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メールでの丁寧な謝罪表現

研究者がメールで使える丁寧な謝罪表現をまとめた表現集。

メール謝罪
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Sorry for the inconvenience.

ご不便をおかけして申し訳ありません

という基本的なお詫び表現。 「inconvenience」はビジネスや学術メールでよく使われるフォーマルな単語。

I’m sorry for a late response.

Sorry for my delayed reply.

や「Apologies for the late response.」とも言い換え可能。

I apologize for not attaching the document.

I forgot to attach…

でも通じるが、「I apologize for…」の方が丁寧で正式。

I’m sorry for the confusion regarding the meeting schedule.

regarding

の代わりに「about」を使うとよりカジュアル。

Sorry for any trouble caused.

ご迷惑をおかけしてすみません

という汎用的な結びのフレーズ。 「Sorry for any inconvenience caused.」ともよく使われ、メールの最後に入れると自然。

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Polite Expressions in Emails: Apologies

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Sorry for the inconvenience and for what happened today.

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I apologize, but I couldn’t find your email with the Google Meet link.

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Sorry, just to correct my last email.

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I’m sorry for a late response due to summer vacation.

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Sorry for the delay in getting back to you.

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I apologize for not attaching the document in my previous message.

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Sorry, I misunderstood your point in the last discussion.

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I’m sorry for the confusion regarding the meeting schedule.

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I apologize for the short notice.

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Sorry for any trouble caused.

Practice Questions

Question 1Narrator

Conversation context (translation):

本日のご不便と出来事についてお詫び申し上げます。

Question:

Sorry for the ___ and for what happened today.

Question 2Narrator

Conversation context (translation):

返信が遅れてすみません。

Question:

Sorry for the ___ in getting back to you.

Question 3Narrator

Conversation context (translation):

会議のスケジュールに関して混乱を招き申し訳ありません。

Question:

I’m sorry for the ___ regarding the meeting schedule.

💡 Effective Study Tips:

  • • Listen to the audio first and try to answer
  • • Use the translation to understand the context
  • • After checking the answer, listen again to review
  • • Practice using similar expressions in other situations