This episode is about expressing thanks. Tuan-san, who is from Vietnam, moved to Japan 4 years ago and works at an IT...

This episode is about asking someone to repeat something. Putri-san, from Indonesia, learned Japanese in university. ...

This episode is about expressing an opinion concisely. Tomanik, from Poland, got serious about studying Japanese and ...

This episode is about using materials to express oneself in a way that's easy to understand. Nu Nu Aung, from Myanmar...

This time: relaying messages. Dong Quoc Dung works for a sports equipment manufacturer. He was transferred to the Jap...

This time: obtaining permission. Tran Van Vuong from Vietnam designs fishing rods at a sports equipment manufacturer....

This episode is about making apologies. Loraine Paz Amoro Oledan-san moved to Japan at the end of 2018 to work at a h...

This episode is about making suggestions. Marianne Paragua Culaniban-san has worked at a housekeeping company for 2 y...

This episode is about asking questions using polite Japanese, "keego." Irving Armenta-san, from Mexico, has trouble w...

This episode is about offering support. To Quang Ngoc-san, from Vietnam, works at an IT company. A new coworker sits ...

This episode is about asking how to pronounce names. Whang Sunmyung works at a general trading company in Japan. Born...

This episode is about asking for clarification. Binod Gautam, from Nepal, studied in Aichi Prefecture before joining ...

This episode is about answering phone calls for others. Nguyen Truong Giang, from Vietnam, is an IT engineer who work...

This episode is about responding when you've been asked to do too many things. Chu Van Hung, from Vietnam, was hired ...

This episode is about offering logical explanations. Frederic Miane, from France, is an engineer who works in AI robo...

This episode is about handling difficult negotiations over the phone. Liu Yang, from China, works in sales administra...

Today: supporting a subordinate. Valerii Praid, from Russia, is an IT engineer working at a start-up in Japan, where ...

Today: politely explaining rules. Dinh Thanh Huyen, from Vietnam, moved to Japan 4 years ago. She works as a care wor...

Wu Fei, from China, works as a co-manager of a Yakiniku restaurant in Tokyo. After graduating university, she moved t...

Andre Marcal Kanashiro, from Brazil, works as a driver at a taxi company in Tokyo. He's a third-generation Japanese B...

Kim Yeon-gyeong, from the Republic of Korea, works at a company that's helping a ramen chain spread throughout Japan....

Today: identifying your chance to speak at a meeting. Timothy James Mahrt, from the United States, works at an IT fir...

Today: explaining when there's been a misunderstanding. Bima Aji Nugroho, from Indonesia, works at a metalworking com...

Today: adjusting a schedule with a client. Lan Cheng, from China, works in Gunma Prefecture at a company that makes p...

Today: making small talk with a client. Raphael Marso, from Germany, works at a company that makes manufacturing equi...

Today: cheering up a junior employee who is feeling down. Nyamjav Baljinnyam, or Baabii-san, from Mongolia, works in ...

Today: asking others for favors. Warni Letty Yuhara, from Indonesia, works at a farm in Ibaraki Prefecture that mainl...

Today: checking that others have understood instructions. Shang Yan, from China, works as a train cleaner in Tokyo. H...

Today: reporting to a superior that a coworker is ill. Tran Dinh Thang, from Vietnam, is a technical intern who works...

Today: turning down a request for support politely. Wang Chihsun, from Taiwan, works as a pastry chef at an upscale A...

Today: part 1 of a 2-part series. Students featured in past editions of Easy Japanese for Work return to take part in...

Today: part 2 of a 2-part series. Students featured in past editions of Easy Japanese for Work return to take part in...

Today: dealing with a complaint from a neighbor. Luu Van Chien, from Vietnam, works as a carpenter at a home construc...

Today: asking for instant guidance. Makni Mohamed, from Tunisia, works as a guard at construction sites. He fell in l...

Today: asking for further information. Khine Mie Mie Soe, from Myanmar, works at a company that makes floral decorati...

Today: saying how much you can do. Naing Myo Oo, from Myanmar, works at a company that makes signs for businesses. He...

Today: explaining that you can't make a decision on the spot. Astriana Faradillah, from Indonesia, works in sales at ...

Today: taking over someone's work without hurting their feelings. Aung Zin Phyo, from Myanmar, works for a firm that ...

Today: explaining a need for staffing adjustment. Kaung Htet Paing, from Myanmar, works behind the scenes at Narita A...

Today: pointing out a senior coworker's mistake. Kyaw Swar Aung, from Myanmar, works behind the scenes at Narita Airp...

Today: words of support for a coworker. Nguyen Thi Thuy Trang, from Vietnam, works at a company that makes paper prod...

Today: fielding an urgent request on the phone. Dong Van Huu, from Vietnam, designs blueprints at an architecture com...

Today: determining what is worrying a client. Lin Zhipeng, from China, works at a real estate firm. He began studying...

Today: making a polite request to a superior. Jorge Andres Arevalos Ibarra, from Paraguay, works at a metalworking co...

Today: asking someone to repeat and clarify. Do Cong Uan, from Vietnam, works at a metalworking company. He came to J...

Today: recommending additional repairs. Wewalage Suneth Priyanka Fernando, from Sri Lanka, works as an auto mechanic ...

The first in a special two-part EJW series. On Easy Japanese for Work, we've looked at many Japanese phrases that peo...

The second in a special two-part EJW series. On Easy Japanese for Work, we've looked at many Japanese phrases that pe...