Topic N2
Japanese Learning
3. Communication - Politely Declining an Invitation
N2 Conversation Lesson 3 - Communication - Politely Declining an Invitation
๐ฌDialogue
็ฐไธญใใใไปๆฅใฎไผ่ญฐใฎๅพใใใใๆ้ใใใใฐไธๆฏใฉใใงใใใ้ง ๅใซๆฐใใใงใใใคใฟใชใขใณใๅณใใใใใจใชใใ้ฐๅฒๆฐใๆ็พคใ ใจ่ฉๅคใชใใงใใใ
Tanaka-san, after today's meeting, how about a drink if you have time? The new Italian place in front of the station is rumored to have not only great taste but also an outstanding atmosphere.
ใใใใใใฏ้ญ ๅ็ใงใใญใๅฑฑ็ฐๆงใใใฎใ่ชใใจใใใฐใใพใใซ้กใฃใฆใใชใ่ฉฑใชใใงใใ...ใ
Ah, that sounds wonderful. If it's an invitation from you, Yamada-san, it's truly an offer I couldn't wish for more, but...
ใใใไฝใไธ้ฝๅใงใใใใใงใใใ
Oh, do you have any inconvenience?
ใฏใใๅฎใฏใใใซใๆฌๆฅใฏๅ ็ดใใใใใพใใฆใใใใซใใฃใฆๅฆปใฎ่ช็ๆฅใชใใฎใงใใใใไปๆฅใฏๆฉใๅธฐใใจ็ดๆใใฆใใพใฃใใใงใใ
Yes. Actually, unfortunately I have a prior engagement today. Of all days, it's my wife's birthday, so I promised to come home early today.
ใใใใใใฏๅฅฅๆงใ็ฌฌไธใซ่ใใใใๅพใพใใใญใ่จๅฟตๆฅใซใไธไบบใซใใใใใใซใฏใใใพใใใใไฝใ็นๅฅใชใใฌใผใณใใงใ็จๆใใใฆใใใใงใใใ
Ah, in that case, you have no choice but to put your wife first. You can't leave her alone on an anniversary. Have you prepared any special present?
ใใใๅใใๆฌฒใใใฃใฆใใใใใฏใฌในใไบ็ดใใฆใใใใงใใใใใใๅใๅใใซ่กใใชใใใฐใชใใพใใใ
Yes, I reserved a necklace she has wanted for a long time. I have to go pick it up now.
ใใใฏ็ด ๆดใใใใงใใญใใใฃใจๅใฐใใพใใใ
That's wonderful. She will surely be delighted.
ใฏใฏใใใใ ใจใใใใงใใใใใฃใใใ่ชใใใใ ใใใใฎใใ็ณใ่จณใใใใพใใใใใใใใใใใฐใใพใใฎๆฉไผใซใไธ็ทใใใฆใใใ ใใชใใงใใใใใ
Haha, I hope so. I'm very sorry despite your kind invitation. If you don't mind, could I join you on another occasion?
ใใใใใกใใใงใใๅใๅใใใจ่จใฃใฆใฏไฝใงใใใๆฌกๅใฏ็งใใ้ฆณ่ตฐใใใฆใใใ ใใพใใใ
Yes, of course. To make up for it, I'll treat you next time.
ใๆฐ้ฃใใ็ใฟๅ ฅใใพใใใงใฏใใพใๆฅใๆนใใฆใใใฒใใใใใ้กใใใใใพใใ
I am deeply grateful for your consideration. Well then, I look forward to joining you another day.
ๅฅฅๆงใซใใใใใไผใใใ ใใใ็ด ๆตใชๅคใใ
Please give my regards to your wife. Have a wonderful evening.
ใใใใจใใใใใพใใๅคฑ็คผใใใใพใใ
Thank you. Excuse me.
โญKey Expressions
๏ฝ๏ผใ๏ผใใใใจใชใใ
Used to say that while A is true and important, B is even more so.
๏ฝ้กใฃใฆใใชใ
Describes a situation or offer that is so good you couldn't have wished for anything better.
๏ฝใใใๅพใชใ
Indicates that one must do something because there is no other option, even if they don't want to.
๏ฝใใฎใ
Expresses regret or dissatisfaction about something that didn't go as hoped.
๏ฝใซ็ธ้ใชใ
Expresses strong conviction or certainty about a judgment.
๏ฝใใใงใฏ
Used to warn of a negative result if the current (bad) status continues.
โQuestions
ๅฑฑ็ฐใใใฏใฌในใใฉใณใฎไฝใ่ฏใใจ่จใฃใฆใใพใใใ
็ฐไธญใใใ่ชใใๆญใฃใฆใใ็ดๆฅใฎ็็ฑใฏไฝใงใใใ
ๅฑฑ็ฐใใใฏ็ฐไธญใใใฎๆญใใ่ใใฆใฉใๅๅฟใใพใใใใ
ๅฑฑ็ฐใใใฏๆฌกๅใฎ็ดๆใซใคใใฆไฝใจ่จใใพใใใใ
ใ้กใฃใฆใใชใใใฎๆๅณใจใใฆ้ฉๅใชใใฎใฏใฉใใงใใใ
๐Vocabulary
ไผ่ญฐ
ใใใ
meeting
ๆ็พค
ใฐใคใใ
outstanding
ๅ ็ด
ใใใใ
prior engagement
ไธ้ฝๅ
ใตใคใใ
inconvenience
่จๅฟตๆฅ
ใใญใใณ
anniversary
ใใใฏใฌใน
ใญใฃใใใ
necklace
ๅใๅใใ
ใใใใใ
making up for
ใๆฐ้ฃใ
ใใใฅใใ
consideration / care
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N2 Conversation Lesson 1 - Business - Asking for a Deadline Extension
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N2 Conversation Lesson 2 - Service - Handling Customer Complaints
Colleagues - Discussing Future Career
N2 Conversation Lesson 4 - Colleagues - Discussing Future Career
Negotiation - Price Negotiation
N2 Conversation Lesson 5 - Negotiation - Price Negotiation