montoya 0 Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 reading about bilingual kids, JLPT, etc got me wondering... To what extent are you using Japanese at work? Are you writing emails and reports, or mainly reading and conversing? Do you use English all the time, or rarely? Lately I've been forcing myself to read more news off of Japanese websites, but I know it will be a long time before I am able to write up stuff in decent business Japanese.. Link to post Share on other sites
AET 0 Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 I speak mostly English, with some pretty poor Japanese thrown in there. Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 Montoya, I am not sure my answer helps you or not coz I'm opposite from you (J=my primary languate, E= my secondary ). Quote: To what extent are you using Japanese at work? When I speak with Japanese customers and customers who want to practice Japanese. Quote: Are you writing emails and reports, or mainly reading and conversing? Hmm.. all the stuff above. Quote: Do you use English all the time, or rarely? Not all the time, but often especially if it's e-mail. Quote: I know it will be a long time before I am able to write up stuff in decent business Japanese.. gambare!! Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 Quote: Originally posted by montoya: To what extent are you using Japanese at work? Are you writing emails and reports, or mainly reading and conversing? Do you use English all the time, or rarely? Lately I've been forcing myself to read more news off of Japanese websites, but I know it will be a long time before I am able to write up stuff in decent business Japanese.. I speak Japanese at school. Except in classes where its over 80-90% English. I write emails in Japanese, syllabi, only a few reports, and letters to parents - I have the letters to parents proof-read by another teacher. Have to read all school mails, letters, and info at meetings in Jap. and explain it to the other foreign teacher here. I sometimes do translations for movie reviews, upcoming events, and interviews. Havent fussed with technical stuff for some time now... Link to post Share on other sites
mumbojumbo 0 Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 I speak a bit at work can just about get by, but can't write. Link to post Share on other sites
echineko 1 Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 All the time! Some of friend are English speaker when I can practice Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 Just did my Masters Thesis presentation in Japanese, (or at least I think I did). Apparently, my professors seemed to understand me. I recon, that I need a lot more practising to do. Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 Quote: Originally posted by tsondaboy: I recon, that I need a lot more practising to do. ***** SHImaSHIta ( did something) Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 しょう、そう、しょ、 そ Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 To what extent are you using Japanese at work? > Not particularly good Japanese quite a bit. Are you writing emails and reports, or mainly reading and conversing? > Talking! Do you use English all the time, or rarely? Probably 1/3 of the time. Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Not much Japanese used in my office Link to post Share on other sites
woywoy 0 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 What are you studying and where Tsondaboy? My day is composed of about 30 percent Japanese emails, 70 percent English emails, 20 percent English speaking, 80 percent Japanese speaking, 50 percent Japanese reading, 50 percent English reading ... Sometimes I wish I had more foreigners around me at work. There is me, a half-japanese guy (Shane) and then about 70 Japanese. Interesting thread though. Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 I am studying seismology. At least you have a half-japanese guy in your work, around me are 100% Japanese. The only good think about it is that my Japanese got beter this way, since I have to practise every day. Link to post Share on other sites
woywoy 0 Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 Where are you from Tsondaboy and why ON EARTH are you studying seismology in JAPAN of ALL PLACES??? Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 I am from Greece, as my profile says. Let me give you a riddle. People that study Kangaroos go to Australia, People that study pandas go to China, People that study earthquakes go to.....? Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 .....Tokyo! Link to post Share on other sites
white-void 0 Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 They want me to speak English, but my Japanese is better than most of the peoples English here so it's less painful speaking Japanese. Link to post Share on other sites
yodel 0 Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Part of my job is to speak English at work. Link to post Share on other sites
me jane 0 Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Mine too. Another doctor once started to ask me why I didn't speak J at work and my boss promptly cut him off saying that if I spoke Japanese I wouldn't be able to work here! Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 Are you a doctor me jane? What with that and your lovely pic, I'm getting all excited. Link to post Share on other sites
me jane 0 Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 No, I do proofreading of medical papers and stuff like that. Bit of the obligatory English teaching thrown in, too. Sorry to disappoint you, GG. Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 100% Japanese for business. Home = 80% English. Link to post Share on other sites
gambarimasu 0 Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Probs about 75% Japanese talking, don't write it at all but sometimes type it. Link to post Share on other sites
farquah 0 Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Recently been using lot more Japanese at work, however have had a few pretty bad mistakes like when I accidently asked the boss if I could wipe my hands on his ass rather than the cloth usually given!! (shiburi and oshiri!!) Ooops! Link to post Share on other sites
farquah 0 Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Speaking of Japanese guffaws, reminded me of a REALLY terrible translater at a recent Hump Back Whale conference I attended. A Proffesor from an Arctic center was making his speech and the interpreter was attempting to translate along with him into Japanese. His subject was discussing the problem of bycatch when a whale is entangled in a fishermans net. Anyway, he was describing a new techinique, "Recently we have had kits stationed at variuos points along the coast which are thrown into the sea and used to untangle the whales" However the translation was made a little more entertaining when a key word was mistaken and came out as.... "we have KIDS stationed along the coast who are thrown into the water to save the whale!!!!!!!!!!!!" Link to post Share on other sites
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