Short, polite phrases help colleagues share the information they need. Read the examples and adapt them to your own workplace.
The idea
Name the work and report its completion with 終わりました. もう adds that it is already done, while 今 can mark just now. Follow up with 次は何をしますか or ask someone to check with 確認をお願いします.
| Japanese | Meaning |
|---|---|
| この仕事はもう終わりました。 | This task is already finished. |
| 次は何をしますか。 | What shall I do next? |
| 確認をお願いします。 | Please check it. |
Examples
- この仕事はもう終わりました。This task is already finished.
- コピーが終わりました。The copying is finished.
- 今、終わりました。I have just finished.
- これで終わりです。With this, the task is finished.
- 次は何をしますか。What shall I do next?
- 確認をお願いします。Please check it.
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Watch out
終わりました reports something already completed; 終わります is non-past. 確認をお願いします requests a check; it does not mean that the check has already happened.
Try it yourself
Choose the answer that completes the sentence: 昨日、仕事が_。(終わりました/終わります)
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終わりました
終わりました is the polite past form, fitting yesterday.
Choose the answer that completes the sentence: 次は_をしますか。(何/どこ)
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何
何 asks what task comes next.
Choose the answer that completes the sentence: 確認を_。(お願いします/終わります)
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お願いします
お願いします politely asks the other person to check.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Japanese sentences where available. We keep your score.
Choose the answer that completes the sentence: 昨日、仕事が_。(終わりました/終わります)
Choose the answer that completes the sentence: 次は_をしますか。(何/どこ)
Choose the answer that completes the sentence: 確認を_。(お願いします/終わります)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Practise these lines aloud with a colleague: この仕事はもう終わりました。 次は何をしますか。 Replace one detail to fit your own situation.

