March 2023 엣지있게 English Meeting

Question 1

다 오신 것 같으니까 회의를 시작하겠습니다.

Answer 1

It looks like everyone is here, so let’s go ahead and get started.
/ So let’s get started.

Question 2

착석해 주십시오.

Answer 2

Could everyone take a seat, so we could get started?

Question 3

Welcome to today’s meeting.

Answer 3

I’d like to welcome everyone to today’s meeting.

Question 4

Thank you for coming.

Answer 4

I’d like to thank everyone for attending today’s meeting.

Question 5

Let me introduce myself first.

Answer 5

For those of you who don’t know me, let me start by introducing myself.

Question 6

Let’s introduce ourselves first.

Answer 6

Some of us may not know each other, so let’s start by introducing ourselves. Would you like to start?

Question 7

Mr. Kim isn’t here today.

Answer 7

Mr. Kim sends us his apologies for not being able to attend today’s meeting. He had to attend another important meeting.

Question 8

Peter Smith cannot be with us because he is busy.

Answer 8

I’m afraid that Peter Smith cannot be with us today because of an unforeseen situation at his office.

Question 9

We are here to talk about the new project.

Answer 9

The reason for this meeting is to talk about the new project.

Question 10

We will talk about the launch of our next product.

Answer 10

The objective of today’s meeting is to talk about the launch of our next product.

Question 11

The first topic is the budget.

Answer 11

So, let’s start with the first item, the budget for the project.

Question 12

Let’s talk about the first item.

Answer 12

Let’s start by talking about the first item on the agenda.

Question 13

Let’s talk about this together.

Answer 13

Let’s go around the table and talk about the first issue.

Question 14

Jay, please talk about the first item.

Answer 14

Jay, would you kick off (start) the first item?

Question 15

Let’s talk about the next one.

Answer 15

Let’s move on to the second item, which is the new schedule.

Question 16

Jay, what is the budget for the project?

Answer 16

Next, Jay, can you tell us about the budget for the project?

Question 17

That’s enough (이너프는 부정적일 수 있다) for the first item.

Answer 17

I think that covers the first item.

Question 18

If nobody wants to say anything else,

Answer 18

If nobody has anything else to add,

Question 19

Let’s talk about the schedule now.

Answer 19

Let’s go ahead and move on to discussing the schedule.

Question 20

Like we said earlier,

Answer 20

As we discussed earlier,

Question 21

Like Jay said earlier,

Answer 21

As Jay mentioned earlier,

Question 22

Let’s talk about the budget again. We decided to…

Answer 22

Going back to the budget, we decided to…

Question 23

That’s not today’s topic.

Answer 23

It seems like we are digressing.

주제에서 벗어나다 : Digress, sidetrack

Question 24

Let’s just talk about the agenda (item).

Answer 24

I think we should just keep to the agenda.

Question 25

Let’s not talk about that now.

Answer 25

Can we just stick to (=keep to) the agenda?

Question 26

Let’s stop talking about it.

Answer 26

I think we’re getting sidetracked here. Why don’t we get back to the agenda?

Question 27

Raise your hand.

Answer 27

Let’s have a show of hands. Let’s decide by a show of hands.

Question 28

Who agrees?

Answer 28

Who’s in favor of this plan (idea)? Who’s in favor of changing the name (logo)?

Question 29

Let’s vote.

Answer 29

Let’s have a quick vote to decide (this issue).

Question 30

Most people said yes.

Answer 30

That’s a majority decision.

Question 31

Everybody said yes.

Answer 31

That’s a unanimous (만장일치의, 유내니머스) decision.

Question 32

Do you agree?

Answer 32

Does everyone agree with/to that?

Question 33

Everybody agreed.

Answer 33

We have all agreed to change the schedule.

Question 34

Jay, let’s listen to some other ideas.

Answer 34

Jay, you have made your point. Let’s listen to some other ideas.

Question 35

What was Jay saying?

Answer 35

I think we should let Jay finish what he has to say.

Question 36

Can I say something?

Answer 36

Can I interrupt you for just a second?

Question 37

Can I say something about that?

Answer 37

Can I just comment on that?

Question 38

I have a suggestion.

Answer 38

Sorry to interrupt, but I’d like to make a suggestion.

Question 39

I want to suggest one more thing.

Answer 39

I’d like to add something to what was just mentioned.

Question 40

So, I was saying…

Answer 40

As I was saying…

Question 41

I was saying…

Answer 41

Getting back to what I was saying…

Question 42

Go ahead.

Answer 42

Go ahead.

Question 43

I’m listening.

Answer 43

We’re (I am) all ears.

Question 44

Like Jay said, we should adjust the price.

Answer 44

As Jay suggested, we should adjust the price.

Question 45

You’re right (about that).

Answer 45

That’s a good point.

Question 46

I see.

Answer 46

I see what you mean (what you’re trying to say).

Question 47

프로젝트는 언제 시작하나요?

Answer 47

When will the project start?

Question 48

회의에 누가 참석하나요?

Answer 48

Who will attend the meeting? Who will come? Who will speak?

Question 49

프로젝트를 왜 더 일찍 시작할 수 없나요?

Answer 49

Why can’t we start the project earlier?

Question 50

컨퍼런스는 어디에서 개최되나요?

Answer 50

Where will the conference be held?

Question 51

Will we have another meeting?

Answer 51

Are we having a follow-up meeting? Are we gonna … 대신 Are we having 을 쓴 이유 : 확정된 계획일 때 현재진행형

Question 52

회의록 보셨나요?

Answer 52

Did you look at the meeting minutes? > Did you have a chance to look at the minutes from the previous meeting?

Question 53

만일의 경우에 대비한 계획이 있나요? What if it doesn’t work?

Answer 53

Is there a contingency plan?

Question 54

마감기한을 연장할 수 있을까요? We need more time.

Answer 54

Can we extend the deadline for the project?

Question 55

모두 여기까지 이해가 되시나요? Do you understand?

Answer 55

Is everyone following me?

Question 56

제 말이 이해가 되시나요? Do you get it?

Answer 56

Do you see what I mean?

Question 57

Can you tell me more?

Answer 57

Could you go into more detail, please?

Question 58

Tell me more about it.

Answer 58

Would you elaborate (on that)?

Question 59

Tell us a little more about that.

Answer 59

Could you tell us a little more about that part?

Question 60

I don’t get it. I don’t understand.

Answer 60

I’m not sure if I totally understand what you mean./what you are saying./what you are talking about./what you are suggesting.

Question 61

What was it/that again? Come again?

Answer 61

I‘m sorry, could you repeat that?

Question 62

Can you say that again?

Answer 62

Could you go over that again, please?

Question 63

I don’t know now, I’ll let you know after the meeting.

Answer 63

I don’t have the information with me at the moment, but I can send you the information after the meeting. With me 표현은 가지고는 있는데 지금 없을 때 유용하다.. e.g. I don’t have labtop with me

Question 64

I will ask my boss.

Answer 64

I can speak to my boss after the meeting and get back to you.

Question 65

The client will definitely like our suggestion.

Answer 65

There’s no doubt in my mind that the client will like our suggestion.

Question 66

This is the best choice for us now.

Answer 66

I’m convinced that this is the best choice we can make now.

Question 67

We need to be more aggressive with our marketing.

Answer 67

I strongly believe that we need to be more aggressive with our marketing.

Question 68

What do you think?

Answer 68

What’s your opinion on this?

Question 69

What do you say?

Answer 69

What are your thoughts on this?

Question 70

What do you think about this situation?

Answer 70

Can you give me your thoughts on this situation?

Question 71

Oscar, you didn’t say anything.

Answer 71

We haven’t heard from you yet, Oscar.

Question 72

Sarah, what do you think?

Answer 72

Can we listen to what Sarah has to say?

Question 73

I agree. / I think so, too.

Answer 73

I totally agree with you. / I couldn’t agree with you more.

Question 74

We don’t have enough time.

Answer 74

I know what you mean, but we don’t have enough time.

Question 75

We don’t have enough budget.

Answer 75

To a certain extent I agree, but it might be out of our budget.

Question 76

I disagree.

Answer 76

Unfortunately, I don’t quite agree with you.

Question 77

I’m sorry, I don’t think so.

Answer 77

I’m sorry, but I cannot agree with you.

Question 78

I don’t agree.

Answer 78

I’m afraid I cannot agree with you.

Question 79

For example … / For instance …

Answer 79

Let me give you a few examples.

Question 80

For example, look at our refund policy.

Answer 80

A good example of this is our refund policy.

Question 81

Like what?

Answer 81

Can you give us some examples?

Question 82

It might be too expensive.

Answer 82

Some people might think that it’s overpriced.

Question 83

But we offer higher-quality products.

Answer 83

It is true that our prices are higher, but we offer higher-quality products.

Question 84

Today, we have decided on three things.

Answer 84

To wrap up today’s meeting, we have mainly decided on three things.

Question 85

So what have we decided?

Answer 85

I’d like to finish by going over what we have decided.