Making plans

Stage 3General verbsChunk 14 of 32 · items 295–298 of 484

Arranging to see someone: wait, meet, decide, get in touch.

Mix-ups

'See a friend' is au with ni, not miru; kimeta (I decided) vs kimatta (it's been settled) is the pair to watch inside kimeru.

matsu

polite machimasudrama rank #71

wait

待つ まつPlay 待ちますPlay

Waiting for someone or something (X o matsu), and matte / chotto matte is the all-purpose 'hold on'.

casualPlay

eki de matteru ne.

I'll wait for you at the station.

駅で待ってるね。

politePlay

eki de mattemasu ne.

I'll be waiting at the station.

駅で待ってますね。

matteru = 'I'll be waiting' as well as 'I'm waiting'.

au

polite aimasudrama rank #110

meet; see (someone)

会う あうPlay 会いますPlay

Meeting or seeing a person, planned or by chance, with the person marked by ni (or to for a mutual meet-up).

casualPlay

ashita nanji ni au?

What time should we meet tomorrow?

明日何時に会う？

politePlay

ashita nanji ni aimashou ka?

What time shall we meet tomorrow?

明日何時に会いましょうか？

Homophone au 合う = fit / match (saizu ga au).

kimeru

polite kimemasudrama rank #261

decide

決める きめるPlay 決めますPlay

Deciding on something (X ni kimeru = go with X) and asking or saying whether a decision is made (kimeta?, mada kimetenai).

casualPlay

shuumatsu no yotei mou kimeta?

Have you made plans for the weekend yet?

週末の予定もう決めた？

politePlay

shuumatsu no yotei wa mou kimemashita ka?

Have you decided your weekend plans yet?

週末の予定はもう決めましたか？

kimatta = 'it's been decided' (no one named); kimeta = 'I/we decided'.

renraku suru

polite renraku shimasudrama rank #326*

contact; get in touch

連絡する れんらくするPlay 連絡しますPlay

Getting in touch by any channel — text, call or message — and the standard way to close a plan (mata renraku suru ne), with renraku shite = let me know.

casualPlay

mata renraku suru ne.

I'll get back to you.

また連絡するね。

politePlay

mata renraku shimasu ne.

I'll be in touch.

また連絡しますね。

The person contacted takes ni: senpai ni renraku suru.

Learn first: suru