Lesson 173 yet, already

Opening

Roza
▶︎ Akino Roza here.

David
▶︎ And I’m David Evans.

Dialogue

① It appears to be a cryptgram. 【 cyptgram の意味 】
👉 cryptgram 「暗号文」と訳される単語ですけれども、
gram これは「書かれたもの」という意味を持っています。telegram は「電報」でしたよね。

② Fascinating.【 fascinating の意味 】
👉 fascinate という動詞は「魅了する」という動詞です。それに ing がついて、「素晴らしい、すごい」
という使われ方をしているわけです。

Pronunciation Polish

Today’s Sentence：Have you discovered what it says yet?

David
▶︎ All right, everyone. It’s time for today’s “Pronunciation Polish.”
First, here’s today’s phrase.
・Have you discovered what it says yet?
・Have you discovered what it says yet?

All right.
Lots of little points today.
So let’s get started.
First up is “have.”
The “h” sound is nice and weak.
have, have
have you

All right. Now let’s look at the “discovered.”
The “ed” sound at the end also is weak.
discovered, discovered

Next up is “what” plus “it.”
The “t” sound will become “d.”
what it, what it
what it says
what it says yet

All right. Now let’s put it all together.
・Have you discovered what it says yet?
・Have you discovered what it says yet?

All right.
It’s sounding better and better.
Keep going , and you’ll reach the stars.

Ending

David
▶︎ Would you stop talking already? It’s time to …
Come on! Take it seriously, people.

Words and Phrases

① 接続詞 yet
👉「話はそこで終わりません」というニュアンス

これで、Lesson 173 は終了。