler. It is the noun form related to 遅れる and can be used in phrases such as 遅れが確定する. Use it when discussing a delay in transport or another schedule.
の
In この遅れのせいで, の links この遅れ to せい and makes the delay the cause being discussed. This linking pattern is used before a noun, as in 交通の問題. Here, it helps form a phrase meaning because of this delay.
せい
In この遅れのせいで, せい identifies the delay as the cause of the undesirable result. The expression のせいで is used for a negative cause or something blamed for a problem. Use it when explaining what caused an unwanted outcome.
で
In この遅れのせいで, で marks the cause of the situation that follows. The full pattern Nのせいで means because of N, while で can also mark a place or means in other contexts. Here, it connects the delay to missing the connection.
乗り継ぎ
乗り継ぎ means a connection or transfer, especially the next part of a journey reached by changing vehicles. It is the noun form related to 乗り継ぐ and appears in 乗り継ぎに間に合わない. Use it when talking about making or missing a travel connection.
に
In 乗り継ぎに間に合わない, に marks the connection that the traveler is trying to catch in time. The pattern Nに間に合う means to be in time for N. Use it with an event, appointment, train, or connection that must be reached on time.
間に合わない
間に合わない means not make it in time in this dialogue, specifically not catch the connection before it is too late. It is the negative form of 間に合う and commonly takes a target with に, as in 乗り継ぎに間に合わない. Use it when someone will miss a deadline, appointment, or transport connection.
かもしれません
かもしれません expresses possibility, so 乗り継ぎに間に合わないかもしれません means the speaker might not make the connection. The parts かも indicate a possibility, しれ completes the possibility expression, and ません gives it a polite form. Use this expression when stating that something is possible but not certain.
が
In 遅れが確定したら, が marks 遅れ as the subject of 確定する: the delay is what becomes confirmed. A noun followed by が commonly identifies what exists, happens, or takes a state. Use it when specifying the subject of a condition or event.
確定したら
確定したら means once it is confirmed, referring here to the delay becoming certain. It is based on 確定する with the たら form, which connects a completed or established condition to what happens next. Use it in patterns such as 予約が確定したら連絡します.
サービスカウンター
サービスカウンター means service desk or service counter, the place where the traveler can ask staff to check routes. In the dialogue, it is followed by で to mark the location of that action. Use it when directing someone to a help or information desk.
別
In 別の経路, 別 means another or different and modifies 経路. The reusable pattern 別の + noun identifies an alternative to the one already under discussion. Use it when asking about an alternative route, plan, or option.
経路
経路 means route or path, here a travel route that could replace the current one. It is the object in 別の経路を調べて, so it is what the staff will check. Use it with を調べる when asking someone to look up a route.
を
In 別の経路を調べて, を marks 別の経路 as the direct object of 調べる. It identifies what is being checked or looked up. Use it after the thing affected by an action, as in 予約を変更する.
調べて
調べて means check or look up and is the te-form of 調べる. In 調べてもらえますか, it connects the checking action to the request to have someone do it. Use it with information, routes, schedules, or availability that needs to be checked.
もらえます
In 調べてもらえますか, もらえます expresses whether the speaker can receive the favor of someone checking something. The pattern Vて + もらえますか is a polite way to ask someone to do an action. Use it when requesting help from staff or another person.
後
In 後で急ぐ, 後 means later or afterward. The form 後で places an action after the current time or event. Use it with a verb when saying that something will happen later, such as 後で確認する.
急ぐ
急ぐ means rush or hurry, referring to rushing later to catch a train or connection. In 後で急ぐより, it is compared with making a plan now. Use it when someone needs to move or act quickly because of limited time.
より
In 後で急ぐより、今のうちに計画を立てたい, より introduces the option that the speaker would rather avoid or compare against. The pattern Vより、... expresses rather than doing V, ... . Use it to compare two possible actions or choices.
今
今 means now and appears in 今のうちに, which refers to the present opportunity before circumstances change. It is commonly combined with a time expression to focus on the current moment. Use it when contrasting action now with action later.
うち
In 今のうちに, うち means while there is still time or while the current opportunity remains. The pattern 今のうちに + verb means to do something before it becomes too late or conditions change. Here, it supports making the plan before having to rush.
計画
計画 means plan, referring to the travel arrangement the speaker wants to make. It appears in 計画を立てたい, the common combination for making a plan. Use it with を立てる when creating an arrangement or course of action.
立てたい
立てたい means want to make or set up, here referring to making a plan in 計画を立てたいです. It is based on 立てる with たい to express the speaker's desire. Use it with nouns such as 計画 when saying what you want to arrange or create.
です
In 立てたいです, です gives the statement a polite tone. It follows the speaker's expression of desire and makes the sentence suitable for a polite conversation with travel staff. Use it to state information or wishes politely.
は
In では、は adds a topic or transition nuance to で and helps introduce the next step as then or in that case. The full form では is used here to move from the previous statement to a proposal. Use it when shifting to what should happen next.
選択肢
選択肢 means option or choice, referring to the possible travel arrangements under consideration. It is the object in 選択肢を比べてみましょう. Use it when comparing several possible plans or decisions.
比べて
比べて means compare and is the te-form of 比べる. In 比べてみましょう, it connects the comparison action to the suggestion to try it. Use it with を when comparing routes, prices, schedules, or other alternatives.
みましょう
In 比べてみましょう, みましょう adds the meaning let us try doing and follows the te-form 比べて. This construction presents an action as a suggestion shared by the speakers. Use Vてみましょう when proposing that people try an action together.
ただ
ただ means but or however and introduces a caution after the proposal to compare the options. It signals that the next information limits or qualifies what was just said. Use it to add an important reservation in a conversation.
変わる
変わる means change and appears in 変わる可能性, where it describes what may happen to the options. As a dictionary-form verb, it directly modifies the following noun. Use it in patterns such as 予定が変わる可能性.
可能性
可能性 means possibility, referring to the chance that the options may change. In 変わる可能性がある, it forms a common pattern meaning there is a possibility that something will change. Use it when describing an outcome that is possible but not certain.
ある
In 可能性がある, ある means exist or be present and states that a possibility exists. The pattern Nがある is used to say that something is present or available, including an abstract possibility. Here, it says that a change remains possible.
こと
In 変わる可能性があることは, こと turns the preceding statement into a fact or matter that can be kept in mind. It allows the whole idea that a change is possible to function as the topic of 覚えておいてください. Use it when referring to a preceding action, fact, or situation as one thing.
覚えて
覚えて means remember or keep in mind and is the te-form of 覚える. In 覚えておいてください, it connects with おいて to ask the listener to retain the information. Use it when telling someone to remember an instruction, fact, or condition.
おいて
In 覚えておいてください, おいて comes from おく and helps express keeping something in a maintained state. Together with 覚えて, the expression means keep it in mind rather than simply remember it at one moment. Use Vておいてください when asking someone to keep something prepared, recorded, or remembered.
ください
In 覚えておいてください, ください makes the te-form expression a polite request meaning please keep it in mind. It follows the requested action rather than naming the action itself. Use Vてください for a direct but polite request.
ここ
ここ means here and refers to the current service location in ここで. It identifies the place where the booking change may be checked. Use it with で when saying that an action can happen at the current place.
柔軟に
柔軟に means flexibly and describes how the reservation can be changed in 柔軟に予約を変更できる. It is an adverbial form placed before the action it modifies. Use 柔軟に + verb when describing an action that can adapt to changing circumstances.
予約
予約 means reservation or booking, referring to the travel booking in the dialogue. It is the object in 予約を変更する. Use it with を変更する when asking to alter a reservation.
変更
変更 means change or alteration, here the action of changing a reservation. The pattern 予約を変更する uses it as the action applied to 予約. Use it when discussing changes to bookings, schedules, or arrangements.
できる
できる means can or be possible, and in 予約を変更できるか it asks whether changing the reservation is possible. It follows the action phrase 予約を変更する in its potential form. Use it before か when checking whether an action can be done.
か
In 予約を変更できるか確認して, か marks the preceding clause as an embedded whether-question. It turns the question of whether a flexible booking change is possible into the object of 確認する. Use Vか確認する when asking someone to check whether something is possible or true.
確認して
確認して means check or confirm and is the te-form of 確認する. In 確認してもらえますか, it connects the checking action to a polite request for assistance. Use it for verifying availability, rules, schedules, or details.
聞いて
In 聞いてみます, 聞いて means ask or inquire and is the te-form of 聞く. The surrounding context makes asking the operator the intended meaning rather than listening. Use it with a person or organization when requesting information or permission.
みます
In 聞いてみます, みます adds the meaning will try doing and follows the te-form 聞いて. It presents the speaker's intention to make an inquiry. Use Vてみます when saying that you will try an action.
運行会社
運行会社 means operating company or carrier, the company responsible for the transport service. In 運行会社の承認, it modifies 承認 to identify whose approval is needed. Use it when discussing permission or rules set by the transport operator.
承認
承認 means approval, referring to the operator's permission for the flexible rebooking. It appears in 運行会社の承認が必要です. Use it with が必要です when stating that formal approval is required.
必要
必要 means necessary or required, and 承認が必要です says that approval is required. The reusable pattern Nが必要です states that N is needed for the situation. Use it for permissions, documents, time, or other requirements.
乗り換え
乗り換え means a transfer or change of trains, referring to the point where the traveler changes transport. It is the noun in 乗り換えの間. Use it when discussing the time, place, or difficulty involved in changing vehicles.
間
In 乗り換えの間に, 間 means the interval or time between transfers. The pattern Nの間に identifies a time period during which something can happen. Here, it specifies the time available between one transfer and the next.
十分な
十分な means sufficient or enough and modifies 時間 in 十分な時間. It comes before a noun to describe an adequate amount for the purpose. Use it when asking for enough time, space, information, or preparation.
時間
時間 means time, here the time available between transfers. In 十分な時間がある, it is the thing that is available in a sufficient amount. Use it with がある when stating that time is available.
探して
探して means look for or search for and is the te-form of 探す. In 探してください, it forms a polite request to find suitable routes. Use it with を when asking someone to search for a route, item, or option.
それら
それら means those and refers back to the routes with enough time between transfers. It is the object in それらを優先します. Use it to point back to multiple things already mentioned.
優先
In それらを優先します, 優先 means prioritize, giving those routes preference over other options. It is used with を and する in the expression Nを優先する. Use it when deciding which option should be considered or handled first.
します
In 優先します, します is the polite form of する and expresses the intended action of prioritizing the routes. The pattern Nを優先します is a polite way to state what will receive priority. Use it when confirming a planned action in a service conversation.
これ
これ means this and refers to the arrangement just described in これで. With で, it indicates that this arrangement or condition leads to the result that follows. Use it when referring to a current plan, method, or arrangement.
次
次 means next and modifies 列車 in 次の列車. It identifies the train that follows the current one. Use 次の + noun for the next item, event, vehicle, or opportunity in sequence.
列車
列車 means train, referring to the next train in the travel plan. It appears in 次の列車に, where に marks the train the travelers would otherwise run to catch. Use it when discussing a train as a vehicle or scheduled service.
走って
走って means running and is the te-form of 走る. In 走って行かなくても, it connects with 行く to describe going by running. Use it before another movement verb when the way of moving is relevant.
行かなくても
In 走って行かなくても済みます, 行かなくても means without having to go or even if one does not go. It is the negative form of 行く combined with ても, and here it applies to the full action 走って行く. Use Vなくても済む when saying that an action is unnecessary.
済みます
In 行かなくても済みます, 済みます means it will be possible to manage without doing something or be spared from it. It is the polite form of 済む and completes the pattern Vなくても済む. Use this pattern when a planned action is no longer necessary.
ね
At the end of 済みますね, ね seeks agreement and gives the sentence the nuance of right or does that mean we will not have to. It invites the other person to confirm the shared conclusion. Use it when checking that both speakers understand the situation in the same way.
Grammar Points
〜のせいで
遅れのせいで、乗り継ぎに間に合わない。
oh-koo-REH noh SAY deh, noh-ree-TSOO-gee nee mah-nee-AH-wah-nai.Because of the delay, I won't make the connection.
「〜のせいで」は、望ましくない結果の原因を表します。
〜たら
経路が確定したら、確認します。
KAY-roh gah kah-koo-TAY shee-TAH-rah, KAH-koo-NEEN shee-MAHSS.Once the route is confirmed, I will check it.
「〜たら」は、ある条件や出来事の後に起こることを表します。
Japanese Vocabulary
〜のせいで
phrase
noh SAY deh
because of; due to
この遅れのせいで
サービスカウンター
noun
sah-BEE-soo KAH-oon-TAH
service desk
確定する
verb
kah-koo-TAY soo-roo
to be confirmed; to become definite
確定したら
間に合う
verb
mah-nee-AH-oo
to be in time; to make it
間に合わない
急ぐ
verb
ee-SOH-goo
to hurry; to rush
経路
noun
KAY-roh
route
計画を立てる
phrase
KAY-kah-koo oh tah-TEH-roo
to make a plan
今のうちに
phrase
EE-mah noh OO-chee nee
while there is still time; now while possible
乗り継ぎ
noun
noh-ree-TSOO-gee
connection; transfer
乗り継ぎに間に合わない
選択肢
noun
sen-tah-koo-SHEE
option; choice
遅れ
noun
oh-koo-REH
delay
この遅れのせいで
別の
det
BET-soo noh
another; different
Quiz
Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
to be confirmed; to become definite
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確定したらservice desk
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サービスカウンターto be in time; to make it
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間に合わないconnection; transfer