JLPT N3 Listening Practice Quiz 03

会社で社長と田中さんが話しています。社員が在宅勤務できる日は、来月から一週間に何回になりますか。

社員が在宅勤務できる日は、来月から一週間に何回になりますか。

※タイムスタンプは目安めやすです。実際 じっさいの音声おんせいと多少たしょう ずれることがあります。
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At an office, the president and Tanaka-san are talking. How many days a week will employees be able to work from home starting next month?

President: Tanaka-san, do you have a moment? I’d like to talk something over with you about working from home.

Tanaka: Sure, what is it?

President: Right now, employees can only choose to work from home once a week.

Tanaka: That’s right. It’s once a week.

President: Starting next month, I’m thinking of adding two more days.

Tanaka: That sounds great! So that will make it three days a week.

President: Yes, that’s right. Still, I’m worried about a lack of communication between employees…

Tanaka: Then how about deciding on one day a week when everyone must come into the office?

President: That’s a good idea. Let’s do that.

Tanaka: I think everyone will be happy about it!

語彙	読み方	English
相談	そうだん	consultation, talking something over
在宅勤務	ざいたくきんむ	working from home, remote work
選ぶ	えらぶ	to choose
〜だけしか	だけしか	only ~ (emphatic, with a negative)
増やす	ふやす	to increase
社員間	しゃいんかん	among employees, between staff
不足	ふそく	shortage, lack
心配	しんぱい	worry, concern
必ず	かならず	without fail, always
全員	ぜんいん	everyone, all members
出社	しゅっしゃ	coming into the office
喜ぶ	よろこぶ	to be glad, to be pleased

文法	意味 / Meaning	例文 / Example
〜んですよ	you see, ~ (explanatory tone, introducing a topic)	相談があるんですよ。
〜だけしか〜ない	only ~ (nothing more than); emphatic limitation	週に1回だけしか選べません。
〜（よ）うと思う	I’m thinking of doing ~, I intend to ~	あと2日増やそうと思うんです。
〜たらどうでしょうか	how about doing ~? (soft suggestion)	出社する日を決めたらどうでしょうか。
〜と思いますよ	I think ~ (offering an opinion)	みんな喜ぶと思いますよ。