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Japanese Vocabulary → Family and Social Relations → Basic Workplace and Business Terminology

In this lesson, we will learn how to introduce ourselves and others in a professional setting, and use the basic workplace and business vocabulary.

Vocabulary

Here are some common workplace and business vocabulary words and phrases, along with their Japanese translations and pronunciations:

Japanese	Pronunciation	English
会社	kaisha	company
会議	kaigi	meeting
社長	shachou	president (of a company)
部長	buchou	department head/manager
事務所	jimusho	office
電話	denwa	telephone
メール	me-ru	email
打ち合わせ	uchiawase	meeting (appointment)
営業	eigyou	sales
客様	kyakuyou	customer/client
商品	shouhin	product

Introducing Yourself

When introducing yourself in a professional setting, it's important to use polite and formal language. Here is an example self-introduction:

「はじめまして。田中と申します。ABC株式会社の新入社員です。どうぞよろしくお願いします。」

Hajimemashite. Tanaka to moushimasu. ABC kabushikigaisha no shin'nyuushain desu. Douzo yoroshiku onegaishimasu.

"Nice to meet you. My name is Tanaka. I am a new employee at ABC company. I look forward to working with you."

You can replace the name and company name with your own, and adjust the level of formality according to the situation.

Basic Business Phrases

Here are some common business phrases that you can use in various situations:

• 「何かお手伝いできることがありましたら、おっしゃって下さい。」(Nanika otetsudai dekiru koto ga arimashitara, osshatte kudasai.) - "If there is anything I can help with, please let me know."
• 「先日はありがとうございました。次回の打ち合わせまで、ご健闘を祈っております。」(Senjitsu wa arigatou gozaimashita. Jikai no uchiawase made, go-kentou o inotte orimasu.) - "Thank you for the other day. I wish you the best until our next meeting."
• 「お疲れ様でした。今後もよろしくお願いします。」(Otsukaresama deshita. Kongo mo yoroshiku onegaishimasu.) - "Thank you for your hard work. I look forward to working with you in the future."
• 「申し訳ありませんが、明日までに提出できない可能性があります。」(Moushiwake arimasen ga, ashita made ni teishutsu dekinai kanousei ga arimasu.) - "I'm sorry, but there is a possibility that I may not be able to submit it by tomorrow."

Role-play

Here's an example role-play of a job interview between an interviewer and interviewee:

Interviewer: 「はじめまして。ABC株式会社の採用担当者の○○と申します。よろしくお願いします。」(Hajimemashite. ABC kabushikigaisha no saiyou tantousha no ○○ to moushimasu. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu.)

Interviewee: 「はじめまして。田中と申します。よろしくお願いします。」(Hajimemashite. Tanaka to moushimasu. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu.)

Interviewer: 「田中さん、こちらが履歴書です。簡単な自己紹介をお願いします。」(Tanaka-san, kochira ga rirekisho desu. Kantan na jikoshoukai o onegaishimasu.)

Interviewee: 「はい。田中と申します。○○大学を卒業後、ABC株式会社に入社し、現在は営業部で勤務しております。趣味はテニスで、週末によくプレーしています。どうぞよろしくお願いします。」(Hai. Tanaka to moushimasu. ○○daigaku o sotsugyou-go, ABC kabushikigaisha ni nyuushashite, genzai wa eigyou-bu de kinmu shite orimasu. Shumi wa tenisu de, shuumatsu ni yoku puree shite imasu. Douzo yoroshiku onegaishimasu.)

Interviewer: 「ありがとうございます。趣味のお話、興味深いですね。この度は面接にお越しいただき、誠にありがとうございました。後日、ご連絡させていただきます。」(Arigatou gozaimasu. Shumi no ohanashi, kyoumibukai desu ne. Kono tabi wa mensetsu ni okoshi itadaki, makoto ni arigatou gozaimashita. Gonenjitsu, go-renraku sasete itadakimasu.)

Interviewee: 「こちらこそ、ありがとうございました。」(Kochira koso, arigatou gozaimashita.)

Sources

• Japanese Business Terminology
• Business Japanese

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