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Corporate English
The words, abbreviations and sentences used in offices, explained simply with Hindi meanings and real examples. Sound clear and confident in meetings, on calls and in emails.
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Office abbreviations
Short forms you will see in emails, chats and HR letters.
- ASAP(As soon as possible)जितनी जल्दी हो सके।
- EOD(End of day)आज के कामकाजी दिन के अंत तक, यानी आज शाम तक।
- COB(Close of business)कारोबारी दिन खत्म होने तक, यानी आज शाम तक।
- EOW(End of week)इस हफ़्ते के आखिरी कामकाजी दिन तक, आमतौर पर शुक्रवार शाम तक।
- FYI(For your information)आपकी जानकारी के लिए; इस पर कुछ करना ज़रूरी नहीं।
- FYA(For your action)आपको इस पर काम करना है, इसलिए भेजा गया है।
- OOO(Out of office)ऑफ़िस में नहीं, छुट्टी पर या उपलब्ध नहीं।
- WFH(Work from home)घर से काम करना।
- ETA(Estimated time of arrival)पहुँचने या तैयार होने का अनुमानित समय।
- TBD(To be decided)अभी तय नहीं हुआ है; बाद में तय होगा।
- MoM(Minutes of meeting)मीटिंग में लिए गए फ़ैसलों और कामों का लिखित सारांश।
- KPI(Key performance indicator)प्रदर्शन मापने का मुख्य पैमाना, जैसे बिक्री या हल किए गए टिकट।
- KRA(Key result area)मुख्य ज़िम्मेदारियाँ, जिनके आधार पर आपके काम का मूल्यांकन होता है।
- POC(Point of contact / Proof of concept)(1) जिस व्यक्ति से संपर्क करना है; (2) किसी आइडिया को परखने के लिए छोटा प्रयोग।
- TAT(Turnaround time)किसी काम को पूरा करने में लगने वाला समय।
- SLA(Service level agreement)सेवा के स्तर का तय वादा, जैसे समस्या कितनी जल्दी हल होगी।
- CTC(Cost to company)कंपनी का किसी कर्मचारी पर कुल सालाना खर्च, जिसमें वेतन के अलावा दूसरे हिस्से भी शामिल होते हैं।
- LWD(Last working day)कंपनी छोड़ने से पहले ऑफ़िस में आपका आखिरी दिन।
- F&F(Full and final settlement)नौकरी छोड़ने के बाद होने वाला अंतिम हिसाब और भुगतान।
- AOB(Any other business)मीटिंग के अंत में बाकी बचे दूसरे मुद्दे।
- WIP(Work in progress)ऐसा काम जो शुरू हो चुका है पर अभी पूरा नहीं हुआ।
Corporate jargon & phrases
What people really mean when they say these at work.
- Pingकिसी को छोटा सा मैसेज भेजना।
- Loop inकिसी को ईमेल या बातचीत में शामिल करना।
- Keep in the loopकिसी को लगातार जानकारी देते रहना।
- Circle backकिसी विषय पर बाद में दोबारा लौटना।
- Touch baseथोड़ी देर बात करके हालचाल या अपडेट लेना।
- Take it offlineकिसी बात पर मीटिंग के बाद अलग से चर्चा करना।
- Bandwidthऔर काम लेने के लिए समय या क्षमता।
- Deep diveकिसी विषय या समस्या का विस्तार से विश्लेषण।
- Action itemsमीटिंग में तय हुए काम, जिनकी ज़िम्मेदारी किसी को दी गई हो।
- Deliverablesवह काम या चीज़ें जो सौंपने का वादा किया गया है।
- Stakeholdersवे लोग जिन पर किसी प्रोजेक्ट का असर पड़ता है या जिनकी उसमें भूमिका है।
- On the same pageकिसी बात पर एक जैसी समझ होना।
- Low-hanging fruitआसान काम जिनसे जल्दी नतीजे मिलें।
- Ballpark figureमोटा-मोटा अनुमान, सटीक आंकड़ा नहीं।
- Heads-upपहले से दी गई सूचना या चेतावनी।
- Escalateसमस्या हल न होने पर उसे किसी वरिष्ठ व्यक्ति तक ले जाना।
- Sync upअपडेट साझा करने और आगे का तय करने के लिए छोटी मीटिंग।
- Hard stopवह तय समय जब आपको हर हाल में मीटिंग छोड़नी है।
- Run it byकिसी को कुछ दिखाकर उसकी राय या मंज़ूरी लेना।
- Sign-offआगे बढ़ने की औपचारिक मंज़ूरी।
- Buy-inशामिल लोगों की सहमति और समर्थन।
- Value-addकोई अतिरिक्त चीज़ जो उत्पाद या सेवा को और उपयोगी बनाए।
- Pain pointग्राहक या यूज़र को होने वाली कोई परेशानी।
- Scope creepजब प्रोजेक्ट का काम बिना अतिरिक्त समय या पैसे के तय दायरे से बढ़ता जाए।
- Reach outकिसी से संपर्क करना।
- Follow upपहले हुई बात पर दोबारा संपर्क करना, या उसके लिए भेजा गया संदेश।
- Noted“पढ़ लिया और समझ लिया” का छोटा जवाब।
- As per my last emailपिछले ईमेल में लिखी बात की ओर ध्यान दिलाना।
- Hop on a callजल्दी से एक छोटी कॉल पर बात करना।
- You're on muteवीडियो कॉल पर किसी को बताना कि उनका माइक बंद है।
- Agendaमीटिंग में चर्चा किए जाने वाले विषयों की सूची।
- Next stepsआगे क्या होगा और कौन करेगा।
- Win-winऐसा नतीजा जिससे दोनों पक्षों का फ़ायदा हो।
- Stand-upरोज़ की छोटी टीम मीटिंग, जिसमें हर कोई अपना काम और रुकावटें बताता है।
- Blockerऐसी रुकावट जिससे काम आगे नहीं बढ़ पा रहा।
- Offsiteऑफ़िस से बाहर होने वाली टीम मीटिंग या कार्यक्रम।
- Onboardingनए कर्मचारी या नए क्लाइंट को शामिल करने और तैयार करने की प्रक्रिया।
- Appraisalआपके काम के प्रदर्शन का नियमित मूल्यांकन, जो अक्सर वेतन बढ़ोतरी से जुड़ा होता है।
- Notice periodइस्तीफ़ा देने के बाद नियमों के अनुसार काम करते रहने की अवधि।
- Revertभारतीय ऑफ़िस में “revert” को अक्सर “जवाब देना” के अर्थ में लिखा जाता है; मानक अंग्रेज़ी में इसका अर्थ “पहले की स्थिति में लौटना” है।
- Do the needful“जो ज़रूरी है वह कर दें” के अर्थ में पुराना भारतीय ऑफ़िस वाक्यांश।
- Preponeकिसी काम या मीटिंग का समय पहले कर देना।
- Sanity checkआगे बढ़ने से पहले यह जाँच लेना कि कोई चीज़ सही और समझदारी की है।
Ready-to-use sentences
Polite, natural English for the situations you face every day.
Meetings
Start on time, keep to the agenda and end with clear next steps.
“Thanks, everyone, for joining. Let's get started.”
Opening the meeting
“The purpose of today's meeting is to finalise the launch date.”
Stating the goal
“Sorry to interrupt, but could I add one point here?”
Interrupting politely
“I see it a little differently. Could we look at the cost side too?”
Disagreeing politely
“Just to make sure I understood: you need the data by Friday, right?”
Checking understanding
“That's a good point. Let's take it offline so we can finish the agenda.”
Moving a long topic aside
“To sum up, we've agreed on the budget, and Priya will share the plan.”
Summarising
“Let's recap the action items and owners before we close.”
Ending the meeting
Calls & video calls
On calls, people can't see your face, so be a little more explicit.
“Can everyone hear me clearly?”
Starting a call
“Sorry, you broke up. Could you repeat the last part?”
Bad connection
“I think you're on mute.”
Someone's microphone is off
“Let me share my screen. Can you see it now?”
Presenting
“I have a hard stop at 5, so could we cover the pricing first?”
Short on time
“Sorry, go ahead. We both started talking at once.”
Talking over each other
“I'll drop off now and catch up from the minutes. Thank you!”
Leaving early
With colleagues
Friendly and clear: ask, offer and thank.
“Do you have five minutes? I'd like your view on something.”
Asking for time
“Could you help me with the Excel formula when you're free?”
Asking for help
“Thanks a lot for covering for me yesterday.”
Thanking
“Ping me if you need anything from my side.”
Offering help
“Shall we split this? I'll do the slides and you take the data.”
Sharing work
“I'm stuck on this. Could we sit together for ten minutes?”
Asking to work together
With your boss
Lead with the point, be honest about problems and suggest a way forward.
“Could I get 15 minutes with you today to discuss the project timeline?”
Asking for a meeting
“Quick update: the report is 80% done and will be ready by 4 pm.”
Giving an update
“I need one more day for the analysis. I can share it by Thursday noon.”
Asking for more time
“I made an error in the invoice. I've corrected it and added a check so it doesn't happen again.”
Admitting a mistake
“I have three tasks due this week. Which one should I prioritise?”
Too much work
“I'd like to discuss my growth here. Could we set up a time this month?”
Career conversation
With clients
Polite, clear and confident. Confirm details and always give a next step.
“Thank you for your patience while we looked into this.”
After a delay
“Just to confirm my understanding, you need 500 units by 15 March?”
Confirming requirements
“I understand your concern. Here's what we'll do to fix it.”
Handling a complaint
“We'll get back to you by tomorrow, 2 pm, with an update.”
Promising a reply
“As discussed on the call, I'm attaching the revised quotation.”
Following up after a call
“Please let me know if you have any questions.”
Closing an email or call
Emails & chat
Clear subject, short paragraphs, one request per email when you can.
“I hope you're doing well.”
Friendly opening
“I've attached the signed agreement for your records.”
Sharing an attachment
“Just a gentle reminder about the pending approval.”
Polite reminder
“Could you please confirm by Friday?”
Asking for a reply
“Looking forward to hearing from you.”
Closing
“Best regards,”
Sign-off
Say it better
These are common in Indian offices and usually understood within India. With global colleagues and clients, the clearer version works better.
| Instead of | Try | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Kindly do the needful. | Please approve the request by Friday.Say exactly what you need. | Say exactly what you need. |
| Please revert back. | Please reply. / Please get back to me.“Revert” means “go back”; “revert back” repeats it. | “Revert” means “go back”; “revert back” repeats it. |
| I have a doubt. | I have a question.Globally, “doubt” suggests you don't believe something. | Globally, “doubt” suggests you don't believe something. |
| Let's discuss about the budget. | Let's discuss the budget.“Discuss” doesn't need “about”. | “Discuss” doesn't need “about”. |
| I am out of station. | I'm travelling. / I'm out of town.“Out of station” is mainly Indian usage. | “Out of station” is mainly Indian usage. |
| Can we prepone the meeting? | Can we bring the meeting forward?“Prepone” is common in India but unfamiliar abroad. | “Prepone” is common in India but unfamiliar abroad. |
| Updation of records | Updating the records / record update“Updation” isn't standard English. | “Updation” isn't standard English. |
| Myself Rahul from Sales. | I'm Rahul from Sales. / This is Rahul from Sales.“Myself” isn't used to introduce yourself. | “Myself” isn't used to introduce yourself. |
| I passed out in 2022. | I graduated in 2022.Abroad, “passed out” means “fainted”. | Abroad, “passed out” means “fainted”. |
| Please find the attached file herewith. | I've attached the file. / Please find the file attached.Shorter and more natural. | Shorter and more natural. |
| Today morning I called him. | I called him this morning.English says “this morning”, “this evening”. | English says “this morning”, “this evening”. |
| What is your good name? | May I know your name?“Good name” is a translation of “shubh naam”. | “Good name” is a translation of “shubh naam”. |
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Frequently asked questions
What does EOD mean in office?
EOD means “end of day”: by the end of today's working day, usually early evening. With people in other countries, add the time zone, like “EOD IST”.
What is corporate jargon?
Words and phrases used mostly at work, like “circle back”, “bandwidth” or “take it offline”. Knowing them helps you follow meetings; using too many can make your message unclear, so keep it simple.
Is “do the needful” wrong?
It is understood in Indian offices but can confuse global colleagues and sounds old-fashioned. Saying exactly what you need, like “Please approve the request by Friday”, is clearer.
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