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Come in, go up in Japanese
Leo stands at the metal staircase with two shopping bags. Ono-san waits at the bottom with her keys and a short nod.
She asks him to come in and go up. He takes the bags, then ducks into Kissa Hotaru.
Goro says he is heading out, then stays in the booth with his unfinished coffee.
You will ask people to come in or go up, and say when someone came in, left, or will be back.
By the end of this lesson
Say someone came in, went out, or went up, and ask them to do so.
- 入ってきてください。Please come in.
- 今、出ていきます。I'm heading out now.
- 二階に上がってください。Please come up to the second floor.
- すぐ戻ってきます。I'll be right back.
- 今、入ってきました。Someone just came in.
- 荷物を持って上がります。I'll take the bags up.
Scene — the metal stairs
The outside metal staircase of Leo's building is in afternoon shade. Ono-san stands on the first landing with her keys. Two shopping bags pull at Leo's hands.
A cat watches from a step. Later the same bags sit by a kissa booth, where Goro has not touched his blend coffee.
Learn — come in and go up
These six lines cover coming in, heading out, going up, and coming back.
You also report that someone just arrived, and offer to carry bags upstairs.
入ってきてください。
Please come in.
When to use it: Ask someone at the door to come in toward you.
て-form plus きて shows movement toward the speaker.
Say it: Hold briefly at the small っ before て.
今、出ていきます。
I'm heading out now.
When to use it: Say this when you start leaving a place.
て-form plus いきます shows movement away from here.
Say it: Give い in いきます its own beat.
二階に上がってください。
Please come up to the second floor.
When to use it: Ask someone to go up to the second floor.
に marks the floor you want them to reach.
Say it: Hold briefly at the small っ before て.
すぐ戻ってきます。
I'll be right back.
When to use it: Leave for a moment and promise a quick return.
戻ってきます means you will come back toward here.
今、入ってきました。
Someone just came in.
When to use it: Report that a person just entered this place.
きました shows the arrival already happened.
荷物を持って上がります。
I'll take the bags up.
When to use it: Offer to carry bags up the stairs.
を marks the bags you carry while you go up.
Story — bags on the landing
Ono-san waits on the metal stairs while Leo carries bags up. Later Goro says he is leaving, then stays put.
Highlighted phrases are the new lines. Turn on Show English if you want a gloss.
- Ono-san waits on the first landing. Leo's bags knock the rusty rail.
Leo入ってもいいですか。May I come in?
Ono入ってきてください。Please come in.- Leoありがとうございます。Thank you.
- Ono二階に上がってください。Please come up to the second floor.
- Leo荷物を持って上がります。I'll take the bags up.
- Ono二階です。It's the second floor.
- Leo climbs. One bag bumps a plant on the landing.
- Leoすぐ戻ってきます。I'll be right back.
- Onoはい。Yes.
- Later, at Kissa Hotaru, Masako looks toward the door.
Masako今、入ってきました。Someone just came in.
Goroレオさんですね。That's Leo, isn't it?- Leoこんにちは。Hello.
- Goro今、出ていきます。I'm heading out now.
- Masakoまだ座っていますよ。You're still sitting, you know.
- Goroはい、今行きます。Yes, coming now.
- Goro does not stand. The blend coffee is still full.
Practice — pick the right move
Ten short tasks wait in this round. You will listen, fill a gap, build a line, and put a scene in order.
Each one is small, so you move on quickly.
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What did you hear?
What did you hear?
What do you say?
What do you say?
You arrive at the metal staircase with bags. Ono-san is waiting. Ask if you may come in.
Fill the gap
Fill the gap
Please come up to the second floor.
二階____上がってください。
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
今、入ってきました。
Build the line
Build the line
I'll be right back.
。
Tap the words in order.
Swap the word
Swap the word
You are inside the kissa, talking to Masako as you walk away from her. Fix the movement word.
今、出て____。
Pick the reply
Ono says:
Pick the reply
二階に上がってください。
Please come up to the second floor.
And you reply with:
True or false?
True or false?
This asks someone to come upstairs.
Which one doesn’t belong?
Which one doesn’t belong?
Put the chat in order
- GoroWhat comes first?
- Masako…
- Goro…
Say it — your turn to speak
You are Leo on the staircase, then at the kissa door. When the cue is yours, tap the microphone and say the line.
Tap play first if you want to hear it. The recording stays on this device.
- Ono袋が多いですね。That's a lot of bags.
- Leo (you)Ask if you may come in.
Ask if you may come in.
入ってもいいですか。
May I come in?
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Recap — what you can say now
| Japanese | English | Play |
|---|---|---|
| 入ってきてください。 | Please come in. | |
| 今、出ていきます。 | I'm heading out now. | |
| 二階に上がってください。 | Please come up to the second floor. | |
| すぐ戻ってきます。 | I'll be right back. | |
| 今、入ってきました。 | Someone just came in. | |
| 荷物を持って上がります。 | I'll take the bags up. |
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Keep practicing with Yak Cards
Keep these come-in and go-up lines ready. Open the Yak Cards for this lesson and run them on the stairs.
A short Yak Cards round before you climb keeps come-in and go-up ready.
Open Yak Cards