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.

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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

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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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Bean Story Week #4

Step #2 ~ Vocabulary 

Check & Review

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 Alright now…

1.     A quick vocabulary check….

#1, & #2, please

#1 ~ “Sumimasen…Ojama shite moushi wake gozaimsen” ~

#1 ~ Excuse me….I’m sorry to bother you.

I’m sorry for bothering you

#2 ~ “Konosekiwaaitemasu ka?” ~

#1 ~ Is anyone sitting here?

#2 ~Is this seat taken?

#3 ~ Is this seat free?

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Sounds good now…

2.     #3, & #4, please

#3 ~ “Koko ni suwatte mo ii desu ka?”

   #1 ~ Can I sit here?

#2 ~ May I sit here?
   #3 ~ May I sit here?

   #4 ~ Would you mind if I sat here?

 

#4 ~ “Douzo” ~ #1 ~ Go ahead

Please…Go ahead

#2 ~ Sure…no problem

#3 ~ certainly

                 Yes, please.

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Ok now…

3.     #5, #6, & #7, please…

#5 ~ “Suki ja nai n desu kedo” ~ I don’ t like it though

#6 ~ “Zannen!” ~ That’s too bad

#7 ~ “Iitai koto wakaru yo!” ~ I know what you mean

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Ok now…

A quick check…

4.     #8, #9, #10, & #11, please…

#8 ~ “tori dasu” ~ take out

#9 ~ "yama" ~ mountain

#10 ~ "funsui" ~ fountain

#11 ~ “Bean ga funsui de retasu wo aratteiru no wo mitte odoroita”

*The man was surprised to see Bean washing lettuce in the fountain

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Alright now…

How about these ones….

#12, & #13, please…

5.     #12~ “tori hazusu” ~ take off

#13 ~ “Bean wa kata hou nokutsu to kutsushita wo nugimashita” ~

*Bean took off a sock and a shoe.

*Bean took a sock and a shoe off.

*Bean took off 1 sock and 1 shoe.

*Bean took off one of his socks and shoes.

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Sounds good now…

The next 2, please….

#14, & #15….

6.     #14 ~ “~suru tame ni tsukau” ~ use + O + to + doushi

#15 ~ “Bean wa retasu wo kawakasu tame ni kutsushita wo tsukatta” ~

*Bean used his sock to dry the lettuce.

*Bean used to dry the lettuce.

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Ok now…

#16, & #17, please….

7.     #16 ~ #1~ “kakeru” ~ #1 ~hang

            #2 ~hung

            #3~hung

#17 ~ “Kare wa kutsushita wo kawakasu you ni benchi ni kaketa” ~

 *He hung his sock on the bench to dry.

*He hung the sock on the bench to dry.

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OK now…

The next 3, please….

8.     #18, #19, & #20, please…

#18 ~ “Kare wa pokketo kara bin wo toridashita” ~

*He took out a jar from his pocket.

#19 ~ “Kare wa futa wo torihazushita.” ~

*He took off the lid.

#20 ~ “Kare wa futa wo bin ni modoshita.” ~

*He put the lid back on the jar.

*He put the lid back on.

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Ok now…

A quick check…

9.     #21, #22, & #23, please…

#21 ~ “dasu / sousogu” ~ pour

#22 ~ “Kare ha hankachi ni peppa wo dashita” ~

*He poured black pepper on the handkerchief.

*He poured black pepper onto the handkerchief.

#23~ “Bean wa sono peppa wo tsubusu you ni kutsu wo tsukatta” ~

*Bean used his shoe to crush the pepper.

*Bean used his shoe to hit the pepper.

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Ok now…

A quick check…

10.#24, #25, & #26, please…

#24 ~ “suprinkura-” ~ sprinkler

#25 ~ “furikakeru” ~ sprinkle

#26 ~ “Karewasukoshi no peppa wo hirotte, sandowichi no ue ni furikakemashita.” ~

*He picked up a little pepper and sprinkled it on the sandwich.

*He picked up a little pepper and sprinkled it onto the sandwich.

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