2014.12.05
Point 68 ”shop around ” 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68弾は、”shop around” です。
買い物をする際、色々なお店で商品や価格を比較してから購入することってありますよね。
今回はそんな場面で使えるフレーズを紹介します。
例えば、ヒカは”Can I order some office supplies online?”「事務用品買ってもいい？」と同僚のタロウに聞きました。
「いいよ、でも色んな店で見てみてよ。」と答えたい場合、あなたがタロウなら英語で何と言いますか？
“Sure, but please research the price of other companies.”「いいよ、でも他の企業の価格を調査してください。」
意味は伝わりますが、今回の様なカジュアルな場面では少し堅苦しく聞こえます。
そこで
“Sure, but please shop around.”「いいよ、でも色んな店で見てみてよ。」
と言ってみましょう。自然な表現です。
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ぜひこの表現を使ってみてください。
Hello and welcome to this Bizmates for
beginners
video series for business people. And
today's
idiom is shop around.
Hmmm, it's an idiom OK. Do you like to
shop?
Do you like to go shopping? OK it's
connected to shopping, but it has a
special meaning.
OK, let's find out, but first let's do
our usual test.
So let's imagine you are in a panic.
You are not prepared for this coming
meeting.
And you're going where's the agenda?
Oh no no no. Where's the document?
I have to make copies.
And I say relax relax. The meeting
is not today;
it's next Monday. Don't worry.
And you say. That's right. Oh really?
What a relief! OK I hope you got that.
OK, let's go on to today's lesson,
shop round. OK. Here's what I often
hear.
so let's imagine I'm talking to Taro, my colleague
and I say Taro, can I order some
office supplies, like pens and
A4 paper and etc. online?
Is it OK if I order? And Taro says,
Ah, sure but please research
the price of other companies. Ah OK OK. I understand. Right.
So I will check other web sites. Check
their price,
and then buy the cheapest one or the
best one.
I understand. Thank you. OK no problem
with this sentence.
Sure, but please research the price,
check the price of other companies.
But it's only a little bit long. How can
we shorten it and make it more natural?
Well, we can say this. OK, so I say
Hey Taro, can I order some office supplies
online
on the Internet? It's OK? And he says
yes sure but please shop around.
Oh...,l very short
and natural. Please shop around. Please
compare the prices. You know
of other stores first. That's right.
Shop around, compare the prices.
OK. let's look at pronunciation. So it's sure
with a pause, but please shop around.
Sure, but please shop around. You try.
Good OK with my question.
Hey, can I order some office supplies
online?
Good OK so for homework,
next time I will ask you I will say,
Can I order some office supplies
online?
And you just say sure,
but please shop around. OK.
please remember this and we will see you
in the next lesson.
Thank you.
beginners
video series for business people. And
today's
idiom is shop around.
Hmmm, it's an idiom OK. Do you like to
shop?
Do you like to go shopping? OK it's
connected to shopping, but it has a
special meaning.
OK, let's find out, but first let's do
our usual test.
So let's imagine you are in a panic.
You are not prepared for this coming
meeting.
And you're going where's the agenda?
Oh no no no. Where's the document?
I have to make copies.
And I say relax relax. The meeting
is not today;
it's next Monday. Don't worry.
And you say. That's right. Oh really?
What a relief! OK I hope you got that.
OK, let's go on to today's lesson,
shop round. OK. Here's what I often
hear.
so let's imagine I'm talking to Taro, my colleague
and I say Taro, can I order some
office supplies, like pens and
A4 paper and etc. online?
Is it OK if I order? And Taro says,
Ah, sure but please research
the price of other companies. Ah OK OK. I understand. Right.
So I will check other web sites. Check
their price,
and then buy the cheapest one or the
best one.
I understand. Thank you. OK no problem
with this sentence.
Sure, but please research the price,
check the price of other companies.
But it's only a little bit long. How can
we shorten it and make it more natural?
Well, we can say this. OK, so I say
Hey Taro, can I order some office supplies
online
on the Internet? It's OK? And he says
yes sure but please shop around.
Oh...,l very short
and natural. Please shop around. Please
compare the prices. You know
of other stores first. That's right.
Shop around, compare the prices.
OK. let's look at pronunciation. So it's sure
with a pause, but please shop around.
Sure, but please shop around. You try.
Good OK with my question.
Hey, can I order some office supplies
online?
Good OK so for homework,
next time I will ask you I will say,
Can I order some office supplies
online?
And you just say sure,
but please shop around. OK.
please remember this and we will see you
in the next lesson.
Thank you.
