Learn Useful Phrases for Email Inquiries - English Writing Skills

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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€‚

00:01
Sometimes a business website doesn't answer all your questions.
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ใƒ“ใ‚ธใƒใ‚น Web ใ‚ตใ‚คใƒˆใŒใ™ในใฆใฎ่ณชๅ•ใซ็ญ”ใˆใชใ„ๅ ดๅˆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
00:05
That's why they have a Contact Us button, right?
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ใใฎใŸใ‚ใ€ใŠๅ•ใ„ๅˆใ‚ใ›ใƒœใ‚ฟใƒณใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‚ˆใญ๏ผŸ
00:09
So you want to make an inquiry,
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ใงใ™ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ๅ•ใ„ๅˆใ‚ใ›ใ‚’ใ—ใŸใ„ใฎใงใ™
00:12
but you may not know who exactly is on the receiving end.
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ใŒใ€็›ธๆ‰‹ใŒ่ชฐใชใฎใ‹ๆญฃ็ขบใซใฏใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
00:16
What can you write in your message?
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ใƒกใƒƒใ‚ปใƒผใ‚ธใซใฏไฝ•ใ‚’ๆ›ธใใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™ใ‹?
00:19
Let's take a look at one possible model.
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่€ƒใˆใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใƒขใƒ‡ใƒซใฎ 1 ใคใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆใฟใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
00:24
Subject: Piano rentals
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ไปถๅ: ใƒ”ใ‚ขใƒŽใฎใƒฌใƒณใ‚ฟใƒซ
00:51
A message like this doesn't have to be overly formal.
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ใ“ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชใƒกใƒƒใ‚ปใƒผใ‚ธใฏใ€้Žๅบฆใซๅฝขๅผ็š„ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ๅฟ…่ฆใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
00:54
A simple "Hello" is fine.
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ใ‚ทใƒณใƒ—ใƒซใชใ€Œใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏใ€ใงๅๅˆ†ใงใ™ใ€‚
00:57
You might even choose to skip the closing
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01:00
and just add your name at the end, like Helen did.
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Helen ใŒ่กŒใฃใŸใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€็ตใณใ‚’ใ‚นใ‚ญใƒƒใƒ—ใ—ใฆๆœ€ๅพŒใซๅๅ‰ใ‚’่ฟฝๅŠ ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’้ธๆŠžใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚‚ใงใใพใ™ใ€‚
01:04
Some might even choose not to add their name.
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ๅๅ‰ใ‚’่ฟฝๅŠ ใ—ใชใ„ใ“ใจใ‚’้ธๆŠžใ™ใ‚‹ไบบใ‚‚ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
01:09
In any case, this message is good to go,
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ใ„ใšใ‚Œใซใ›ใ‚ˆใ€ใ“ใฎใƒกใƒƒใ‚ปใƒผใ‚ธใฏ
01:13
so Helen can click "Send."
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้€ไฟกใ—ใฆใ‚‚ๅ•้กŒใชใ„ใฎใงใ€Helen ใฏ [้€ไฟก] ใ‚’ใ‚ฏใƒชใƒƒใ‚ฏใงใใพใ™ใ€‚
01:26
Here are some other ways to start an inquiry.
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ๅ•ใ„ๅˆใ‚ใ›ใ‚’้–‹ๅง‹ใ™ใ‚‹ใใฎไป–ใฎๆ–นๆณ•ใ‚’ๆฌกใซ็คบใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
01:29
We'll start with very polite wording
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้žๅธธใซไธๅฏงใช่จ€่‘‰้ฃใ„ใ‹ใ‚‰ๅง‹ใ‚ใฆ
01:32
and then become more informal.
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ใ€ใใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚ˆใ‚Š้žๅ…ฌๅผใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
02:11
Using contractions is fine if you think a more informal tone is appropriate.
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ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ‚ซใ‚ธใƒฅใ‚ขใƒซใชๅฃ่ชฟใŒ้ฉๅˆ‡ใ ใจๆ€ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹ๅ ดๅˆใฏใ€็Ÿญ็ธฎๅฝขใ‚’ไฝฟ็”จใ—ใฆใ‚‚ๅ•้กŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
02:23
Of course, inquiries among coworkers would sound more relaxed and friendly.
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ใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ใ€ๅŒๅƒšๅŒๅฃซใฎๅ•ใ„ๅˆใ‚ใ›ใฏใ€ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใƒชใƒฉใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚นใ—ใฆใƒ•ใƒฌใƒณใƒ‰ใƒชใƒผใซ่žใ“ใˆใพใ™ใ€‚
02:28
Let's take a look at a couple models.
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ใ„ใใคใ‹ใฎใƒขใƒ‡ใƒซใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆใฟใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
02:49
Remember that informal email tends to be very brief.
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้žๅ…ฌๅผใฎ้›ปๅญใƒกใƒผใƒซใฏ้žๅธธใซ็Ÿญใ„ๅ‚พๅ‘ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซๆณจๆ„ใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
02:53
Pleasantries are kept to a minimum,
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ๅฟซๆฅฝใฏๆœ€ๅฐ้™ใซๆŠ‘ใˆ
02:56
and the sender may not even use full sentences.
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ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ€้€ไฟก่€…ใฏๅฎŒๅ…จใชๆ–‡ใ‚’ไฝฟ็”จใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ™ใ‚‰ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
03:01
I hope seeing a model or two helps you understand
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1 ใคใพใŸใฏ 2 ใคใฎใƒขใƒ‡ใƒซใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆ
03:05
just how informal we can be without losing the basic structure of a message.
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ใ€ใƒกใƒƒใ‚ปใƒผใ‚ธใฎๅŸบๆœฌ็š„ใชๆง‹้€ ใ‚’ๅคฑใ†ใ“ใจใชใใ€็งใŸใกใŒใฉใ‚Œใ ใ‘้žๅ…ฌๅผใซใชใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚’็†่งฃใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใ ใ‘ใ‚Œใฐๅนธใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
03:12
Here's our final model.
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ใ“ใ‚ŒใŒๆœ€็ต‚ใƒขใƒ‡ใƒซใงใ™ใ€‚
03:14
A message to a new contact.
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ๆ–ฐใ—ใ„้€ฃ็ตกๅ…ˆใธใฎใƒกใƒƒใ‚ปใƒผใ‚ธใ€‚
03:53
Terry's message sound very friendly,
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ใƒ†ใƒชใƒผใฎใƒกใƒƒใ‚ปใƒผใ‚ธใฏใจใฆใ‚‚ใƒ•ใƒฌใƒณใƒ‰ใƒชใƒผใซ่žใ“ใˆใพใ™
03:56
but he isn't overly demanding.
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ใŒใ€้Žๅบฆใซ่ฆๆฑ‚ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚ใ‘ใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
03:58
Look at the words and expressions he uses to soften his tone.
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ๅฝผใŒๅฃ่ชฟใ‚’ๅ’Œใ‚‰ใ’ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซไฝฟใ†่จ€่‘‰ใ‚„่กจ็พใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
04:06
Without these words and expressions,
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ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใ‚„่กจ็พใŒใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใ€
04:09
his message would sound too forceful.
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ๅฝผใฎใƒกใƒƒใ‚ปใƒผใ‚ธใฏใ‚ใพใ‚Šใซใ‚‚ๅŠ›ๅผทใ่žใ“ใˆใ‚‹ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
04:12
He'd likely come across as being pushy.
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ๅฝผใฏใŠใใ‚‰ใๅผทๅผ•ใ ใจๆ€ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
04:21
That's all for now. Thanks for watching and happy studies!
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