毎日通える英会話教室‐English Garden の英会話ブログ

Topic-1
Don't touch my ひげ!

In English we have many words for facial hair. For example, "Beard", "Mustache", and "Sideburns".
Here is a fun fact. When I first learned Japanese, my teacher taught us a fun way to rememberどいたしまして. She taught it as 私のMustacheに触れないでください!Do you get the joke?


Don't・touch ・my ・mustache!
どい ・たし・ ま・して！

Facial hair 顔ひげ、顔の毛
Mustache 口ひげ
Joke 冗談



Topic-2
There is no Georgia Coffee in Georgia!

Coca-Cola was invented in Georgia, so in my hometown, we almost all drink Coke and Coke products.
When I first came to Japan, I was surprised to see Georgia Coffee in the stores, since I had never seen Georgia Coffee back home. Of course I had to buy a can to see where it was made!
I looked at the back of the can, and read "Made by Coca-Cola Company", and I thought..that makes sense!

invent ｛はつめい｝～を発明する
hometown 故郷
product 商品
that makes sense などほど


Topic-3
"What's up?", "Umm......."

"What's up?" is a pretty hard phrase for many Non-Native English Speakers to use. We actually use it many different ways. However, as a greeting, it's pretty simple.
A: Hi-What's up?
B: Hey-What's up?
That's it really! Try this at the next class!
A: Hi-What's up? How are you?
B: Hey-What's up? I'm fine thank you, and you?

Non-Native English Speaker 英語を母国語としない人
Greeting あいさつ