How to Say ‘Work’ in Japanese
仕事が
shigoto ga
[shee-goh-toh gah]
💬 Usage Tip: [仕事が] is [仕事] plus the subject marker [が]. It highlights “work” as the thing being talked about.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Particles like [が] are tiny but important. They help Japanese sound precise without needing the same word order as English.
Phrase Breakdown
仕事
shigoto
[shee-goh-toh]
work; job
Refers to work, tasks, or your job in general.
仕事が多いです。
There is a lot of work.
が
ga
[gah]
subject marker
Particle that marks the subject of the sentence.
仕事が終わりません。
The work isn’t finished.
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