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Absolute Beginner Season 1
Learn how to greet someone both formally and informally
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Lesson LibraryBusiness Japanese for Beginners
Beginner
Business Japanese for Beginners
Harness the power of formality levels in Japanese to boost your professional career.
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Contents
25 Audio Lessons
1

Introducing Yourself in a Japanese Business Meeting

Learn how to introduce yourself formally in a business situation

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
2

Asking Someone to Repeat Their Name in Japanese

Learn how to ask someone to repeat their name

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
3

Introducing Your Boss to a Client in Japanese

Learn how to introduce your boss to a client

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
4

Greeting Your Japanese Boss in the Morning

Learn how to greet your boss in the morning

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
5

Talking About Your Long Weekend in Japanese

Learn how to greet a co-worker on a Monday morning after a long weekend

Audio
 • 8 Minutes
6

Going Out to Meet With a Client in Japan

Learn what to say when you leave the office for a meeting with a client

Audio
 • 9 Minutes
7

How was Your Japanese Meeting?

Learn what to say when you come back to the office after going out for a meeting outside

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
8

Leaving Your Japanese Office At the End of the Day

Learn what to say when you leave the office after work

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
9

Catching Up with a Japanese Co-worker

Learn how to greet someone in the office when you haven't seen them in a long time

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
10

The Last Day of the Year in a Japanese Office

Learn what to say when you leave the office at the end of the year

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
11

Greeting Your Boss on the First Day of the Japanese New Year

Learn how to greet someone when you see them at the beginning of the work year

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
12

Farewelling Your Japanese Coworker When They are Being Transferred

Learn what to say when you are not going to see someone for a long time

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
13

Asking for Someone on the Phone

Learn how to call a client and ask for a specific person

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
14

Switching to English

Learn how to say that you don't speak Japanese well

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
15

Calling in Sick

Learn how to take a day off because of illness

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
16

Apologizing for an Absence

Learn how to apologize when you return to the office after taking time off or leaving early

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
17

Apologizing in a Business Situation

Learn how to apologize in a business setting

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
18

Arriving for an Appointment

Learn how to explain who you are meeting and the time of your appointment when you have a business meeting

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
19

Talking About Location

Learn how to ask about and say where something is

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
20

Talking About Vacation Plans

Learn how to ask your coworkers about their holiday plans

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
21

Taking Souvenirs to Your Office

Learn how to make small talk when you give your coworkers souvenirs from a trip

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
22

Talking About Your Hobbies

Learn how to say what you like or don't like in regards to hobbies

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
23

Accepting an Invitation

Learn how to accept an invitation from a coworker

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
24

Going to Karaoke With Your Coworkers

Learn how to talk about which songs to sing at karaoke

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
25

Declining an Invitation

Learn how to turn down an invitation from your boss politely

Audio
 • 12 Minutes