2014.09.22
Tip 111 ”Says who” 無料ビジネス英語学習
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第111弾は、 “Says who” です。
例えば、噂話を聞き「そんなこと誰が言ってた？」と聞き返したいシチュエーションってありますよね。今回はそんな時に使えるフレーズです。
ヒカは、同僚のタロウに聞きました。
“So,I hear you’re planning to take a vacation.”「休暇をとる予定だって聞いたよ。」
そこで「そんなこと誰が言ってた？」と聞き返したい時、あなたがタロウなら何といいますか。
“Who says it?”「誰がそれを言いますか？」
と聞き返しても意味は伝わるかもしれませんが、少々不自然です。
そこで
“Says who?”「誰が言ってた？」
と言ってみましょう。自然に聞こえる言い回しです。
ぜひこの表現を使ってみてください。ビデオでの発音のチェックもお忘れなく！
Hello and welcome to this Bizmates words and phrases
video series for Japanese businesspeople.
And today's question is a really short question.
But a real common natural ah
question that we use, it's says who?
Says who?
It sounds like it's broken English. But,
but it's not. It's a common phrase that we use.
OK. But let's do our test first
before we discuss this.
OK. So imagine we're in a meeting OK.
And suddenly,
I start talking with another person, Kenji, about
a different topic. You have to bring it back to business.
Yeah, it was a great movie.
The storyline was just...
Did you get that? I think we're steering off topic.
OK. I hope so. Great meeting phrase.
OK. Let's go on to today's question which is,
says who? Says who? What does this mean?
OK. Well let's imagine,
that Taro and I, we're colleagues.
And I just make casual,
casual conversation with Taro.
And I say, yeah Taro,
so, I hear you're planning to take a vacation?
OK. So I heard from somebody that
Taro is taking a vacation.
So I say, yeah I hear you're planning
to take a vacation Taro.
And Taro says, huh? who says it?
Who says it? Well, Kenji says it.
OK. So who says it is, is actually strange English.
OK. We don't say that, who says it.
Who said that is maybe OK.
But that would sound too direct, yeah.
So, Taro wants to say who told you?
Who gave you this information?
OK. Because it's a secret or because
it's not true. So who told you?
In that case,
a better way to say that is this.
So, I hear you're planning to take a vacation.
Says who?
Oh Kenji says so. Why? Is it not true?
Oh no no, it's true but I didn't...
So, really natural phrase.
If you want to say,
who gave you that information?
Who told you?
We just say, says who?
Really natural phrase.
I rarely hear students use this.
But a great one OK.
So pronunciation is simple.
Says who? That's all.
Says who? You try it.
When we say it casually like this.
Says who?
OK. So let's try it with my sentence.
So, I hear you're planning to take a vacation.
Oh, well Kenji told me.
OK, just like that.
OK. Now let's go on to our homework
which is, I'm going to say,
so, I hear you're planning to take a vacation.
And you ask me, says who?
Says who?
OK. So practice it a few times and say,
I hope you could say it quickly in the next lesson.
OK, thank you.
video series for Japanese businesspeople.
And today's question is a really short question.
But a real common natural ah
question that we use, it's says who?
Says who?
It sounds like it's broken English. But,
but it's not. It's a common phrase that we use.
OK. But let's do our test first
before we discuss this.
OK. So imagine we're in a meeting OK.
And suddenly,
I start talking with another person, Kenji, about
a different topic. You have to bring it back to business.
Yeah, it was a great movie.
The storyline was just...
Did you get that? I think we're steering off topic.
OK. I hope so. Great meeting phrase.
OK. Let's go on to today's question which is,
says who? Says who? What does this mean?
OK. Well let's imagine,
that Taro and I, we're colleagues.
And I just make casual,
casual conversation with Taro.
And I say, yeah Taro,
so, I hear you're planning to take a vacation?
OK. So I heard from somebody that
Taro is taking a vacation.
So I say, yeah I hear you're planning
to take a vacation Taro.
And Taro says, huh? who says it?
Who says it? Well, Kenji says it.
OK. So who says it is, is actually strange English.
OK. We don't say that, who says it.
Who said that is maybe OK.
But that would sound too direct, yeah.
So, Taro wants to say who told you?
Who gave you this information?
OK. Because it's a secret or because
it's not true. So who told you?
In that case,
a better way to say that is this.
So, I hear you're planning to take a vacation.
Says who?
Oh Kenji says so. Why? Is it not true?
Oh no no, it's true but I didn't...
So, really natural phrase.
If you want to say,
who gave you that information?
Who told you?
We just say, says who?
Really natural phrase.
I rarely hear students use this.
But a great one OK.
So pronunciation is simple.
Says who? That's all.
Says who? You try it.
When we say it casually like this.
Says who?
OK. So let's try it with my sentence.
So, I hear you're planning to take a vacation.
Oh, well Kenji told me.
OK, just like that.
OK. Now let's go on to our homework
which is, I'm going to say,
so, I hear you're planning to take a vacation.
And you ask me, says who?
Says who?
OK. So practice it a few times and say,
I hope you could say it quickly in the next lesson.
OK, thank you.
