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English Expressions of Daily Life✨

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... Read more「日常生活で使える英語」を探している人向けに、私がイギリス英語の本を読んで「これ明日から使える!」と思ったポイントを追加でまとめます。カフェや駅など、旅行でも日常でも出番が多い表現を中心にしました。 まず混乱しやすいのが subway。アメリカだと地下鉄=subway のイメージですが、イギリスでは基本的に underground / the Tube を使うことが多いです。ロンドンなら “Take the Tube.” が自然。会話で「地下鉄で行く」は “Shall we go by Tube?” みたいに言えます。もちろん subway が通じないわけではないけど、「イギリスっぽさ」を出したいなら Tube を覚えておくと便利でした。 次に、よく検索される “after all” の意味。辞書だと「結局」「やっぱり」ですが、体感としては「いろいろあったけど最終的にそうなった」「(理由を添えて)だからね」に近いです。 ・“I decided to stay home after all.”(結局家にいることにした) ・“He is kind, after all.”(なんだかんだ優しいよね) 会話だと文末にサラッと付けて、気持ちを少しやわらげる感じがしました。 「日常でよく使う英語」つながりで、私が便利だった定番フレーズも。 ・挨拶: “You alright?”(元気?※カジュアル) ・買い物: “I’m just looking, thanks.”(見てるだけです、ありがとう) ・レジ: “Could I pay by card?”(カードで払えますか) ・カフェ: “Could I have a latte, please?”(ラテください) ・店内/持ち帰り: “To have in or take away?”(店内?持ち帰り?) 「日常で使う英単語」も、セットで覚えると記憶に残りました。たとえば underground と一緒に platform(ホーム)/ exit(出口)/ change(乗り換え)をまとめて覚えると、駅の会話が一気にラクになります。 本の表紙にビッグベンや二階建てバスが描かれていて気分が上がるのも良かった点。私はレモンティー片手に読んで、気に入った表現をそのままメモ→声に出す、の流れで定着しました。気になる表現があれば、まずは1日1フレーズだけでも使ってみるのがおすすめです。

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