Lesson 233 条件を表すさまざまな表現

2026年3月19日

Opening

Roza
▶︎ Hey, everyone. This is Akino Roza. Ready for today’s lesson?

David
▶︎ And I’m David Evans. Let’s get ready to go.

Dialogue

① It is designed for a Japanese people.【 design の意味】
👉 design という動詞が出てきましたね。これは「〜を考案する、意図する」という動詞。

② 〜, but she just looked away.【 look away の意味】
👉そしてここでは、looked away というフレーズも出てきました。「目をそらす、そっぽをむく」
というフレーズ。

③ How can I do that?【 how の使い方】
👉ここの how -「やり方・方法」をたずねる疑問文で使います。

Pronunciation Polish

Today’s Sentence：That’s not a good joke for a Japanese girl.

David
▶︎ All right, everyone. It’s time for today’s “Pronunciation Polish.”
Are you ready? All right.
Here’s today’s phrase.
・That’s not a good joke for a Japanese girl.
・That’s not a good joke for a Japanese girl.

All right.
We’ve got a couple of points to zoom in on today.
So let’s begin.
First let’s join “not” plus “a.”
We have the flap t sound.
It sounds like this.
not a, not a

Next let’s look at these two words : “good,” “joke.”
The last sound will disappear.
Listen.
good, good
joke, joke
good joke, good joke

All right.
Last let’s join up “for” and “a.”
for a, for a
for a Japanese girl, for a Japanese girl

All right.
Let’s put some chunks together, and then bulid for the sentence.
that’s not a good joke, that’s not a good joke
for a Japanese girl, for a Japananese girl

All right.
Let’s put it all together.
・That’s not a good joke for a Japanese girl.
・That’s not a good joke for a Japanese girl.
・That’s not a good joke for a Japanese girl.

All right.
Your pronunciation is getting better.
And that’s no joke.