Getting the message across
Core words, Stage 3chunk 6 of 76Verbs: talking
Lets you pass on messages, report news and check you were understood.
- tsutaerutell, pass on (a message); get across
- tsutawaruget across; come through; be passed down
- tsuujiruget through; be understood; connect (a call)
- houkoku surureport; let (someone) know
Mix-ups Tsutaeru (you tell) vs tsutawaru (it gets through).
tsutaeru
polite tsutaemasu
tell, pass on (a message); get across
Passing a message along, or putting feelings into words.
Tsutaeru is you telling; tsutawaru is the message getting through.
kare ni yoroshiku tsutaete.
Say hi to him for me.
彼によろしく伝えて。
kare ni yoroshiku tsutaete kudasai.
Please say hello to him for me.
彼によろしく伝えてください。
Written 伝える · つたえる · 伝えますRank #317 in 3,030 TV dramas
tsutawaru
polite tsutawarimasu
get across; come through; be passed down
When a message or feeling reaches the other person: tsutawatta? = did that make sense?
The person tsutaeru; the message tsutawaru.
kimochi, chanto tsutawatta to omou yo.
I think your feelings really came across.
気持ち、ちゃんと伝わったと思うよ。
kimochi wa chanto tsutawatta to omoimasu.
I think your feelings came across.
気持ちはちゃんと伝わったと思います。
Written 伝わる · つたわる · 伝わりますRank #1385 in 3,030 TV dramas
tsuujiru
polite tsuujimasu
get through; be understood; connect (a call)
Your meaning, your language, or a phone call getting through.
Denwa ga tsuujinai = the call won't go through. Hanashi ga tsuujiru = we understand each other.
ryokou de eigo ga zenzen tsuujinakatta.
On the trip, nobody understood my English at all.
旅行で英語が全然通じなかった。
ryokou de eigo ga zenzen tsuujimasen deshita.
On the trip, my English didn't get through at all.
旅行で英語が全然通じませんでした。
Written 通じる · つうじる · 通じますRank #1733 in 3,030 TV dramas
houkoku suru
polite houkoku shimasu
report; let (someone) know
Passing on news or results — to a boss, family or friends.
The work motto hourensou = houkoku, renraku, soudan (report, keep in touch, consult).
kekka detara houkoku suru ne.
I'll let you know when the results come out.
結果出たら報告するね。
kekka ga detara houkoku shimasu.
I'll report back when the results come out.
結果が出たら報告します。
Written 報告する · ほうこくする · 報告しますRank #820 in 3,030 TV dramas