Japanese language at work

[montoya 0]

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..

[AET 0]

I speak mostly English, with some pretty poor Japanese thrown in there.

[gamera 0]

Montoya, I am not sure my answer helps you or not coz I'm opposite from you (J=my primary languate, E= my secondary ).

 

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To what extent are you using Japanese at work?

When I speak with Japanese customers and customers who want to practice Japanese.

 

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Are you writing emails and reports, or mainly reading and conversing?

Hmm.. all the stuff above.

 

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Do you use English all the time, or rarely?

Not all the time, but often especially if it's e-mail.

 

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I know it will be a long time before I am able to write up stuff in decent business Japanese..

gambare!!

 

 

[Yuki's Passion 1]

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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...

[mumbojumbo 0]

I speak a bit at work can just about get by, but can't write.

[echineko 1]

All the time! Some of friend are English speaker when I can practice

[tsondaboy 0]

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.

[gamera 0]

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Originally posted by tsondaboy:

I recon, that I need a lot more practising to do.

***** SHImaSHIta ( did something)

[tsondaboy 0]

しょう、そう、しょ、　そ

[scouser 4]

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.

[2pints-mate 0]

Not much Japanese used in my office

[woywoy 0]

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.

[tsondaboy 0]

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.

[woywoy 0]

Where are you from Tsondaboy and why ON EARTH are you studying seismology in JAPAN of ALL PLACES???

[tsondaboy 0]

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.....?

[sunrise 0]

.....Tokyo!

[white-void 0]

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.

[yodel 0]

Part of my job is to speak English at work.

[me jane 0]

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!

[grungy-gonads 54]

Are you a doctor me jane? What with that and your lovely pic, I'm getting all excited.

[me jane 0]

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.

[kintaro 0]

100% Japanese for business. Home = 80% English.

[gambarimasu 0]

Probs about 75% Japanese talking, don't write it at all but sometimes type it.

[farquah 0]

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!

[farquah 0]

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!!!!!!!!!!!!"