Japanese for Your First Work and Accommodation Day in Niseko

The first day can feel fast: introductions, shift times, storage, staff housing, and new rules arrive at once. You do not need perfect Japanese. A few short questions can help you slow the situation down and confirm what matters.

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Situation

Use these phrases when you meet a supervisor, start a shift, or enter staff accommodation. The examples are general Japanese. They do not describe the rules or services of a particular employer or property.

Short dialogue

You: 今日きょうから働はたらきます。アレックスです。よろしくお願ねがいします。

Supervisor: よろしくお願ねがいします。九く時じからです。

You: すみません。もう一いち度どお願ねがいします。何なん時じからですか。

Supervisor: 九く時じからです。

Useful first-day phrases:

今日きょうから働はたらきます。アレックスです。よろしくお願ねがいします。
I start work today. I’m Alex. Nice to meet you.

何なん時じからですか。
What time does it start?

これはどこに置おきますか。
Where should I put this?

寮りょうのルールを教おしえてください。
Please tell me the staff-housing rules.

Emergency phrase

気き分ぶんが悪わるいです。助たすけてください。
I feel unwell. Please help me.

If you feel unwell, stop working and tell someone nearby.

Pronunciation

  • 今日きょうから — *kyō kara* — “starting today.”
  • 働はたらきます — *hatarakimasu* — “I work” or “I will work.”
  • よろしくお願ねがいします — *yoroshiku onegaishimasu* — a polite first-meeting phrase. Here it means “I look forward to working with you.”
  • 何なん時じからですか — *nanji kara desu ka* — “What time does it start?”
  • 寮りょう — *ryō* — staff housing or a dormitory.

You can use もう一いち度どお願ねがいします whenever you need the other person to repeat something. It is useful on your first day and every day after that.

What you may hear and what to do next

  • 九く時じからです。 — It starts at nine.
  • ここに置おいてください。 — Please put it here.
  • あとで説せつ明めいします。 — I will explain it later.
  • この紙かみを読よんでください。 — Please read this paper.
  • わからないときは、聞きいてください。 — Please ask when you do not understand.
  • 今日きょうはここまでです。 — That is all for today.

If you hear あとで説せつ明めいします, confirm when and where you can hear the explanation.

To confirm an instruction, point and ask:

ここですか。
Is it here?

Check the place on Google Maps

Open Kutchan Station in Google Maps

Kutchan Station is included only as a public orientation point for arriving in the area. Your workplace, accommodation, transport, and rules may be elsewhere.

Quick check

You did not catch the shift time. What can you say before asking again?

Answer: すみません。もう一いち度どお願ねがいします。