Lesson 7 発言パターンあいさつからの流れ①ー相手の様子へのコメント

2026年4月8日

Opening

Roza
▶︎ Hey, guys. You look happy. Is it because we’re about to start the lesson?
This is Akino Roza.

David
▶︎ Wow, you hit the nail on the head. That’s exactly right.
Hi, everyone. I’m David Evans.

Dialogue

① ー my wife and I are expecting our first baby.【 be expecting の意味】
👉さあ、ここでは are expecting というフレーズが出てきましたね。
be expecting これは「〜の出産を控えている」という表現。覚えておきましょう。

② Totally understandable.【 understandable の意味】
👉 understandable – これは「理解可能な」という表現ですね。

③ Let me know if you need any support or time off.【 time off の意味】
👉そして time off – これは「休暇」のこと。

Pronunciation Polish

Today’s Sentence：Goood morning. You look happy. What happened?

David
▶︎ All right. It’s time for today’s “Pronunciation Polish.”
Are you ready? Great.
Here’s today’s phrase.
・Good morning. You look happy. What happened?
・Good morning. You look happy. What happened?

All right.
We have three short phrases here, put together,
So let’s take a look at each one.
First up, “good morning.”
The /d/ sound in “good” will disapear.
Good morning. Good morning.

This is super high frequency,
so let’s master that, yeah.
Good morning.

All right.
Next up “you look happy.”
The schwa sound in “you.”
you, you
you look
The /k/ sound in “look” is very weak.
You look happy. You look happy.

All right.
Next up is the last question.
What happened?
The /t/ sound in “what” will disappear.
What happened? What happened?

All right.
Now let’s put those all together.
・Good morning. You look happy. What happened?

All right.
I thik we’re ready for natural speed.
Here we go!
・Good morning. You look happy. What happened?
・Good morning. You look happy. What happened?

You look happy. What happened?
Ah, I see. Your pronunciation got better.
That’s why. Good job.