Jellyfish Presents: 2nd Exclusive Engineering Japanese Seminar

Date: 31/07/2024
Speaker: William L.W. Lu – Jellyfish

Thank you all for the supports that we were able to continue with this groundbreaking Engineering Japanese Seminar! With enthusiastic participants, the seminar was a fantastic opportunity to dive into the language skills needed for engineering in Japan.

Here’s a quick recap of the event, which was divided into five main parts:

1. Useful Engineering Japanese Vocabularies:
   • Participants learned essential Japanese vocabulary specific to the engineering field.
2. Useful Engineering Grammatical Points and Phrases:
   • We covered key grammatical points and phrases that are frequently used in engineering contexts and a small tip from the Speaker
3. Introduction:
   • We kicked off with a warm welcome and an overview of what to expect from the seminar.
4. Speaking/Conversation Practice:
   • Attendees practiced speaking and conversing in Japanese, focusing on engineering-related scenarios.
5. Q&A and General Discussion:
   • The seminar wrapped up with a Q&A session and an open discussion, allowing participants to ask questions and share their thoughts.

Contents Discussed During the Seminar

Here’s a detailed look at what we covered during our first Engineering Japanese Seminar

Useful Engineering Japanese Vocabularies

• To Reduce Cost (コスト削減)
• Negotiation/To Negotiate (折衝)
• Deadline for Delivery (納期)
• Progress/In progress (進捗)
• XXX excels in XXX (～に優れた)
• To fully utilize X (駆使)

Useful Engineering Grammatical Points and Phrases

Jamie

I take initiative to XXXX:

自ら先頭(せんとう)に
+　{What did you do} を{Verb}し,
+　{effect/result} を実現(じつげん)できました。

Jamie

To describe what pay extra attention to:

{Problem} + を解決/改善する + Nounを/ように
+　を心掛けてきました

Tip from the Speaker: Bannou Verb + Messaging Keigo

・万能(Bannou) Verb: I have involved/I Contributed in XXXX
　　{Project/Tech/Development} に携(たずさ)わっておりました。
　　{Project/Tech/Development} に従事(じゅうじ)しました。

・I am waiting for your reply about ○○:
　　お忙しい中恐縮ですが、○○の件についてその後のご状況はいかがでしょうか。
・Can you do ○○ for me?
　　○○をしていただけますでしょうか。
　　○○をしていただければ幸いでございます。

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Thank you again to all who participated!
We hope you found the seminar insightful and useful for your career in engineering.