今日のひとこと(Today’s One Short English Phrase): たくさん汗をかくって英語でなんて言うの？？  4分のプチ英会話レッスンへ…3...2...1...GO‼️🚀

Hi everybody!Students often ask me, “How do you say 「よく言われる」 in English. 生徒さんに 「よく言われる」 って英語でなんて言うの？ってよく聞かれます。In Japanese you use the passive form. 日本語の場合は受身を使うんですけど、英語の場合はどっちでもいい (either one is okay!) so let`s practice both.　First, here`s the passive:① I am often told + 文Here is the active form:② People often tell me + 文In English the active form is probably better so let`s practice with ②.  Here are some example sentences…People often tell me I look like Brad Pitt. (ブラピに似てるってよく言われる。)People often tell me I am very handsome. (ボブ先生とてもハンサムだってよく言われる。)まあ、この例文↑↑は嘘だけど練習のために嘘ついても大丈夫ですよ！　When you are practicing a foreign language it`s okay to lie! 後、 「何々/誰々に似てる」のようなコメントに反応する時はだいたい “People often tell me that!” or “I hear that all the time!” を言うんですよ。　For example…Aちゃん)  You are so strong!B君) People often tell me that.or…Aちゃん) You are so kind!B君) I hear that all the time.Well, that`s all for today!  Have a good week and catch you later (＾。＾)/♪Learning is the greatest joy♪Bob    

よく言われるって英語でなんて言うの？

Hi everybody!October is almost here! It’s a fun (and spooky👻) season and I hope you all have some fun plans for Halloween.🎃 And maybe you have some travel plans, too!? So here is how native speakers talk about their plans:A: Do you have any plans for the holidays?B: Yes, I’m going to Vegas. (←動詞が “go” だったらネイティブはよく現在進行形を使います。｀現在´進行形なのに未来の意味なんですよ。)A: Oh, sounds nice! How long are you gonna stay? (←これは｀How long are you going to stay?´の省略です。もちろん How long are you going to stay? って聞いても全然大丈夫ですけどネイティブスピーカーはこの言い回しをよく使うので慣れた方がいいと思います。)B: I’m gonna be there for 10 days.A: Sounds great!Here are some more expressions to practice…What are you gonna do in Vegas? (ベガスで何するの？)I`m gonna relax on the by the pool. (“Relax” は動詞です。)I`m gonna go shopping.I`m gonna eat a lot of steak and American food.後、いつも主語を取り替えて色々な主語 + be動詞の省略も練習した方が良いです・・・Is your wife going, too? (←また未来の意味の現在進行形です。)Yeah, she`s gonna go. (現在進行形の “Yeah, she`s going” も普通です。ネイティブは両方とも使います。)What`s she gonna do there?She`s gonna get a massage.Are you gonna play any sports?Yeah, we`re gonna play golf.Well, that`s all for today. Bob