(会員) Sunday 2013年８月25日: Mixed - Talking about growing up
1. "childish" vs. "childlike"
a) "childish" is negative. 子供ぽい
b) "childlike" is positive. 子供みたい
2. immature vs. mature
This wine is still a little immature. It needs more time to mature.
The economy is still immature.
3. juvenile = like a 14-year old boy
子どもっぽい、未熟さからくる
He has a juvenile sense of humor.
He likes fart jokes.
He likes penis and boobie jokes.
He is a juvenile. (noun) = He is a young man.
He has a juvenile sense of humor. (childish)
4. Act your age.
Act your age, not your shoe size.
5. How old are you?
6. Grow up!
7. His shoe size is bigger than his IQ.
Sometimes I think your shoe size is bigger than your IQ.
8. How old are you? = What's your age?
How much do you weigh? = What do you weigh? = What's your weight?
9. ~ish
A: :How old is he?
B: I don't know. 35ish?
10. He is in his early 20s / mid 20s / late 20s.
He is his early 20s. He is in his early 20's.
11. He can't be a day over 35.
12. He can't be a day under 35.
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