Topic N4
Japanese Learning
Lesson 26: Explaining the Reason for Being Late
N4 Conversation Lesson 26 - Explaining the Reason for Being Late
๐ฌDialogue
ๅฑฑ็ฐใใใไปๆฅใฏ้ๅ้ ใใฃใใงใใญใไฝใใใฃใใใงใใใ
Yamada-san, you were quite late today. Did something happen?
ใใฟใพใใใๆฌๅฝใซ็ณใ่จณใใใพใใใๆใใในใใชใใชใๆฅใชใใฃใใใงใใ
I'm sorry, I'm truly sorry. This morning the bus just wouldn't come.
ใใใงใใใไบๆ ใงใใใฃใใใงใใใ
I see. Was there an accident or something?
ใใใใไบๆ ใงใฏใชใใฆใ้่ทฏใใฒใฉใๆททใใงใใใใงใใ30ๅไปฅไธๅพ ใกใพใใใ
No, it wasn't an accident - the road was terribly congested. I waited for over 30 minutes.
ใใใฏๅคงๅคใงใใใญใ้ฃ็ตกใฏใงใใชใใฃใใใงใใใ
That must have been tough. Were you unable to contact anyone?
ใใใใจๆใฃใฆใใใใงใใใในใใผใใใฉใณใฎๅ ้ปใๅใใฆใใพใฃใฆใ
I had been intending to contact you, but my smartphone battery had run out.
ใใใงใใใใๆฌกใใใฏๅ ้ปใใฆใใใใปใใใใใงใใใ
I see. From next time, it's better to charge it in advance.
ใใฃใใใ้ใใงใใๆฌๅฝใซๅ็ใใฆใใพใใไปๅพใฏๆฐใใคใใพใใ
You are absolutely right. I truly regret it. I'll be more careful from now on.
ไฝใฏๅคงไธๅคซใงใใใใใฃใจๅคใง็ซใฃใฆๅพ ใฃใฆใใใใงใใใ
Are you feeling okay? Were you standing outside waiting the whole time?
ๅฐใ็ฒใใพใใใใๅคงไธๅคซใงใใใๅฟ้ ใใใใใฆใใฟใพใใใ
I'm a bit tired, but I'm fine. Sorry for making you worry.
ใใใใๅคงไธๅคซใงใใใๆฌกใใใฏๆฉใใซๅฎถใๅบใใใๅฅใฎใซใผใใ่ใใฆใใใจใใใใใใใพใใใญใ
Don't worry about it. Maybe next time you could leave home earlier, or think of an alternative route.
ใใใงใใญใๆฉ้ใไปใฎใในใฎๆๅป่กจใ่ชฟในใฆใใใพใใ
You're right. I'll look up other bus schedules right away.
โญKey Expressions
ใใใงใ / ใใใงใใ
It is/was because ~ (explaining reason)
ใชใใชใใใชใ
Not easily ~ / Hard to ~ despite waiting
ใใใใจๆใฃใฆใใใใงใใใใ
I had been intending to ~, but...
ใใฃใใใ้ใใงใ
You are absolutely right / As you say
๐Vocabulary
้ๅ
ใใใถใ
quite, considerably
ใชใใชใใใชใ
not easily ~, hard to ~
ๆททใ
ใใ
to be crowded, congested
ๅ ้ปใๅใใ
ใใ ใใงใใใใใ
battery runs out
ๅ็ใใ
ใฏใใใใใ
to reflect and regret
ๅฟ้ ใใใใ
ใใใฑใใใใใ
to make someone worry
ๆๅป่กจ
ใใใใฒใใ
timetable, schedule board
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