2017.12.15
“Shoot the breeze”の意味と使い方 Bizmates初級ビジネス英会話 Point 223
Shoot the breeze ってどういう意味？
Shoot the breeze は、時間を潰すことが目的の雑談をすることを指します。日本語で言う「他愛もない話をする」「おしゃべりをする」のと同じです。
Shoot the breeze ってどういう場面で使うの？
たとえば、取引先から帰ってきて、どのような内容の話をしたか同僚に聞かれた時。
Justin: So what did you talk about with your client?
You: Oh, we just shot the breeze.
Justin: それで、取引先の方々と何を話したのですか？
You: 他愛もない話をしただけでした。
Shoot the breeze の自然な使い方を動画で学ぶ
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Hello everyone, Justin here and welcome
to this week's Bizmates for Beginners
video lesson where every week I
introduce a new word expression or idiom
to help you with your daily business
conversation. Alright, everyone so today
we are going to learn the expression
"shoot the breeze." So to find out what it
means and how to use it, stay tuned but
first I hope all of you remember last
week's class because, that's right, we are
going to do a quick review.
So everyone imagine I say: Our favorite
manager is leaving the company. So how is
everyone feeling now? Of course everyone
is feeling really sad, everyone's mood is
really down. So how do you say that using
our expression from last week? I'll give
you five seconds okay, you ready?
Alright go.
And time is up, if you said
the morale is low, then that's exactly
right good job and thank you for
remembering last week's word. OK, so
let's move on to "shoot the breeze" now
this is what I sometimes hear:
Alright so my colleague and good friend,
Taro, he invited me out for coffee, okay.
So we're just sitting in the coffee shop,
we're relaxing, so I asked him: Taro, so
was there anything you wanted to talk
about or do you want to talk about
anything special? And he says:
No, let's just free chat. OK, so yes I hear this
expression used quite a lot. So just, you
know, talk about something casual, have a
nice casual conversation, nothing special.
So I understand the meaning, but we can
use something a little bit more natural
and that is... yes, let's just "shoot the
breeze." OK so whenever you just want to
have a casual, simple, light, friendly
conversation, do some small talk, you just
"shoot the breeze."
OK everyone? Alright, so now
pronunciation, it's very simple, it's as
you see it here "shoot the breeze" okay?
Shoot the breeze.
So please repeat everyone after me:
No, let's just shoot the breeze.
Your turn.
Alright, exactly. OK, now after my
question. So was there anything special
you wanted to talk about? Alright, good.
Let's just shoot the breeze. Okay?
Alright so please remember to use this in
your daily conversation. Alright, so our
bonus question this week everyone is
another way to say: "the temperature is
going down." It is getting a little bit
cooler now that we are in December, so if
you know how to say this in a more
natural way, please leave it in the
comments below and I'll get back to you.
Alright, so that is it for me
this week everyone, thank you so much for
watching. Have a great weekend I'll see
you next time. Thank you.
to this week's Bizmates for Beginners
video lesson where every week I
introduce a new word expression or idiom
to help you with your daily business
conversation. Alright, everyone so today
we are going to learn the expression
"shoot the breeze." So to find out what it
means and how to use it, stay tuned but
first I hope all of you remember last
week's class because, that's right, we are
going to do a quick review.
So everyone imagine I say: Our favorite
manager is leaving the company. So how is
everyone feeling now? Of course everyone
is feeling really sad, everyone's mood is
really down. So how do you say that using
our expression from last week? I'll give
you five seconds okay, you ready?
Alright go.
And time is up, if you said
the morale is low, then that's exactly
right good job and thank you for
remembering last week's word. OK, so
let's move on to "shoot the breeze" now
this is what I sometimes hear:
Alright so my colleague and good friend,
Taro, he invited me out for coffee, okay.
So we're just sitting in the coffee shop,
we're relaxing, so I asked him: Taro, so
was there anything you wanted to talk
about or do you want to talk about
anything special? And he says:
No, let's just free chat. OK, so yes I hear this
expression used quite a lot. So just, you
know, talk about something casual, have a
nice casual conversation, nothing special.
So I understand the meaning, but we can
use something a little bit more natural
and that is... yes, let's just "shoot the
breeze." OK so whenever you just want to
have a casual, simple, light, friendly
conversation, do some small talk, you just
"shoot the breeze."
OK everyone? Alright, so now
pronunciation, it's very simple, it's as
you see it here "shoot the breeze" okay?
Shoot the breeze.
So please repeat everyone after me:
No, let's just shoot the breeze.
Your turn.
Alright, exactly. OK, now after my
question. So was there anything special
you wanted to talk about? Alright, good.
Let's just shoot the breeze. Okay?
Alright so please remember to use this in
your daily conversation. Alright, so our
bonus question this week everyone is
another way to say: "the temperature is
going down." It is getting a little bit
cooler now that we are in December, so if
you know how to say this in a more
natural way, please leave it in the
comments below and I'll get back to you.
Alright, so that is it for me
this week everyone, thank you so much for
watching. Have a great weekend I'll see
you next time. Thank you.
