Lesson 97 便利フレーズ　　忙しい

2026年8月26日

Mom is asking us to mow the lawn this afternoon.

Opening

David
▶︎ Sensei, how many times do I have to tell you games don’t count as being busy?

Roza
▶︎ Akino Roza here.

David
▶︎ And I’m David Evans.

Dialogue

① Mom is asking us to mow the lawn this afternoon.【 頻用フレーズ mow the lawn 】
👉さあ、mow the lawn これは「芝生を刈る」という頻用フレーズですね。

② Well, she said shie might give us some allowance.【 allowance の意味と発音】
👉さあ、ここで allowance という単語が出てきましたね。これは、「お小遣い、手当て」を
意味しています。つづりを見ると “ow” ですが、こちらは「アウ」と発音します。気をつけてみてください。

③ In that case … yeah, I’m in. 【 in that case, I’m in. の意味】
👉in that case これは「その場合には」というフレーズ。そして、”I’m in.” 「参加します」という
フレーズ。

Pronunciation Polish

Today’s Sentence：I’ve got a lot on my plate.

David
▶︎ OK, everyone. It’s time for today’s “Pronunciation Polish.”
Are you ready? Let’s dive right in.
Here’s today’s phrase.
・I’ve got a lot on my plate.
・I’ve got a lot on my plate.

You can probably hear, we’ve got a lots of words joined together.
It’s very smooth.
So let’s zoom in and practice each part.
First up, let’s take “got” plus “a.”
It sounds like this.
got a,
The /t/ becomes a /d/ sound.
got a, got a
I’ve got a

All right. Very nice.
Next “lot” plus” “on” again.
It sounds like this.
lot on, lot on

Let’s put them together.
got a lot on, got a lot on
I’ve got a lot on

Next up, we’ll take the /t/ sound at the end of “plate,” and make it disappear.
plate, plate
my plate
a lot of my plate
got a lot on my plate
I’ve got a lot on my plate.

All right.
Doing great.
I think we’re ready for full speed.
・I’ve got a lot on my plate.
・I’ve got a lot on my plate.

All right.
Great work, guys.
Good job today.