2014.03.21
Point 31 “In my opinion,…” 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31弾は、”In my opinion,…” です。
同じ意味でも言い方を変えることで表現にバリエーションが増え、会話が自然なものになります。
例えばあなたの同僚から、
“Do you like our new poster?” 「この新しいポスター、どう思う？」
と意見を求められ、「ちょっと派手すぎると思うよ」
と、あなたの意見を答える場合に、あなたなら何と言っていますか？
“I think it is too colorful.”
もちろんこの言い方も全く問題はありませんが、自分の意見、気持ちを伝える際に、
いつも”I think…”ばかりでは、会話が単調になってしまいますよね。
そこでたまには別の言い方をしてみましょう。
“I think…” の代わりに、”In my optinion,…”を使って、
“In my opinion, it is too colorful.”
と言ってみましょう。アクセントがついて、ナチュラルな会話になります。
ぜひこのフレーズを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 in my opinion.
Hmmm... maybe you've heard of this one before.
Yes? OK. But before we do this,
let's do our test OK.
So imagine we are colleagues and I am complaining.
I hate this project. I hate it.
And you want to say, Hika stop complaining.
What do you say?
That's right. It's no use complaining about it.
It's no use complaining about it.
Did you get that?
Yes? I hope so.
OK. Let's go on to in my opinion.
OK but this is what I usually hear.
So imagine Taro and I, we are co-workers.
And I say, Taro Taro, do you like our new poster?
And he says, hmmm... I think it is too colorful.
Hmmm, I think it is too colorful.
It's perfect. This is no problem. But many people use think.
I think, I think so, I don't think so.
So to make it sound a little bit more natural,
a little better, we can say this.
Do you like our new poster Taro?
And he says, well in my opinion, it's too colorful.
Just like that. In my opinion, it's too colorful.
OK let's look at pronunciation.
In my opinion with a pause, it's too colorful
In my opinion, it's too colorful.
You try.
Perfect. Let's try it with my question.
Hey, do you like our new poster?
Hmmm... you think so? Maybe you're right.
Perfect OK.
All right so for homework, next time we meet,
I will say, do you like our new poster?
And you say, in my opinion, it's too colorful.
Just like that.
OK we'll see you in the lesson.
Thank you.
video series for Japanese businesspeople.
And today's phrase is in my opinion.
Hmmm... maybe you've heard of this one before.
Yes? OK. But before we do this,
let's do our test OK.
So imagine we are colleagues and I am complaining.
I hate this project. I hate it.
And you want to say, Hika stop complaining.
What do you say?
That's right. It's no use complaining about it.
It's no use complaining about it.
Did you get that?
Yes? I hope so.
OK. Let's go on to in my opinion.
OK but this is what I usually hear.
So imagine Taro and I, we are co-workers.
And I say, Taro Taro, do you like our new poster?
And he says, hmmm... I think it is too colorful.
Hmmm, I think it is too colorful.
It's perfect. This is no problem. But many people use think.
I think, I think so, I don't think so.
So to make it sound a little bit more natural,
a little better, we can say this.
Do you like our new poster Taro?
And he says, well in my opinion, it's too colorful.
Just like that. In my opinion, it's too colorful.
OK let's look at pronunciation.
In my opinion with a pause, it's too colorful
In my opinion, it's too colorful.
You try.
Perfect. Let's try it with my question.
Hey, do you like our new poster?
Hmmm... you think so? Maybe you're right.
Perfect OK.
All right so for homework, next time we meet,
I will say, do you like our new poster?
And you say, in my opinion, it's too colorful.
Just like that.
OK we'll see you in the lesson.
Thank you.
