Lesson 163 little と small

Opening

Roza
▶︎ Hey, Sensei. Did he go on a haiku? This is Akino Roza.

David
▶︎ And I’m David Evans. Hey, guys, so you’re …

Dialogue

① Certainly, Adeline.【 certainly の意味 】
👉さあ、certainly – sure ともちろん答えることもできますが、
それよりはちょっとフォーマルな感じのする言い回しとなっています。

② It needs another syllable.【 syllable の意味 】
👉 syllable – これは「音節」というわけですね。

③ Yes, that works now!【 works の意味 】
👉ここの works「うまく行く」という意味で、使われています。

Pronunciation Polish

Today’s sentences ：That’s a little problem with this line.

David
▶︎ What do you say you’re having a little trouble with your pronunciation?
That’s all right. Let’s polish it up.
Here’s today’s phrase.
・There’s a little problem with this line.
・There’s a little problem with this line.

All right.
Let’s zoom in on today’s main points.
Starting with “there’s a,” we can combine those sounds, yeah.
there’s a

All right.
Next let’s focus on “little.”
The “t” sound becomes “d.”
little, little

Great,
Next up we have “problem with.”
The “m” sound becomes very weak.
problem with
It almost blends with “w.”
problem with, problem with

Great.
“With” and “this,” the “th” sound gets joined together.
with this, with this
problem with this line

All right.
Let’s put it all together.
・There’s a little problem with this line.
・There’s a little problem with this line.

All right.
It’s much smoother already.
You’re doing great.

Ending

Onishi
▶︎ Hey, guys. I usually stop at a hamburger shop
when I’m driving on an American highway.

David
▶︎ Ah 〜, yeah.
They don’t have the same kind of like parking area, service area system that they
do in Japan. You have to exit the highway completely to go to a gas satation,
or restaurant.

Onishi
▶︎ Exactly.

Roza
▶︎ That’s right. And there’s a lot fewer options to choose from.
Usually it’s basically hamburger.

David
▶︎ I, I really do appreciate the Japanese parking area, service area system.
They’re very nice.

Words and Phrases

① grab a small snack
👉軽く何か食べる
② a lot fewer
👉はるかに少ない、ずっと少ない( a lot は強調)

これで、Lesson 163 は終了。