Easy Japanese for Work

S1 E272019

Asking others for favors

Episode Synopsis

Today: asking others for favors. Warni Letty Yuhara, from Indonesia, works at a farm in Ibaraki Prefecture that mainly grows herbs. She's in charge of part-time workers on the farm, which welcomes interns from Indonesia. Warni-san herself was an intern here in 2017. After graduating, she returned to learn more about farming techniques. She has a positive personality, and has made friends with the other workers. But she struggles with others to stay late. To improve, she tackles a roleplay challenge.

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Asking others for favors

Episode Synopsis

Next Episodes

Communicating a sense of gratitude

How to politely ask someone to repeat something

Expressing an opinion concisely

How to make explanations using photos and other materials

Relaying messages

Obtaining permission

Making apologies

Making suggestions

Asking questions using keego

Offering support

Asking how to pronounce names

Asking for clarification

Answering phone calls for others

Responding when you've been asked to do too many things

Offering logical explanations

Handling difficult negotiations over the phone

Supporting a subordinate

Politely explaining rules

Dealing with ambiguous complaints

Telling passengers in a hurry that they may be late

Asking a shop manager to follow orders from head office

Identifying your chance to speak at a meeting

Explaining when there's been a misunderstanding

Adjusting a schedule with a client

Making small talk with a client

Cheering up a junior employee who is feeling down

Asking others for favors

Checking that others have understood instructions

Reporting to a superior that a coworker is ill

Turning down a request for support politely

Business Japanese Quiz Part 1

Business Japanese Quiz Part 2

Dealing with a complaint from a neighbor

Asking for instant guidance

Asking for further information

Saying how much you can do

Explaining that you can't make a decision on the spot

Taking over someone's work without hurting their feelings

Explaining a need for staffing adjustment

Pointing out a senior coworker's mistake

Words of support for a coworker

Fielding an urgent request on the phone

Determining what is worrying a client

Making a polite request to a superior

Asking someone to repeat and clarify

Recommending additional repairs

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Business Japanese Review Special: Part 2

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Asking others for favors

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Next Episodes

Communicating a sense of gratitude

How to politely ask someone to repeat something

Expressing an opinion concisely

How to make explanations using photos and other materials

Relaying messages

Obtaining permission

Making apologies

Making suggestions

Asking questions using keego

Offering support

Asking how to pronounce names

Asking for clarification

Answering phone calls for others

Responding when you've been asked to do too many things

Offering logical explanations

Handling difficult negotiations over the phone

Supporting a subordinate