2018.07.27
“To be frank”の意味と使い方 Bizmates初級ビジネス英会話 Point 255
To be frank ってどういう意味？
To be frank は、日本語で言う「正直に言うと」や「正直なところ」という意味になります。本音を語る際に、”To be frank, …” といった具合に前置きとして使います。
“To be honest, …” と同じ意味になります。
To be frank ってどういう場面で使うの？
たとえば、デザインについて同僚に意見を求められた時に：
Justin: What do you think of this new logo design?
You: Sorry, but to be frank, I don’t like it.
Justin: この新しいロゴのデザインをどう思いますか？
You: 正直なところ良くないと思います。
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Hello, everyone.
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Justin here and welcome back to another Bizmates
for Beginners video lesson where every week
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we introduce a new idiom, phrase, or expression
that you can use in your daily business conversation.
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And this week everyone, we are going to learn,
"To Be Frank".
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Okay, now Frank is a very popular English
name but that is not what it means.
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To find out what it means please stay tuned, we'll go over this in more detail today.
00:00:29.890 --> 00:00:34.060
But first, everyone, let's do a quick review
of last week's class.
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Okay, everyone so imagine I ask you, "Hey,
did you watch the game?
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The world cup final?
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Who did you cheer for?"
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And you always like to cheer for, you know,
the slightly weaker team because that's more
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exciting for you.
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So, how do you say that using the expression
from last week?
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I'll give you five seconds, okay?
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You ready?
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Alright - go!
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Okay and time is up!
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If you said, "No, I always cheer for the underdog."
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Then, that's exactly right.
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Well done and thank you for remembering last week's class.
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Okay, everyone so let's move on to, "To Be
Frank".
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This is what I sometimes hear:
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Alright, so I'm talking to Taro, my good friend
and colleague and we are working on a new
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project together.
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And I have to design kind of a new logo for
our product, okay?
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So I put a lot of work into it and I came
up with this really great logo design.
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So, I say, "Hey Taro, what do you think of
this new logo design?
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It's great right?"
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Taro says, "Well, Justin, sorry, but to say
directly, I don't like it."
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Ugh!
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You hurt me!
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No, that's okay, Taro I know you have really good
design sense so I think I should take your
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opinion into strong consideration.
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Okay, so Taro says, "But to say directly",
now this is okay but you might hear a native
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English speaker say something like this:
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"Sorry, but to be frank" - meaning to be very
direct, or strong, or honest in my opinion -
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"I don't like it."
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Okay, so if someone asks for your opinion,
and your opinion is probably not going to
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make them very happy, you know maybe they're
expecting something different and you have
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to give them a really honest answer or opinion,
but it might be something that they are not going
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to be very happy hearing, you can say, "Well,
to be frank...", and then whatever you think.
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So for example, imagine your colleague got
a new haircut and they ask you what you think,
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and you say, "Well, to be frank, I kinda liked
it when you had longer hair."
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Okay?
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So you're giving your honest opinion that
might not go over very well or might not be
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very well received by the other person you
can say, "To be frank".
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Okay?
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So another example: You could say, "Well to be frank, I don't think this business proposal is going to work."
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Okay?
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An honest opinion that's probably kind of
a big negative.
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Alright, so pronunciation it's as you see
it here.
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"To be frank".
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So please repeat after me.
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"Sorry, but to be frank, I don't like it."
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Your turn.
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Alright, good.
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Now after my question: "So, what do you think
of this new logo design?"
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Okay, alright, good!
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So please remember this for the review next
week, okay?
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Alright, everyone so our bonus question this
week is: another way to say "concentrate to
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finish".
00:03:56.570 --> 00:03:59.500
If you know what the answer is you can leave
it in the comments below.
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If you don't know what the answer is but you
want to find out, you can find it in one of
00:04:03.360 --> 00:04:08.570
our previous Bizmates for Beginners video
lessons, so take a look if you have the time.
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Okay, everyone so that is for me this week.
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Thank you always for watching.
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Have a great weekend.
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See you next time.
Hello, everyone.
00:00:02.490 --> 00:00:07.779
Justin here and welcome back to another Bizmates
for Beginners video lesson where every week
00:00:07.779 --> 00:00:14.490
we introduce a new idiom, phrase, or expression
that you can use in your daily business conversation.
00:00:14.490 --> 00:00:18.590
And this week everyone, we are going to learn,
"To Be Frank".
00:00:18.590 --> 00:00:25.040
Okay, now Frank is a very popular English
name but that is not what it means.
00:00:25.040 --> 00:00:29.890
To find out what it means please stay tuned, we'll go over this in more detail today.
00:00:29.890 --> 00:00:34.060
But first, everyone, let's do a quick review
of last week's class.
00:00:34.060 --> 00:00:38.880
Okay, everyone so imagine I ask you, "Hey,
did you watch the game?
00:00:38.880 --> 00:00:40.880
The world cup final?
00:00:40.880 --> 00:00:42.930
Who did you cheer for?"
00:00:42.930 --> 00:00:47.800
And you always like to cheer for, you know,
the slightly weaker team because that's more
00:00:47.800 --> 00:00:49.530
exciting for you.
00:00:49.530 --> 00:00:53.380
So, how do you say that using the expression
from last week?
00:00:53.380 --> 00:00:55.530
I'll give you five seconds, okay?
00:00:55.530 --> 00:00:56.640
You ready?
00:00:56.640 --> 00:01:01.840
Alright - go!
00:01:02.140 --> 00:01:04.100
Okay and time is up!
00:01:04.100 --> 00:01:08.010
If you said, "No, I always cheer for the underdog."
00:01:08.010 --> 00:01:10.170
Then, that's exactly right.
00:01:10.170 --> 00:01:14.060
Well done and thank you for remembering last week's class.
00:01:14.060 --> 00:01:19.270
Okay, everyone so let's move on to, "To Be
Frank".
00:01:19.270 --> 00:01:21.579
This is what I sometimes hear:
00:01:21.579 --> 00:01:28.609
Alright, so I'm talking to Taro, my good friend
and colleague and we are working on a new
00:01:28.609 --> 00:01:29.939
project together.
00:01:29.939 --> 00:01:35.619
And I have to design kind of a new logo for
our product, okay?
00:01:35.619 --> 00:01:41.149
So I put a lot of work into it and I came
up with this really great logo design.
00:01:41.149 --> 00:01:44.899
So, I say, "Hey Taro, what do you think of
this new logo design?
00:01:44.899 --> 00:01:46.649
It's great right?"
00:01:46.649 --> 00:01:53.710
Taro says, "Well, Justin, sorry, but to say
directly, I don't like it."
00:01:53.710 --> 00:01:55.409
Ugh!
00:01:55.409 --> 00:01:56.960
You hurt me!
00:01:56.960 --> 00:02:02.399
No, that's okay, Taro I know you have really good
design sense so I think I should take your
00:02:02.399 --> 00:02:05.030
opinion into strong consideration.
00:02:05.030 --> 00:02:11.080
Okay, so Taro says, "But to say directly",
now this is okay but you might hear a native
00:02:11.080 --> 00:02:13.800
English speaker say something like this:
00:02:13.800 --> 00:02:20.680
"Sorry, but to be frank" - meaning to be very
direct, or strong, or honest in my opinion -
00:02:20.680 --> 00:02:22.500
"I don't like it."
00:02:22.500 --> 00:02:30.690
Okay, so if someone asks for your opinion,
and your opinion is probably not going to
00:02:30.690 --> 00:02:35.390
make them very happy, you know maybe they're
expecting something different and you have
00:02:35.390 --> 00:02:42.340
to give them a really honest answer or opinion,
but it might be something that they are not going
00:02:42.340 --> 00:02:47.840
to be very happy hearing, you can say, "Well,
to be frank...", and then whatever you think.
00:02:47.840 --> 00:02:52.750
So for example, imagine your colleague got
a new haircut and they ask you what you think,
00:02:52.750 --> 00:02:58.030
and you say, "Well, to be frank, I kinda liked
it when you had longer hair."
00:02:58.030 --> 00:02:59.030
Okay?
00:02:59.030 --> 00:03:06.150
So you're giving your honest opinion that
might not go over very well or might not be
00:03:06.150 --> 00:03:10.290
very well received by the other person you
can say, "To be frank".
00:03:10.290 --> 00:03:11.290
Okay?
00:03:11.290 --> 00:03:16.850
So another example: You could say, "Well to be frank, I don't think this business proposal is going to work."
00:03:16.850 --> 00:03:17.850
Okay?
00:03:17.850 --> 00:03:22.370
An honest opinion that's probably kind of
a big negative.
00:03:22.370 --> 00:03:25.710
Alright, so pronunciation it's as you see
it here.
00:03:25.710 --> 00:03:27.260
"To be frank".
00:03:27.260 --> 00:03:29.070
So please repeat after me.
00:03:29.070 --> 00:03:32.180
"Sorry, but to be frank, I don't like it."
00:03:32.180 --> 00:03:35.320
Your turn.
00:03:35.860 --> 00:03:36.680
Alright, good.
00:03:36.680 --> 00:03:42.080
Now after my question: "So, what do you think
of this new logo design?"
00:03:44.480 --> 00:03:45.700
Okay, alright, good!
00:03:45.710 --> 00:03:49.900
So please remember this for the review next
week, okay?
00:03:49.900 --> 00:03:55.570
Alright, everyone so our bonus question this
week is: another way to say "concentrate to
00:03:55.570 --> 00:03:56.570
finish".
00:03:56.570 --> 00:03:59.500
If you know what the answer is you can leave
it in the comments below.
00:03:59.500 --> 00:04:03.360
If you don't know what the answer is but you
want to find out, you can find it in one of
00:04:03.360 --> 00:04:08.570
our previous Bizmates for Beginners video
lessons, so take a look if you have the time.
00:04:08.570 --> 00:04:11.430
Okay, everyone so that is for me this week.
00:04:11.430 --> 00:04:13.010
Thank you always for watching.
00:04:13.010 --> 00:04:14.120
Have a great weekend.
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See you next time.
