Kyou Kara Week #22

 

Step #2~Regular Vocabulary Check

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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?

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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)

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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%

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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)

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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)

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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

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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

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