Topic N4
Japanese Learning
Lesson 39: Reason for Being Late to the Meeting
N4 Conversation Lesson 39 - Reason for Being Late to the Meeting
๐ฌDialogue
้จ้ทใไผ่ญฐใซ้ ใใฆใใใฟใพใใใงใใใ
Manager, I'm sorry for being late for the meeting.
ๅฑฑ็ฐใใใ้ ใใฃใใงใใญใใฉใใใใใงใใใ
Yamada-san, you're late. What happened?
ใฏใใๅฎใฏ้ง ใฎๅใงไบๆ ใใใฃใฆใ้ป่ปใๆญขใพใฃใฆใใพใฃใใใงใใ
Yes, actually there was an accident in front of the station, and the train stopped.
ใใใงใใใๅคงใใชไบๆ ใงใใใใ
Is that so? Was it a big accident?
ใใใใๆชๆใใใไบบใฏใใพใใใงใใใใไบๆ ใง้ป่ปใ2ๆ้ใ้ ใใพใใใ
No, there were no injured people, but because of the accident, the train was delayed for as much as 2 hours.
ใใใฏๅคงๅคใงใใใญใใงใฏใใฉใใใฃใฆไผ็คพใซๆฅใใใงใใใ
That must have been tough. Then, how did you come to the company?
้ป่ปใๅใใชใใฃใใฎใงใ้ง ใใใฟใฏใทใผใซไนใฃใฆๆฅใพใใใ
Since the train wasn't moving, I took a taxi from the station.
้ใๆททใใงใใพใใใใ
Was the road crowded too?
ใใใ่ปใๅคใใฆใใจใฆใๆ้ใใใใใพใใใใใใซ้ฃ็ตกใงใใชใใฆใๆฌๅฝใซ็ณใ่จณใใใพใใใ
Yes, there were many cars, so it took a lot of time. I am truly sorry that I couldn't contact you right away.
ใใใใๅคงไธๅคซใงใใใๅฐใๅฟ้ ใใพใใใใๅฑฑ็ฐใใใ็กไบใงใใใฃใใงใใ
No, it's okay. I was a little worried, but I'm glad you are safe, Yamada-san.
ใใใใจใใใใใพใใใใใใใฏใใฃใจๆฉใๅฎถใๅบใใใใซใใพใใ
Thank you very much. From now on, I will try to leave the house earlier.
ใใใใใใใฆใใ ใใใใใใใๆฉใไผ่ญฐๅฎคใซ่กใฃใฆใใ ใใใญใ
Yes, please do so. Well then, please go to the meeting room quickly.
โญKey Expressions
Vใฆ / Aใใฆ / Vใชใใฆ
Because ~ (reason)
Noun (Incident) + ใง
Because of (incident) ...
ใใฆใใพใใพใ
Regrettably ~ / Accidentally ~
ใใฆใใใฃใใงใ
I'm glad that ~
๐Vocabulary
ไบๆ
ใใ
accident
ๆญขใพใ
ใจใพใ
to stop
ๆชๆ
ใใ
injury
้ฃ็ตกใใ
ใใใใใใ
to contact
็ณใ่จณใใใพใใ
ใใใใใใใใพใใ
I am truly sorry
็กไบ
ใช) (ใถใ
safe, peaceful