2013.09.13
Point 4 ”You bet I am.” 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4弾は、”You bet I am.” です。
相手に対し、やる気を示した受け答えをする際に使えるフレーズです。
例えば、これからミーティングを始めようとしている中で、進行役の人が
“Are you ready to start our meeting?” 「ミーティングを始められますか？」
と言った際に「はい、もちろんです！」と伝えたい場合あなたならどういいますか？
普通に答えるのであれば、
“Yes, I am.”
となるでしょう。
でもこれだと、あまり意気込みを感じない答え方になってしまいます。
「もちろん！」といった感じで、やる気がこもった意味合いを相手に伝えるのであれば、
“You bet I am.”
と言うようにしましょう。
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 you bet I am.
You bet I am.
OK. What does does this mean?
Well we will find out.
But first, let's do our test. Do you remember OK?
You want to call me, I'm working.
What do you say?
Sure, what is it?
OK. So like this.
Hika, do you have a minute?
Yeah sure, what is it?
OK. Were you able to do that?
All right. OK. So let's do today's phrase.
You bet I am. You bet I am.
What does this mean? OK.
So imagine, we are having a meeting OK.
So there are some people. Me, Taro and some other people.
And I say, OK are you ready to start our meeting?
And Taro says, yes I am.
OK. This is an OK answer but it sounds like
Taro is not excited OK.
There's no excitement.
Yes I am. It's very boring. Hmmm... OK.
So how to make it more natural?
With excitement OK. Like this.
So if I say, are you ready to start our meeting?
Taro can say, you bet I am.
Just like that. You bet I am.
And it means, yes I am, but very excited.
Of course, I am. Like this. OK.
So let's look at pronunciation.
You betIam. You betIam. You betIam.
You try. One more time.
You betIam. OK.
Let's try it with my question. OK.
Are you ready to start our meeting?
OK. Good good.
Did you get that? Yes.
So remember, my question is are you...
So your answer is you bet I am.
But if my question is can you? Can you...
Your answer is you bet I can. That's right.
If my question is did you?
Your answer is you bet I did. Like this.
OK so please remember that rule.
OK for homework,
I will ask you, are you ready to start our meeting?
And you say, you bet I am.
OK. So please practice this and
we will see you next time. Thank you.
video series for Japanese businesspeople.
And today's phrase is you bet I am.
You bet I am.
OK. What does does this mean?
Well we will find out.
But first, let's do our test. Do you remember OK?
You want to call me, I'm working.
What do you say?
Sure, what is it?
OK. So like this.
Hika, do you have a minute?
Yeah sure, what is it?
OK. Were you able to do that?
All right. OK. So let's do today's phrase.
You bet I am. You bet I am.
What does this mean? OK.
So imagine, we are having a meeting OK.
So there are some people. Me, Taro and some other people.
And I say, OK are you ready to start our meeting?
And Taro says, yes I am.
OK. This is an OK answer but it sounds like
Taro is not excited OK.
There's no excitement.
Yes I am. It's very boring. Hmmm... OK.
So how to make it more natural?
With excitement OK. Like this.
So if I say, are you ready to start our meeting?
Taro can say, you bet I am.
Just like that. You bet I am.
And it means, yes I am, but very excited.
Of course, I am. Like this. OK.
So let's look at pronunciation.
You betIam. You betIam. You betIam.
You try. One more time.
You betIam. OK.
Let's try it with my question. OK.
Are you ready to start our meeting?
OK. Good good.
Did you get that? Yes.
So remember, my question is are you...
So your answer is you bet I am.
But if my question is can you? Can you...
Your answer is you bet I can. That's right.
If my question is did you?
Your answer is you bet I did. Like this.
OK so please remember that rule.
OK for homework,
I will ask you, are you ready to start our meeting?
And you say, you bet I am.
OK. So please practice this and
we will see you next time. Thank you.
