About This Lesson
Use Ending a Networking Conversation Politely to practice Japanese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
お話しできて楽しかったです。
oh-HAH-shee deh-KEE-teh tah-noo-shi-KAHT-tah dess. I have enjoyed talking with you.
A
でも、もう少しほかの方々とお会いしなければなりません。
deh-MOH, moh-SKOH-shee hoh-KAH noh KAH-tah-GAH-tah toh oh-AH-ee shee-NAH-keh-reh-bah nah-ree-mah-SEN. But I should meet a few more people.
B
分かります。こういうイベントでは、時間がすぐに過ぎてしまいますね。
wah-KAH-ree-MAHSS. koh-OO-ee eh-BEN-toh deh-wah, jee-KAHN gah soo-GOO-nee soo-GHEE-teh shee-MAH-ee-mahss neh. I understand; this is the kind of event where time disappears quickly.
A
帰る前に、連絡先を交換してもよろしいでしょうか。
keh-ROO mah-eh-nee, ren-RAH-koo-SAH-kee oh koh-KAHN shee-teh-moh yoh-roh-SHEE deh-SHOH-kah. Before I go, could we exchange contact details?
B
ぜひお願いします。後でこの会話を続けたいです。
zeh-HEE oh-neh-GAH-ee shee-MAHSS. oh-TOH-deh koh-NOH KAH-ee-WAH oh tsoo-KEH-TAH-ee dess. I would like that. I want to continue this conversation later.
A
話したテーマについて短いメモがあると、後で連絡しやすくなります。
hah-NAH-shee-tah TEEH-mah nee tsoo-EE-teh MEE-jee-KAH-ee MEH-moh gah AH-roo-toh, oh-TOH-deh ren-RAH-koo shee-YAH-soo-koo nah-ree-MAHSS. A short note about our topic would make the follow-up easier.
B
ワークフローについて話したことに触れていただければ、文脈が分かります。
WAA-koo-FLOH nee tsoo-EE-teh hah-NAH-shee-tah koh-toh nee foo-REH-teh ee-tah-dah-keh-reh-bah, boon-MYAH-koo gah wah-KAH-ree-MAHSS. Mention the workflow discussion, and I will know the context.
A
具体的な例を共有してくださって、ありがたく思いました。
goo-TAH-ee-teh-kah RAY oh kyoh-YOO shee-teh koo-dah-SAH-tteh, ah-ree-GAH-tah-koo oh-MOH-ee-mah-shee-tah. I appreciated the concrete examples you shared.
B
あなたの質問のおかげで、それらをより分かりやすく説明できました。
ah-nah-TAH noh shee-TSOO-mon noh oh-KAH-geh-deh, soh-REH-rah oh yoh-ree wah-kah-ree-YAH-soo-koo seh-TSOO-meh deh-KEE-mah-shee-tah. Your questions helped me explain them more clearly.Word by Word
お話し
In お話しできて楽しかったです, お話し refers politely to talking or having a conversation with the other person. It is useful in respectful professional conversations when referring to the conversation itself.
できて
In お話しできて楽しかったです, できて means being able to talk, and it connects that opportunity with the speaker’s feeling. This form can connect something successfully experienced with a later evaluation.
楽しかった
楽しかった says that the completed experience was enjoyable. Here it politely evaluates the conversation after it happened, so it is suitable when thanking someone or expressing pleasure about a past interaction.
です
です gives the statement a polite, formal ending in お話しできて楽しかったです. It is appropriate when speaking respectfully at a professional event.
でも
でも means but and introduces a contrast between enjoying the conversation and needing to meet other people. It commonly appears at the beginning of a sentence that changes direction politely.
もう
In もう少しほかの方々とお会いしなければなりません, もう means additional or further, not simply now. Together with 少し, it indicates that a small additional amount is needed.
少し
少し means a little or a small amount in もう少し. With もう, it expresses a small additional amount or degree, which helps make the statement less abrupt.
ほか
In ほかの方々, ほか means other or additional people apart from the current conversation partner. It is commonly followed by の before the noun it modifies.
の
In ほかの方々, の links ほか to 方々 and makes the first word describe the second. This is the regular pattern for connecting a modifier to a noun.
方々
方々 refers respectfully to people, here meaning the other people the speaker still wants to meet. It suits a formal setting where several people are being mentioned politely.
と
In 方々とお会い, と marks the people whom the speaker will meet. It is used after a person or group when expressing meeting or doing something together with them.
お会い
In お会いしなければなりません, お会い is a respectful form connected with meeting someone. It fits the formal context and appears with the required-action expression that follows.
しなければなりません
The whole expression お会いしなければなりません means that the speaker must meet the other people. Within it, し carries the action from お会いする, なければ creates the necessary condition, and なりません completes the polite expression of obligation; the meaning belongs to the whole construction. A reusable pattern is an action followed by しなければなりません when something must be done.
分かります
分かります means understand in 分かります. It is a polite response showing that the speaker understands the other person’s situation, and it can be used as a courteous acknowledgment in conversation.
こういう
こういう means this kind of in こういうイベント. It points to the type of event being discussed and commonly comes directly before a noun.
イベント
イベント means event in こういうイベントでは. Here it identifies the professional gathering whose pace both speakers recognize, and it is useful for naming organized occasions.
で
In イベントでは, で marks the event as the setting in which time passes quickly. It commonly marks the place or situation where an activity or state occurs.
は
In イベントでは, は marks the event setting as the topic of the observation. Together with で, it frames what happens at this kind of event.
時間
時間 means time in 時間がすぐに過ぎてしまいます. It is the thing described as passing quickly, and it can be used when discussing how much time is available or how time passes.
が
In 時間がすぐに過ぎてしまいます, が marks 時間 as the subject of the statement. It identifies what is passing quickly in this sentence.
すぐ
すぐ means quickly or soon in すぐに過ぎてしまいます. Here it describes the rapid passage of time, and it can modify an action that happens without much delay.
に
In すぐに, に turns すぐ into an adverbial expression describing how quickly time passes. It is part of the exact expression that modifies 過ぎてしまいます.
過ぎて
In 時間がすぐに過ぎてしまいます, 過ぎて means passing or going by, referring to time. The て form connects this action to しまいます, which adds the speaker’s attitude toward the result.
しまいます
In 時間がすぐに過ぎてしまいます, しまいます presents time as ending up passing before the speakers notice, with a sense of inevitability or mild regret. It is useful when an outcome feels unwanted or happens sooner than expected.
ね
ね at the end of 時間がすぐに過ぎてしまいますね seeks shared agreement. Here it invites the other person to recognize the same experience, which makes the observation sound conversational and friendly.
帰る
In 帰る前に, 帰る means leave or go home. It appears before 前に to set the action that must happen later, and the pattern is useful when describing what happens before an action.
前
In 帰る前に, 前 means before and places the request before the speaker leaves. It commonly follows an action phrase when establishing a time sequence.
連絡先
連絡先 means contact details in 連絡先を交換してもよろしいでしょうか. It is the information the speakers want to exchange, and it is useful when arranging future communication.
を
In 連絡先を交換, を marks 連絡先 as the object being exchanged. It identifies what the action of 交換 applies to.
交換
交換 describes the exchange in 連絡先を交換してもよろしいでしょうか. Here it is combined with the following action form to ask permission to exchange contact details, a common purpose at a professional event.
して
In 交換してもよろしいでしょうか, して connects the exchange action to the polite permission question. The pattern verb て-form + もよろしいでしょうか is useful when asking whether an action is acceptable.
も
In してもよろしいでしょうか, も is part of the permission construction and gives the sense of whether it is acceptable even if the action is done. It should be understood together with よろしいでしょうか rather than as an independent meaning here.
よろしい
In してもよろしいでしょうか, よろしい means acceptable or okay in a polite form. It helps make the request respectful, which suits asking a professional contact for permission.
でしょう
In よろしいでしょうか, でしょう softens the question and makes it tentative and polite. It is useful when requesting permission without sounding overly direct.
か
か marks よろしいでしょうか as a question. Here it turns the polite expression of acceptability into a respectful request for permission.
ぜひ
ぜひ expresses strong positive willingness in ぜひお願いします. It shows that the speaker gladly accepts the proposed exchange, and it can emphasize sincere agreement or encouragement.
お願いします
In ぜひお願いします, the whole expression means yes, please or I would like that. お願い presents the request or favor, and します makes the expression polite; together they accept the proposed action in a courteous way.
後
In 後でこの会話を続けたいです, 後 means later or afterward. It places the continuation after the current meeting and is useful for referring to a later time.
この
この means this in この会話. It points to the conversation currently taking place, and it is commonly used directly before the noun being identified.
会話
会話 means conversation in この会話を続けたいです. It is the interaction the speaker wants to continue later, and it is useful when referring to an ongoing exchange.
続けたい
続けたい means want to continue in この会話を続けたいです. The form expresses the speaker’s desire to keep the current conversation going, which is useful when proposing further discussion.
話した
In 話したテーマ, 話した means talked about or discussed. Its completed form modifies テーマ because the topic was already discussed during the meeting.
テーマ
テーマ means topic or theme in 話したテーマについて. It identifies what the speakers discussed and is useful when referring back to the subject of a previous conversation.
について
について means about or concerning in テーマについて話したこと. The whole expression is made from に and ついて and marks the topic being discussed. A reusable pattern is a noun followed by について when introducing a subject.
短い
短い means short or brief in 短いメモ. It describes the memo as limited in length, and it is used directly before the noun it modifies.
メモ
メモ means a note or memo in 短いメモがあると. Here it is a brief record of the conversation topic that will make later contact easier.
ある
In 短いメモがあると, ある means that a memo exists or is available. It is used for the existence of the inanimate item メモ, and the following と introduces the resulting situation.
連絡
連絡 means contact or getting in touch in 連絡しやすくなります. Here it refers to contacting the other person later, and it commonly forms an action with する.
しやすく
In 連絡しやすくなります, しやすく means easy to do and describes contacting as becoming easier. It connects the ease description to なります, which expresses the change into that state.
なります
In 連絡しやすくなります, なります means becomes or comes to be. It shows that having a short memo changes later contact into an easier action.
ワークフロー
ワークフロー means workflow in ワークフローについて話したこと. It names the professional process that was discussed and provides a specific reminder for the follow-up.
こと
In 話したことに触れていただければ, こと turns the preceding idea of having discussed something into a thing or fact that can be referred to. The pattern verb phrase + こと is useful for treating an action or event as a topic.
触れて
In 話したことに触れていただければ, 触れて means mention or refer to rather than physically touch. It connects the request to the polite conditional that follows, so the listener is asked to mention the workflow discussion.
いただければ
In 触れていただければ, いただければ politely asks the listener to do the action if they would kindly do so. It softens the request and is useful when asking for a favor in a formal interaction.
文脈
文脈 means context in 文脈が分かります. Here it means the background of the earlier discussion, which the speaker will recognize if the workflow topic is mentioned.
具体的
具体的 means concrete or specific in 具体的な例. It describes examples that contain clear details rather than only general statements, and it takes な before the noun it modifies.
な
In 具体的な例, な links the adjective-like word 具体的 to the noun 例. It is the form used here to make 具体的 describe the following noun.
例
例 means example in 具体的な例を共有してくださって. It refers to the concrete illustrations the other person provided, and it is useful when discussing evidence or explanations.
共有
共有 describes sharing in 具体的な例を共有してくださって. Here it refers to making the examples available to the listener, especially in a professional exchange of information.
くださって
In 共有してくださって, くださって shows that the other person kindly performed the action of sharing. It is a respectful auxiliary after the action and is useful when expressing appreciation for someone’s help or contribution.
ありがたく
ありがたく means gratefully or appreciatively in ありがたく思いました. It describes the speaker’s positive evaluation of what the other person did and connects that feeling to 思いました.
思いました
In ありがたく思いました, 思いました means thought or felt, with a polite past form. Together with ありがたく, it politely expresses appreciation for the concrete examples that were shared.
あなた
あなた means you in あなたの質問. Here it explicitly identifies the listener as the person whose questions helped, which gives the sentence a direct but still understandable reference to the addressee.
質問
質問 means question in あなたの質問のおかげで. The questions are presented as the helpful cause that allowed the speaker to explain the examples more clearly.
おかげで
The whole expression あなたの質問のおかげで means thanks to your questions or because of your questions, with a favorable result. おかげ refers to the beneficial contribution and で links it to the result; a reusable pattern is a helpful cause followed by おかげで.
それら
それら means them or those in それらをより分かりやすく説明できました. It refers back to the concrete examples mentioned earlier and prevents the speaker from repeating the noun.
より
In より分かりやすく説明できました, より increases the degree and means more. It shows that the speaker was able to explain the examples in a clearer way than before.
分かりやすく
分かりやすく means in an easy-to-understand or clear way in より分かりやすく説明できました. It describes how the explanation was given and connects to 説明できました.
説明
説明 describes explaining in それらをより分かりやすく説明できました. It refers to making the concrete examples understandable, especially in response to someone’s questions.
できました
In 説明できました, できました means was able to and reports successful ability in a completed situation. It shows that the speaker managed to explain the examples clearly after receiving the questions.
Grammar Points
Vてしまいます
時間が過ぎてしまいます。
jee-KAHN gah soo-GHEE-teh shee-MAH-ee-mahss.Time passes completely.
しまう expresses completion, often with a sense of regret or that something happens sooner than expected.
Vてもよろしいでしょうか
連絡先を交換してもよろしいでしょうか。
ren-RAH-koo-SAH-kee oh koh-KAHN shee-teh-moh yoh-roh-SHEE deh-SHOH-kah.Would it be acceptable to exchange contact details?
A very polite way to ask for permission. よろしいでしょうか is more formal than いいですか.
Japanese Vocabulary
お会いしなければなりません
phrase
oh-AH-ee shee-NAH-keh-reh-bah nah-ree-mah-SEN
must meet
お話しできて
phrase
oh-HAH-shee deh-KEE-teh
being able to talk with you
こういう
det
koh-OO-ee
this kind of
ほかの方々
noun
hoh-KAH noh KAH-tah-GAH-tah
other people
過ぎてしまいます
phrase
soo-GHEE-teh shee-MAH-ee-mahss
passes by completely
楽しかったです
adj
tah-noo-shi-KAHT-tah dess
was enjoyable
帰る
verb
keh-ROO
to leave; to go home
交換してもよろしいでしょうか
phrase
koh-KAHN shee-teh-moh yoh-roh-SHEE deh-SHOH-kah
would it be acceptable to exchange
時間
noun
jee-KAHN
time
前に
prep
mah-eh-nee
before
分かります
verb
wah-KAH-ree-MAHSS
understand
連絡先
noun
ren-RAH-koo-SAH-kee
contact details
Quiz
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being able to talk with you
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お話しできてother people
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ほかの方々this kind of
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こういうunderstand