[✐3. Moderato] 〜は…ですが、〜は…です。[contrast]
“I have no money, but I have love.”
[00:08]
Hello, everyone.
We will practice “contrast” today. For example, “About weather? Huh… it’s sunny today, but it’s going to rain tomorrow.”
Repeat after me
〜 Weather 〜
[00:23]
1. It’s sunny today, but I think it’s going to rain tomorrow.
2. It was sunny today, but it had been raining last week.
3. It was cold yesterday, but it’s warm today, isn’t it?
4. It rains in the morning, but I think it’s going to be clear/sunny in the afternoon.
〜 Food and Drink 〜
[01:36]
5. I drink coffee a lot, but rarely drink tea.
6. I add milk to coffee (= I drink coffee with milk), but not sugar.
7. I like fish, but I’m not good at sashimi (= don’t really like sashimi).
8. I like sushi, but wasabi is no good(= I can’t eat wasabi).
9. My boyfriend is a vegetarian, but I like meat very much.
10. I often go out to eat ramen, but I rarely go out to eat udon.
[03:23]
You’re calling a restaurant to make a reservation.
〜The restaurant replied…〜
[03:28]
1. We are open on Saturdays, but closed on Sundays.
(yatteimasu = here means; be open, run a business)
2. Unfortunately, today is full of reservations (= fully booked) today, but tomorrow is okay.
(ainiku = unfortunately)
3. It’s fuly occupied at 6 pm, but you can make a reservation at 8 pm.
(manseki = all seats/tables are occupied)
4. We have sukiyaki, but not shabu shabu.
5. We have/serve alcohol, but no cocktails.
(rui = type, kakukteru rui = (various) cocktails)
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「おかねは ありませんが、あいはあります。」
[00:08]
みなさん、こんにちは。きょうは コントラストをれんしゅうします。たとえば、「てんきですか、そうですね、きょうは はれですが、あしたは あめです。」
Repeat after me
〜 てんき 〜
[00:23]
1. きょうは はれですが、あしたは あめになるとおもいます。
2. きょうはいいてんきでしたが、せんしゅうはずっとあめでした。
3. きのうはさむかったですが、きょうは あたたかいですね。
4. あさは あめですが、ごごは はれると おもいます。
〜 たべもの・のみもの 〜
[01:36]
5. コーヒーはよくのみますが、こうちゃは ほとんど のみません。
6. コーヒーにミルクは いれますが、さとうは いれません。
7. さかなは すきですが、さしみは にがてです。
8. すしはすきですが、わさびは だめです。
9. かれは ベジタリアンですが、わたしはにくがだいすきです。
10. ラーメンは よくたべにいきますが、うどんはほとんど がいしょくしません。
(がいしょくする = dine out)
[03:23]
レストランに よやくのでんわを しています。
(いかは、おみせのひとがいったことです。)
〜The restaurant replied…〜
[03:28]
1. どようびはやっていますが、にちようびは やすみです。
(やっています = here means; open, run a business)
2. あいにく、きょうはよやくが(で) いっぱい ですが、あしたは だいじょうぶです。
(あいにく = unfortunately)
3. 6じは まんせきですが、8じは よやく できます。
(まんせき = all seats/tables are occupied)
4. すきやきは ありますが、しゃぶしゃぶは ありません。
5. アルコールはありますが、カクテルるいは ありません。
(るい = type, カクテル類(various) cocktails)
[04:48]
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