How to Make Your Emails Sound Conversational: Pleasantries in English

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ไธ‹ใฎ่‹ฑ่ชžๅญ—ๅน•ใ‚’ใƒ€ใƒ–ใƒซใ‚ฏใƒชใƒƒใ‚ฏใ™ใ‚‹ใจๅ‹•็”ปใ‚’ๅ†็”Ÿใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ ็ฟป่จณใ•ใ‚ŒใŸๅญ—ๅน•ใฏๆฉŸๆขฐ็ฟป่จณใงใ™ใ€‚

00:00
Let's look at an email between two friends.
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2 ไบบใฎๅ‹ไบบใฎ้–“ใฎใƒกใƒผใƒซใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆใฟใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
00:04
Adam is writing to Niko, and he sends this.
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Adam ใฏ Niko ใซๆ‰‹็ด™ใ‚’ๆ›ธใใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚’้€ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
00:19
Well, everything is clear,
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ใ•ใฆใ€ใ™ในใฆใŒๆ˜Žใ‚‰ใ‹ใงใ™ใŒใ€
00:22
but compare that to this.
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ใ“ใ‚Œใจๆฏ”่ผƒใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
00:52
There's a lot more text here.
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ใ“ใ“ใซใฏใ‚‚ใฃใจใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใฎใƒ†ใ‚ญใ‚นใƒˆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
00:54
Some of it could be dropped,
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ใ„ใใคใ‹ใฏ่ฝใจใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใŒใ€
00:57
but some of it is really nice...
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ใ„ใใคใ‹ใฏๆœฌๅฝ“ใซ็ด ๆ™ดใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ใงใ™
00:59
I mean pleasant.
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...ใคใพใ‚Šๆฅฝใ—ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
01:02
From saying hello to asking how things are going,
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ๆŒจๆ‹ถใ‹ใ‚‰่ฟ‘ๆณใ‚’่žใ
01:07
all of these words are called pleasantries.
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ใพใงใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใฏใ™ในใฆใ€Œๅฟซๆฅฝใ€ใจๅ‘ผใฐใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚
01:10
- Things you say to be friendly and polite.
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- ใƒ•ใƒฌใƒณใƒ‰ใƒชใƒผใง็คผๅ„€ๆญฃใ—ใใ™ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซ่จ€ใ†ใ“ใจใ€‚
01:14
Let's talk more about this.
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ใ“ใ‚Œใซใคใ„ใฆใ‚‚ใฃใจ่ฉฑใ—ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
01:28
There's some overlap between business and personal email.
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ใƒ“ใ‚ธใƒใ‚น็”จใจๅ€‹ไบบ็”จใฎใƒกใƒผใƒซใซใฏ้‡่ค‡ใ™ใ‚‹้ƒจๅˆ†ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
01:32
Perhaps it's because email in general tends to sound conversational.
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ใŠใใ‚‰ใใ€ไธ€่ˆฌ็š„ใซ้›ปๅญใƒกใƒผใƒซใฏไผš่ฉฑใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ่žใ“ใˆใ‚‹ๅ‚พๅ‘ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใงใ™ใ€‚
01:37
So when you write to close colleagues,
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ใ—ใŸใŒใฃใฆใ€่ฆชใ—ใ„ๅŒๅƒšใซๆ‰‹็ด™ใ‚’ๆ›ธใใจใใฏใ€
01:40
you probably use a lot of the same language
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ใŠใใ‚‰ใ
01:43
that you use with friends and neighbors.
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ๅ‹ไบบใ‚„้šฃไบบใซไฝฟใ†ใฎใจๅŒใ˜่จ€่‘‰ใ‚’ใŸใใ•ใ‚“ไฝฟใ†ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
01:49
Also, email tends to be brief,
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ใพใŸใ€้›ปๅญใƒกใƒผใƒซใฏ็Ÿญใใชใ‚‹ๅ‚พๅ‘ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใŒ
01:52
but not as abbreviated as a text message.
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ใ€ใƒ†ใ‚ญใ‚นใƒˆ ใƒกใƒƒใ‚ปใƒผใ‚ธใปใฉ็ฐกๆฝ”ใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ ใƒขใƒ‡ใƒซใง่ฆ‹ใŸใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€ใƒกใƒƒใ‚ปใƒผใ‚ธใฎไธปใช็›ฎ็š„ใซ
01:55
People often take the time to include some pleasant remark
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ใŸใฉใ‚Š็€ใๅ‰ใซใ€ไบบใ€…ใฏๅคšใใฎๅ ดๅˆใ€ๆฅฝใ—ใ„ใ‚ณใƒกใƒณใƒˆใ‚’ๅซใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใซๆ™‚้–“ใŒใ‹ใ‹ใ‚Š
01:59
before getting to the main purpose of the message
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02:03
as you saw in the model.
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ใพใ™ใ€‚
02:06
Here are some common phrases used at the beginning of a message.
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ใƒกใƒƒใ‚ปใƒผใ‚ธใฎๅ†’้ ญใงไฝฟ็”จใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹ไธ€่ˆฌ็š„ใชใƒ•ใƒฌใƒผใ‚บใ‚’ใ„ใใคใ‹็ดนไป‹ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
02:10
These pleasantries appear after the greeting.
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ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎๅฟซๆฅฝใฏใ€ๆŒจๆ‹ถใฎๅพŒใซ็พใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚
02:32
All of these questions and statements are appropriate for friendly emails.
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ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎ่ณชๅ•ใจใ‚นใƒ†ใƒผใƒˆใƒกใƒณใƒˆใฏใ™ในใฆใ€่ฆชใ—ใฟใ‚„ใ™ใ„้›ปๅญใƒกใƒผใƒซใซ้ฉใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ้–‰ไผšใฎ็›ดๅ‰
02:44
Sometimes people include a final pleasantry toward the end of a message
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ใซใ€ใƒกใƒƒใ‚ปใƒผใ‚ธใฎๆœ€ๅพŒใซๆœ€ๅพŒใฎใ‚ใ„ใ•ใคใ‚’ๅซใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™
02:48
just before the closing.
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ใ€‚
03:09
You'll notice in some of those expressions
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ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎ่กจ็พใฎใ„ใใคใ‹ใงใ€ๅ˜่ชžใŒๅ‰Š้™คใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซๆฐ—ไป˜ใใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†
03:12
that words were dropped.
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ใ€‚
03:13
For example: Hope to hear back from you soon.
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ไพ‹๏ผšใ”้€ฃ็ตกใ‚’ใŠๅพ…ใกใ—ใฆใŠใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
03:17
The write left out the subject "I."
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ใ“ใฎๆ›ธใ่พผใฟใงใฏใ€ใ€ŒIใ€ใจใ„ใ†ไปถๅใŒ็œ็•ฅใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
03:21
In less formal email, we tend to omit certain words
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ๅฝขๅผใฐใ‚‰ใชใ„้›ปๅญใƒกใƒผใƒซใงใฏ
03:25
to make communication go faster.
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ใ€ใ‚ณใƒŸใƒฅใƒ‹ใ‚ฑใƒผใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใ‚’้€Ÿใใ™ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซ็‰นๅฎšใฎๅ˜่ชžใ‚’็œ็•ฅใ™ใ‚‹ๅ‚พๅ‘ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
03:31
Let's take a look at Niko's reply to Adam.
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Adam ใซๅฏพใ™ใ‚‹ Niko ใฎ่ฟ”ไฟกใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆใฟใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
03:57
Can you spot some pleasantries in this message?
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ใ“ใฎใƒกใƒƒใ‚ปใƒผใ‚ธใฎไธญใงไฝ•ใ‹ๆฅฝใ—ใ„ใ“ใจใ‚’่ฆ‹ใคใ‘ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ‹?
04:04
Here they are.
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ใฉใ†ใžใ€‚
04:06
In this fast-paced world we may not always have the time for pleasantries,
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ใ“ใฎใƒšใƒผใ‚นใฎ้€Ÿใ„ไธ–็•Œใงใฏใ€ๅธธใซๆฅฝใ—ใ„ๆ™‚้–“ใ‚’้Žใ”ใ™ใ“ใจใŒใงใใ‚‹ใจใฏ้™ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใŒใ€
04:10
but they're usually appreciated.
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้€šๅธธใฏๆ„Ÿ่ฌใ•ใ‚Œใพใ™.
04:13
Remember that.
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ใใ‚Œใ‚’่ฆšใˆใฆใŠใ„ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
04:18
That's all for now. Thanks for watching and happy studies!
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ใใ‚ŒใฏไปŠใฎใจใ“ใ‚ใ™ในใฆใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ”่ฆงใ„ใŸใ ใใ€ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
04:25
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