Easy Japanese for Work — Season 1, Episode 11: Asking how to pronounce names

Episode synopsis

This episode is about asking how to pronounce names. Whang Sunmyung works at a general trading company in Japan. Born in the Republic of Korea, he studied in China from the age of 13. Out of a desire to work on a global scale, he came to Japan to work at his current company. Now, Whang-san is taking Japanese lessons while on the job. His goal is to become a reliable businessman. To do so, he needs a way to ask how to pronounce a person's name, a valuable part of business manners in Japan.

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More episodes from Season 1

• E1Communicating a sense of gratitude
• E2How to politely ask someone to repeat something
• E3Expressing an opinion concisely
• E4How to make explanations using photos and other materials
• E5Relaying messages
• E6Obtaining permission
• E7Making apologies
• E8Making suggestions
• E9Asking questions using keego
• E10Offering support
• E12Asking for clarification
• E13Answering phone calls for others