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tomm
2018年2月18日

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A: Hello, This is AB company Bill speaking.
B: Hello, This is CD company Tom speaking. What can I help you?
A: May I speak with Mr. Park?
B: Sorry, it is not available because he already left. As you may our big holiday ‘Gujung’ begins from tomorrow so almost employees were left to go to their hometowns. May I give his phone number so that you could contact with him?
A: No Thank you. It’s okay. Bye.
この表現は自然ですか？

Which is more natural when calling phone?
People are already gone.
People already left.
Almost people are not in office now.
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wafflepuppy
2018年2月18日

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大体合ってるけど少し不自然

'what can I help you?' - people often say 'how can I help you', but you can also say 'what can I help you *with*'

'Sorry, it is not available' - you are talking about Mr. Park. Mr. Park is a *he* not 'it'. *he is not available*

'As you may ....*know*? ' - I think you forgot a word here

'begins from tomorrow' - you do not need 'from'

'almost employees were left' - *most employees *have left'

'contact with him' - you do not need 'with'

good job!

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tomm
2018年2月18日

  • 韓国語
@wafflepuppy
Which is more natural when calling phone?
People are already gone.
People already left.
Almost people are not in office now.
People have gone.
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wafflepuppy
2018年2月18日

  • 英語 (アメリカ)

大体合ってるけど少し不自然

@tomm 'People already left' makes the most sense, but 'people are already gone' makes sense. 'Almost people are not in office now' does not make sense. I think you are trying to say 'most', not 'almost'.

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tomm
2018年2月18日

  • 韓国語
@wafflepuppy Thanks again.
I’m always confused about ‘almost’ and ‘most’.
Could you kindly explain what is different?
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wafflepuppy
2018年2月18日

  • 英語 (アメリカ)

大体合ってるけど少し不自然

@tomm Almost can mean 'mostly/nearly'. Most means 'almost all'/majority'.

'almost' can be used to express an amount/fraction of something, which is how you were trying to use it.
So: almost ___ of

almost half of..
almost a quarter of..
almost 20 of..
almost none of..

when you say 'almost employees' it sounds like 'nearly employees' (this makes no sense). when you want to express 'majority/most', then you need to say 'almost all of'.

most of the dogs are cute - correct
almost dogs are cute - incorrect. almost __how many?__
almost all of the dogs are cute - correct

so just remember, 'most' = 'almost all', but 'almost' by itself does not necessarily mean 'most'

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