Requesting a Day Off
JLPT N4 | leave-request
Passage
田中さん、お疲れさまです。来週の水曜日に病院の予約がありますので、午前中だけ休ませていただけませんか。午後二時までには会社に戻る予定です。必要な書類があれば、今日中に提出します。ご迷惑をおかけしますが、よろしくお願いします。
Tanaka-san, thank you for your work. I have a hospital appointment next Wednesday, so could I take only the morning off? I plan to return to the company by 2 PM. If there are necessary documents, I will submit them today. I apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.
Vocabulary Focus
- 予約 (よやく) — appointment / reservation
- 午前中 (ごぜんちゅう) — during the morning
- 提出 (ていしゅつ) — submission
- 迷惑 (めいわく) — trouble / inconvenience
Grammar Focus
- 〜ので — because / since
- 休ませていただけませんか — polite request to take leave
- 〜までには — by / no later than
Questions
1. Why does the person want time off?
family trip
hospital appointment
moving house
school test
Answer: hospital appointment — The passage says 病院の予約があります.
2. How long does the person want to rest?
all day
only morning
only evening
three days
Answer: only morning — 午前中だけ休ませていただけませんか means only the morning.
3. When will documents be submitted if needed?
next week
today
tomorrow
after returning
Answer: today — 今日中に提出します means submit within today.