ブライス先生

Here is some easy English for you. A lot of my students tend to use “but” a little too much.

I studied really hard for a month, but I failed the test.

This is OK, but I feel that most Japanese might say something like

1ヶ月一生懸命勉強したのに、試験に落ちた！

..using a のに, not a けど.

So, an easy way to express のに in English is “even though“.

Even though ___A____ , ____B_____ .

or

___B____ even though ____A____ .

So,

• Even though I studied really hard for a month, I failed the test.
• My Japanese is not so good, even though I’ve been living in Japan for almost 14 years.
• Even though she promised she would come to the party, she never showed up.
• Even though he’s Japanese, Hiro hates sushi.
• I can never remember the word “断る”, even though I’ve studied it countless times.

Do you know this word “stuff”??  As a noun, it is uncountable (数えられない), but very common to describe 物 or 事 in English.



For example.

• There is a lot of stuff in my wife’s bag.
• I have some stuff to do today.
• I gave some of my stuff to my brother.
• She learned interesting stuff at the seminar.
• Can you help me move my stuff tomorrow?  (引越し)
• My father knows a lot of stuff.

Also, you could use “things” instead of “stuff” for the same meaning.  The only real difference is that “thing” is a 数えられる名詞, so you need to mind your grammar.

• There are a lot of things in my wife’s bag.

「Please」の使い方と日本語の「ください」の使い方は少し違います。うちの生徒はよく間違えます。

間違えポイントは文法の順番です。日本語の下さいは使いやすいですよね。

動詞 + ください

名詞 + ください

しかし、英語の「please」は

PLEASE + 動詞

1. Please bring some beer.
2. Please don’t pick your nose.
3. Please tell Bryce that I love him.
4. Please shutup.

名詞 + PLEASE

1. An example please.
2. Coffee please.
3. I want two beers and some fish & chips please.
4. Can I have a day-off please?

もちろんこの文法が間違えったら、問題ではないと思うけど、正し順番は覚えやすいです。

Here are 6 words you ought to remember.

Here are some examples about my life.

• Bryce is always right.
• Most of my students often drink alcohol.
• Sometimes, I like to walk around in my underpants.
• I seldom write kanji.
• My wife never apologizes.

Easy, don’t you think?