2014.05.02
Point 37 “I’m going to pass.” 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37弾は、“I’m going to pass.” です。
友人から誘われたけど、「気分が乗らない」、「先約がある」といった理由で、
「今日はちょっと遠慮するよ」と、断る場面ってありますよね。
例えば、あなたが同僚から、
“Are you coming out?”
と誘われたけど、「今日はちょっと遠慮するよ」と断りたいとき、あなたなら何と言いますか？
“No, I pass.”
日本人も断る場面では、「パスする」と言いますよね。
でもこの言い方では、少々ダイレクトすぎて、相手が不快に思うかもしれません。
そのため、こんな時はしっかりと、
“I’m going to pass.”
と言ってみましょう。
非常によく使われる、とてもナチュラルなフレーズです。
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 I'm going to pass.
I'm gonna pass.
Hmmm... what does this mean?
OK we will find out.
But first let's do our test. OK so we are co-workers and
I have an invoice from our vendor.
And I say, hey did you see the invoice?
And you say, yeah...
It doesn't seem right.
That's right. OK did you get that?
Something is wrong. It doesn't seem right.
OK I hope so.
All right, let's go to today's phrase.
I'm going to pass. What does this mean?
Well here's what I often hear.
Let's imagine that Taro and I are co-workers.
And ah I wanna go drinking.
And I say, yes so we're gonna go, everyone is going drinking.
So Taro, are you coming? Are you coming out?
Going drinking?
And he says, ah no, I pass.
I pass.
OK let's, I pass. Maybe you can understand this right.
It means, no I can't go.
But that is kind of Japanese-English. I pass. Pass, OK.
Pass is like pass a ball, yeah OK.
So it's a little bit strange, all right.
So, what's a more natural way is like this.
OK so if I say, Taro, hey are you coming out?
We're going drinking. Let's go!
And he says, no, I'm gonna pass.
Yeah, no, I'm going to pass.
Just like that. Then it's natural.
OK it means, no I can't go.
All right. Let's look at pronunciation.
So it's no with a pause ah no,
I'm it's not going to pass but no, I'm gonna pass.
No, I'm gonna pass.
Because this is very casual conversation.
So it's OK to say, no, I'm gonna pass. You try.
One more time.
No, I'm gonna pass.
Good. OK let's try it with my question.
Hey, so are you coming out?
Oh really, OK maybe next time.
Perfect OK.
For homework, next time I will say,
hey are you coming out?
And you say, no, I'm gonna pass.
Just like that.
OK we'll see you in the next lesson.
Thank you.
video series for Japanese businesspeople.
And today's phrase is I'm going to pass.
I'm gonna pass.
Hmmm... what does this mean?
OK we will find out.
But first let's do our test. OK so we are co-workers and
I have an invoice from our vendor.
And I say, hey did you see the invoice?
And you say, yeah...
It doesn't seem right.
That's right. OK did you get that?
Something is wrong. It doesn't seem right.
OK I hope so.
All right, let's go to today's phrase.
I'm going to pass. What does this mean?
Well here's what I often hear.
Let's imagine that Taro and I are co-workers.
And ah I wanna go drinking.
And I say, yes so we're gonna go, everyone is going drinking.
So Taro, are you coming? Are you coming out?
Going drinking?
And he says, ah no, I pass.
I pass.
OK let's, I pass. Maybe you can understand this right.
It means, no I can't go.
But that is kind of Japanese-English. I pass. Pass, OK.
Pass is like pass a ball, yeah OK.
So it's a little bit strange, all right.
So, what's a more natural way is like this.
OK so if I say, Taro, hey are you coming out?
We're going drinking. Let's go!
And he says, no, I'm gonna pass.
Yeah, no, I'm going to pass.
Just like that. Then it's natural.
OK it means, no I can't go.
All right. Let's look at pronunciation.
So it's no with a pause ah no,
I'm it's not going to pass but no, I'm gonna pass.
No, I'm gonna pass.
Because this is very casual conversation.
So it's OK to say, no, I'm gonna pass. You try.
One more time.
No, I'm gonna pass.
Good. OK let's try it with my question.
Hey, so are you coming out?
Oh really, OK maybe next time.
Perfect OK.
For homework, next time I will say,
hey are you coming out?
And you say, no, I'm gonna pass.
Just like that.
OK we'll see you in the next lesson.
Thank you.
