Solving problems abroad
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Vocabulário
- トラブルtrouble / problem
- 紛失(ふんしつ)loss (of belongings)
- 盗難(とうなん)theft
- 遅延(ちえん)delay
- キャンセルcancellation
- 大使館(たいしかん)embassy
- 警察(けいさつ)police
- 届出(とどけで)report / notification
- 保険(ほけん)insurance
- 対処(たいしょ)dealing with / coping
.## Solving Problems Abroad in Japanese
This lesson teaches three patterns for describing incidents, timing, and hearsay — key skills when dealing with travel problems.
〜てしまいました (unfortunately did)
Expresses regret about a completed action. Stronger regret than 〜てしまう (present/future).
- パスポートをなくしてしまいました。 (I unfortunately lost my passport.)
- 財布(さいふ)を盗(ぬす)まれてしまいました。 (My wallet was unfortunately stolen.)
〜ところです (just about to / just did)
Describes the timing of an action: before, during, or just after.
- 今(いま)、警察(けいさつ)に電話(でんわ)するところです。 (I am just about to call the police.)
- たった今(いま)、届出(とどけで)を出したところです。 (I have just filed the report.)
〜らしい (it seems / apparently)
Reports information heard from others — hearsay evidence.
- 飛行機(ひこうき)が遅延(ちえん)するらしいです。 (Apparently the flight is delayed.)
- この辺(あた)りは盗難(とうなん)が多(おお)いらしい。 (It seems there is a lot of theft around here.)
Expressões
- パスポートをなくしてしまいました。I unfortunately lost my passport.
- 今(いま)、大使館(たいしかん)に連絡(れんらく)するところです。I am just about to contact the embassy.
- 飛行機(ひこうき)がキャンセルされたらしいです。Apparently the flight was canceled.
- 警察(けいさつ)に届出(とどけで)を出(だ)さなければなりません。I must file a report with the police.
- 保険(ほけん)に入(はい)っておいてよかったです。I am glad I got insurance in advance.
- どうやって対処(たいしょ)すればいいですか。How should I deal with this?
Erros frequentes
パスポートをなくしました。パスポートをなくしてしまいました。While grammatically correct, omitting てしまう loses the nuance of regret. In emergency situations, 〜てしまいました conveys the seriousness and accidental nature.
警察に電話したところです。今(いま)、警察(けいさつ)に電話(でんわ)するところです。した+ところ means just finished calling. する+ところ means about to call. The tense before ところ changes the meaning entirely.
飛行機が遅延するらしいだ。飛行機(ひこうき)が遅延(ちえん)するらしいです。らしい already ends the sentence as a na-adjective-like form. Add です for politeness, never だ after らしい (that would be redundant and ungrammatical).
財布が盗まれてしまいました。財布(さいふ)を盗(ぬす)まれてしまいました。With passive form of theft, use を (not が) to mark the stolen object. The subject (thief) is omitted, and you are the implied victim.
どう対処しますればいいですか。どうやって対処(たいしょ)すればいいですか。The conditional form of する is すれば, not しますれば. Do not insert ます into the conditional. Add どうやって for how to deal with.
Quiz rápido
Pergunta 1 de 5
Como se diz «loss (of belongings)» em japonês?
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