Schedules and meetings
Finding a time, checking your diary and dealing with changes. Changes are usually given with ～になりました (it's been changed), so you hear what happened, not who did it. Everything here uses forms from Everyday Japanese 1–3. Tap to hear any line. The bar at the bottom plays a hands-free drill for walking.
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25 schedule words
Each card shows a word for times, meetings and changes, with a sentence you'd hear at work. Nine are from Everyday Japanese 1 and 2.
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When plans change
Three words cover most changes: (changed), (put off) and (cancelled). All three take になる.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
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- Changes happen by themselves. Japanese says (it became changed) rather than saying who changed it.
- means before noon. = I'll send it by 12.
- or ? is a formal meeting. is a smaller working meeting, often with a client.
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Three patterns to use today
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Say it in Japanese
Say each one out loud before you reveal the answer. Getting close counts.