► 動詞
相談 [そうだん] [相談する] meaning: consult rank: 2
☆ 彼には悩みを相談する人が誰もいない ⇨ He has nobody to talk to when he has a problem
☆ 彼は弁護士に相談した ⇨ He consulted an attorney
相談 [そうだん] [相談する] meaning: discuss rank: 2
☆ 妻と相談してから決めます ⇨ I will discuss with my wife and then decide
☆ 皆で集まって相談しよう ⇨ Everybody let’s get together and talk about it
► 名詞
相談 [そうだん] meaning: consult rank: 2
☆ 弁護士の相談料 ⇨ Consultation fees for lawyers
☆ 私は相談相手がいない ⇨ I have nobody to talk to. I have no confidant
相談 [そうだん] [coll] meaning: demand rank: 2
☆ これを一週間でやれというのは無理な相談だ ⇨ It is an impossible demand to get this done in one week
相談 [そうだん] [相談に乗る] meaning: help rank: 2
☆ 困ったことがあれば何時でも相談に乗りますよ ⇨ I will always help you when you have some issues
☆ ちょっと相談に乗ってくれないか？ ⇨ Will you give me some advice? Will you do me a favor? (☛ Help someone directly or indirectly)
More examples:
- 誰にも相談出来ない悩み ⇨ A problem you cannot talk to not even a single person about
- 大統領は側近に相談しなかった ⇨ The president didn’t consult his aides
- 皆で寄り合って相談した ⇨ We got together and had a powwow
- 彼は誰にも相談できず一人で悶々としている ⇨ He cannot talk to anybody and is struggling all alone
- 彼はいつも周りに相談せずに自分一人の考えで先走る ⇨ He always starts running with his own ideas without consulting others
- 困った時はいつもお父さんに相談する ⇨ When I don’t know what to do, I always ask my dad for advice
- あの会社の顧客相談室は応対が悪い ⇨ The customer desk of the company has bad receptions
- 弁護士の先生に相談しよう ⇨ Let’s consult with the lawyer
- 会社の相談役 ⇨ An advisor of a company
- 身の上相談 ⇨ Life situation, personal problem, counseling
- 皆で寄り集まって相談した ⇨ We gathered, huddled up, and discussed
- 専門の医者に相談すべきだ ⇨ You should consult a specialist doctor
- 学校には相談室が常設されている ⇨ There is a permanent counseling room at the school
- ちょっと相談事があるんだけど ⇨ There is something I want to discuss with you
- 彼はいつも親身になって相談に乗ってくれる ⇨ He always give me advice as if like a family member