Topic N3

N3 3238๐Ÿ—ฃ Conversation

3. Complaint About a Defective Product

N3 Conversation Lesson 3 - Complaint About a Defective Product

๐Ÿ’ฌDialogue

ๅฎข

ใ™ใฟใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€ๆ˜จๆ—ฅใ“ใกใ‚‰ใง่ณผๅ…ฅใ—ใŸใƒ‘ใ‚ฝใ‚ณใƒณใŒใ†ใพใ่ตทๅ‹•ใ—ใชใ„ใ‚“ใงใ™ใŒใ€‚

Excuse me, the computer I bought here yesterday won't start up properly.

ใ”ไธไพฟใ‚’ใŠใ‹ใ‘ใ—ใฆๅคงๅค‰็”ณใ—่จณใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ใฉใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใช็Šถๆณใ‹่ฉณใ—ใใŠ่žใ‹ใ›ใ„ใŸใ ใ‘ใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

We are very sorry for the inconvenience. Could you please tell us more about the situation?

ๅบ—
ๅฎข

้›ปๆบใƒœใ‚ฟใƒณใ‚’ๆŠผใ—ใฆใ‚‚็”ป้ขใŒ็œŸใฃๆš—ใชใพใพใงใ€ใƒ•ใ‚กใƒณใŒๅ›žใ‚‹้Ÿณใ ใ‘ใŒใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ€‚่‡ชๅˆ†ใงใ‚‚ไฝ•ๅบฆใ‹่ฉฆใ—ใŸใ‚“ใงใ™ใŒใ€ๅ…จ็„ถใƒ€ใƒกใงใ€‚

Even when I press the power button, the screen stays completely dark and I only hear the fan spinning. I've tried it myself several times, but nothing works.

ๆ‰ฟ็Ÿฅใ„ใŸใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅˆๆœŸไธ่‰ฏใฎๅฏ่ƒฝๆ€งใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใญใ€‚ใŠๆ‰‹ๆ•ฐใงใ™ใŒใ€ใƒฌใ‚ทใƒผใƒˆใจใŠๅ“็‰ฉใ‚’ใŠ่ฆ‹ใ›ใ„ใŸใ ใ‘ใพใ™ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใ€‚

Understood. There's a possibility of a manufacturing defect. We apologize for the trouble, but could you please show us the receipt and the product?

ๅบ—
ๅฎข

ใฏใ„ใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใงใ™ใ€‚ใพใ ่ฒทใฃใฆไธ€ๆ—ฅใ‚‚็ตŒใฃใฆใ„ใชใ„ใฎใซใ€ๆœฌๅฝ“ใซๅ›ฐใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‚ˆใ€‚ๆ˜Žๆ—ฅใฎไผš่ญฐใงไฝฟใ‚ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ€‚

Yes, here it is. It hasn't even been a day since I bought it, and this is really troublesome. I have to use it for tomorrow's meeting.

้‡ใญใฆใŠ่ฉซใณ็”ณใ—ไธŠใ’ใพใ™ใ€‚ไฟ่จผๆœŸ้–“ๅ†…ใงใ™ใฎใงใ€ๆ–ฐๅ“ใจใฎไบคๆ›ใ€ใพใŸใฏ็„กๆ–™ใงใฎไฟฎ็†ใจใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ใฉใกใ‚‰ใŒใ‚ˆใ‚ใ—ใ„ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใ€‚

Again, we offer our sincerest apologies. Since it's within the warranty period, we can provide a replacement with a new one or fix it for free. Which would you prefer?

ๅบ—
ๅฎข

ไป•ไบ‹ใงๆ€ฅใ„ใงไฝฟใ„ใŸใ„ใฎใงใ€ไบคๆ›ใงใŠ้ก˜ใ„ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ไฟฎ็†ใ ใจๆ™‚้–“ใŒใ‹ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‚ˆใญใ€‚

I need to use it urgently for work, so please exchange it for a new one. Repairing it takes a lot of time, right?

ใฏใ„ใ€ไฟฎ็†ใฎๅ ดๅˆใฏไธ€้€ฑ้–“ใปใฉใŠๆ™‚้–“ใ‚’ใ„ใŸใ ใใ“ใจใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ใงใฏใ€ๆ–ฐๅ“ใฎๅœจๅบซใ‚’็ขบ่ชใ„ใŸใ—ใพใ™ใฎใงใ€ๅฐ‘ใ€…ใŠๅพ…ใกใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚

Yes, in the case of repairing, it will take about a week. Well then, please wait a moment while I check the stock for a new one.

ๅบ—

ใŠๅพ…ใŸใ›ใ„ใŸใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚็”ณใ—่จณใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ๅŒใ˜ใƒขใƒ‡ใƒซใฎๅœจๅบซใŒไปŠๅˆ‡ใ‚ŒใฆใŠใ‚Šใพใ—ใฆใ€ไป–ๅบ—ใ‹ใ‚‰ใฎๅ–ใ‚Šๅฏ„ใ›ใจใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚

Thank you for waiting. We are very sorry. It seems the exact same model is currently out of stock, so we will have to back-order it from another store.

ๅบ—
ๅฎข

ใˆใ€ไปŠๆ—ฅไธญใซไฝฟใˆใชใ„ใจๅ›ฐใ‚‹ใ‚“ใ ใ‘ใฉใ€‚ไฝ•ใจใ‹ใชใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹ใ€‚

What? It'll be a huge problem if I can't use it today. Can't something be done?

ใฏใ„ใ€ๆ˜Žๆ—ฅใฎๅˆๅพŒใซใฏใ“ใกใ‚‰ใซใ”็”จๆ„ใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ใใ‚Œใพใงใฎ้–“ใ€ๅฝ“ๅบ—ใฎไปฃๆ›ฟๆฉŸใ‚’็„กๆ–™ใง่ฒธใ—ๅ‡บใ•ใ›ใฆใ„ใŸใ ใใพใ™ใŒใ€ใ„ใ‹ใŒใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใ€‚

Yes, we can have it ready here by tomorrow afternoon. In the meantime, if it's alright with you, we can lend you our store's loaner machine for free. How does that sound?

ๅบ—
ๅฎข

ไปฃๆ›ฟๆฉŸใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใชใ‚‰ใ€ใจใ‚Šใ‚ใˆใšๆ˜Žๆ—ฅใฎไผš่ญฐใฏใฉใ†ใซใ‹ใชใ‚Šใใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚ใใ‚ŒใงใŠ้ก˜ใ„ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚

If there is a loaner unit, my meeting tomorrow should be fine somehow for now. I'll take that.

ใ‹ใ—ใ“ใพใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ™ใใซไปฃๆ›ฟๆฉŸใฎๆบ–ๅ‚™ใ‚’ใ„ใŸใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ“ใฎๅบฆใฏๅคšๅคงใชใ‚‹ใ”่ฟทๆƒ‘ใ‚’ใŠใ‹ใ‘ใ—ใ€่ช ใซ็”ณใ—่จณใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚

Understood. I will prepare the loaner machine right away. We sincerely apologize for causing you such a great deal of trouble this time.

ๅบ—

โญKey Expressions

ใ€œใ‚“ใงใ™ใŒ

... but / so

ใŠๆ‰‹ๆ•ฐใงใ™ใŒใ€ใ€œใŠ่ฆ‹ใ›ใ„ใŸใ ใ‘ใพใ™ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹

Sorry to trouble you, but could you please show ~?

ใ€œใฆใŠใ‚Šใพใ—ใฆ

Currently ~ / In the state of ~

ไฝ•ใจใ‹ใชใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹

Can't something be done about it?

ใ€œใใ†ใงใ™

It seems / Looks like

โ“Questions

1

ใƒ‘ใ‚ฝใ‚ณใƒณใฎๆ•…้šœ็Šถๆณใฏใฉใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ‚‚ใฎใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.็”ป้ขใŒๅ‰ฒใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹
B.ใ‚ญใƒผใƒœใƒผใƒ‰ใŒๅๅฟœใ—ใชใ„
C.็”ป้ขใŒ็œŸใฃๆš—ใง่ตทๅ‹•ใ—ใชใ„
D.้ŸณใŒๅ…จใๅ‡บใชใ„
2

ๅบ—ๅ“กใฏใฉใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชๅฏพๅฟœใ‚’ๆๆกˆใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ‹ใ€‚

A.่ฟ”้‡‘ใฎใฟ
B.ๅŠ้กใงใฎ่ฒทใ„ๅ–ใ‚Š
C.ไป–็คพใฎใƒ‘ใ‚ฝใ‚ณใƒณใ‚’็ดนไป‹
D.ๆ–ฐๅ“ใจใฎไบคๆ›ใพใŸใฏ็„กๆ–™ใงใฎไฟฎ็†
3

ๅฎขใฏใฉใ†ใ—ใฆไฟฎ็†ใงใฏใชใไบคๆ›ใ‚’้ธใณใพใ—ใŸใ‹ใ€‚

A.ไฟฎ็†ใ ใจๆ™‚้–“ใŒใ‹ใ‹ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰
B.ไฟฎ็†ไปฃใŒ้ซ˜ใ„ใ‹ใ‚‰
C.ๅบ—ๅ“กใŒไบคๆ›ใ‚’ๅ‹งใ‚ใŸใ‹ใ‚‰
D.ๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ใƒขใƒ‡ใƒซใŒๆฌฒใ—ใ„ใ‹ใ‚‰
4

ๅŒใ˜ใƒขใƒ‡ใƒซใฎๅœจๅบซใŒใชใ„ใจ่จ€ใ‚ใ‚ŒใŸๆ™‚ใ€ๅฎขใฏใฉใ†ๆ„Ÿใ˜ใพใ—ใŸใ‹ใ€‚

A.ๅˆฅใฎๅบ—ใง่ฒทใ†ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆฑบใ‚ใŸ
B.ๆ˜Žๆ—ฅใฎไผš่ญฐใซไฝฟใˆใชใใฆๅ›ฐใ‚‹ใจๆ„Ÿใ˜ใŸ
C.ๅฎถใง็›ดใใ†ใจๆ€ใฃใŸ
D.ๅ…จใๆฐ—ใซใ—ใชใ‹ใฃใŸ
5

ๆ˜Žๆ—ฅใฎๅˆๅพŒใพใงใ€ๅฎขใฏใฉใ†ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ‹ใ€‚

A.ไผš็คพใ‚’ไผ‘ใ‚€
B.ไฟฎ็†ไปฃใ‚’่ซ‹ๆฑ‚ใ™ใ‚‹
C.ไธ€้€ฑ้–“ๅพ…ใค
D.ๅฝ“ๅบ—ใฎไปฃๆ›ฟๆฉŸใ‚’ๅ€Ÿใ‚Šใ‚‹

๐Ÿ“šVocabulary

่ตทๅ‹•

ใใฉใ†

startup

ๅˆๆœŸไธ่‰ฏ

ใ—ใ‚‡ใใตใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ†

initial defect

ใŠๆ‰‹ๆ•ฐใงใ™ใŒ

ใŠใฆใ™ใ†ใงใ™ใŒ

sorry to trouble you

ไฟ่จผๆœŸ้–“

ใปใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใใ‹ใ‚“

warranty period

ๅœจๅบซๅˆ‡ใ‚Œ

ใ–ใ„ใ“ใŽใ‚Œ

out of stock

ๅ–ใ‚Šๅฏ„ใ›

ใจใ‚Šใ‚ˆใ›

back-order/ordering from elsewhere

ไปฃๆ›ฟๆฉŸ

ใ ใ„ใŸใ„ใ

loaner unit

ๅคšๅคงใชใ‚‹

ใŸใ ใ„ใชใ‚‹

a great deal of / enormous

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