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.
  

Hot Summer Days

Today's advice is based on actual English used by Japanese:

It is very hot every single day. At last, my brain have melted. The air conditioner seem like god. I hope that the air conditioner doesn't get out of order.　It is very hot every single day.

1. この英語は問題ないです。下記は別バージョン
   
• Every single day is very hot.
2. At last, my brain have melted.　これは、ちょっと英語のミスがあります。
• At last, my brain has melted.　「brain」は単数形ですので、「has」にしなければなりません。
  
3. The air conditioner seem like god.　これは、二つの英語のミスがあります。
   
• The air conditioner seemed like God. このトピックは過去形ですので、「ｓeem」ではなくて、「seemed」にしなければなりません。または、「god」はいつも大文字にしなければなりません。
4. I hope that the air conditioner doesn't get out of order.
• I hope the air conditioner doesn't break.　「be out of order」は故障中と言う意味です。普通の会話では、「break」の法がいいと思います。

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Spell Your Name for Non-Japanese

When telling the spelling of your name in an English conversation, use the rhythm and style of English-speaking people. Remember, don't use the romaji version of your name. Most non-Japanese don't know about romaji, so using the romaji version of your name may sound unnatural to foreign ears. Furthermore, if you spell your name in romaji, it might be difficult for non-Japanese ears to catch.

For example, if your name is Satsuko, then you don't want so say "SA, TSU, KO," but rather, "SAT, SU, KO."

"SA, TSU, KO"はローマ字のつづりです。さ＝SA、つ＝TSU、こ＝KO。しかし、ローマ字と「さ・し・す・せ・そ」と「た・ち・つ・て・と」と「か・き・く・け・こ」は日本語です。「みつこ」は、「SA・TSU・KO」で書くと、英語のつづりではなく、日本語のローマ字になってしまう。外国人はローマ字及び日本語の五十音図がしりませんので、「SA・TSU・KO」のつづりがちょっと変です。

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これは、英語のリズム。ローマ字は日本語の五十音図の直訳ってかんじ。。。リズムはないんです。

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