Lesson 147 言葉で人を動かす動詞②ーpersuade, convince, order

Opening

Onishi
▶︎ Isn’t this sentence difficult to pronunce?
“I’m shopping for clothes.” Can you do that?

David
▶︎”I’m shopping for clothes.”

Onishi
▶︎ How about you?

Roza
▶︎”I’m shopping for clothes.”

David
▶︎ And I’m David Evans.

Roza
▶︎ Well, let’s close up the opening, and start the lesson. This is Akino Roza.

Dialogue

① I’m just window-shopping, really.【 window-shopping について 】
👉 I thought it was a Japanese English.
David ▶︎ Oh, no, no, no. It’s a regular English phrase.
Onishi▶︎ Do you think so, Roza, too?
Roza ▶︎ Yeah, it’s definitely English English.

② How’s married life?【 married life の意味 】
👉そして、married life – これは「結婚生活」のことです。

③ We take turns, but yes ….【 take turns の意味 】
👉さあ、take turns「順番でする」というわけですね。

Pronunciation Polish

Today’s sentence ：Nana persuaded me to start exercising.

David
▶︎ Now, I’m not your boss. So I can’t order you to practice your pronunciation.
But maybe I can convince you.
Here’s today’s phrase.
・Nana persuaded me to start exercising.
・Nana persuaded me to start exercising.

Just a couple of small points today.
So let’s master them together.
First up, “persuaded me.”
The final “d” sound looks very very small, almost disappears.
persuaded me, persuaded me

All right.
As always the / / sound in “to.”
to, to

And then we link up “start exercising.”
start exercising

All right.
Now let’s put it all together.
・Nana persuaded me to start exercising.

Let’s do it one more time.
Ready to focus on the intonation, the up and down of my sound.
・Nana persuaded me to start exercising.

All right.
When you can beging to sense the rhythm and intonation on your own,
then you konw you’ve mastered it.
Great work, today.

Ending

Onishi
▶︎ Hey, David. Are you good at persuading people?

David
▶︎ Wow, I’d like to think I am, but my track history says otherwise.

Roza
▶︎ Hey, Sensei. You know you should really wear more orange.
It really looks good on you.

Onishi
▶︎ Orange?

Roza
▶︎ Yeah, it really looks just good on you. You should wear it more.

Onishi
▶︎ Well, I’ll do that.

David
▶︎ Well, good job. You’ve persuaded him.

Roza
▶︎ I’m good at persuading people.

Words and Phrases

① track history
👉過去の業績や実績

これで、Lesson 147 は終了。