Lesson 169 頻度副詞ーnever, hardly ever

Opening

Roza
▶︎ Hey, everyone. Akino Roza here.

David
▶︎ And I’m David Evans.

Dialogue

① Which country in Asia shall we choose first? 【 大きな wh語 – which country in Asia 】
👉さあ、which country in Asia と大きな wh語が出てきましたね。
「大きなwh語」は、単体の wh語と全く同じ使い方をします。ここでも which country in Asia
– その後は疑問文となっていますね。

② I remeber the movie called “Gandhi.” 【 called 〜 という表現 】
👉 the movie called “Gandhi” というわけですね。
「ガンジーと呼ばれた映画」- この called 〜 というフレーズ、よく使われますよ。

③ We can stream it on my tablet. 【 stream の意味 】
👉 stream という動詞が出てきましたね。「音声や動画をストリーミングで再生する」という動詞です。

Pronunciation Polish

Today’s Sentence：I’ve never been there.

David
▶︎ All right, everyone. Are you ready to polish up your pronunciation?
All right. Let’s jump in. Here’s today’s phrase.
・I’ve never been there.
・I’ve never been there.

All right. Just a couple of little points to focus in on.
So let’s get started.
First up is the “I’ve” sound. The “I’ve” sound gets nice and short.
I’ve, I’ve, I’ve

Very good.
Also try to focus on the “ve” sound in “I’ve.”
ve, ve
I’ve

Next up the “e” sound in “been” becomes “been.”
been, nice and short.

Then let’s join “been” and “there.”
been there, been there
never been there, never been there
・I’ve never been there.
・I’ve never been there.

All right. Sounding good, sounding smooth.
Now let’s try a more casual version.
・Never been there.
・Never been there.

All right.
So now you have some options for how casual or formal you want to be
with this little short phrase.
How did it feel?

Ending

Onishi
▶︎ Hey, guys.
We seldom use “seldom,” right?

David
▶︎ Nice one, but yeah, you’re right.
Maybe in the South in America.

Roza
▶︎ I would say we hardly ever use it, “rarely” even.

Words and Phrases

① work overtime
👉残業する

これで、Lesson 169 は終了。