Lesson 101 発言パターン聞き返す①ー反射的に

2026年8月31日

Opening

Roza
▶︎ Hey, guys. This is Akino Roza. Can you believe how much time has passed
since we started in April? Wow, keep going!

David
▶︎ That’s right. We’ve covered quite a lot of distance but we’ve got more to go.
So let’s get to it. I’m David Evans.

Dialogue

① I was thinking we could grab dinner at 〜【 think の進行形と grab dinner のニュアンス】
👉 I was thinking – think という動詞が進行形で使われていますよね。これは積極的な「考える」
という活動です。そして、grab dinner「夕食をとる」というわけですが、素早さにポイントの
ある表現となっています。

② That’s unexpected, but … kind of nice.【 unexpected の意味】
👉 unexpected という単語が出てきましたね。これは、「予期しない、思いがけない」という
形容詞です。

③ Let’s go with that.【 go with 〜のニュアンス】
👉 Let’s go with that. – go with 〜何か「選択」が感じられているわけですね。「その選択肢で
行きましょう」- という感触です。

Pronunciation Polish

Today’s Sentence：I thought you were going to say Ramen Nikko-an.

David
▶︎ Oh, I’m sorry. What was that? You want to practice your pronunciation?
All right. Let’s do it.
Here’s today’s phrase.
・I thought you were going to say Ramen Nikko-an.
・I thought you were going to say Ramen Nikko-an.

All right.
We have a couple of different points to zoom in on today.
So let’s get started.
First up, let’s take “thought” and “you.
We’ll join them together,
and have the schuwa sound there.
It sounds like this:
though you, thought you
I thought you

All right.
We have a couple of more schwas here today.
were, were
were going,
to
to say, to say
were going to say
thought you were going to say

All right.
Now let’s put it all together.
・I thought you were going to say Ramen Nikko-an.
・I thought you were going to say Ramen Nikko-an.

All right.
Instead of “going to,” we can also make this nice and smooth
into “gonna.”
gonna say, gonna say

Ah. let’s try the full sentence as well.
・I thought you were gonna say Ramen Nikko-an.
・I thought you were gonna say Ramen Nikko-an.

Both of these are used very frequently.
So be sure to practice both,
so you can use whichever you like.
Great work today.

Ending

Onishi
▶︎ Hey, guys. Do you usually use earbuds on the train?

Roza
▶︎ Oh, absolutely. I really need music whenever I go somewhere,
especially in Tokyo.

David
▶︎ Oh, man. Yeah, they’re a must-have for me.
If for no other reason than the noise-canceling.
Sometimes the trains I ride are very noise in tunnels.
And it helps ‘cause I have senstive ears.