(かいしゃ)

company

(しゅうきゅう)

weekly day(s) off

(ためす)

to try, to test

(にほん)

Japan

(しゅう)

week

(やすみ)

holiday, rest

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(しゃいん)

company employee

(げつようび)

Monday

(もくようび)

Thursday

(はたらく)

to work

(きんようび)

Friday

(やすむ)

to rest; to take a break

(げんき)

Healthy; energetic; lively

(かんがえる)

to think; to consider

(おおい)

many

(からだ)

body

(こころ)

heart, mind

(つかれる)

to be tired

(かぞく)

family

(すごす)

to spend (time)

(じかん)

time

(しかし)

however, but

(もんだい)

problem

(ひ)

day

(すくない)

few, scarce

(しごと)

work, job

(おわる)

to end

(きゅうりょう)

salary, wages

(さがる)

To fall; to go down

(もっと)

more / further

is doing, has been doing (ongoing state/action)

Expresses a continuing action or resulting state. Formed with て-form + いる. Can describe an action in progress or a state resulting from a past change.

to say that ...

Quotation pattern. と marks the quoted content, followed by 言う (to say). Used for both direct and indirect speech.

from ... to ...

Indicates a range of time, place, or quantity. から marks the starting point, and here it is used to show a range (2週間から3週間).

can do ..., to be able to ...

Verb dictionary form + ことができる expresses ability or possibility. More formal than the potential verb form. Common in written Japanese and announcements.

to think/consider that ~

Expresses thought or opinion. 問題だと考えています means 'consider it a problem'.

hard to ~; difficult to ~

Attached to a verb stem to describe difficulty — 'people who have difficulty hearing'.

if/when ~, then ~ (conditional と)

The conditional と links cause and effect: 休みが多いと (when there are many days off) and 働く日が少ないと (when there are few work days).

there are cases where / sometimes

Indicates a possible downside: 給料が下がる場合もあります (there are cases where pay goes down).

it is said that ~

Passive form expressing common knowledge or reputation. It is said that aquaculture of nodoguro is difficult.

会社が「週休３日」を試している

Companies are trying a "three-day weekend"

日本で、週に休みを３日にする会社が増えています。

In Japan, more and more companies are making three days a week off.

これを「週休３日」と言います。

This is called a "three-day weekend."

社員は、月曜日から木曜日まで働いて、金曜日も休むことができます。

Employees work from Monday to Thursday and can also take Friday off.

会社は、社員が元気に働けると考えています。

Companies think that employees can work in good health.

休みが多いと、体や心が疲れにくくなります。

When there are more days off, the body and mind become less tired.

家族と過ごす時間も増えます。

Time spent with family also increases.

しかし、問題もあります。

However, there are also problems.

働く日が少ないと、仕事が終わらないことがあります。

When there are fewer working days, sometimes the work does not get finished.

給料が下がる場合もあります。

There are also cases where pay goes down.

これから、もっと多くの会社が「週休３日」を試すと言われています。

It is said that from now on, even more companies will try a "three-day weekend."