Easy Japanese for Work — Season 1, Episode 30: Turning down a request for support politely

Episode synopsis

Today: turning down a request for support politely. Wang Chihsun, from Taiwan, works as a pastry chef at an upscale American restaurant in Tokyo. He moved to Japan in 2015. Fascinated with Japanese sweets, he began studying to be a pastry chef. His dream is to one day open his own café in Taiwan. At his current job, he wants to learn how to communicate better with coworkers. To help, he'll take on a roleplay challenge where he must turn down a busy coworker's request for support.

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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
• E11Asking how to pronounce names
• E12Asking for clarification