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Set phrases for everyday situations — 場面の決まり文句

What to say on the phone, at a colleague's desk, when you are late, when someone sneezes — the twenty phrases after the N5 greetings. Read each word aloud with its reading, then write it once on the line — in kana if you cannot yet write the kanji.

おつかれさまでした phrase
お疲れ様でした thanks for your hard work (leaving work)
おさきにしつれいします phrase
お先に失礼します excuse me for leaving first
おせわになりました phrase
お世話になりました thank you for all your help
おまたせしました phrase
お待たせしました sorry to keep you waiting
おじゃまします phrase
お邪魔します excuse me (entering a home)
しつれいしました phrase
失礼しました I'm sorry, excuse me (after the fact)
おくれてすみません phrase
遅れてすみません sorry I'm late
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おめでとうございます congratulations
おだいじに phrase
お大事に take care (to someone ill)
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いってらっしゃい see you later (to someone leaving)
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かしこまりました certainly (shop staff)
しょうしょうおまちください phrase
少々お待ちください one moment please
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もしもし hello (on the phone)
おひさしぶりです phrase
お久しぶりです long time no see
おげんきで phrase
お元気で take care, all the best
いいえけっこうです phrase
いいえ、結構です no, thank you
おかまいなく phrase
お構いなく please don't go to any trouble
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ごめんください excuse me, is anyone home?
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それはいけませんね that's too bad
よろしくおつたえください phrase
よろしくお伝えください please give my regards
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Set phrases for everyday situations — from memory

Cover page 1. Write the Japanese for each meaning (kana is fine), then write what each word in part 2 means. Page 1 is the answer key.

1    Write the Japanese
certainly (shop staff)
phrase
take care, all the best
phrase
sorry I'm late
phrase
no, thank you
phrase
excuse me, is anyone home?
phrase
take care (to someone ill)
phrase
see you later (to someone leaving)
phrase
one moment please
phrase
excuse me (entering a home)
phrase
please give my regards
phrase
2    What does it mean?
それはいけませんね
お構いなく
お久しぶりです
お疲れ様でした
もしもし
お待たせしました
お世話になりました
お先に失礼します
おめでとうございます
失礼しました
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