Polite to Colleague
Workplace · Meeting
一点、確認させていただいてもよろしいでしょうか？ — May I take a moment to confirm one point? (Workplace · Meeting, Polite to Colleague, JLPT N3)
You
一点、確認させていただいてもよろしいでしょうか？
いってん、かくにんさせていただいてもよろしいでしょうか？
May I take a moment to confirm one point?
Romaji: Itten, kakunin sasete itadaite mo yoroshii deshō ka? / Reply Romaji: Dōzo, go enryo naku.
Reply
どうぞ、ご遠慮なく。
どうぞ、ごえんりょなく。
Please, go right ahead.
Gesture & etiquette
Raise your hand slightly or make a small, brief forward gesture as you say this phrase. Do not simply start speaking — wait for the meeting leader's nod or 'dōzo' before continuing.
Interjecting in Japanese meetings requires a polite preamble. This phrase signals you have a question while showing consideration for others' time. Always wait for verbal acknowledgment before asking your actual question.
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