♪I was wondering if… – ～してくれたりしないかな…

今日は I was wondering if を用いて「物事を丁寧にお願いする」方法をご紹介します。

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Hi everyone! Thank you for tuning in to Time for English.

Last week you learned how to use “no wonder” and “I wonder“. Today, you’re going to learn how to make a request or offer politely by using the phrase “I was wondering if…”.

Let’s say, you need to borrow a car from a friend. How would you ask? You could say, “Can I borrow your car?” But if you want to be a little more polite, you could say, “I was wondering if I could borrow your car.” But if you want to be really polite, then you want to say, “Could I borrow your car?”

Now, when you want to take someone to dinner, you can also use this phrase and say, “I was wondering if I could take you to dinner.

It’s definitely a good expression to remember. So would you like to practice together? Please repeat after me:

I was wondering if you could help me with this.

日本語訳

こんにちは。いつもエイゴの時間をご愛顧いただきありがとうございます。

先週は “no wonter” と “I wonder” を取りあげました。今日は “I was wondering if” を用いて「物事を丁寧にお願いする」方法をご紹介します。

例えば、お友だちから車を借りたいとき。どうお願いしますか? もちろん、”Can I borrow your car?” と言うこともできます。でも、もうちょっとだけ、丁寧な表現をするとしたら。”I was wondering if I could borrow your car.” という言い方もできます。ただし、ほんとにほんとに丁寧に言いたいときは、”Could I borrow your car?” が良いでしょう。

さて。誰かをディナーに誘いたいときにも、このフレーズを使うことができます。”I was wondering if I could take you to dinner.” 「いっしょにディナーなんかどうかなあとか思ってるんだけど、どう?」みたいな感じです。