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Set up a meeting in Japanese
Mori-san wants the puzzle-game meeting short. Leo walks to her desk in the Ueno office with a tablet and a plan.
You will ask for a work meeting time, choose online or in person, and agree on a thirty-minute slot.
Send the agenda the same day so the meeting stays on track.
Keep it polite. This is office Japanese, not a weekend plan with friends.
By the end of this lesson
Ask for a work meeting time and agree on an agenda.
- 打ち合わせの時間を決めましょうか。Shall we set a time to meet?
- 明日の三時は空いていますか。Are you free at three tomorrow?
- 議題を先に送ります。I’ll send the agenda first.
- オンラインと対面、どちらにしますか。Shall we meet online or in person?
- 三十分の予定です。It’s scheduled for thirty minutes.
- その時間でお願いします。Let’s go with that time.
Scene — at Mori-san's desk
The Ueno office is quiet after lunch. Mori-san sits at her desk with a tablet and a blank whiteboard behind her.
Leo walks over with notes for the puzzle-game meeting. She looks up, ready for a short talk, not a long one.
Learn — a short work meeting
These six lines help you book a short work meeting.
You set a time, choose online or in person, and send the agenda the same day.
打ち合わせの時間を決めましょうか。
Shall we set a time to meet?
When to use it: Use this to start booking a work meeting time.
ましょうか makes the suggestion a polite question you decide together.
明日の三時は空いていますか。
Are you free at three tomorrow?
When to use it: Ask this to check if three tomorrow is free.
は marks the time you are asking about.
議題を先に送ります。
I’ll send the agenda first.
When to use it: Say this when you will send the agenda before you meet.
先に means you send the agenda before the meeting starts.
オンラインと対面、どちらにしますか。
Shall we meet online or in person?
When to use it: Use this to choose a video call or a meeting room.
と links the two options, and どちら asks which one.
三十分の予定です。
It’s scheduled for thirty minutes.
When to use it: Use this to say the meeting lasts thirty minutes.
の links the length to 予定.
Say it: 三十分 has a small っ in the middle; hold that stop.
その時間でお願いします。
Let’s go with that time.
When to use it: Say this when you both agree on the meeting time.
で marks the time you have just agreed on.
Story — thirty minutes
Leo stops at Mori-san's desk to book a short meeting. She wants thirty minutes, not a long one.
Highlighted phrases are the new lines. Turn on Show English if you want a gloss.
- Leo walks to Mori-san's desk. The whiteboard behind her is blank.
Leoお時間ありますか。Do you have time?
Moriはい、どうぞ。Yes, go ahead.- Leo打ち合わせの時間を決めましょうか。Shall we set a time to meet?
- Moriええ、あまり長くしないでください。Right. Please don't make it too long.
- Leo明日の三時は空いていますか。Are you free at three tomorrow?
- Mori三時なら空いていますよ。Three o'clock is free.
- Leoその時間でお願いします。Let’s go with that time.
- Moriわかりました。Got it.
- Leoオンラインと対面、どちらにしますか。Shall we meet online or in person?
- Mori会議室で対面にしましょう。Let's meet in person in a meeting room.
- Leo三十分の予定です。It’s scheduled for thirty minutes.
- Mori-san glances at the wall clock and nods.
- Moriそうですね。それで十分です。Right. That should be enough.
- Leo議題を先に送ります。I’ll send the agenda first.
- Mori今日中に送ってください。Please send it today.
- Leoはい、今日中に送ります。Yes, I'll send it today.
- Moriプロジェクトは順調ですか。Is the project going well?
- Leoはい、順調です。Yes, it's going well.
Practice — pick the meeting line
Eleven short tasks wait in this round. You will listen, fill a gap, and build a line.
Each one is small, so you move on quickly.
0 of 11 done
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
Match the pairs
Japanese
打ち合わせの時間を決めましょうか。Drop the English here議題を先に送ります。Drop the English here三十分の予定です。Drop the English hereEnglish
What do you say?
What do you say?
Mori-san has a moment. Start booking the work meeting time.
Fill the gap
Fill the gap
Are you free at three tomorrow?
明日の三時____空いていますか。
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
オンラインと対面、どちらにしますか。
Pick the reply
Mori says:
Pick the reply
三時なら空いています。
Three o'clock is free.
And you reply with:
Build the line
Build the line
I’ll send the agenda first.
。
Tap the words in order.
Swap the word
Swap the word
The meeting is thirty minutes, not an hour. Fix the length.
____の予定です。
True or false?
True or false?
This line says the meeting will last two hours.
What do you say?
What do you say?
You walk up to Mori-san's desk and need a moment of her time.
Which one doesn’t belong?
Which one doesn’t belong?
Say it — your turn to speak
You are Leo at Mori-san's desk. 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.
- Moriはい、どうぞ。Yes, go ahead.
- Leo (you)Start booking the meeting time.
Start booking the meeting time.
打ち合わせの時間を決めましょうか。
Shall we set a time to meet?
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Recap — what you can say now
| Japanese | English | Play |
|---|---|---|
| 打ち合わせの時間を決めましょうか。 | Shall we set a time to meet? | |
| 明日の三時は空いていますか。 | Are you free at three tomorrow? | |
| 議題を先に送ります。 | I’ll send the agenda first. | |
| オンラインと対面、どちらにしますか。 | Shall we meet online or in person? | |
| 三十分の予定です。 | It’s scheduled for thirty minutes. | |
| その時間でお願いします。 | Let’s go with that time. |
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Keep practicing with Yak Cards
Keep these meeting lines in your pocket. Open the Yak Cards for this lesson and run them on the train.
A short Yak Cards round before work keeps the booking lines ready at the desk.
Open Yak Cards