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家族について話してみよう

Talking about your family
自分の家族を説明してみましょう。あなたが記載した回答に対して、この後講師がどんどん質問していきます。
ホームステイや初めての職場での歓迎会など、家族のことはよく聞かれます。うまく家族の特徴を説明できるようになりましょう。
I live with my parents and two siblings. How about you?
 
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I live with my parents and two siblings. How about you?

I see. I live with my husband and a 2 year-old son.

自然な表現

I see. I live with my husband and a two-year-old son.

1. When two or more words are combined to modify a noun and they precede that noun, they should be hyphenated to clarify that they function together as a single descriptive unit. Also, spell out whole numbers that are less than 10 (zero through nine).
2 years, huh? What kind of child is he, if you don't mind me asking? Is he more the calm type, or the super energetic one?

Definitely the latter. He is so energetic that I'm tired everyday haha.

自然な表現

Definitely the latter. He's so energetic that I'm tired every day, haha.

1. Contractions are common in everyday speech and make the sentence flow better.
2. 'Everyday' (one word) is an adjective meaning 'common' or 'ordinary.' In this context, 'every day' (two words) is the correct expression to indicate 'each day.' It specifies the frequency of being tired.
3. Add a comma (,) to indicate a slight pause and clarify that 'haha' is an informal expression of laughter related to the previous statement.
Haha, that's good though, right? What kind of games does he like to play with you the most? Does he have any favorites?

Yes, I'm relieved to know he's okay.
We often play with vehicle toys. He especially likes bullet train ones.

自然な表現

Yes, I'm relieved to know he's okay.
We often play with vehicle toys. He especially likes bullet train ones.

1. This reply seems to be out of context.
2. Here's an alternative: 'He loves playing with all sorts of toy vehicles with me! The bullet trains are definitely his favorite - he gets so excited when those come out.'
Ah, there seems to be a special relationship between Japanese people and trains, right? No wonder you have probably the best railway system in the world! What other toys does he like?

Surely, most of Japanese boys like trains haha.
He also loves the penguin stuffed annimal whose name is Pen-chan.
He always speaks to it.

自然な表現

Surely, most    Japanese boys like trains, haha.
He also loves the penguin stuffed animal whose name is Pen-chan.
He always speaks to it.

1. When using 'most' to refer to a general group, the preposition 'of' is unnecessary and can make the sentence sound awkward.
2. Add a comma (,) to indicate a slight pause and clarify that 'haha' is an informal expression of laughter related to the previous statement.
3. misspelling corrected
That's lovely! I hear there are a lot of great and beautiful aquariums in Japan, are you planning on taking him there one day?

Sounds good! There is a big aquarium nearby. I'm planning on taking him there!

自然な表現

Sounds good! There's a big aquarium nearby. I'm planning on taking him there!

1. Here's an alternative: 'How wonderful!'
2. Contractions make the language sound more natural and conversational.

 Fantastic job! Have a productive speaking lesson!

関連単語

  • a big family（大家族）
  • an only child（一人っ子）
  • strict（厳しい）
  • overprotective（過保護である）
  • overbearing（高圧的な）
  • warm hearted（情に厚い）
  • understanding（理解のある）
  • old-fashioned（時代遅れの）
  • for that generation（時代に照らすと）

関連フレーズ

  • I'm an only child.（一人っ子なんですよ。）
  • My father is overprotective, but gentle, so I love him.（私の父は過保護ですが、優しいので大好きです。）
  • My brother is twenty five years old but is still very dependent on his family, and is a real mama's boy. That's why I hate him.（兄は25歳になるのに家族には頼りっきりだし，本物のマザコンでね。だから私は兄は大嫌いです。）
  • My family consists of three people: my husband, my son, and me. My son is eight years old.（私の家族は3人家族で，夫と息子と私です。子供は8歳になります。）
  • My family has many members.（大家族で暮らしています。）
  • I live apart from my parents.（両親とは離れて暮らしています。）
  • My mother is considerate and is loved by many people in the neighborhood.（母は思いやりがあり，近所の多くの人にも愛されています。）
  • I'm the youngest child and have three brothers.（私は末っ子で、3人の兄弟がいます。）

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