Work and school habits
Core words, Stage 2chunk 24 of 80Verbs: effort and results
Lets you say where you work, and that you're running late or skipping.
- chikoku surube late (for school, work, a meeting)
- saboruskip (class, work); slack off
- tsutomeruwork for (a company)
Mix-ups chikoku suru is late for a start time; okureru is late in general.
chikoku suru
polite chikoku shimasu
be late (for school, work, a meeting)
Late for a fixed start time.
okureru is the general 'be late': densha ga okureta (the train was late).
gomen, chotto chikoku suru.
Sorry, I'll be a bit late.
ごめん、ちょっと遅刻する。
sumimasen, sukoshi chikoku shimasu.
I'm sorry, I'll be a little late.
すみません、少し遅刻します。
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saboru
polite saborimasu
skip (class, work); slack off
Skipping something you should do, or slacking off while you're there.
From 'sabotage'. Past is sabotta.
kinou, shigoto sabotchatta n da.
I skipped work yesterday.
昨日、仕事サボっちゃったんだ。
kinou wa shigoto o saborimashita.
I skipped work yesterday.
昨日は仕事をサボりました。
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tsutomeru
polite tsutomemasu
work for (a company)
Saying where you're employed: X ni tsutomete iru.
hataraku is 'work' in general; tsutomeru is being on a company's staff.
ani wa ginkou ni tsutometeru.
My brother works at a bank.
兄は銀行に勤めてる。
ani wa ginkou ni tsutomete imasu.
My brother works at a bank.
兄は銀行に勤めています。
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