politeLesson 10

Presenting a Status Update — Senior colleague

Situation

Where
A progress meeting
Who
You and the senior colleague
Goal
To present progress clearly and invite questions.

Conversation

Show

A

Today I'll report on the progress of the new feature.

A

Currently, seventy percent of the whole is complete.

B

That's going well. What are the remaining issues?

A

One point: we need to verify the external integration. I'll handle it next week.

A

That's all. Are there any unclear points?

Vocabulary (10)

gohoukoku

report (humble)

ご報告します = humble "I will report."

genzai

currently / at present

Frames the present status.

nanawari

seventy percent

割 = units of ten percent.

kanryou

completion

完了しております = "is complete (humble)."

junchou

smooth / on track

順調です = "going well."

gaiburenkei

external integration

Linking with an outside system.

ijoudesu

that concludes / that's all

Signals the end of a report.

otsukaresamadesu

thank you for your work

The all-purpose workplace greeting, used like hello and goodbye between coworkers.

yoroshikuonegaishimasu

thank you in advance

Closes most requests and emails; sets a cooperative tone.

kakunin

confirmation / check

Daily-use word: ご確認お願いします means "please check."

Grammar

ご + Sino-Japanese verb + します

Humble action: ご報告します.

Noun + について

Introduces a topic: 進捗について.

ご + 不明 + な点

Polite "unclear points," inviting questions.

Cultural Notes

Workplace etiquette

Close presentations with 以上です and 何かご不明な点はありますか to formally invite questions.

Formality level

Polite-humble. Using percentages (七割) and concrete next steps signals competence.

Common mistake

Don't trail off. A crisp 以上です tells the room you've finished and it's time for Q&A.

Quiz

What does "ご報告" mean?

What does "現在" mean?

What does "七割" mean?

What does "完了" mean?

What does "順調" mean?

What does "外部連携" mean?

How is the pattern "ご〜します" used?

How is the pattern "〜について" used?

How is the pattern "ご不明な点" used?

What is the goal of this conversation?

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