A delay announcement may tell you how long the train is late or why it has stopped. Ask staff for an update before choosing another route.
The idea
ほど makes the ten-minute delay approximate. のため gives the reason; 止まっています describes a stopped train. いつごろ asks for an approximate time, and まだ分かりません means that it is not known yet.
Examples
- 電車が１０分ほど遅れています。The train is about ten minutes late.
- 事故のため、電車が止まっています。The train has stopped because of an accident.
- いつごろ動きますか。About when will it start moving?
- まだ分かりません。We don’t know yet.
- 別の路線で行けますか。Can I get there on another line?
- では、駅員さんに聞いてみます。Then I’ll ask a station attendant.
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Watch out
A ten-minute delay is measured against the schedule, not a promise that the train will move in ten minutes. An alternative line may also be affected, so ask staff.
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電車が１０分ほど＿＿。（遅れています／食べています）
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遅れています
遅れています reports that the train is running late.
＿＿動きますか。（いつごろ／どこ）
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いつごろ
いつごろ asks for an approximate time, not an exact one.
別の＿＿で行けますか。（路線／天気）
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路線
別の路線 means another line; で marks the means of travel.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Japanese sentences where available. We keep your score.
電車が１０分ほど＿＿。（遅れています／食べています）
＿＿動きますか。（いつごろ／どこ）
別の＿＿で行けますか。（路線／天気）
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Read the announcement aloud, ask when the train will move, then ask whether another line can take you there.