Yamayuri 英会話クラス

May 23, 2025 (Yamayuri)

Words & Phrases

• These chocolates look like quail eggs!

• There are special Kabuki performances this month and next month.

• There are new Kabuki performers who have just received their stage names, so they will be performing.

• The city held a lottery for half-priced tickets.

• The artist collaborated with Louis Vuitton for the exhibit.

• Our flight flew east over the arctic, then Greenland and over Iceland before reaching Spain.

• The convent was converted into a hotel.

• Some places have banned bullfighting because of animal cruelty.

• Did you run into any inconveniences on your trip?

• Did you have jet lag?

Pronunciation

• Dam (noun) ( dæm )

• Think of the words like, jam, ham, clam, slam, scam, spam

• Dumb (adj) ( dʌm )

• Think of words like come, drum, plum, thumb

Short Dialogues

A: I don’t want to go to the Expo.
B: Me neither. (This is natural and correct)

• Some native speakers use ‘me either’ in casual speech, but it’s technically nonstandard.