Lesson 47: 一人で 旅行する つもりです

N5 · Lesson 47 · 17 min — Say what you "plan to" do, and what is already "scheduled"

In Lessons 34 and 35 you learned the dictionary form, and in Lesson 40 the ない form. They are useful again here. Dictionary form or ない form + つもりです means "plan to ~ / plan not to ~". Dictionary form + 予定よていです means "scheduled to ~". Both can sound like "going to" in English. What is the difference? Let's read the comic first!

After this lesson, you can:

Long weekend plans?

Rin's cold is gone. The long weekend is near, and everyone chats about plans... (れんきゅう = long weekend; また = again; さがす = look for; アルバイト = part-time job)

Your own plan: つもり. A fixed schedule: 予定よてい. Next lesson: Rin finds an old photo like Grandpa's in the library!

Words in this lesson: holiday, trip, schedule

Grammar 1 / 2: つもり

Dictionary form / ない form + つもりです: "plan to ~ / plan not to ~" (your own decision)

Grammar 2 / 2: よてい

Dictionary form / noun の + 予定よていです: "scheduled to ~" (already arranged)