Bizmates初級ビジネス英会話 Point 106 ”Just about done.”

初級者向けビジネス英会話 Bizmates for beginners 第106弾は、”Just about done.” です。

もう少しでこのタスクが完了する、あと一枚で資料が完成するという場面ってありますよね。
今回はそんな場面で使える表現を紹介します。

例えば、ヒカは同僚のタロウに、
“Have you finished the report?”「レポート、終わった？」に聞きました。
「丁度終わるところだよ。」と返答したい場合、あなたがタロウなら英語で何と言いますか？

“I can finish the report about 15 minutes later.”「15分後ごろ、終えることができます。」
でも伝わりますが、もっとコンパクトに伝えてみましょう。

そこで、
“Just about done.” 「丁度終わるところだよ。」
と言ってみましょう。自然な表現です。

発音もビデオでチェック！
ぜひこの表現を使ってみてください。

Hello and welcome to this Bizmates

for beginners video series and today's
short

phrase is "Just about done."

Done which means finish

or complete -- Just about done. What does this mean? We will find out

but first let's do our test.

Okay I'm calling you on your cell phone

and I'm waiting for you. I say: Where
are you?

You say... don't give me all that
information, just...

that's right. I'm on my way. Give me five
minutes.

I hope you got that. Okay let's go on to
today's short phrase

Just about done. Okay

so let's imagine Taro is my colleague

and I'm waiting for his report

So I'm still waiting and waiting and I say: Taro, have you finished the report?

Not yet? He says: Yeah

I can finish, uh...

the report about, uh... fifteen minutes
later

maybe 20...25.

So he wants me to wait. you know

a few minutes, or quite a few minutes
but it's a lot of information I can

finish the report

about 15 minutes later

Okay, what's a shorter way, a more natural way

to say this? Like this. so

if I asked Taro: Have you finished the
report?

and he says: Just about done. That's all.

Okay just about done and when he says
this "Just about done."

I feel very relaxed. Like "Oh

okay, it's about maybe 15 minutes
maybe 10 minutes, maybe 20 minutes..."

but he's almost finished very natural

phrase. Just about done

okay let's look at pronunciation it's Justabou'...

we can connect that and not "Just ABOUT..."

but "Justabou' done." Just about done. You try...

Good. Okay with my question:

Have you finished the report?...

Okay no problem. Perfect

for homework okay next time I will ask
you

Have you finished the report? And you say:

Just about done. Okay please remember
this

and we will see you next time. Thank you.