Yamayuri 英会話クラス

April 25, 2025 (Yamayuri)

Words & Phrases

• I lived away from my family for twenty years because of my work.

• Now, I don’t know anyone in this area.

• She’s on a trip.

• She went on a trip.

• She’s travelling.

• Which country that you visited had the most trouble?

• I’m taking a retirement trip to Spain. (= after retiring from work)

• We took a graduation trip to Central America. (= after completing school)

• On our ten day trip we are moving around by bus and plane.

• The flamenco theatre could only seat thirty or forty people.

• There are a couple of cities along the coast of the reservoir.

• Why do you do bonsai?

• How come you go swimming every day?

• There are trees above the bench.

• Recently, McDonald’s raised their prices and at Shinyurigaoka, there are fewer customers.

• I need to write 10 or so tanka a month for my tank group.

• How do you select the theme?

• My teacher gives us feedback on our tanka.

• I was recently assigned to be the community leader.

• Do you use AI in your daily life?

• AI has beat a lot of chess and go players.

• I cancelled my Netflix account and subscribed to Amazon Prime.

Pronunciation

• Shingles (noun) ( ˈʃɪŋɡəlz ) SHIN-gles

• A viral infection causing a painful skin rash, or thin roofing tiles

• Singles (noun, plural) ( ˈsɪŋɡəlz ) SIN-gles

• Unmarried people, or individual items/units (like music tracks or tennis players)