Topic N2

N2๐Ÿ—ฃ Conversation

2. Service - Handling Customer Complaints

N2 Conversation Lesson 2 - Service - Handling Customer Complaints

๐Ÿ’ฌDialogue

A

ใกใ‚‡ใฃใจใ€ๅบ—้•ทใ•ใ‚“ใ‚’ๅ‘ผใ‚“ใงใ„ใŸใ ใ‘ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ—ใ‚‰ใ€‚

Excuse me, could you call the store manager for me?

ใŠๅพ…ใŸใ›ใ„ใŸใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅบ—้•ทใฎไฝ่—คใงใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ๆœฌๆ—ฅใฏใฉใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ”็”จไปถใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใ€‚

Sorry to keep you waiting. I am Sato, the store manager. How may I help you today?

B
A

ๅ…ˆๆ—ฅใ“ใกใ‚‰ใง่ณผๅ…ฅใ—ใŸๆŽƒ้™คๆฉŸใชใ‚“ใงใ™ใŒใ€ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆๅคงไบ‹ใชๆฅๅฎขใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ๆ—ฅใซ้™ใฃใฆๅ‹•ใ‹ใชใใชใฃใฆใ—ใพใฃใฆใ€‚ไธ่‰ฏๅ“ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใ„ใ‹ใ—ใ‚‰ใ€‚

Regarding the vacuum cleaner I purchased here the other day, of all days, it stopped working on the very day I have important guests. I wonder if it's a defective product.

ๅทฆๆง˜ใงใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚ใ›ใฃใ‹ใใŠ่ฒทใ„ไธŠใ’ใ„ใŸใ ใ„ใŸใซใ‚‚ใ‹ใ‹ใ‚ใ‚‰ใšใ€ใ”ไธไพฟใ‚’ใŠใ‹ใ‘ใ—ใฆ่ช ใซ็”ณใ—่จณใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚

Is that so. Despite the trouble of purchasing from us, we are truly sorry for the inconvenience caused.

B
A

ใ‚ใ–ใ‚ใ–้‡ใ„ๆ€ใ„ใ‚’ใ—ใฆๆŒใฃใฆใใŸใ‚“ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ไฝ•ใจใ‹ใ—ใฆใกใ‚‡ใ†ใ ใ„ใ€‚

I went to the trouble of carrying this heavy thing here, so please do something about it.

ใŠๆ‰‹ๆ•ฐใ‚’ใŠใ‹ใ‘ใ—ใŸใ“ใจใ€็—›ใฟๅ…ฅใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ใ™ใใซ็พ็‰ฉใ‚’็ขบ่ชใ•ใ›ใฆใ„ใŸใ ใใพใ™ใ€‚...ใชใ‚‹ใปใฉใ€ๅˆๆœŸไธ่‰ฏใฎๅฏ่ƒฝๆ€งใŒ้ซ˜ใ„ใงใ™ใญใ€‚

I am grateful for the trouble you took. Allow me to check the actual product immediately... I see, there is a high possibility of an initial defect.

B
A

ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†๏ผŸใ™ใใซๆ–ฐๅ“ใจไบคๆ›ใ—ใฆใปใ—ใ„ใ‚ใ€‚

Right? I want you to exchange it for a new one immediately.

ใŠใฃใ—ใ‚ƒใ‚‹้€šใ‚Šใ€็›ดใกใซไบคๆ›ใ•ใ›ใฆใ„ใŸใ ใใŸใ„ใฎใงใ™ใŒใ€ใ‚ใ„ใซใๆœฌๆ—ฅใ“ใกใ‚‰ใฎๆฉŸ็จฎใŒๅœจๅบซๅˆ‡ใ‚ŒใจใชใฃใฆใŠใ‚Šใพใ—ใฆใ€็พๆ™‚็‚นใงใฏใ”่ฆๆœ›ใซๆฒฟใ„ใ‹ใญใ‚‹็Šถๆณใงใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

As you say, we would like to exchange it right away, but unfortunately, this model is out of stock today, so at the moment, we find it difficult to meet your request.

B
A

ใˆใฃใ€ๅœจๅบซใŒใชใ„ใฎ๏ผŸใพใŸๅ‡บ็›ดใ•ใชใใ‚ƒใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ใฃใฆใ“ใจ๏ผŸ

What, out of stock? Does that mean I have to come out again?

ใ„ใˆใ€ใจใ‚“ใงใ‚‚ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ใŠๅฎขๆง˜ใฎใ”ไธๆบ€ใซใ“ใŸใˆใฆใ€ๅพŒ็ถ™ใฎๆœ€ๆ–ฐใƒขใƒ‡ใƒซใ‚’ๅŒไพกๆ ผใงๆไพ›ใ•ใ›ใฆใ„ใŸใ ใใจใ„ใ†ใฎใฏใ„ใ‹ใŒใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใ€‚

No, not at all. In response to your dissatisfaction, how about we provide the latest successor model at the same price?

B
A

ใˆใฃใ€ๆœ€ๆ–ฐใƒขใƒ‡ใƒซใ‚’๏ผŸใใ‚“ใชใ“ใจใพใงใ—ใฆใ„ใ„ใฎ๏ผŸ

What, the latest model? Is it okay to do that much?

ใฏใ„ใ€‚ใ”่ฟทๆƒ‘ใ‚’ใŠใ‹ใ‘ใ—ใŸใŠ่ฉซใณใฎๆฐ—ๆŒใกใ‚’่พผใ‚ใฆใ€็‰นๅˆฅใซๅฏพๅฟœใ•ใ›ใฆใ„ใŸใ ใใพใ™ใ€‚

Yes. With our heartful apologies for causing you trouble, we will handle it as a special case.

B
A

ใใ†ใชใฎใ€‚ใใ‚Œใชใ‚‰็ดๅพ—ใ ใ‚ใ€‚ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ€‚

I see. Then I'm satisfied. Thank you.

โญKey Expressions

๏ฝžใซ้™ใฃใฆ

Indicates that something unfortunate happens at the worst possible time.

๏ฝžใซๆฒฟใ„ใ‹ใญใ‚‹

A polite way to decline someone's request or expectation.

๏ฝžใซใ“ใŸใˆใฆ

Performing an action to meet expectations, requests, or demands.

๏ฝžใซ้š›ใ—ใฆ

A formal way to indicate the time of an important or formal action.

๏ฝžใ‚’่พผใ‚ใฆ

Doing something with a strong feeling or dedication invested in it.

๏ฝž็—›ใฟๅ…ฅใ‚Šใพใ™

Expresses deep gratitude or humility in a highly formal manner.

โ“Questions

1

ๅฎขใฏใฉใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใช็Šถๆณใงๅ›ฐใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.ไฝฟใ„ๆ–นใŒใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„
B.ๅบ—ๅ“กใฎๆ…‹ๅบฆใŒๆ‚ชใ„
C.ๅ€คๆฎตใŒ้ซ˜ใ™ใŽใ‚‹
D.ๅคงไบ‹ใชๆฅๅฎขใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ๆ—ฅใซๆŽƒ้™คๆฉŸใŒๅฃŠใ‚ŒใŸ
2

ๅบ—้•ทใฏๅ•†ๅ“ใฎ็Šถๆ…‹ใ‚’ใฉใ†ๅˆคๆ–ญใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ‹ใ€‚

A.็‰นใซๅ•้กŒใฏใชใ„
B.ๅˆๆœŸไธ่‰ฏใฎๅฏ่ƒฝๆ€งใŒ้ซ˜ใ„
C.ๅฎขใฎไฝฟใ„ๆ–นใŒๆ‚ชใ„
D.ไฟฎ็†ใŒๅฟ…่ฆใ 
3

ใ™ใใซไบคๆ›ใงใใชใ„็†็”ฑใฏไฝ•ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.ๅบ—้•ทใฎ่จฑๅฏใŒๅฟ…่ฆใ ใ‹ใ‚‰
B.ไฟ่จผๆ›ธใŒใชใ„ใ‹ใ‚‰
C.ๅœจๅบซใŒๅˆ‡ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰
D.ๅฎขใŒๅ˜˜ใ‚’ใคใ„ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰
4

ๅบ—้•ทใŒๆๆกˆใ—ใŸ็‰นๅˆฅใชๅฏพๅฟœใฏไฝ•ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.ๆœ€ๆ–ฐใƒขใƒ‡ใƒซใ‚’ๅŒไพกๆ ผใงๆไพ›ใ™ใ‚‹
B.ไฟฎ็†ไปฃใ‚’็„กๆ–™ใซใ™ใ‚‹
C.ๅ…จ้ก่ฟ”้‡‘ใ™ใ‚‹
D.ใ‚‚ใ†ไธ€ๅฐใƒ—ใƒฌใ‚ผใƒณใƒˆใ™ใ‚‹
5

ใ€Œ็—›ใฟๅ…ฅใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€ใฎๆ„ๅ‘ณใจใ—ใฆๆญฃใ—ใ„ใฎใฏใฉใ‚Œใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.ๆ็ธฎใ—ใ€ๆทฑใๆ„Ÿ่ฌใพใŸใฏๅ็œใ™ใ‚‹
B.ไฝ“ใŒ็—›ใ„
C.ๆ€’ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹
D.ๆ‚ฒใ—ใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹

๐Ÿ“šVocabulary

ๆŽƒ้™คๆฉŸ

ใใ†ใ˜ใ

vacuum cleaner

ไธ่‰ฏๅ“

ใตใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ†ใฒใ‚“

defective product

็พ็‰ฉ

ใ’ใ‚“ใถใค

actual item

ๅœจๅบซ

ใ–ใ„ใ“

stock / inventory

ๅพŒ็ถ™

ใ“ใ†ใ‘ใ„

successor

ๆ–ฐๅ“

ใ—ใ‚“ใดใ‚“

new product

ใŠ่ฉซใณ

ใŠใ‚ใณ

apology

็ดๅพ—

ใชใฃใจใ

consent / understanding

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