Easy Japanese for Work — Season 1, Episode 7: Making apologies

Episode synopsis

This episode is about making apologies. Loraine Paz Amoro Oledan-san moved to Japan at the end of 2018 to work at a housekeeping company. Starting next week, she will be responsible for cleaning actual homes. She knows how to carry out her work and has learned the Japanese phrases she will need to use. But you never know what unexpected things may happen! Loraine-san will tackle a roleplay to help her explain properly and apologize. She'll learn from experts what to focus on when she does this in Japan.

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More episodes from Season 1

• E1Communicating a sense of gratitude
• E2How to politely ask someone to repeat something
• E3Expressing an opinion concisely
• E4How to make explanations using photos and other materials
• E5Relaying messages
• E6Obtaining permission
• E8Making suggestions
• E9Asking questions using keego
• E10Offering support
• E11Asking how to pronounce names
• E12Asking for clarification
• E13Answering phone calls for others