よろしくお願いします
yoroshiku onegai shimasu
In Japanese, the phrase "I look forward to working with you" is expressed as よろしくお願いします (yoroshiku onegai shimasu).
よろしくお願いします is a versatile phrase used both when meeting someone for the first time and when concluding a request or an email to signal a positive future relationship. It expresses readiness and cooperation when starting a professional relationship.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
Replacing shimasu with the humble verb itashimasu to create よろしくお願いいたします makes the phrase much more formal and suitable for high-level business or clients. For informal settings, you might use 一緒に仕事できるのを楽しみにしてるよ。 to say "I'm looking forward to working together." For even more formal expressions, ご一緒できることを光栄に思います。 can mean "I feel honored to be able to work together" and ご一緒させていただくことを心待ちにしています。 can mean "I am eagerly looking forward to working with you."
How do you pronounce it?
yoroshiku onegai shimasu
Did you know?
- The word 'yoroshiku' stems from 'yoroshii', meaning 'good' or 'acceptable', so you are essentially asking someone to treat a situation in a 'good' or 'favorable' way.
- While よろしくお願いします is translated as 'I look forward to working with you', it is often accompanied by a bow. The depth and duration of the bow communicate the level of respect and the intensity of the request more than the words themselves.
- In Japanese schools, students often say よろしくお願いします to their teachers at the start of a new school year to signal their intent to study hard and be well-behaved.
Examples in context
- これからよろしくお願いします。Kore kara yoroshiku onegaishimasu.I look forward to working with you from now on.
- 新しいプロジェクト、よろしくお願いします。Atarashii purojekuto, yoroshiku onegaishimasu.I look forward to working with you on the new project.
- チームの一員として、よろしくお願いします。Chiimu no ichiin to shite, yoroshiku onegaishimasu.I look forward to working with you as a member of the team.
Example conversation
Yui and Yota meet for the first time at a new office.
- 結衣 Yui今日からお世話になります、結衣です。Kyou kara osewa ni narimasu, Yui desu.I will be in your care starting today, I am Yui.
- 陽太 Yota陽太です。こちらこそ、よろしくお願いします。Yota desu. Kochira koso, yoroshiku onegaishimasu.I am Yota. I look forward to working with you too.
- 結衣 Yui一緒に頑張りましょう。Issho ni ganbarimashou.Let's do our best together.
- 陽太 Yotaはい、よろしくお願いします。Hai, yoroshiku onegaishimasu.Yes, I look forward to working with you.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry よろしくお願いします, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
