Practice real Japanese for Meetings — 10 lessons × 110 sentences with native audio, romaji, English translations and culture notes.
Sample conversation: Meetings in Japanese
A free preview of Lesson 1 — Japanese, romaji and English for every line. 10 lessons (110 sentences) with native audio inside.
A colleague tells you the meeting starts at 3 p.m. today.
今日の会議は三時からです。
Kyō no kaigi wa san-ji kara desu.
Today's meeting starts at three o'clock.
Be five minutes early — At a Japanese workplace, arriving exactly on time can feel late. People usually show up about five minutes before a meeting starts and are seated and ready when it begins. Being early shows respect for everyone's time.
The colleague tells you which room the meeting is in.
場所は二階の会議室です。
Basho wa ni-kai no kaigishitsu desu.
It's in the meeting room on the second floor.
The colleague asks if you can attend.
今日の会議、出席できますか。
Kyō no kaigi, shusseki dekimasu ka.
Can you attend today's meeting?
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Meetings in Japanese — FAQ
What do you say for meetings in Japanese?
Japanese Talk's Meetings (会議・ミーティング) scene walks you through it line by line. For example, you'll learn: 今日の会議は三時からです。 (Kyō no kaigi wa san-ji kara desu.) — "Today's meeting starts at three o'clock."; 場所は二階の会議室です。 (Basho wa ni-kai no kaigishitsu desu.) — "It's in the meeting room on the second floor."; 今日の会議、出席できますか。 (Kyō no kaigi, shusseki dekimasu ka.) — "Can you attend today's meeting?". Every line comes with romaji, an English translation and native audio.
Which Japanese phrases will I learn in the meetings scene?
Key phrases include 今日の会議は三時からです。 (Kyō no kaigi wa san-ji kara desu.) — "Today's meeting starts at three o'clock.". The full scene is 10 lessons of 110 sentences covering the whole situation from start to finish.
Is there any etiquette I should know for meetings in Japan?
Yes — Be five minutes early. At a Japanese workplace, arriving exactly on time can feel late. People usually show up about five minutes before a meeting starts and are seated and ready when it begins. Being early shows respect for everyone's time. Japanese Talk adds a short culture note like this on the lines that need one.
Is the meetings scene free?
Lesson 1 is free with a free account (no credit card), and the Greeting scene is completely free with no sign-up. Full Access (US$5/month) opens all 10 lessons of every scene.