Key Phrases
こんにちは
konnichiwa
Hello
週末の予定はありますか？
shuumatsu no yotei wa ari masu ka
Do you have any plans for the weekend?
どこに行くの？
doko ni iku n
Where are you going?
Skills You'll Learn
Discussing weekend plans
週末の予定を話す
shuumatsu no yotei o hanasu
Talking about activities with friends and family
友達や家族との活動について話す
tomodachi ya kazoku to no katsudou ni tsui te hanasu
Expressing curiosity about someone's plans
誰かの予定への興味を表現する
dare ka no yotei e no kyoumi o hyougen suru
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine a conversation between a Japanese language bot and a learner casually chatting about their well-being and weekend plans. The chat unfolds with mutual interest in each other's plans - the user plans to watch a movie with friends, while the bot is going on a family picnic. They discuss the beauty of the local park and wish each other an enjoyable weekend.
こんにちは、元気ですか？
konnichiwa genki desu ka
Hello, how are you?
こんにちは、元気だよ。あなたは？
konnichiwa genki da yo anata wa
Hello, I'm good. How about you?
私も元気です。週末の予定はありますか？
watashi mo genki desu shuumatsu no yotei wa ari masu ka
I'm good too. Do you have any plans for the weekend?
うん、友達と映画を見に行く予定だよ。あなたは？
un tomodachi to eiga o mi ni iku yotei da yo anata wa
Yes, I'm planning to go see a movie with friends. What about you?
私は家族と一緒にピクニックに行くつもりです。
watashi wa kazoku to issho ni pikunikku ni iku tsumori desu
I'm going to go on a picnic with my family.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
こんにちは
konnichiwa
Hello
元気ですか？
genki desu ka
How are you?
元気だよ。
genki da yo
I'm good.
💬 [だよ] is casual; compare [元気です] for polite and [元気だよ] for friendly speech. The [よ] adds a feeling like "just so you know" or warm emphasis.
See breakdown →あなたは？
anata wa
How about you?
💬 [は] here is the topic marker, said (wa), not (ha). [あなたは？] literally means "As for you?" and is a very common short way to say "How about you?".
See breakdown →私も元気です。
watashi mo genki desu
I'm good too.
週末の予定はありますか？
shuumatsu no yotei wa ari masu ka
Do you have any plans for the weekend?
💬 Put [の] between two nouns and the first describes the second: [週末の予定] = "weekend plans." You can reuse this pattern easily, like [明日の予定] for "tomorrow's plans."
See breakdown →うん、…
un
Yes, I do.
🇯🇵 [うん] is casual and friendly. Use it with friends or people you're relaxed with; in more polite situations, [はい] fits better.
See breakdown →映画
eiga
Movie
見に行く
mi ni iku
Go to see
💬 [見に行く] is a useful pattern for "go to do": verb stem + [に行く]. You can swap in other verbs, like [食べに行く] "go to eat" or [買いに行く] "go to buy."
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