How to Say ‘I'll work in the sales department.’ in Japanese
営業部で働きます。
eigyou bu de hataraki masu
[eh-gyoh boo de hah-tah-RAH-kee mahs]
💬 Usage Tip: With 働きます, the workplace takes で, not に. For example, 東京で働きます means "I'll work in Tokyo". The ます form covers both "I work" and "I will work", so context tells you which one is meant.
Phrase Breakdown
営業部で
eigyou bu de
in the sales department
営業部 (eigyoubu) means 'sales department.' The particle で (de) marks where an action happens. Stretch the long vowels: 'ei-gyou-bu.'
営業部で会議があります。
There is a meeting in the sales department.
Words in this phrase
営業
eigyou
[eh-gyoh]
sales
A job or activity involving selling products or services and building client relationships.
私は営業の仕事に興味があります。
I am interested in sales work.
部
bu
[boo]
department; division
A suffix naming a section of a company.
人事部に電話します。
I'll call the HR department.
で
de
[de]
at
Indicates the location of an action.
家で食事する。
Eat at home.
働きます。
hataraki masu
will work
The polite form of 働く (hataraku), 'to work.' It is pronounced 'hatarakimasu,' and the final 'u' is very soft.
明日も働きます。
I will work tomorrow too.
Words in this phrase
働き
hataraki
[hah-tah-RAH-kee]
work (stem)
Stem of hataraku, to work at a job.
病院で働きます。
I work at a hospital.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite present/future ending
ます makes a verb polite in present or future statements.
予約します。
I will make a reservation.
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