2014.12.19
Point 70 ”24/7 ” 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70弾は、”24/7″ です。
身近で便利なコンビニエンスストアの様にいつでもあいているお店ってありますよね。
今回は、そんなお店の営業時間を伝えるフレーズを紹介します。
例えば、ヒカはタロウにコーヒー屋さんの営業時間を確認します。
“How late is that coffee shop open?”「タロウ、あのコーヒー屋さんって何時まであいてる？」とヒカが言いました。
「毎日、24時間あいてるよ。」と返答したい場合、あなたがタロウなら英語で何と言いますか？
“It’s open everyday, all day.”「毎日、一日中あいています。」
でも意味は伝わりますが、もっと自然な言い回しがあります。
そこで
“It’s open 24/7.”「毎日、24時間あいてるよ。」
と言ってみましょう。自然な表現です。
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。
Welcome to this Bizmates for beginners video
series. And today's idiom is 24 slash 7. Hmm,
what does this mean? We will find out, OK.
But first let's do our test. So imagine you
and I are colleagues. And you are inviting
me to go drinking. Today is Friday and everyone
is going drinking. What do you say? We're
having a party. Not a party. What's a better
word? That's right. We're having a little
get-together. Would you like to come? Sure.
OK, I hope you remember. OK, let's look at
today's idiom. It's pronounced 24 7. Yeah,
no slash. 24 7. But here's what I often hear.
Imagine Taro and I are colleagues. And I say
Taro how late is that coffee shop open? Is
it until midnight? Until 10pm? And he says,
yeah yeah yeah. It's open every day, all day,
all night. OK, every day, all day. I see.
I understand. So Monday to Friday. Or Monday
to Sunday. And all day, all night. OK, I understand.
But a more natural way to say this is like
this. So I say, Taro how late is that coffee
shop open? And he says, it's open 24/7. OK
very natural. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
24/7. Like a convenience store. OK? So let's
look at pronunciation. It's open. It's open.
Twenty, not twenTee, but twenty. Twenty-four
seven. It's open 24-7. You try. Good, with
my question. How late is that coffee shop
open? Good OK, so for homework. Next time,
I will ask you, how late is that coffee shop
open? And you say, it's open, not every day,
all day. It's open 24-7. Please remember this.
And we will see you in the next lesson. Thank you.
series. And today's idiom is 24 slash 7. Hmm,
what does this mean? We will find out, OK.
But first let's do our test. So imagine you
and I are colleagues. And you are inviting
me to go drinking. Today is Friday and everyone
is going drinking. What do you say? We're
having a party. Not a party. What's a better
word? That's right. We're having a little
get-together. Would you like to come? Sure.
OK, I hope you remember. OK, let's look at
today's idiom. It's pronounced 24 7. Yeah,
no slash. 24 7. But here's what I often hear.
Imagine Taro and I are colleagues. And I say
Taro how late is that coffee shop open? Is
it until midnight? Until 10pm? And he says,
yeah yeah yeah. It's open every day, all day,
all night. OK, every day, all day. I see.
I understand. So Monday to Friday. Or Monday
to Sunday. And all day, all night. OK, I understand.
But a more natural way to say this is like
this. So I say, Taro how late is that coffee
shop open? And he says, it's open 24/7. OK
very natural. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
24/7. Like a convenience store. OK? So let's
look at pronunciation. It's open. It's open.
Twenty, not twenTee, but twenty. Twenty-four
seven. It's open 24-7. You try. Good, with
my question. How late is that coffee shop
open? Good OK, so for homework. Next time,
I will ask you, how late is that coffee shop
open? And you say, it's open, not every day,
all day. It's open 24-7. Please remember this.
And we will see you in the next lesson. Thank you.
