politeLesson 31

Requesting a Code Review — Team leader

Situation

Where
On the team chat / at your desk
Who
You (an engineer) and a team leader
Goal
To ask a team leader to review your pull request politely.

Conversation

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A

Hi. I've created a PR. Could you review it, please?

B

Got it. I'll check it now.

A

Whenever you have time is fine. Could you look at the the review part?

B

Sure. I'll leave some comments.

A

Thank you. That really helps.

B

No problem. If you have any questions, just ask.

Vocabulary (10)

piiaaru

pull request

From English "pull request"; the unit of code change reviewed on GitHub.

sakusei

creation / making

PRを作成する = to create a PR.

rebyuu

review

レビューをお願いします is the standard request to a reviewer.

otesuki

free time / when not busy

お手すきの際に = "when you have a free moment."

komento

comment

Review feedback left on the PR.

nokosu

to leave (behind)

コメントを残す = to leave a comment.

ryoukai

understood (casual)

Casual "got it"; fine among peers, not for clients.

shouchishimashita

understood (polite)

Politer than 分かりました; use with managers and clients.

houkoku

report

Part of 報連相 (report, contact, consult) — core Japanese work etiquette.

renraku

contact / communication

後で連絡します = "I will contact you later."

Grammar

Noun + をお願いします

A polite way to request something. レビューをお願いします = "Please (do the) review."

Verb te-form + いただけますか

A humble, polite request: "Could you please…?" Softer than 〜てください.

Verb te-form + おきます

To do something in advance/for later. 残しておきます = "I'll leave it (for you)."

Cultural Notes

Formality level

This is polite-casual (です/ます with 了解です). Appropriate between engineers on the same team. With a manager or client, prefer 承知しました over 了解です.

Workplace etiquette

Adding お手すきの際で大丈夫です ("whenever you have time") shows you respect the reviewer's schedule and aren't demanding immediate attention.

Common mistake

Foreigners often drop straight to レビューして ("review it"), which sounds like an order. Use レビューをお願いします to stay polite.

Quiz

What does "PR" mean?

What does "作成" mean?

What does "レビュー" mean?

What does "お手すき" mean?

What does "コメント" mean?

What does "残す" mean?

How is the pattern "〜をお願いします" used?

How is the pattern "〜ていただけますか" used?

How is the pattern "〜ておきます" used?

What is the goal of this conversation?

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