2014.06.06
Point 42 “bluish green” 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42弾は、“bluish green” です。
青と緑が混ざり合った色合いを表現するときに「青みがかった緑」なんて表現をすることがあります。
例えば、あなたの同僚から、
“What color is your new car?”「今度の車は何色？」と、聞かれて、
「青みがかった緑、かな」と答えたい場合に、あなたなら何と言いますか？
“It is like blue and green.”
これでは、青と緑が半分ずつあるような言い方になってしまい、
実際に伝えたい「青みがかった緑」という表現にはなりません。
こんな時にはぜひ、
“It’s bluish green.”
と言ってみましょう。
他にも、「桃色がかった白」のことを“pinkish white”ということもできます。
この表現をぜひ覚えておいてください。
Hello and welcome to this Bizmates for beginners
video series for Japanese business people.
And today's word is
bluish green.
What does this mean?
bluish green.
Is it blue? Is it green?
OK we will find out.
But first, let's do our test.
OK.
So, I'm going to ask you.
OK, we are colleagues
And I say, hey is natto good?
Is it good? And you say,
That's right, it has an acquired taste.
Yeah so first, maybe you won't like it.
But after many times,
you will learn to like it.
OK, I hope you got that.
OK, let's go on to today's word.
Bluish green, what does this mean?
OK well, here窶冱 what I often hear.
So, I have Taro again, who's my colleague.
And I say, Taro, what color is your new car?
You said you bought a new car.
What color is your new car?
And Taro is thinking.
Hey is it blue, is it green?
And he says, yeah it is like blue and green.
And he can't explain it well.
So, I'm thinking oh it's blue,
half blue, half green? Yeah.
So it's a little bit confusing.
So what do we say?
Well we can say this.
So, I say Taro, what color is your new car?
And he says,
Well, it's bluish green.
Ah, I see, I see.
So it's not blue it's not green.
It's kind of in the middle there.
Blue and green, yeah very easy right?
And you could use this with other colors too.
You know like, pinkish white.
You know it's not really white, it's not pink.
It's white but with a little bit of pink, pinkish white.
So very useful.
OK, let's look at pronunciation.
It's just, it's bluish green, very simple.
It's bluish green, you try.
Good, OK let's try it with my question.
Hey, so what color is your new car?
OK, that's a nice color.
Good just like that. OK?
So, for homework, I will ask you next time,
what color is your new car?
And you say, it's bluish green.
OK? Just like that.
OK, we'll see you in the next lesson.
Thank you.
video series for Japanese business people.
And today's word is
bluish green.
What does this mean?
bluish green.
Is it blue? Is it green?
OK we will find out.
But first, let's do our test.
OK.
So, I'm going to ask you.
OK, we are colleagues
And I say, hey is natto good?
Is it good? And you say,
That's right, it has an acquired taste.
Yeah so first, maybe you won't like it.
But after many times,
you will learn to like it.
OK, I hope you got that.
OK, let's go on to today's word.
Bluish green, what does this mean?
OK well, here窶冱 what I often hear.
So, I have Taro again, who's my colleague.
And I say, Taro, what color is your new car?
You said you bought a new car.
What color is your new car?
And Taro is thinking.
Hey is it blue, is it green?
And he says, yeah it is like blue and green.
And he can't explain it well.
So, I'm thinking oh it's blue,
half blue, half green? Yeah.
So it's a little bit confusing.
So what do we say?
Well we can say this.
So, I say Taro, what color is your new car?
And he says,
Well, it's bluish green.
Ah, I see, I see.
So it's not blue it's not green.
It's kind of in the middle there.
Blue and green, yeah very easy right?
And you could use this with other colors too.
You know like, pinkish white.
You know it's not really white, it's not pink.
It's white but with a little bit of pink, pinkish white.
So very useful.
OK, let's look at pronunciation.
It's just, it's bluish green, very simple.
It's bluish green, you try.
Good, OK let's try it with my question.
Hey, so what color is your new car?
OK, that's a nice color.
Good just like that. OK?
So, for homework, I will ask you next time,
what color is your new car?
And you say, it's bluish green.
OK? Just like that.
OK, we'll see you in the next lesson.
Thank you.
