(えき)

station

(しゅわ)

sign language

(あんない)

guide, information

(はじまる)

to begin

(とうきょう)

Tokyo

(さーびす)

service

(て)

hand

(ゆび)

finger

(つかう)

to use

(はなす)

to speak, talk

(ことば)

words, language

(みみ)

ear

(きこえる)

to be audible, to hear

(ひと)

person / people

(えきいん)

station attendant, station staff

(つかいかた)

how to use; usage

(かんたん)

simple / easy

(きかい)

machine

(がめん)

screen, display

(でる)

to come out; to occur

(はなし)

talk, story

(つたえる)

to convey / to tell

(きっぷ)

ticket

(かいかた)

how to buy, way of buying

(でんしゃ)

electric train

(じかん)

time

(きく)

to listen, hear

(きょねん)

last year

(じゅんび)

preparation

(かいしゃ)

company

(みんな)

Everyone; everybody

(あんしん)

relief / peace of mind

(のる)

to ride, board

(ほかの)

other, another

(おなじ)

same

(はじめる)

to begin, start

did ... (polite past)

Polite past tense of verbs. Formed with verb stem + ました. Used in formal or polite speech to describe completed actions.

and / by doing (means)

The te-form connects clauses; here it expresses the means by which the teacher creates problems (by using AI).

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 form / come into being

Here 台風ができました means a typhoon formed (came into existence).

polite non-past tense

The polite non-past ～ます states what will happen — the funeral will continue.

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 make sure that, to ensure that

Expresses the goal of bringing about a certain state or preventing something. Formed with verb plain form + ようにする. Often used to describe efforts to ensure or prevent something.

Even ~; also at ~

Particle でも after a noun means 'even' or 'also at.' 首相官邸の庭でも means 'even at the Prime Minister's residence garden.'

plan to / is scheduled to

Indicates a scheduled plan or intent.

駅で手話の案内が始まる

Sign-language guidance is starting at train stations

東京の駅で、手話で案内するサービスが始まりました。

At a station in Tokyo, a service that gives guidance in sign language has started.

手話は、手や指を使って話す言葉です。

Sign language is a language that is spoken using the hands and fingers.

耳が聞こえない人が、駅員と話すことができます。

People who cannot hear are able to talk with station staff.

使い方は簡単です。

It is simple to use.

駅の機械の画面に、手話ができる人が出ます。

A person who can use sign language appears on the screen of a machine in the station.

その人が、駅員の話を手話で伝えます。

That person conveys what the station attendant says in sign language.

切符の買い方や、電車の時間を聞くことができます。

You can ask about how to buy a ticket, or about train times.

この駅では、去年から準備をしていました。

At this station, they had been preparing for it since last year.

会社の人は「みんなが安心して電車に乗れるようにしたいです」と話しました。

A person from the company said, "We want to make it so that everyone can ride the trains with peace of mind."

ほかの駅でも、同じサービスを始める予定です。

They plan to start the same service at other stations as well.