お客さんからよくある質問
お客さんからの質問でよくきかれることを例として書いてみます。毎回同じようなことを質問されるので、毎回同じような回答になってしまいますが、慣れてくると英語でスムーズに言えるようになるものです。
個人的なことでよくきかれる質問
| お客さんやスタッフからの質問 | 質問 | 回答例 |
|---|---|---|
| 出身はどこですか？ | Where are you from? |
I'm from Japan. I'm from Tokyo. I'm from Tokyo, Japan. |
| 出身は日本のどこですか？ | Where are you from in Japan? | I'm from Tokyo. I'm from the North(South). I'm from the West(East). |
| もともとはどこの出身ですか？ | Where were you from originally? | I was born and grew up in Tokyo. I was born in a country town and grew up in Tokyo. I was born near Tokyo and grew up in Tokyo. |
| 生まれはどちらですか？ | Where were you born? | I was born in Tokyo. |
| どこで育ちましたか？ | Where did you grow up? | I grew up in West(East) Tokyo. |
| 東京からどのくらいかかりますか？ | How long does it take from Tokyo to your hometown? How long does it take to get to your hometown from Tokyo? |
About one hour by train. It takes about two hours by super-express. |
| 飛行機で何時間くらいかかりますか？ | How long does it take from Sydney to Japan by airplane? | It takes about nine and half hours. |
| 兄弟や姉妹はいますか？ | Do you have any brothers or sisters? | No I haven't any. I'm an only child. I have only a brother. I have two brothers. I have one younger brother and one older sister. I have one step-sister. I have two sisters and two-step brothers. |
| 家族はどこに住んでいますか？ | Where does your family live? | They live in Japan. My parents live in Tokyo. My parents live in Tokyo but my older sister lives in London. |
| 人口はどれくらいですか？ | What is the population? What is the population of your city? |
It's about thirteen million. It's about four hundred thousand. |
| どれくらいオーストラリアにいますか？ | How long have you been in Australia? | I have benn here almost five years. I have been here only two weeks. I have been here about half month. |
| オーストラリアは好きですか？ | Do you like Australia? | Yes I like Australia. Because,,, the people are very friendly. the weather is fantastic. the beaches are so beautiful. |
| 日本とオーストラリアのどちらが好きですか？ | Japan or Australia which do you like? |
I like Asutralia more than Japan. Because living in Japan is too busy. I can't tell. That's hard to answer. They both have good things and bad things. |
| オーストラリアのどこに行ったことがありますか？ | Where have you been in Australia? | I have been only in Sydney. I have been to Sydney and the Gold coast. I have been along the East coast. I have been many places. |
| 家族は恋しいですか？ | Are you missing your family? | Yes, I'm missing my family so I often call them. Sometimes. No, I'm not. No not really. I miss my dog though. |
| 学生ですか？ | Are you a student? |
Yes I am. No, I'm not. I'm on a working holiday. |
| どこの学校に通っていますか？ | What school do you go to? | I go to AAA school. It's in the city. AAA school. It's an international college. |
| 何を勉強していますか？ | What are you studying? | I'm studying English at an international school. I'm studying hospitality at college. I'm studying marketing at uni. |
| どこに住んでいますか？ | Where do you live? |
I live in the city. I live in Chatswood. I live near the station. I live two blocks from here. I live on George street. |
| 誰と住んでいますか？ | Who do you live with? | I live with my friend. I live with my boyfriend(girlfriend). I live with two flatmates. |
| レント(家賃)はどれくらいですか？ | How much is your rent? How much do you pay in rent? |
My rent is one hundred twenty five per week. One hundred fifty per week. |
| ボーイフレンド(ガールフレンド)はいますか？ | Do you have a boyfriend(girlfriend)? | Yes, I have. I have an Australian boyfriend(girlfriend). Yes, I have. My boyfriend(girlfriend) lives in Japan. Yes, I have. I travelled here with him(her). No I haven't. I'm looking for a boyfriend(girlfriend).
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| 日本では何をしていましたか？ | What did you do in Japan? | I was a uni student. I studied economics. I was a sales assistant. |
| いつから英語を勉強していますか？ | How long have you been studying English? | I've been stadying eight years. Since age thirteen. With my generation English was taught the first year of junior high school, but I think the Japanese junior high English education system is terrible. |
| ここで働いてどれくらいになりますか？ | How long have you been working here? | About 2 years. |
| 鯨を食べますか？ | Do you eat whale? | Yes I do. But whale is quite expensive so only get to eat occasionally. Not anymore. It's hardly a necessity for Japanese to eat whale meat nowadays. No I don't. Whale meat isn't my taste. |
| 鯨を食べたことがありますか？ | Have you ever had whale? | Yes I have. But nowadays it's expensive and rare so we can't buy in a normal super-market. Yes I have. I had it once when I was a kid. But I didn't like it. No I don't have. I guess most young Japanese people which is my generation don't particularily eat it. |
| イルカを食べたことがありますか？ | Have you ever eaten dolphin? | Yes I have. People in some smaller regions eat dolphin's meat. I was born one of those areas. It is a custom in my hometown to eat dolphins. Yes I do. They’re absolutely delicious. |