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Going along with it in Japanese
Mori-san wants the meeting short. She names a thirty-minute format, and Leo does not pile on extra sorry. He goes along, then takes the next build.
You will accept a plan at work, say you will do it, and take the next step yourself.
These lines close a decision. They are not opinions. A later lesson covers saying you understood the result.
By the end of this lesson
Accept a plan and take the next step.
- それでは、それでいきましょう。Let’s go with that, then.
- はい、そうします。Yes, I’ll do that.
- 了解しました。Got it.
- 問題ありません。No problem.
- こちらで進めます。I’ll take it from here.
- 任せてください。Leave it to me.
Scene — a short meeting
At the Ueno office, Mori-san sits with a tablet and a blank whiteboard. The puzzle-game build is next, and the meeting has already run long.
Leo sits across from her. He does not reach for an extra sorry. He waits for the plan, then goes along.
Learn — go along with the plan
Six lines help you accept a plan and take the next step.
Say you will do it, then offer to handle it from your side.
それでは、それでいきましょう。
Let’s go with that, then.
When to use it: Use this to close a choice and start that plan.
それでは wraps up the choice, then それでいきましょう follows that plan.
Say it: Keep しょう long; do not cut it to しょ.
はい、そうします。
Yes, I’ll do that.
When to use it: Use this when you accept a task someone just named.
します is polite for I will do it, and そう points at the plan they just named.
了解しました。
Got it.
When to use it: Use this at work when you have taken in the plan.
The past しました shows the message is already in, not still arriving.
Say it: りょう is a long yo, longer than a short りょ.
問題ありません。
No problem.
When to use it: Use this to say the plan is fine on your side.
ありません is the polite there is not, and here it means there is no issue.
Say it: Give ん in 問題 its own beat.
こちらで進めます。
I’ll take it from here.
When to use it: Use this when you will handle the next step yourself.
こちらで means on your side, and 進めます is the polite I will move it forward.
Say it: The u in ます is almost silent.
任せてください。
Leave it to me.
When to use it: Use this to ask them to let you handle it.
任せて is the て-form of 任せる, and ください asks them to allow that.
Story — the next build
Mori-san picks a short meeting. Leo goes along and takes the next build.
Highlighted phrases are the new lines. Turn on Show English if you want a gloss.
- Mori-san sets her tablet down. The whiteboard behind her is still blank.
Mori今日は短い形式にしましょう。Let’s use the short format today.
Leoはい、そうしましょう。Yes, let’s do that.- Mori三十分の予定です。It’s scheduled for thirty minutes.
- Leoそれでは、それでいきましょう。Let’s go with that, then.
- Moriじゃあ、それで決まりですね。Then it’s a plan.
- Leo了解しました。Got it.
- Mori-san nods at the next item on her tablet.
- Mori次のビルド、レオさんにお願いできますか。Could I ask you to take the next build, Leo?
- Leoはい、そうします。Yes, I’ll do that.
- Mori翻訳の確認も、大丈夫ですか。Is the translation check all right too?
- Leo問題ありません。No problem.
- Moriそうですね。私は別件を見ます。Right. I’ll look at another matter.
- Leoこちらで進めます。I’ll take it from here.
- Moriテストのほうも、お願いできますか。Could I ask you to take the testing too?
- Leo任せてください。Leave it to me.
Practice — pick the right yes
Eleven short tasks wait in this round. You will listen, fill a gap, build a line, and spot a mistake.
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?
Two formats were on the table. The team just picked one. Lock that choice and start the plan.
Fill the gap
Fill the gap
I’ll take it from here.
こちらで____。
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
任せてください。
Pick the reply
Mori says:
Pick the reply
次のビルド、レオさんにお願いできますか。
Could I ask you to take the next build, Leo?
And you reply with:
Build the line
Build the line
No problem.
。
Tap the words in order.
What do you say?
What do you say?
Mori-san suggests you both use the short format. Join the plan together.
Swap the word
Swap the word
Mori-san asked you to take the next build yourself, not to decide it together.
はい、そう____。
True or false?
True or false?
This line says the meeting is planned for thirty minutes.
Find the mistake
Find the mistake
Fill the gap
Fill the gap
Then it's a plan.
じゃあ、それで____ですね。
Say it — your turn to speak
You are Leo in that short meeting. 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今日は短い形式にしましょう。Let’s use the short format today.
- Leo (you)Close her choice and go with that plan.
Close her choice and go with that plan.
それでは、それでいきましょう。
Let’s go with that, then.
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Recap — what you can say now
| Japanese | English | Play |
|---|---|---|
| それでは、それでいきましょう。 | Let’s go with that, then. | |
| はい、そうします。 | Yes, I’ll do that. | |
| 了解しました。 | Got it. | |
| 問題ありません。 | No problem. | |
| こちらで進めます。 | I’ll take it from here. | |
| 任せてください。 | Leave it to me. |
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Keep practicing with Yak Cards
Keep these yes-lines in your pocket. Open the Yak Cards for this lesson and run them on the train.
A short Yak Cards round before a meeting keeps going-along ready.
Open Yak Cards