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Work Conversation (Day 95) – Japanese from 0 to 100

2026-06-09100-Day Kind Japanese ChallengeKind Japanese

🌏 Japanese from 0 to 100 — Day 95

Work Conversation (仕事会話)


🧠 Why Work Conversation?

You need this in professional situations.

👉 Important for jobs and business


🔤 Basic Phrases

Japanese

Reading

Meaning

おねがいします

onegaishimasu

please

しょうしょう おまちください

shoushou omachi kudasai

please wait a moment

わかりました

wakarimashita

understood

だいじょうぶ です

daijoubu desu

it’s OK

いま いそがしい です

ima isogashii desu

I’m busy now

👉 Common workplace phrases


🔊 Key Point

• Always polite
• Clear and short
• Respectful tone

👉 Very important in work


✍️ How to Use

👉 Examples:

• わかりました
= understood

• しょうしょう おまちください
= please wait a moment


📝 Example Conversation

  • A: これ おねがいします。
  • B: はい、わかりました。

  • A: いま いい ですか?
  • B: すみません、いま いそがしい です。

👉 Practice both roles


❌ Common Mistakes

• Using casual language
• Being too direct
• Forgetting politeness

👉 Always polite


📚 Learn Faster

• Practice polite phrases
• Say out loud
• Repeat often
• Role-play

👉 Tone matters


🎯 Practice

👉 Fill:

• ___ おねがいします
• ___ わかりました

Make 3 sentences


🧪 Mini Quiz

① Fill

No.

Sentence

Answer

1

___ おまちください

?

2

わかり ___

?


② Meaning

No.

Sentence

Answer

3

だいじょうぶ です

?

4

いま いそがしい です

?


③ Translate

No.

English

Answer

5

please wait a moment

?

6

I understand

?


📝 Answers

No.

Answer

1

しょうしょう

2

ました

3

it’s OK

4

I’m busy now

5

しょうしょう おまちください

6

わかりました


🚀 Next Step

👉 Day 96: Advanced Expressions

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