2015.03.13
Point 82 ”hay fever” 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82弾は、”hay fever” です。
この季節、花粉症でマスクやメガネを手放せない方、多いのではないでしょうか。
今回は花粉が増えるこの時期に使える単語を紹介します。
例えば、ヒカは鼻水の止まらない同僚のタロウに
“Do you have a cold?”「風邪ひいたの？大丈夫？」と聞きました。
「花粉症なんだよ。」と伝えたい場合、あなたがタロウなら英語で何と言いますか？
“No, I have allergy.”「アレルギーなんだよ。」
でも伝わる可能性もありますが、何のアレルギーかは伝わりません。
そこで
“No, I have hay fever.”「花粉症なんだよ。」
と言ってみましょう。よく使われる表現です。
発音もビデオでチェック！
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.
And today's word is hay fever. Hay fever.
What is this? We will find out. But first let's do our test.
OK do you remember last time.
OK we are colleagues and you look a little bit sick.
So I say, hey are you OK? Are you OK?
And you say, Not I have a headache because I drank too much last night.
You can say, that's right. I have a hangover from last night.
I hope you remember that. OK so let's go on to today's word. Hay fever.
What is this? Well, this is what I often hear.
You know, let's imagine Taro looks a little bit sick.
He has a runny nose and he's itching his eyes.
And I say, hey Taro, do you have a cold? Are you OK? Do you have a cold? Are you sick?
And he says, no I have allergy.
Or allergy, we say in English. I have allergy. Or I have allergies.
Maybe OK. You know, this season.
You know the trees and flowers. There's a lot or, we call pollen. Our eyes get itchy. Our nose goes runny.
Yes, that's called, not allergy, but there's a better way, like this.
OK so, I say, do you have a cold?
Are you OK? And Taro says, no, I have hay fever. Oh, hay fever. It's the hay fever season. I understand.
Very natural.
OK, so instead of allergy or allergies, it's natural to say, hay fever.
I have hay fever.
OK, let's practice pronunciation. So, it's no with a pause. No, I have hay fever. OK, you try. Good.
With my question. Hey, do you have a cold? Perfect. Just like that.
OK, for homework. Next time I see you, I will ask you, do you have a cold? And you say.
No, not allergy, but I have hay fever. OK please remember that.And we will see you next time. Thank you.
And today's word is hay fever. Hay fever.
What is this? We will find out. But first let's do our test.
OK do you remember last time.
OK we are colleagues and you look a little bit sick.
So I say, hey are you OK? Are you OK?
And you say, Not I have a headache because I drank too much last night.
You can say, that's right. I have a hangover from last night.
I hope you remember that. OK so let's go on to today's word. Hay fever.
What is this? Well, this is what I often hear.
You know, let's imagine Taro looks a little bit sick.
He has a runny nose and he's itching his eyes.
And I say, hey Taro, do you have a cold? Are you OK? Do you have a cold? Are you sick?
And he says, no I have allergy.
Or allergy, we say in English. I have allergy. Or I have allergies.
Maybe OK. You know, this season.
You know the trees and flowers. There's a lot or, we call pollen. Our eyes get itchy. Our nose goes runny.
Yes, that's called, not allergy, but there's a better way, like this.
OK so, I say, do you have a cold?
Are you OK? And Taro says, no, I have hay fever. Oh, hay fever. It's the hay fever season. I understand.
Very natural.
OK, so instead of allergy or allergies, it's natural to say, hay fever.
I have hay fever.
OK, let's practice pronunciation. So, it's no with a pause. No, I have hay fever. OK, you try. Good.
With my question. Hey, do you have a cold? Perfect. Just like that.
OK, for homework. Next time I see you, I will ask you, do you have a cold? And you say.
No, not allergy, but I have hay fever. OK please remember that.And we will see you next time. Thank you.
