2013.12.23
Tip 72 ”It’s no big deal.” 無料ビジネス英語学習
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第72弾は、”It’s no big deal.” です。
人間ミスはつきものですし、大半のミスは大した問題にはならないですよね。
例えば、同僚から
“I’m really sorry I didn’t CC you on that e-mail.” 「あなたをCCに入れずにメールしてしまって、すみません。」
と言われた際に「大したことではないよ。」と伝えたい場合、あなたならどう言いますか。
多くの人が、
“It is no problem.”
を思い浮かんだかもしれません。
これはナチュラルな答え方ですし、全く問題ありません。
ただ “No problem” はあまりにもよく使われる表現のため
次のような表現も覚え、会話にアクセントをつけてみるのもよいでしょう。
“It’s no big deal.”
とてもナチュラルな答え方になります。
ぜひ使ってみてください！
Hello and welcome to this Bizmates words and phrases
video series for Japanese businesspeople.
And today's phrase is it's no big deal.
What does it mean? Like a big contract?
No, not a big contract.
Let's find out what it means.
But first, let's do our test.
What does everyone in your company do,
from rank-and-file to the higher-ups?
From the first line employees,
all the way up to the executives.
What does everyone have to do? You tell me.
Yeah, they wear the ID, name tags.
They have to record their overtime work.
I don't know. You tell me.
OK, let's go on to today's phrase.
It's no big deal. What does this mean?
OK. Well if I say something like,
if I apologize and make a mistake
and I apologize to Taro,
I say, Taro hey hi, really sorry
I didn't CC you on that e-mail. On that e-mail
I didn't put you on the CC line, I'm sorry.
It's not a big problem. So he says,
Oh it is no problem.
Yeah, that's fine. It's not unnatural.
Yeah, it's no problem.
But we hear it so often that it's
boring, you know.
So, to come up with a slightly
more natural, a better phrase is this one.
OK, so if I say, yeah Taro, I'm really sorry
I didn't CC you on that e-mail.
He says, ah Hika it's no big deal.
Great. Yeah, it's no big deal.
OK, we don't hear it as often as
it is no problem.
Yeah, but it's very natural.
It's no big deal.
So let's look at pronunciation.
It's no, we put those together. It's no big deal.
It's no big deal.
You try.
One more time.
It's no big deal.
OK, now for homework. I'm gonna say,
hey I'm sorry I didn't CC you on that e-mail.
And you just say,
it's no big deal.
And use this in your office.
If someone apologizes to you.
Before you say,
no problem or it is no problem,
just change it.
It's no big deal.
OK, we'll see you in the next lesson.
Thank you.
video series for Japanese businesspeople.
And today's phrase is it's no big deal.
What does it mean? Like a big contract?
No, not a big contract.
Let's find out what it means.
But first, let's do our test.
What does everyone in your company do,
from rank-and-file to the higher-ups?
From the first line employees,
all the way up to the executives.
What does everyone have to do? You tell me.
Yeah, they wear the ID, name tags.
They have to record their overtime work.
I don't know. You tell me.
OK, let's go on to today's phrase.
It's no big deal. What does this mean?
OK. Well if I say something like,
if I apologize and make a mistake
and I apologize to Taro,
I say, Taro hey hi, really sorry
I didn't CC you on that e-mail. On that e-mail
I didn't put you on the CC line, I'm sorry.
It's not a big problem. So he says,
Oh it is no problem.
Yeah, that's fine. It's not unnatural.
Yeah, it's no problem.
But we hear it so often that it's
boring, you know.
So, to come up with a slightly
more natural, a better phrase is this one.
OK, so if I say, yeah Taro, I'm really sorry
I didn't CC you on that e-mail.
He says, ah Hika it's no big deal.
Great. Yeah, it's no big deal.
OK, we don't hear it as often as
it is no problem.
Yeah, but it's very natural.
It's no big deal.
So let's look at pronunciation.
It's no, we put those together. It's no big deal.
It's no big deal.
You try.
One more time.
It's no big deal.
OK, now for homework. I'm gonna say,
hey I'm sorry I didn't CC you on that e-mail.
And you just say,
it's no big deal.
And use this in your office.
If someone apologizes to you.
Before you say,
no problem or it is no problem,
just change it.
It's no big deal.
OK, we'll see you in the next lesson.
Thank you.
