Bizmates初級ビジネス英会話 Point 126 ”picky”

初級者向けビジネス英会話 Bizmates for beginners 第126弾は、”picky” です。

「Picky」とは、元々「Pick（選ぶ）」から成り立った表現で、
細かくものを選ぶということを表します。
食べ物やファッションなど、ちょっとしたことに必要以上にこだわる人のことを
「Picky」と表現します。

タロウの同僚のヒカも、どうやら食べ物に関してとてもこだわりが強いようです。

ランチをしにレストランへやってきた２人。
メニューを見ながら何をオーダーしようか考えているヒカは、

“What are you going to order?
I don’t like this… I don’t like that…”

「タロウは何にする？
僕はこれも好きじゃないし、あれも好きじゃないし。。。」

「ヒカ、君は好き嫌いが多すぎるよ。」と言いたい場合、あたながタロウなら何と言いますか？

“Hika, you have too many likes and dislikes.”

これでも伝わりますが、直訳しすぎで自然ではありません。
そこで、

“You’re such a picky eater.”

と言ってみましょう。とても自然な表現です！

例）「○○にこだわる」→「Picky about ○○」
「Picky shopper」 →「口やかましいお客さん」

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 word is
picky

It's a very short word.
What does this mean?

We will find out, but first let's do our test.

OK so let's imagine I 'm going
to invite you to go drinking.

And I say:

Let's go drinking tonight.

But you don't want to go.
So you say:

That's right.

I'll take a rain check.

It just means I'll go with you next time.
Not this time.

OK I hope you got that.
Lets go on to today's word -- "picky"

So let's imagine Taro and I are in a
restaurant having lunch.

We're looking at the menu
and I say :

You know, I don't like tomatoes.

What are you going to order?
I don't like this... I don't like that...

And Taro says:

Hika, you have too many likes and dislikes.

OK, it's a translation of Japanese English.

Likes and dislikes.
You have too many.

It's kind of strange English to say that.

You have too many likes dislikes.

OK in this case we can this...
So if I say:

Yeah you know, Taro, I don't like tomatoes.

I don't like... I don't like red peppers.

I don't like spicy food.
And Taro says:

You're such a picky eater.

Very good!
picky OK?

Someone who is picky is
very difficult to make happy.

So if someone is a picky person,
they don't like this...They don't like that...

He's very picky when he selects clothing.

When he buys clothes, he's a very picky shopper.

I don't like this...
I don't like that...

You know, it's very common expression -- "picky"

Often used with food.
Yeah, you're such a picky eater.

OK, let's look at pronunciation just like this:

You're sucha...
You're sucha picky eater.

You try.

OK with my sentence:

I don't like tomatoes.

Yeah, I know. I am.
I'm such a picky eater.

Perfect!
OK, for homework next time I will say

I don't like tomatoes.
And you say...

You're such a picky eater.

Please remember this and
we will see you next time. Thank you.