Korean phrases / Workplace Korean
잘 부탁드립니다
jal bu-tak-deu-rim-ni-da
“I look forward to working with you”
🏷️ Close friendsWhy Koreans say it this way
The untranslatable essential — literally 'I humbly make a request of you', i.e. 'please take good care of me/this'. Said on day one, at project kickoffs, in email sign-offs. Omitting it on a first meeting reads as cold.
From: First day & introductions