Lesson 197 比較表現を使ったフレーズ①

Opening

David
▶︎ Don’t worry about it, Sensei. That’s “not” a problem.

Onishi
▶︎ Good!

Roza
▶︎ Akino Roza here.

David
▶︎ And I’m David Evans.

Dialogue

① Yes, this time of the year is pleasant.【 this time of the year の意味 】
👉さあ、this time of the year これは「一年のこの時期」というフレーズです。

② We should get going as soon as possible.【 get going のニュアンス 】
👉 get going これは「ただ行く」というわけではなくて、
「準備して go する」という、その前のプロセスが感じられる表現なんですね。覚えておきましょう。

Pronunciation Polish

Today’s Sentence：We should get going as soon as possible.

David
▶︎ All right. I’m as ready as I can be for today’s “Pronunciation Polish.”
Are you? Great! Here’s today’s sentence.
・We should get going as soon as possible.
・We should get going as soon as possible.

We have a couple of points to focus on today.
Let’s get started.
First up, the “d” sound in “should” becomes very soft, very weak.
should, should
we should

Great.
The “t” sound in “get” will disappear.
get, get
get going
should get going

All right.
“As soon as possible” is a super high frequency chunk.
So let’s practice that together.
as soon as possible, as soon as possible

All right.
Nwo let’s put it all together.
・We should get going as soon as possible.
・We should get going as soon as possible.

All right.
Well, I encourage you to practice this as soon as possible,
and you’ll master it in no time.

Ending

Onsihi
▶︎ Thank you for sticking around till the end.

Roza
▶︎ That was “納豆” funny.

David
▶︎ He is never funny.

Words and Phrases

① as far as I know
👉私が知る限り

これで、Lesson 197 は終了。