Culture and slang · Lesson 4

Apologising and thanking: 「すみません」「ありがとう」

謝あやまるより、ありがとうって言いってほしいな。

「すみません」 or 「ありがとう」 by closeness; thanking again later: 「おかげさまで」, 「お世話せわになりました」; how to apologise, and when to stop.

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In this lesson

  1. 01Main dialogue: returning a book
  2. 02「すみません」 or 「ありがとう」
  3. 03Thanking again afterwards
  4. 04Apologising well: how to do it, and when to stop
  5. 05Easy misunderstandings

Practice

  • Match each expression to its situation
  • 「すみません」 or 「ありがとう」?
  • Which one is appropriate?
  • True or false?
  • Choose the phrase for each blank
  • Put the dialogue in order

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