2007-09-07

Phrases, Vocabulary, and Comments from the IK Class

Vocabulary:

Be careful with the "L" pronunciation and the "R" pronunciation.

  • clap: 拍手
  • crap: うんこ
Be careful with the "S" pronunciation and the "TH" pronunciation.

  • some: いくつか
  • thumb: 親指
When practicing in class or when playing a game, you can say:

  • Whose turn? 誰の番ですか？
  • It's my turn. 私の番です。
    • My turn. 僕の番だ。
  • Is it my turn? 私の番ですか？
  • It's my turn? 私の番なの？
    • Who me? 私なの？
  • In Shinjuku Station, train routes are not identified by anything. Each train has its own name, color scheme or color schemes, and you have to use a map to figure out where the trains are going. Sometimes, different trains of different lines will go to the same station on the same tracks.
  • Place
    • I will go to Joseph. 私はジョセフに行きます。（ジョセフ市）
  • Person
    • I will go see Joseph. 私はジョセフさん会いに行く。
    • I will go to see Joseph.
    • I will visit Joseph.　私はジョセフさん会いに行く。
    • I will go to where Joseph is.　私はジョセフさん会いに行く。

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2007-09-06

Phrases and Vocabulary from the K3 Class

Kids' Class Dialog/Phrases/Vocabulary:
  • Can I have some more? (おかわり下さい。)
  • Bathroom/Restroom (トイレ)
    • Can I use your restroom?　（トイレを行かせてもらえますか？）
    • Can I use your bathroom?　（トイレを行かせてもらえますか？）
    • May I use the restroom?　（トイレを行かせてもらえますか？）
    • May I use the bathroom?　（トイレを行かせてもらえますか？）
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Phrases and Vocabulary from the FM Class

Phrases:
  • He would if he could. [But, since he can't, he won't.]
    • できるなら（とっくに）しているよ。(実現不可能な提案に対して。)
Vocabulary:
  • intricate: 手の込んだ
    • an intricate design 複雑なデザイン
    • an intricate puzzle 難しい（細かい）パズル (a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle; a Japanese wooden interlocking puzzle; etc.)
  • worthwhile: the opposite of wasteful; the opposite of useless; 意味のある; 時間[お金, 労力]を注ぐだけの値がある
  • sorry to bother you, but:　 邪魔して悪いんだけど、
  • be in line for a promotion:　あなた絶対に昇進間違いなしよ
  • need you to look over these figures:　数字に目を通してもらわないといけないんだ。
  • I'll get to them:　 なるべく早く取り掛かるわ。
  • reduce expenses to 18% this quarter:　この四半期の経費を18パーセントまで削減できたら
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Phrases and Vocabulary from the KJ Class

Greetings at the beginning of class:

K.J. arrives at the classroom and rings the doorbell:

A: Good afternoon. Come in.(今日は。どうぞいらっしゃい。)
B: Thank you.（※おじゃまします。）
A: How are you today? (今日は、お元気ですか？)
B: I'm doing fine, thank you. And you? (元気ですよう。あなたは？)
A: Oh, pretty good. (元気ですよ。)
B: That's nice. (それは良いですね。)

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Vocabulary:
  • dawn: 夜明け
  • launch: （ロケットを）打ち上げる、（ミサイルを）発射する
  • lust: (女)に淫欲を催す/ (富)を欲する
  • cuss: 呪う、ののしる
  • cost: 価値、価格、代金、代価、支出、コスト、原価
  • cuff: そで口、ズボンのすその折り返し
  • hot air balloon: 熱気球
  • igloo: イグルー、カナダのイヌイット族が住居としていた、氷のブロックを重ねて作ったドーム状の家。
  • camper / camper trailer: キャンピングカー
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Topics Dialog Practice:
  • Where did you go with your family? We went to a Japanese restaurant in Kannai, Yokohama. We ordered shabushabu, which is sliced beef boiled with vegetables.
  • Did you give him a retirement gift? No, we didn't. We just took him to the shabushabu restaurant.
  • When will you retire? I am a part-time worker, so I don't have a retirement.


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2007-09-04

Phrases and Vocabulary from the IK Class

Overbook
  • His flight was overbooked. 彼の便は予約超過でした。
  • an overbooked airplane [flight] 定員以上の予約が入っている飛行機[便]
    • overbook; overbooks; overbooked; overbooking
      • to make more reservations for seats, tables, rooms, time slots, etc., than there are available
      • 目的語無い場合：
        • The hotel/restaurant overbooked.
      • 目的語有る場合：
        • The flight was overbooked, so I got bumped off.
        • The airline overbooked my flight.
Visual aesthetics
  • have no aesthetic sense 美的感覚を持ち合わせていない
  • our aesthetic sense 我々の美的感覚[センス]
  • your aesthetic sensibilities あなたの美的感覚
  • Its practical value can only be measured in aesthetic terms. それの実用価値は, 美的観点からのみ評価することができる.
  • be more aesthetically pleasing than... ～よりも美しい[美的にすぐれている, 美麗である]
  • in an aesthetically pleasing manner 見た目に美しいように
  • in addition to being aesthetically pleasing [pleasant] 美しいこと[センスのよさ, 趣味がいいこと]に加えて
She has run out of desire to keep trying.
  • She just doesn't want to keep trying.
  • She has run out of motivation to keep trying.
  • She has given up trying.
Disappear 見えなくなる, 消滅する, 消えてなくなる, なくなる
Nonexistent 存在[実在]しない, 無い
  • The glacier disappeared because of global warming.
  • The glacier become nonexistent because of global warming.
  • The glacier melted away because of global warming.
Valid 正当な, 妥当な, 根拠のある, 実証された, 適正な
Good for の間有効な, ～の間もつ[持ちこたえられる]
  • His passport will be valid for another 8 years or so.
  • His passport will be good for another 8 years or so.
  • He bought a 10 years visa. → He bought a ten-year passport.

◎　I have to renew my driver's license within one month before or after my birthday.
  • within one month: 誕生日から１ヵ月の前後に間以内に
×　 I have to renew my driver's license at least one month before or after my birthday.
  • at least one month before: 少なくとも１ヵ月間前に

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2007-09-03

Phrases and Vocabulary from the KM Class

Greetings:

A: How are you doing this evening? (今晩は、どうですか？｛元気ですか？｝)
B: I feel fine, thank you. And you?
A: I'm doing pretty good. (とてもいいです。)
B: That's good. / That's nice.

A: How are you doing this evening? (今晩は、どうですか？｛元気ですか？｝)
B: It's a very comfortable evening. (It's not too hot nor is it too cold) And you? // What do you think?
A: This weather is just right. (この天気はちょうどいい。)
B: I think so, too.
  • comfortable: 心地良い・気持ちがよい。暑くもなく、寒くもなく
Phrases and Vocabulary:

  • ついさっき：　just a little while ago; just a few minutes ago; just a few seconds ago; a couple of minutes ago; just now; I just　[did ～] now.
    • I just called you a few seconds ago.
    • I just called you a few minutes ago.
    • Just now, I was thinking about calling you.
    • I told my boss just now. （ついさっき、上司に報告しました。）
      • I reported to my boss just now (注意：　report to は誰かにに出頭する事)
      • In English, "report to somebody" is often used as in:
        • He reported to the police.
        • The soldier reported to the base to go fight in the war.
        • I had to report to my boss's office because I was late.
    • I told my bost just a few seconds ago.
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  • yam: ヤムイモ、山芋
  • grate: おろし［すりつぶした］
  • grated yam: とろろ
  • ねばねばする：　～ has a jelly-like texture; ～ is kind of sticky and wet; ～ has spiderweb-like strings
  • the line is busy 電話が話中
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  • I am planning my vacation schedule for the next two weeks.
  • I am making plans for my vacation for the next two weeks.
  • I am thinking about where I should go during my vacation for the next two weeks.
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