2013.12.06
Point 16 ”goes well with” 初級ビジネス英会話
初級者向けビジネス英会話 Bizmates for beginners 第16弾は、”goes well with” です。
例えば、同僚がつけている新しいネクタイに対して
「そのネクタイ、そのシャツによく似合ってるね。」と言いたい場合、あなたならどう言いますか？
日本人はよく、似合っている状態を「マッチしているね。」と言うので、
“Your tie is match your shirt.”
などといった英語が思い浮かんだかもしれません。
でも、この言い方では相手に意図がうまく伝わらないと思います。
日本人は「コーディネート」という単語もよく使いますが、
“Your coordination is good.”
といった言い方も、おそらく通じないでしょう。
こんなときには、”go well with” ＝ 「～に似合う」という意味のフレーズをつかって、
“Your tie goes well with your shirt.”
というようにしましょう。
ぜひ覚えておいてください！
Hello and welcome to this Bizmates for beginners
video series for Japanese businesspeople.
And today's phrase is goes well with.
Hmmm... what does this mean?
OK we will find out. But first, let's do our test.
Do you remember?
OK, we are having a meeting and I say,
OK, are you ready to start the meeting?
That's right. Can you give me a minute?
Can you give me a minute?
OK, did you get that? OK? All right.
So today's phrase is goes well with. Hmmm...
OK, here's what I usually hear OK.
So Taro and I, we work for the same company.
And Taro, I'm wearing a new necktie.
OK imagine I have a necktie and a shirt.
And he says, oh Hika, your tie is match your shirt.
And hmmm? I say, sorry?
I don't understand. Your tie is match your shirt.
OK, actually I understand.
Taro wants to say, oh yes, your tie and shirt is
very good combination. It's very nice together.
But this sentence your tie is match your shirt
or coordinate, many Japanese use coordination.
Ah your coordination is good.
We don't understand that in English OK? Hmmm...
So, what you can say is this.
OK so Taro can say,
Hika, your tie goes well with your shirt.
Oh, well thanks for saying so, Taro.
It's very natural. It's a very nice thing to say.
Your tie goes well with your shirt.
Your shoes go well with your suit, yeah.
Your bag goes well with your sweater, you know.
So it's a good match. But we don't say match OK?
OK let's practice pronunciation now.
So it's your tie goeswellwith, goeswellwith your
we don't say shirt, that's shir.
Your tie goeswellwith your shir.
One more time.
Your tie goeswellwith your shir.
OK, so let's try it in a conversation.
You could start. OK 1, 2, 3 go.
Oh, thanks for saying so.
Perfect OK.
For homework, I want you to say next time,
I don't have a tie, I know.
But you can say, yeah Hika,
your tie goes well with your shirt.
Or your, your shirt goes well with, you know, your pants.
You can't see my pants, but yeah.
OK but anyway, your tie goes well with your shirt.
And I will say, thanks for saying so.
OK? We'll see you next time.
Thank you.
video series for Japanese businesspeople.
And today's phrase is goes well with.
Hmmm... what does this mean?
OK we will find out. But first, let's do our test.
Do you remember?
OK, we are having a meeting and I say,
OK, are you ready to start the meeting?
That's right. Can you give me a minute?
Can you give me a minute?
OK, did you get that? OK? All right.
So today's phrase is goes well with. Hmmm...
OK, here's what I usually hear OK.
So Taro and I, we work for the same company.
And Taro, I'm wearing a new necktie.
OK imagine I have a necktie and a shirt.
And he says, oh Hika, your tie is match your shirt.
And hmmm? I say, sorry?
I don't understand. Your tie is match your shirt.
OK, actually I understand.
Taro wants to say, oh yes, your tie and shirt is
very good combination. It's very nice together.
But this sentence your tie is match your shirt
or coordinate, many Japanese use coordination.
Ah your coordination is good.
We don't understand that in English OK? Hmmm...
So, what you can say is this.
OK so Taro can say,
Hika, your tie goes well with your shirt.
Oh, well thanks for saying so, Taro.
It's very natural. It's a very nice thing to say.
Your tie goes well with your shirt.
Your shoes go well with your suit, yeah.
Your bag goes well with your sweater, you know.
So it's a good match. But we don't say match OK?
OK let's practice pronunciation now.
So it's your tie goeswellwith, goeswellwith your
we don't say shirt, that's shir.
Your tie goeswellwith your shir.
One more time.
Your tie goeswellwith your shir.
OK, so let's try it in a conversation.
You could start. OK 1, 2, 3 go.
Oh, thanks for saying so.
Perfect OK.
For homework, I want you to say next time,
I don't have a tie, I know.
But you can say, yeah Hika,
your tie goes well with your shirt.
Or your, your shirt goes well with, you know, your pants.
You can't see my pants, but yeah.
OK but anyway, your tie goes well with your shirt.
And I will say, thanks for saying so.
OK? We'll see you next time.
Thank you.
