“I will be a little late” -Getting late to meet someone| Japanese Phrases

■Script

少し遅れます

-すこしおくれます

-sukoshi okuremasu

-I will be a little late

 

■Words/Grammars

・少(すこ)し sukoshi|a little

-5分(ふん)くらい gofun kurai|about five minutes
-1時間(じかん)くらい ichijikan kurai|about a hour
-だいぶ daibu|much, very, greatly

・遅(おく)れます okuremasu (Verb masu-form) =遅(おく)れる okureru (Verb dictionary-form)|be late

 

<Today’s question from Chika sensei>

遅刻をよくするタイプですか?

 

-ちこくをよくするたいぷですか?

-chikoku o yoku suru taipu desuka?

-Are you the type who often is late?

*遅刻(ちこく) chikoku|late

 

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