2013.12.27
Point 19 ”How did it go?” 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19弾は、”How did it go?” です。
例えば、同僚から
“I just took the TOEIC.” 「TOEIC(R)テストを受けたよ。」
と言われた際に「どうだった？」と聞きたい場合、あなたならどう言いますか。
この「どうだった？」には、「簡単でしたか？」、「難しかったですか？」、「どう感じましたか？」
といったニュアンスが複合的に含まれているわけですが、こうしたシチュエーションにおいては、
“How did it go?”
と言うようにしましょう。
ぜひ動画を見ながらナチュラルな発音も身につけてください！
Hello and welcome to this Bizmates for beginners
video series for Japanese businesspeople.
And today's question is how did it go?
How did it go? Hmmm... what does this mean?
OK but first, we will do our test.
Do you remember?
You are busy. OK, you have an appointment.
And I say, yeah, can I talk to you for a minute?
Yeah you say, yeah I'm sorry. I've got to run.
Did you get that? OK.
So let's look at today's question how did it go?
Hmmm, what does this mean?
OK well here's what I usually hear, OK.
So imagine I'm talking to Taro, my colleague.
OK we work for the same company.
And I say, yeah Taro, I just took the TOEIC.
The TOEIC test, yeah.
And he says, oh... how is TOEIC?
How is TOEIC? It's a very strange question.
I don't really, how is TOEIC is... you know.
Maybe he's asking ah, was it easy for you?
Or was it difficult for you? Or how did you feel?
I think he wants to ask this question right?
But it doesn't sounds like that. How is TOEIC?
OK, so a natural style, is this one.
So if I say, yeah I just took the TOEIC. Wooh...
And he says, how did it go?
Oh very natural, how did it go? Yeah.
And I'll say, oh yeah it was easy.
Or oh, it was really difficult. Or it was really long. Yeah.
How did it go? It's like how was it? Yeah, how did it go?
OK let's look at pronunciation.
Look at the pronunciation.
It's not how did it go, but it's just how dit go?
How dit go? Hmmm, just like that.
How dit go? How dit go?
One more time. How dit go?
Just like that.
OK let's try it with my sentence.
Yeah I just took the TOEIC.
Good. Yeah, it was easy.
Just like that.
OK for homework, I'm going to say, I just took the TOEIC.
And you say, how did it go?
Just like that OK?
See you next time. Thank you.
video series for Japanese businesspeople.
And today's question is how did it go?
How did it go? Hmmm... what does this mean?
OK but first, we will do our test.
Do you remember?
You are busy. OK, you have an appointment.
And I say, yeah, can I talk to you for a minute?
Yeah you say, yeah I'm sorry. I've got to run.
Did you get that? OK.
So let's look at today's question how did it go?
Hmmm, what does this mean?
OK well here's what I usually hear, OK.
So imagine I'm talking to Taro, my colleague.
OK we work for the same company.
And I say, yeah Taro, I just took the TOEIC.
The TOEIC test, yeah.
And he says, oh... how is TOEIC?
How is TOEIC? It's a very strange question.
I don't really, how is TOEIC is... you know.
Maybe he's asking ah, was it easy for you?
Or was it difficult for you? Or how did you feel?
I think he wants to ask this question right?
But it doesn't sounds like that. How is TOEIC?
OK, so a natural style, is this one.
So if I say, yeah I just took the TOEIC. Wooh...
And he says, how did it go?
Oh very natural, how did it go? Yeah.
And I'll say, oh yeah it was easy.
Or oh, it was really difficult. Or it was really long. Yeah.
How did it go? It's like how was it? Yeah, how did it go?
OK let's look at pronunciation.
Look at the pronunciation.
It's not how did it go, but it's just how dit go?
How dit go? Hmmm, just like that.
How dit go? How dit go?
One more time. How dit go?
Just like that.
OK let's try it with my sentence.
Yeah I just took the TOEIC.
Good. Yeah, it was easy.
Just like that.
OK for homework, I'm going to say, I just took the TOEIC.
And you say, how did it go?
Just like that OK?
See you next time. Thank you.
