Topic N4

N4 3297๐Ÿ—ฃ Conversation

Lesson 31: Future Intentions

N4 Conversation Lesson 31 - Future Intentions

๐Ÿ’ฌDialogue

A

็”ฐไธญใ•ใ‚“ใ€ๅคงๅญฆใ‚’ๅ’ๆฅญใ—ใŸใ‚‰ใ€ใฉใ†ใ™ใ‚‹ใคใ‚‚ใ‚Šใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

Tanaka-san, what do you intend to do after graduating from university?

ๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎไผš็คพใงๅƒใ“ใ†ใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใšใฃใจๅคขใ ใฃใŸใ‚“ใงใ™ใ€‚

I am thinking of working at a Japanese company. It has been my dream for a long time.

B
A

ใใ‚Œใฏใ™ใ”ใ„ใงใ™ใญใ€‚ใฉใ‚“ใชไป•ไบ‹ใŒใ—ใŸใ„ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

That is wonderful. What kind of work do you want to do?

ใ‚ทใ‚นใƒ†ใƒ ใ‚จใƒณใ‚ธใƒ‹ใ‚ขใฎไป•ไบ‹ใ‚’ใ—ใŸใ„ใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ITใŒๅฅฝใใชใฎใงใ€‚

I am thinking of becoming a systems engineer. I really like IT.

B
A

ใ„ใ„ใงใ™ใญใ€‚ไป•ไบ‹ใฏใ‚‚ใ†ๆŽขใ—ๅง‹ใ‚ใพใ—ใŸใ‹ใ€‚

That sounds great. Have you started looking for a job yet?

ใฏใ„ใ€ๆฅๆœˆใ‹ใ‚‰ๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎไผš็คพใฎ้ขๆŽฅใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใ‚‹ใคใ‚‚ใ‚Šใงใ™ใ€‚

Yes, from next month I plan to take interviews at Japanese companies.

B
A

ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใฏใฉใฎใใ‚‰ใ„ใงใใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚้ขๆŽฅใ‚‚ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใงใ™ใ‚‹ใคใ‚‚ใ‚Šใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

How is your Japanese ability? Do you intend to have the interview in Japanese too?

N2ใซๅˆๆ ผใ—ใŸใฎใงใ€ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใง่ฉฑใ›ใ‚‹ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใพใ ๅฟƒ้…ใงใ™ใŒใ€‚

I passed N2, so I think I can speak Japanese. I am still a bit worried though.

B
A

่‡ชไฟกใ‚’ๆŒใฃใฆ่ฉฑใ›ใฐใ€ๅคงไธˆๅคซใงใ™ใ‚ˆใ€‚ใ„ใคๆ—ฅๆœฌใธ่กŒใไบˆๅฎšใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

If you speak with confidence, you will be fine. When do you plan to go to Japan?

ๆฅๅนดใฎๅ››ๆœˆใซ่กŒใไบˆๅฎšใงใ™ใ€‚ใใ‚Œใพใงใซใ‚‚ใฃใจๆบ–ๅ‚™ใ™ใ‚‹ใคใ‚‚ใ‚Šใงใ™ใ€‚

I am scheduled to go next April. I intend to prepare more until then.

B
A

ๆ—ฅๆœฌใงใฎ็”Ÿๆดปใ‚‚ๆฅฝใ—ใฟใซใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

Are you also looking forward to life in Japan?

ใฏใ„ใ€ๅ‹้”ใ‚‚ใงใใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ„ใชใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ๆฅฝใ—ใฟใซใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

Yes, I also hope I can make new friends. I am really looking forward to it.

B

โญKey Expressions

ใ€œใŸใ‚‰ใ€ใ€œ

After ~ / When ~ / If ~ (time condition)

ใ€œใคใ‚‚ใ‚Šใงใ™

Intend to ~ (firm intention)

ใ€œใ‚ˆใ†ใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™

Thinking of doing ~ / Planning to ~

ใ€œไบˆๅฎšใงใ™

Scheduled to ~ / Plan to ~

๐Ÿ“šVocabulary

ใ€œใคใ‚‚ใ‚Šใงใ™

intend to ~ (decided intention)

ใ€œใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™

thinking of ~ / planning to (ongoing intention)

ใ€œไบˆๅฎšใงใ™

ใ‚ˆใฆใ„ใงใ™

scheduled to ~ (concrete plan)

ใ€œใŸใ‚‰

after ~ / if ~ (time condition)

ๆŽขใ™

ใ•ใŒใ™

to search for, to look for

้ขๆŽฅ

ใ‚ใ‚“ใ›ใค

interview

ๅฟƒ้…ใ™ใ‚‹

ใ—ใ‚“ใฑใ„ใ™ใ‚‹

to worry, to be anxious

ๅ—ใ‘ใ‚‹

ใ†ใ‘ใ‚‹

to take (an exam/interview)

่‡ชไฟกใ‚’ๆŒใค

ใ˜ใ—ใ‚“ใ‚’ใ‚‚ใค

to have confidence

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