概要
会議あるいは出張で使いそうな英語をメモ。
覚えておきたいフレーズに★マークをつける。
自信の度合
下に行くほど、自信が低い。
I believe that
I think that
I feel that
I suppose that
It seems to me that ★
I would imagine that
I may be wrong, but
(It's possible that ...)
質問
I'd just like to confirm.
Could I just confirm my understanding?
Just to double-check, xxx. Is that correct?
May I confirm one thing?
Does that mean ... ?
I'm sorry, but ... ★
Is that correct?
Are you saying that ...?
Am I correct that ...?
Just to clarify, ... ★
理解の状況を確認する
Are we on the same page with this? ★
Does it make sense?
次の話題に移る
If there are no questions, I would like to move on to the next topic. ★
聞き直す
Could you please say that again?
Could you please repeat that?
I'm sorry, but could you please say that again? ★
失礼そうなことを言う際の枕詞
I'm afraid that ... ★
恐れ入りますが、...
I'm afraid I'm not following what you are saying
めんどくさそうな事を言う場合
I'm sorry to trouble you, ...
I'm sorry to bother you, ... ★
お忙しいところすみませんが、
割り込む
Sorry to jump in, ...
I'm sorry, but may I interrupt?
時間を稼ぐ
Let me think
Let me see
ちょっと待ってもらう
I'd like to think about it a little further. ★
Can I get back to you next week?
May I think this over for a day and get back to you? ★
わからない、答えられない場合
I'm not sure
✖I don't know （これは失礼）
I'll get back to you on that.
Let me check and get back to you. ★
I will look into it and get back to you.
I'm sorry I can't answer right now, but I will check and get back to you. ★
立場的に答えるのが難しい場合
I'm afraid that I'm not in a position to answer it. ★★
I will discuss this with my manager and get back to you. ★
I'm afraid that I can't answer right now. I will check with my manager and get back to you.
賛意
I completely agree.
I believe you are right
I agree with you on that.
I think so too. ★
You may be right ★
話についていっていることを示す
I see.
I understand.
I'm following you.
I understand what you are saying.
I see what you mean.
I understand your point.
反対意見
I'm afraid that I have a different opinion.
I see it from a different perspective. ★
I'm not sure that I agree with that. ★
I think there is a different way to look at this.
I'm afraid that I have a concern about ... ★
調査結果
Based on what I've found,
According to ...,
It shows that ... ★
ビデオ会議に参加した際
Can you hear me? Can you see me?
We've got Person1, and Person2 on the line.
Does anyone else join the meeting?
参加者を待つ
Let's wait a few more minutes for everyone to join.
会議を始める際の挨拶
Thank you for holding the workshop today. ★★
Thank you all for taking the time to attend the meeting today.
There is a lot to cover in today's meeting. ★
All right, let's get started. ★
Shall we start the meeting?
会議を始める際に認識を合わせたい
We'd like to make sure we're all on the same page before we get started. ★
今日のトピックを説明
Today, I'm going to talk about ...
I'd like to share with you ...
Today, I'd like to cover A, B, and C in this presentation. ★★
質問があるか尋ねる
Does anyone have any questions or comments before moving on? ★
Do you have any questions so far?
会議の最後
Let's confirm the next steps before we wrap up.
Let's wrap up the meeting.
I will send a recap email after the meeting.
声が聞こえないとき
I'm sorry but it's hard to hear you.
Your voice sounds a little far.
Would you please speak louder?
I'm sorry, but I'm afraid that I didn't catch what you said.
I'm sorry, but I couldn't catch what you said.
混乱してきたとき
Let me get this straight. （話を確認させて）
脱線したとき
Let's go back to what we were talking about.
Let's discuss that at another meeting.
挨拶
It's a pleasure to meet you.
I'm happy to finally be able to meet you in person.
My name is ...
I'm an IT engineer from xxx.
さようなら
It was great seeing you.
It was really great talking with you.
I'll see you tomorrow.
Have a nice night.
I look forward to working on this project together.
I hope to see you again soon in Osaka.
食事に誘う
We're going to a sushi place for lunch. Would you care to join us?
食事前
This is a really nice restaurant.
メニューを選ぶ
I will go for the cheese burger.
May I have a glass of water?
雑談
What's your favorite place in the city?
I talked with xxx before leaving Japan. He said that he wanted to come together.
Do you like Japanese food?
What is your favorite Japanese dish?
Have you tried Kushi katsu?
What do you like to do when you are off?
I tried a blowing fish recently. It's expensive in Japan because it's dangerous. It requires a special technique to cook it. You may be wondering why you have to eat. But, it's perfectly delicious.
食事後
I'm glad that we had dinner together.
依頼
Could you please ...?
Would you mind ~ing ...?
I would appreciate it if you could ...
I'm sorry to trouble you, but would you please ...?
It would be helpful if you could ...
緊急度
上が高い
at your earliest convenience
as soon as possible
soon
when possible
at your convenience
期限の延長
Would it be possible to extend the due date until next week?
了解
Certainly.
Sure, I'd be happy to.
No problem （少しカジュアル）
