Before the call
๐ก What to know before you call
On its main Tokyo-area lines, JR East posts delay certificates online whenever a line runs about 5+ minutes late, in 10-minute steps, kept for 45 days. A certificate shows the line's longest delay for the time slot, not your specific train.
Words this call depends on
ใใใใใพใใ
Can I get a delay certificate?
ใงใฆใใ
"delayed by a signal problem." Also [[่ปไธก็นๆค|่ปไธก็นๆค(ใใใใใใฆใใใ)]] and [[ไบบ่บซไบๆ |ไบบ่บซไบๆ (ใใใใใใ)]].
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"to suspend service" (ใใใ ใใพ้่ปข(ใใใฆใ)ใ่ฆๅ(ใฟใ)ใใใฆใใใพใใ)
ใใปใฉใงใ
I'll probably be about ~ minutes late.
ใซใฆใใฆใใ ใใ
Please go ahead and start without me.
Grammar you'll use
ใใใใงใ๏ผๆงๆ ใปไบๆณ๏ผ
looks like / probably will ~
Verb stem + ใใใงใ
10ๆใฎในใฟใณใใขใใใซ15ๅใปใฉใใใงใ
Hint: ้ ใใ
ใใฆใใฆใใ ใใ
please be (in the state of) doing ~
Verb-ใฆ + ใใฆใใ ใใ
ๅ ใซใใฆใใ ใใ
Hint: ๅงใใ
The flow of the call6 steps ยท orange = they'll ask you
1 ยท At the ticket gate
- 1Explain the delay and ask for a certificateLine 1
- 2Staff hand it over and mention the websiteLine 2
- 3Ask how late it was and hear the longest delayLines 3โ4
2 ยท On Slack with your lead
- 1Message your lead that you'll be lateLine 5
- 2Your lead says OKLine 6
- 3Thank them and mention the certificateLine 7
Up next ยท step 2 of 4
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