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Learn Hardcore Japanese: youzi - errand

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 21
/youji

youji

Word

用事ようじyouji

Meaning

errand

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Japanese

Lesson

Usages of youji

今日きょう　は　用事ようじ　が　ある　ので、　早はやく　帰かえります。kyou wa youji ga aru node, hayaku kaerimasu.

I have something to do today, so I will go home early.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

明日あした、　彼女かのじょ　は　用事ようじ　で　向むこう　の　町まち　に　行いきます。ashita, kanojo wa youji de mukou no machi ni ikimasu.

Tomorrow she will go to the town over there for an errand.

彼かれ　は　面倒めんどうな　こと　を　あと　に　すること　が　多おおい　が、　昼間ひるま　に　用事ようじ　を　済すませる　よう　に　する。kare wa mendouna koto o ato ni surukoto ga ooi ga, hiruma ni youji o sumaseru you ni suru.

He often puts troublesome things off, but he tries to get errands done during the day.

私わたし　は　通知つうち　の　時間じかん　を　夜よる　に　設定せっていする　よう　に　して、　用事ようじ　を　昼間ひるま　に　済すませる。watashi wa tsuuchi no jikan o yoru ni setteisuru you ni shite, youji o hiruma ni sumaseru.

I try to set notification times at night and finish errands during the day.

朝あさ　の　うち　に　用事ようじ　を　すませて、　午後ごご　は　家いえ　で　ゆっくり　します。asa no uchi ni youji o sumasete, gogo wa ie de yukkuri shimasu.

I’ll take care of my errands in the morning, and relax at home in the afternoon.

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