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How to Say ‘I work in sales’ in Japanese

営業をしています

eigyou o shi te i masu

[eh-gyoh wo shee teh ee mahs]

💬 Usage Tip: A job word plus をしています says what you do for work. For example, エンジニアをしています "I work as an engineer."

Phrase Breakdown

営業を

eigyou o

sales (as the object)

営業 (eigyou) means 'sales' and を (o) marks the object. 'Ei' sounds like a long 'e', and 'gyou' has a long 'o'.

Example

営業を担当しています。

I'm in charge of sales.

Words in this phrase

営業

eigyou

[eh-gyoh]

sales

A job or activity involving selling products or services and building client relationships.

Example

私は営業の仕事に興味があります。

I am interested in sales work.

を

[wo]

direct object marker

Marks the direct object of a verb.

Example

本を読む。

Read a book.

しています

shi te i masu

am doing

The ongoing form of する (suru, 'to do'), used to describe your job. It sounds like 'shite imasu'.

Example

毎日勉強しています。

I study every day.

Words in this phrase

し

shi

[shee]

し is the stem of する, meaning to do.

Example

予約しします。

I do the reservation.

て

[teh]

te-form ending

This ending connects actions, like 'cut and...' in instructions.

Example

てをつけると、つぎのどうさにつなげられます。

When you add -te, you can connect it to the next action.

い

[ee]

to be; ongoing state

Part of the progressive or current-state expression.

Example

空いていますかを確認します。

I will check whether they are available.

ます

masu

[mahs]

polite verb ending

A standard polite ending added to verbs, often used in customer service and formal speech.

Example

予約を確認します。

I will confirm the reservation.

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