Meetings & Office Communication

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Learn business English vocabulary for scheduling meetings, discussing ideas, giving feedback, assigning tasks, and following up with colleagues.

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Meetings & Office Communication

Learn business English vocabulary for scheduling meetings, discussing ideas, giving feedback, assigning tasks, and following up with colleagues.

meeting
اجتماع
An event where people come together to discuss work or make decisions.
schedule
يحدد موعدا
To arrange for something to happen at a particular time.
available
متاح
Free and able to do something at a particular time.
agenda
جدول الأعمال
A list of the topics that will be discussed in a meeting.
reschedule
يعيد جدولة
To change a planned event to a different time or date, either earlier or later.
postpone
يؤجل
To move a planned event to a later time or date.
cancel
يلغي
To decide that a planned event or activity will not happen.

In a Meeting

attend: يحضر; asistir; assister à; teilnehmen; partecipare; participar; katılmak; 出席; 出席する; 참석하다; delta; To be present at a meeting, event, class, or other activity.; Everyone on the team should attend the meeting.
present: يعرض; presentar; présenter; präsentieren; presentare; apresentar; sunmak; 介绍; 発表する; 발표하다; presentera; To show and explain information or an idea to a group of people.; I'll present the results at tomorrow's meeting.
discuss: يناقش; discutir; discuter; besprechen; discutere; discutir; tartışmak; 讨论; 話し合う; 논의하다; diskutera; To talk about something with other people in order to share ideas or make a decision.; We need to discuss the new deadline.
discussion point: نقطة للنقاش; punto de discusión; point de discussion; Diskussionspunkt; punto di discussione; ponto de discussão; tartışma konusu; 讨论要点; 議論のポイント; 논의 사항; diskussionspunkt; An idea or issue raised for consideration during a discussion.; That's a good discussion point.
opinion: رأي; opinión; avis; Meinung; opinione; opinião; görüş; 意见; 意見; 의견; åsikt; What you think or believe about something.; What's your opinion on the new plan?
agree: يوافق; estar de acuerdo; être d'accord; zustimmen; essere d'accordo; concordar; katılmak; 同意; 賛成する; 동의하다; hålla med; To have the same opinion as someone or to accept an idea or plan.; I agree with your suggestion.
disagree: يختلف في الرأي; no estar de acuerdo; ne pas être d'accord; nicht zustimmen; non essere d'accordo; discordar; katılmamak; 不同意; 反対する; 동의하지 않다; inte hålla med; To have a different opinion from someone else.; I disagree with that approach.
meeting minutes: محضر الاجتماع; acta de reunión; compte rendu de réunion; Sitzungsprotokoll; verbale della riunione; ata da reunião; toplantı tutanağı; 会议纪要; 会議の議事録; 회의록; mötesprotokoll; The written record of discussions, decisions, and actions from a meeting.; I'll send the meeting minutes this afternoon.

Ideas & Decisions

suggest: يقترح; sugerir; suggérer; vorschlagen; suggerire; sugerir; önermek; 建议; 提案する; 제안하다; föreslå; To give an idea for someone to consider.; I suggest moving the meeting to the afternoon.
proposal: مقترح; propuesta; proposition; Vorschlag; proposta; proposta; öneri; 提案; 提案; 제안; förslag; A plan or idea that is presented for other people to consider or approve.; She presented a proposal for the new project.
recommend: يوصي; recomendar; recommander; empfehlen; consigliare; recomendar; tavsiye etmek; 推荐; 勧める; 추천하다; rekommendera; To say that you think a particular choice or action would be good.; I recommend using the simpler option.
feedback: ملاحظات; comentarios; commentaires; Feedback; feedback; feedback; geri bildirim; 反馈; フィードバック; 피드백; återkoppling; Comments or information about work, an idea, or a result that can help improve it.; Thanks for your feedback on my presentation.
decision: قرار; decisión; décision; Entscheidung; decisione; decisão; karar; 决定; 決定; 결정; beslut; A choice that is made after thinking about different options.; We need to make a decision today.
approve: يعتمد; aprobar; approuver; genehmigen; approvare; aprovar; onaylamak; 批准; 承認する; 승인하다; godkänna; To officially accept or give permission for something.; The manager approved the new budget.
confirm: يؤكد; confirmar; confirmer; bestätigen; confermare; confirmar; teyit etmek; 确认; 確認する; 확인하다; bekräfta; To state that something is correct, definite, or agreed.; Please confirm the meeting time by email.

Tasks & Progress

task: مهمة; tarea; tâche; Aufgabe; compito; tarefa; görev; 任务; 作業; 업무; uppgift; A piece of work that needs to be done.; My first task today is to finish the report.
action item: مهمة متفق عليها; tarea acordada; action à réaliser; vereinbarte Aufgabe; attività concordata; ação acordada; kararlaştırılan görev; 行动事项; 実行項目; 실행 항목; överenskommen åtgärd; A specific task that someone agrees to complete, often as a result of a meeting.; One action item is to update the client.
assign: يسند; asignar; attribuer; zuweisen; assegnare; atribuir; atamak; 分配; 割り当てる; 배정하다; tilldela; To give someone a particular task or responsibility.; The manager assigned me a new task.
responsible: مسؤول; responsable; responsable; verantwortlich; responsabile; responsável; sorumlu; 负责的; 担当している; 담당하는; ansvarig; Having the duty of taking care of a task or making sure something gets done.; I'm responsible for preparing the weekly report.
priority: أولوية; prioridad; priorité; Priorität; priorità; prioridade; öncelik; 优先事项; 優先事項; 우선순위; prioritet; Something that is more important than other things and should be dealt with first.; Finishing the client report is our top priority.
deadline: موعد نهائي; plazo; échéance; Frist; scadenza; prazo; son tarih; 截止日期; 締め切り; 마감일; tidsfrist; The latest time or date by which something must be finished.; The deadline for the report is Friday.
progress: تقدم; progreso; avancement; Fortschritt; progresso; progresso; ilerleme; 进展; 進捗; 진전; framsteg; Movement toward finishing or improving something.; We've made good progress this week.
update: مستجدات; actualización; point sur la situation; aktueller Stand; aggiornamento; atualização; güncel bilgi; 最新情况; 最新情報; 최신 소식; uppdatering; New information about the current situation or progress of something.; Can you give us a quick update on the project?
issue: مشكلة; problema; problème; Problem; problema; problema; sorun; 问题; 問題; 문제; problem; A problem or difficulty that needs attention.; We found an issue with the new system.
solution: حل; solución; solution; Lösung; soluzione; solução; çözüm; 解决方案; 解決策; 해결책; lösning; A way to solve a problem or deal with a difficult situation.; We need to find a solution to this problem.

Office Communication

colleague: زميل; compañero de trabajo; collègue; Kollege; collega; colega; iş arkadaşı; 同事; 同僚; 동료; kollega; A person you work with.; I'll ask a colleague to help with the report.
client: عميل; cliente; client; Kunde; cliente; cliente; müşteri; 客户; 顧客; 고객; kund; A person or organization that receives professional services from a business.; The client asked for a few changes.
report: تقرير; informe; rapport; Bericht; rapporto; relatório; rapor; 报告; 報告書; 보고서; rapport; A document that gives information about a subject or situation.; I need to finish the report before Friday.
attachment: مرفق; archivo adjunto; pièce jointe; Anhang; allegato; anexo; ek; 附件; 添付ファイル; 첨부 파일; bilaga; A file that is sent together with an email or message.; The report is in the email attachment.
forward: يعيد توجيه; reenviar; transférer; weiterleiten; inoltrare; encaminhar; iletmek; 转发; 転送する; 전달하다; vidarebefordra; To send an email or message that you received to another person.; Could you forward that email to me?
follow up: يتابع; hacer seguimiento; assurer le suivi; nachfassen; dare seguito; acompanhar; takip etmek; 跟进; フォローアップする; 후속 확인을 하다; följa upp; To contact someone again or take another action after an earlier conversation or task.; I'll follow up with the client tomorrow.
clarify: يوضح; aclarar; clarifier; klären; chiarire; esclarecer; açıklığa kavuşturmak; 澄清; 明確にする; 명확히 하다; förtydliga; To make something easier to understand by explaining it more clearly.; Could you clarify what you mean by that?

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Meetings & Office Communication