{"id":23491,"date":"2026-10-28T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/proenglishuae.com\/?post_type=blogs&#038;p=23491"},"modified":"2026-10-14T19:48:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T15:48:20","slug":"business-english-phrases-meetings-workplace","status":"publish","type":"blogs","link":"https:\/\/proenglishuae.com\/en\/blogs\/business-english-phrases-meetings-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"30 Business English Phrases for Meetings and Work in the UAE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>In most UAE workplaces, English is the language of meetings and emails, even when most of the team speaks Arabic. Many employees know English well but can&#8217;t find <strong>the right phrase<\/strong> at the right moment. Here are 30 practical phrases grouped by situation.<\/p>\n<h2>Opening a meeting<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shall we get started?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The purpose of today&#8217;s meeting is to\u2026<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Let&#8217;s go through the agenda.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Thank you all for coming at short notice.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Giving your opinion<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>From my point of view, \u2026<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>I&#8217;d like to suggest that we\u2026<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>I see your point, but\u2026<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>I&#8217;m not sure I agree with that.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>That&#8217;s a good point.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Interrupting politely and asking for clarification<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sorry to interrupt, but\u2026<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Could you clarify what you mean by\u2026?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Could you go over that again?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Just to make sure I understand, \u2026<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tasks and deadlines<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Who will take care of this?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>What&#8217;s the deadline for this?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>I&#8217;ll follow up on that.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Let&#8217;s set a timeline.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Can we push this to next week?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Emails<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>I hope this email finds you well.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Please find attached\u2026<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Just a quick reminder that\u2026<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Please let me know if you have any questions.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>I look forward to hearing from you.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"\/en\/blogs\/how-to-write-formal-emails-in-english\/\">how to write a formal email in English<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Calls and video meetings<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Can everyone hear me?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>You&#8217;re on mute.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sorry, you broke up. Could you repeat that?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>I&#8217;ll share my screen.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Closing a meeting<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Let&#8217;s wrap up.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>To sum up, we agreed to\u2026<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>I&#8217;ll send the minutes after the meeting.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to actually remember these phrases<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Pick only 5 phrases a week and use them at work.<\/li>\n<li>Keep them in your phone notes and review them before meetings.<\/li>\n<li>Say them out loud \u2013 pronunciation is part of confidence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Business English course in Abu Dhabi<\/h2>\n<p>Our <a href=\"\/en\/courses\/\u062f\u0648\u0631\u0629-\u0627\u0644\u0644\u063a\u0629-\u0627\u0644\u0625\u0646\u062c\u0644\u064a\u0632\u064a\u0629-\u0644\u0644\u0623\u0639\u0645\u0627\u0644\/\">Business English course<\/a> trains meetings, presentations, emails and interviews through real situations, in small groups with evening classes for 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