polite

Handing Over a Task — A colleague

Situation

Where
Before time off
Who
You and a colleague
Goal
To hand over your work clearly before leave.

Conversation

A

raishuukyuukaoitadakunode, kyasshunosagyouohikitsugitaidesu.

I'm taking leave next week, so I'd like to hand over the the cache work.

B

ryoukaidesu. imanojoukyouooshietekudasai.

Got it. Tell me the current status.

A

hanbunhodoowatteimasu. nokorihadokyumentonimatomemashita.

About half is done. I summarized the rest in a doc.

B

tasukarimasu. kinkyuujiharenrakushitemoiidesuka.

That helps. Can I contact you in emergencies?

A

kinkyuujidakeonegaishimasu. kihonhashiryouomiteitadakereba.

Only in emergencies, please. Otherwise the docs should cover it.

Vocabulary

kyuuka

leave / vacation

休暇をいただく = humble "to take leave."

hikitsugu

to hand over

引き継ぎ = a handover.

joukyou

status

今の状況 = "the current status."

matomeru

to summarize

ドキュメントにまとめる.

kinkyuuji

in an emergency

緊急時だけ = "only in emergencies."

shiryou

materials / docs

資料を見ていただければ.

Grammar

Plain form + ので

Polite reason: 休暇をいただくので.

Verb te-form + いただければ

Soft open request: 見ていただければ.

Cultural Notes

Write it down

A handover doc before leave is expected — "it's in my head" is not enough.

Set boundaries

Limiting contact to emergencies is acceptable and increasingly normal.

Quiz

What does "休暇" mean?

What does "引き継ぐ" mean?

What does "状況" mean?

What does "まとめる" mean?

What does "緊急時" mean?

What does "資料" mean?