2015.10.23
Bizmates初級ビジネス英会話 Point 114 ”When is the big day?”
初級者向けビジネス英会話 Bizmates for beginners 第114弾は、”When’s the big day?” です。
「○○さん、もうすぐ結婚するんだって！！」「えー！！いついつ？？」
こんなウワサ話で盛り上がることってありますよね。
今回はそんな場面で使える表現を紹介します。
ヒカとタロウの会社のアイドル的存在、サナエがもうすぐ結婚するようです。
「サナエが結婚するなんて！信じられない！！」とヒカがタロウに言いました。
「いつ結婚するの？!」と聞きたい場合、あなたがタロウなら英語で何と言いますか？
“What day is she getting married?”
“When is she getting married?”
これでも勿論良いのですが、こんな言い方もあるんです。
”When’s the big day?”
とてもナチュラルです！！
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
phrase is "When's the big day?" What is
this big day? We will find out but first
let's do our test. OK, so imagine we are
colleagues and we are leaving
the office together. We are going
somewhere together and I say to you "Oh,
I'll be ready in five minutes please
wait." And you say, not "Please don't hurry
up" but...
that's right. "Take your time." Don't
hurry up, take your time. Very natural!
OK let's look at today's phrase "When's the big day?"
Now here's what I sometimes hear. OK so
let's imagine Sanae -- Sanae-san is our
co-worker or Taro and I are co-worker
and she is getting married and i say to
Taro: I can't believe Sanae-san is getting
married. Sanae's getting married. She is
our company idol. And Taro says: What
day is she getting married? Or when is
she getting married? This question is OK, but to make it sound a little more natural
we could use "big day" -- the big day. The big day is the day you get married. It's your
wedding day. So a natural style is like
this -- so if I say: Yeah, Taro I cant believe
Sanae's getting married. She's our
company idol. And Taro says: When's the
big day? Very natural!
And I say: Oh, it's next Monday. Very natural. "When's the big day?"
OK so let's look at pronunciation. Very
simple, it's just "When's the big day?"
When's the big day? You try... Good! One more time
When's the big day?... OK, so for homework, next time I will say "I cant believe
Sanae's getting married." And you say...
When's the big day?
OK please remember this and we will see
you next time. Thank you.
beginners video series and today's
phrase is "When's the big day?" What is
this big day? We will find out but first
let's do our test. OK, so imagine we are
colleagues and we are leaving
the office together. We are going
somewhere together and I say to you "Oh,
I'll be ready in five minutes please
wait." And you say, not "Please don't hurry
up" but...
that's right. "Take your time." Don't
hurry up, take your time. Very natural!
OK let's look at today's phrase "When's the big day?"
Now here's what I sometimes hear. OK so
let's imagine Sanae -- Sanae-san is our
co-worker or Taro and I are co-worker
and she is getting married and i say to
Taro: I can't believe Sanae-san is getting
married. Sanae's getting married. She is
our company idol. And Taro says: What
day is she getting married? Or when is
she getting married? This question is OK, but to make it sound a little more natural
we could use "big day" -- the big day. The big day is the day you get married. It's your
wedding day. So a natural style is like
this -- so if I say: Yeah, Taro I cant believe
Sanae's getting married. She's our
company idol. And Taro says: When's the
big day? Very natural!
And I say: Oh, it's next Monday. Very natural. "When's the big day?"
OK so let's look at pronunciation. Very
simple, it's just "When's the big day?"
When's the big day? You try... Good! One more time
When's the big day?... OK, so for homework, next time I will say "I cant believe
Sanae's getting married." And you say...
When's the big day?
OK please remember this and we will see
you next time. Thank you.
