FY2024 ラジオビジネス英語Lesson（２１）

Skit

Hello, Giorgio.
How are you?
Is the family well too?

Ciao, Kaoru.
All good here.
My daughter, Maria, had a sleepover this weekend.
She invited three friends, so I was pretty busy with cooking.

You're a good father.
How old is Maria now?

She turned eight last month.
Time flies.
Anyway, I'm sure you didn't call me just to inquire about my family.
What's the matter?

Well, there's no problem as of now.
I just wanted to remind you that the submission deadline is this Friday.
Is everything on schedule?

Yeah, Yeah, no problem.

You sound a bit apprehensive.
If there are any issues, please let me know.
The earlier, the better.

Don't worry
If anything comes up, I'll keep you posted.

Words and phrases

sleepover: お泊りパーティ（主に子供たちのパーティに使われる。）
time flies: 時間がたつのは速い。光陰矢の如し。
inquire: 尋ねる
remind: 思い起こさせる
submission deadline: 提出期限、締め切り
apprehensive: 不安な
keep … posted: 誰誰に適宜知らせる。

Business phrase of the day

I just wanted to remind you that the submission deadline is this Friday.

金曜日のチームミーティングについて念のためご連絡します。
I'd like to remind you of the upcoming team meeting on Friday.

午後三時にクライアントに電話をかけるように私にリマインドしてもらえますか？
Could you remind me to call the client at 3:00 p.m.?

Alternative expressions

Just let you know this Friday is the submission deadline.

I just want to bring your attention to the submission deadline, which is this Friday.

Upgrade your communication skills

There seems to be a heat wave in southern Italy.
How about Milan?

Has your mother been discharged from the hospital yet?

I recently started watching an Italian language program on NHK.

Watching a special future on the Uffizi Gallery on TV made me want to visit Florence.