Telling landlord hot water is broken: Scheduling a plumber for repair

💬 いつから？ is literally "from when?" and naturally means "since when?" or "starting when?" The same pattern works with other question words too, like どこから？ = "from where?".

💬 Put の between two nouns and the first one describes the second: きのうの夜 = "yesterday's night," meaning "last night." The same pattern works everywhere, like あしたの朝 for "tomorrow morning."

💬 Japanese often builds time expressions with の: きのうの夜 = "last night," きょうの午後 = "this afternoon." It's a handy pattern for combining a day word with part of the day.

💬 です makes the phrase polite, so からです is a polite way to end "from then/since then." Compare plain きのうの夜から with polite きのうの夜からです.

💬 から after a time means "since" or "from," so きのうの夜からです means "it's been that way since last night." You can swap in other times: 朝からです or さっきからです.

💬 だけ means "only," so 水だけ is "only water." In context like a shower, that implies "only cold water," since hot water would usually be お湯.

💬 だけ means "only," and here 水だけです means "it's only water." In Japanese, 水 here naturally implies cold water because hot water is normally called お湯.

💬 困る literally means something like "be troubled" or "be in difficulty," so それは困る is more like "that's a problem for me/us" than just "that's bad." ね softens it and makes it sound shared: "yeah, that's a problem."

💬 入ってる？ is a casual spoken shortening of 入っていますか. For switches, power, and machines, 入る means "be on," as in 電源が入ってる.

💬 Put の between two nouns and the first describes the second: 給湯器の電源 = "the water heater's power." The same pattern works in lots of practical phrases like 部屋のドア.

💬 入ってる？ is the casual spoken form of 入っていますか？. For power and switches, Japanese says 電源が入る — literally "the power enters," but naturally "the power is on."

🇯🇵 This sounds casual and natural between people who know each other, like a landlord speaking informally. In a more formal interaction, you'd expect 入っていますか？.

🇯🇵 はい doesn't always mean strong agreement; it often just means "yes, I heard you" or "right." In real conversations it can simply acknowledge what the other person said before adding more.

💬 直る means "be fixed" or "get repaired," not "fix something." For "fix it" yourself, Japanese uses 直す, as in 店が直します.

💬 直りません uses 直る, which means "be fixed" or "get repaired," so this sentence is literally "Yes, but it doesn't get fixed." For "someone fixes it," Japanese switches to 直す.

💬 わかった is the plain casual form of "understood" or "got it." The more polite version is わかりました.

🇯🇵 わかった。 sounds normal from a landlord, friend, or family member in casual conversation. Said upward to a customer, boss, or stranger, it can sound too blunt; わかりました is safer.

🇯🇵 〜屋さん often means a person or shop associated with that trade, so 水道屋さん is the plumber/plumbing company in an everyday way. In real life people often use this kind of label even when they don't know the exact company name.

💬 電話する is a noun-plus-する verb: literally "do a phone call." This pattern is very common in Japanese, like 勉強する or 予約する.

💬 ね at the end makes the statement softer and more interpersonal. Here 電話するね sounds like "I'll call, okay?" or "I'll call, just so you know."

🇯🇵 This ending sounds casual and reassuring, the kind of thing you'd say to someone you have an informal relationship with. In a more formal service interaction, you'd be more likely to hear 電話します.

💬 に marks the target of the call in 水道屋さんに電話する. With 電話する, Japanese marks the person or place called with に.

💬 来られますか means "can come," built from 来る. In real conversation this form is often used for both "can you come?" and "can they come?" depending on context.

💬 いつ usually comes before the verb it asks about: いつ来られますか？ = "when can they come?" You can reuse that order with other verbs too, like いつ帰りますか？.

💬 Put の between time words to make a more specific time: きょう + の + 午後 = きょうの午後. You can swap in others the same way, like あしたの午後.

💬 This uses の to link two time words: あした + の + 午前 = tomorrow morning. The same pattern works with other times too, like きょうの午前.

💬 In choices, がいい means "is better" or "I prefer," not just plain "is good." You can reuse it with lots of options: これがいいです = "This one is good / I'll take this one."

💬 どっち is the casual way to ask "which one?" between two options. For more than two, Japanese often uses どれ instead.

💬 がいいです often means "I prefer..." when you're choosing between options, not just "...is good." For example, 午前がいいです means "Morning works best for me."

💬 When choosing a time, Xがいいです is a very common way to say "X would be best" or "I'd prefer X." Swap in other options the same way: 午後がいいです.

💬 にいます is used for being in a place: 家にいます = "be at home," 会社にいます = "be at the office." Use に for where someone or something exists, not movement.

🇯🇵 じゃあ。 here is a very everyday "Okay, then" or "All right." It's casual and common in conversation, especially when moving things along or wrapping up a small decision.

💬 十時 is said (juu-ji). The 時 part is often pronounced (ji) in clock times: 七時 (shichi-ji), 四時 (yo-ji).

💬 お願いする literally means "request," but with a time like this it often means "book/schedule it for." The に marks the time point: 十時にお願いする.

🇯🇵 The ending ね makes this sound softer and more friendly, like checking the other person is with you. It's natural with someone you already have an easy, casual tone with.

💬 Xにお願いする can mean more than just "ask for X" — with a time, it often means "set it for X" or "book it for X." Here 十時に is the chosen time point.

🇯🇵 This sounds casual because of ね. In a more formal setting, you'd more likely hear something less direct or with more polite wording.

💬 たら after a past-form verb often means "when/after that happens": 終わったら = "when it's finished." You can reuse it with other actions, like 着いたら連絡します = "I'll contact you when I arrive."

💬 Sentence-final よ adds a feeling of letting the other person know something: 連絡するよ is more like "I'll let you know, okay." Without よ, it sounds a bit plainer.

💬 This combines two very common patterns: 終わったら = "when it's done," and 連絡する = "contact/let someone know." You can swap the first part easily: 着いたら連絡するよ = "I'll let you know when I arrive."