Monday, October 24, 2022

Kyou Kare Week #23

 

 

Step #2 ~ Regular Vocabulary Check

(You can spend minutes on this section)

 


Alright now…

We will start this week with another quick vocabulary check…

1.     #1, & #2, please…

#1 ~ “kikoeru” ~ #1 ~ hear

#2 ~ heard

#3 ~heard

#2 ~ “ushi no mure” ~ a herd of cows

 

Ok and...

#3, please…

#3 ~ “Ushi no mure wo kita koto ga arimasu ka?” ~

*Have you heard of a herd of cows?

*Have you ever heard of a herd of cows?

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Alright now…

How about the next ones...

2.     #4, #5, #6, & #7, please…

#4 ~ "meneki no" ~ immune

#5 ~ "meneki" ~ immunity

#6 ~ "menekiryoku" ~ immune system

#7 ~ “shuudan meneki” ~ herd immunity (3rd time)

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Ok…now…

How about…

3.     #8, #9, #10, & #11, please…

#8~ “shouganai” ~ #1 ~ That’s life

#2 ~ C’est la vie

#3 ~ It is what it is

#9~ “shikata ga nai” ~It can’t be helped

#10 ~ “Sonna mon da” ~ That’s the way the cookie crumbles

#11~ “Sore wa jinsei da” ~That’s the life

(If needed:  Please make a note)

 

Ok…now…

4.     Do you remember…#12, #13, & #14?

#12 ~ “Totemo kyukutsu na kukan” ~

*There is not enough space to swing a cat

*There is no space to swing a cat

*There is not enough room to swing a cat

#13 ~ "Himitsu wo morasu" ~Let the cat out of the bag

#14 ~ “doshaburi” ~ It's raining cats & dogs

                 raining cats & dogs

 (If needed:  Please make a note)

 

Ok and…

We have 1 new cat idiom…

5.     What is “Ken en no naka”…in English, please…

#15 ~ “Ken en no naka” ~ Fight like cats and dogs (New)

(If needed:  Please make a note)

 

Alright …now…

We take a look in the dictionary and…

6.     What does it say?

*It says “to have arguments all the time”

Alright and…

7.     Please read the example?

*As kids we used to fight like cats and dog.

 


OK now…

We take a look on the other side and…

How about the next 2 words….

8.     #16, & #17…please...

#16 ~ “zannen nagara” ~ unfortunately

#17 ~ “kouunnimo” ~ #1 ~ luckily

#2 ~ fortunately

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Ok now…

9.     #18, #19, & #20, please

#18 ~ “noumiso” ~ brain

#19 ~ “haisuiko” ~ drain

#20 ~ “haisuiro” ~ drainage

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Ok and...

How about this new one…

10.What is "Zunou ryushutsu"... in English, please...?

#21 ~ “Zunou ryushutsu” ~ brain drain

(If needed:  Please make a note)

 

Alright now…

How about these ones….?

11.#22, & #23, please

#22 ~ “Suwa” ~ Suwa city

#23 ~ “gesuido” ~ sewer

(If needed:  Please make a note)

 

Alright and…

12.#24, & #25, please

#24 ~ “suppai” ~ sour

#25 ~ “gesui” ~ sewage

(If needed:  Please make a note)

 

Alright now…

13.#26, #27, & #28, please

#26 ~ “nagareru” ~ flow

#27 ~ “nomisugi” ~ over drink

#28 ~ “afureru” ~ overflow

(If needed:  Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

14.#29, #30, & #31, please

#29 ~ “kozui” ~ flood

#30 ~ “shinsuisuru / hanran suru” ~ flood

#31 ~ “nagasareru” ~ #1~ wash away

#2 ~ carry away

(If needed:  Please make a note)

 

Alright now...

This one is really long time no see…

15.What is sonaeru… in English, please….

#32 ~ “sonaeru” ~ brace

(If needed:  Please make a note)

 

Alright now…

On Friday, October 11 / 2019

16.What WAS Japan bracing for?

*Japan was bracing for a typhoon

*Japan was bracing for Typhoon 19

*Japan was bracing for Typhoon Hagibis

 

Sounds good now…

We take a look over here…and please read…

#1~ Japan is bracing itself for the arrival of Typhoon Hagibis

#2 ~ Japan is bracing for its worst typhoon in decades

#3 ~ Japan is bracing for what is expected to be the most powerful storm in decades

 

Friday, October 14, 2022

Kyou Kara Week #22

 

Step #2~Regular Vocabulary Check

(You can spend minutes on this section)


Alright now…

We will start this week with a quick vocabulary check…

1.     #1, #2, #3, & #4, please…

#1 ~ “haya oki suru hito” ~ an early bird

#2 ~ “Yofukashi wo suru hito/yoru gata no hito” ~ a night owl

#3 ~ “Haya oki wa sanmon no toku” ~

*The early bird gets the worm.

*The early bird catches the worm.

#4 ~ “Iseki ni cho” ~

*Kill 2 birds with 1 stone.

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Alright now…

For the next ones we have…

2.     #5, & #6, please…

#5 ~ “kikoeru” ~ #1 ~ hear

#2 ~ heard

#3 ~heard

#6 ~ “ushi no mure” ~ a herd of cows

 

Alright now...

We have this one again...

3.     #7, please…

#7 ~ "Ushi wo kiita koto ga arimasu ka?"

#1 ~ Have you heard of cows?

#2 ~ Heard of cows?

#3 ~ Have you ever heard of cows?

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Alright now…

The next 2, please….

4.     #8, & #9, please…

#8 ~ "Jack wa anata ga nani wo itteiru ka kikoeru…."

*Jack can hear what you are saying

#9 ~ "Ushi ni mo kikoeru yo!"

#1 ~ The cows also hear!

#2 ~ The cows also hears what you are saying.

#3 ~ The cow can hear, too

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Change to reading and listening practice

 

Alright now...

You are F san & you are K san...

5.     Please read

F san:    Hey, K san, K san!

This bunch of cows loves me.

I'm a hit.

K san:  Uh, not bunch, herd.

F san:   Uh…Heard of what?

K san:  Herd of cows.

F san:   Sure, I've heard of cows.  Ahhhh!!

K san:  No, I meant the cow’s herd.

F san:  Of course, they heard. 

             I was talking right to them.  Ahhhh!!

 

Alright now…

We go back to our vocabulary check…

And another quick check…

6.     #10, #11, & #12, please…

#10 ~ "meneki no"~ immune

#11 ~ "meneki"~ immunity

#12 ~ "menekiryoku"~ immune system

 

Ok and….

How about this one…

7.     What is “shudan meniki” … in English, please…

#13 ~ “shuudan meniki” ~ herd immunity (2nd time)

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Ok and….

Do you remember from last time…

8.     What is Japan’s herd immunity level supposed to be at now?

#14 ~ *Japan’s herd immunity is supposed to be at 90% now.

*Japan’s herd immunity is supposed to be 90% now.

*Japan’s herd immunity level is supposed to be at 90% now.

*It is supposed to be 90%

*It is supposed to be at 90%

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Ok and….

Please read the headlines

Japan’s COVID-19 herd immunity near 90% after omicron wave, study shows



Ok now…

Do you remember these next 2...

9.     #15, & #16, please…

#15 ~ “tori no mure” ~ a flock of birds

#16 ~ What is Rui watomo wo yobu” …in English, please…

#1 ~ Birds of a feather (2nd time)

#2 ~ Birds of a feather flock together (2nd time)

(If needed: Please make a note)


Ok…now…

How about…

11.#17, #18, #19, & #20, please…

#17 ~ “shouganai” ~ #1 ~ That’s life

#2 ~ C’est la vie

#3 ~ It is what it is (2nd time)

#18~ “shikata ga nai” ~It can’t be helped

#19 ~ “sonnamon da” ~ That’s the way the cookie crumbles

#20~ “Sore wa jinsei da” ~ That’s the life (New)

(If needed:  Please make a note)


Ok…now…

The last 3….

13.Do you remember…#21, #22, & #23…?

#21 ~ “Totemo kyukutsu na kukan” ~

*There is not enough space to swing a cat

*There is no space to swing a cat

*There is not enough room to swing a cat

#22 ~ "himitsu wo morasu" ~ Let the cat out of the bag

#23 ~ "akasu / morasu / bakuro suru" ~ reveal

(If needed:  Please make a note)


Alright….

Sounds good ... now....

We have only 1 new idiom today....

14.What is Doshaburi in English?

#1 ~ “doshaburi” ~ raining cats & dogs

                It's raining cats & dogs

(If needed:  Please make a note)

 

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