How to say “colleague” in Japanese | 同僚 (どうりょう、dōryō)

The Japanese vocabulary「同僚 (どうりょう、dōryō)」means “colleague.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

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Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

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I’ve been proceeding a project with a colleague.

Plain Form:

同僚どうりょうと一緒いっしょにプロジェクトを進すすめている。
Dōryō to issho ni purojekuto o susumete iru.

Polite Form:

同僚と一緒にプロジェクトを進めています。
Dōryō to issho ni purojekuto o susumete imasu.

I went to lunch with a colleague yesterday.

Plain Form:

昨日きのうは同僚どうりょうとランチに行いった。
Kinō wa dōryō to ranchi ni itta.

Polite Form:

昨日は同僚とランチに行きました。
Kinō wa dōryō to ranchi ni ikimashita.

I’m going to go on a business trip with a colleague.

Plain Form:

同僚どうりょうと一緒いっしょに出張しゅっちょうに行いく。
Dōryō to issho ni shutchō ni iku.

Polite Form:

同僚と一緒に出張に行きます。
Dōryō to issho ni shutchō ni ikimasu.

I heard that my colleague is thinking about job change.

Plain Form:

同僚どうりょうが転職てんしょくを考かんがえているそうだ。
Dōryō ga tenshoku o kangaete iru sō da.

Polite Form:

同僚が転職を考えているそうです。
Dōryō ga tenshoku o kangaete iru sō desu.