How to Say ‘I came because I want to make work connections.’ in Japanese
仕事のつながりを作りたくて来ました。
shigoto no tsunagari o tsukuri taku te ki mashi ta
[shee-goh-toh noh tsoo-nah-gah-ree oh (pronounced like 'o') tsoo-koo-ree tah-koo teh koh (as in 'koh' of 'koi') mah-shee tah]
💬 Usage Tip: Structure: [仕事のつながり] (work connections) + [を作りたくて] (want to make, so) + [来ました] (came).
🇯🇵 In Japan: “Networking” is often described as [つながり] in Japanese; it sounds warmer than a direct business buzzword.
Phrase Breakdown
仕事
shigoto
[shee-goh-toh]
work; job; business
Means work/job, often in a professional sense. In 仕事のつながり, it means “business/work-related.”
仕事が忙しいです。
Work is busy.
の
no
[noh]
of; related to (noun linker)
Connects nouns: 仕事のつながり = “work connections / business connections.”
仕事の話をしましょう。
Let’s talk about work.
つながり
tsunagari
[tsoo-nah-gah-ree]
connection; relationship; link
A noun meaning a connection/relationship (personal or professional). Often used for networking (つながりを作る).
このイベントでつながりができました。
I made connections at this event.
を
o
[oh (pronounced like 'o')]
(object marker)
Marks つながり as the thing being created (つながりを作る).
新しい友達を作ります。
I make new friends.
作りたくて
tsukuri taku te
because (I) want to make/build (it)
作る (to make/build) + たい (want to) + くて. Commonly expresses a reason: “because I want to build (connections).”
新しい友だちを作りたくて来ました。
I came because I want to make new friends.
Words in this phrase
作り
tsukuri
[tsoo-koo-ree]
make; create
Verb stem of 作る. Here it combines with ～たい: 作りたい = “want to make.”
名刺を作りました。
I made business cards.
たく
taku
[tah-koo]
want to (part of ～たくて)
From ～たい. ～たくて expresses a reason/motivation: “because I want to …”
経験を増やしたくて転職しました。
I changed jobs because I wanted to gain more experience.
て
te
[teh]
because; and (te-form connector)
Connects the reason clause to the main action: 作りたくて来ました = “I came because I wanted to make…”
勉強したくて図書館に来ました。
I came to the library because I wanted to study.
来
ki
[koh (as in 'koh' of 'koi')]
come (kanji for 来る)
Kanji for 来る (to come). In 来ました, it’s the polite past: “came.”
昨日ここに来ました。
I came here yesterday.
まし
mashi
[mah-shee]
(polite past stem of 来る)
Part of 来ました (kimashita). まし is the polite past formation used in many verbs (～ました).
日本に来ました。
I came to Japan.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense marker (plain)
In ～ました, た indicates past. Together: 来ました = “came.”
さっき食べました。
I ate earlier.
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