職場 vs. 勤め先: Are You Sure These Are The Same?

職場しょくば vs. 勤つとめ先さき: Are You Sure These Are The Same?

What is the difference between “職場しょくば and 勤つとめ先さき“? Is it a correct usage that “職場しょくばはグーグルです”? After reading this, you would be answering this question. Let me introduce what their subtle differences are and how you correctly use them such as native speakers today!

職場しょくば (shokuba)

Workplace / 工作单位 / 직장 / Cơ quan

“職場しょくば” means “Workplace” and which has been used as the meaning of “a building or room where people do their jobs”. The basic way to use it is “私わたしの職場しょくばは___です(My workplace is ___.)”.　For instance, “私わたしの職場しょくばはあのビルです(My workplace is that building.), “私わたしの職場しょくばはここです(Here is my workplace)”, etc. The tips of using it are only “PLACE”, so if you say “私わたしの職場しょくばはグーグルです” is something wrong, although we figure out what you want to say. Furthermore, remember that “職場しょくば” has “場ば” which means “place”. Lastly, “職場しょくば” is used as casual and formal.

Example

ゆか
職場しょくばはあのビルだよ。 (My workplace is that building.) (这座大厦就是我工作的地方。) (직장은 그 건물이야.) (Cơ quan tớ là tòa nhà kia đó.)

たつや
今いま、職場しょくばに向むかってるよ。 (I’m heading to my workplace now.) (我现在要去公司了。) (지금 직장으로 가고 있어.) (Tớ đang đi đến chỗ làm.)

ゆか
職場しょくばはどこですか？ (Where is your workplace?) (你工作的地方在哪里啊？) (직장은 어디입니까?) (Cơ quan cậu ở đâu vậy?)

たつや
職場しょくばは、家いえに近ちかいんだ。 (My workplace is close to my house.) (我工作的地方离家很近。) (직장은 집에서 가까워.) (Cơ quan tớ gần nhà lắm.)

勤つとめ先さき (tsutomesaki)

The company that you work for / 工作地点 / 근무처 / Nơi làm việc

“勤つとめ先さき” means “The company that you work for” and which has been used as the meaning of “the name of the company or address where you work”. The basic way to use it is “私わたしの勤つとめ先さきは___です(My company is ___.) or (The company I work for ___)”.　For instance, “私わたしの勤つとめ先さきグーグルです(The company I work for is Google.), “私わたしの勤つとめ先さきはここです(Here is the company that you work for)”, etc. The tips for using it is both “The company name” and “PLACE”, so you would be able to say “私わたしの勤つとめ先さきはグーグルです” and “私わたしの勤つとめ先さきはここです” are both correct. The difference between “私わたしの勤つとめ先さきはここです” and “私わたしの職場しょくばはここです” is that “私わたしの勤つとめ先さきはここです”: a person who wants to explain especially “the company” and “私わたしの職場しょくばはここです”: a person who wants to explain especially “the place”. Lastly, “勤つとめ先さき” is used as casual and formal.

Example

勤つとめ先さきは、女性じょせいの社員しゃいんが多おおいよ。　(There are many female employees at my company.) (工作场所里女职员很多。) (직장에는 여성 직원이 많아.) (Chỗ tớ làm có rất nhiều nhân viên nữ đấy.)