Nico Nico Douga -Jan. 29, 2010 - Restaurant English Part 2

Translate the following into English!
-------------------------------------
13.ビザカードは使えますか。
14.ごちそうさまでした。
15.レシートを下さい。
16.いらっしゃいませ。
17.何名様ですか。
18.少々お待ちください。
19.よろしいですか。
20.何になさいますか。
21.１０ドル以内で食事をしたいのですが。
　　おすすめの定食か？何かありますか？お任せします。
---------------------
ANSWERS!
---------------------
13. Do you take VISA?
14. Thank you. That was very delicious.
Thanks for dinner.
15. Can/Could I have a receipt.
16. Welcome to ~.
Welcome to McDonalds. Can I take your order?
Welcome to The Four Seasons. Do you have a reservation?
17. How many in your party?
Smoking or non-smoking?
Are you going to THE party tomorrow?
X Are you going to JOIN the party tomorrow!
Would you like to join me for dinner?
He joined our class.
X He joined our party.
18. Just a moment, please.
One moment, please.
I'll be right with you.
19. Is that OK? Is this OK?
How long is the wait?
Can we wait at the bar?
Can we order drinks while we wait?
20. What will you have?
What would you like?
Can I take your order?
21. I don’t want to go over $10.
What do you recommend for under $10.
I’ll leave it up to you.
I’ll leave it in your hands.
delicious < mouth watering.
The ~ are to die for.
The chicken wings are to die for.

Oct. 8, 2009

nasty
a) dirty
Your fingernails are nasty!
b) perverted
Stop being so nasty!
Your mind is in the gutter!
c) serious
He has a nasty cut on his arm.

to have one's mind in the gutter=to think of sexual things

He has a ~ track mind.
He has a one track mind.

Did you hear about ~?
Have you been following the ~ story?

That’s gross!
Grow up!
Act your age?
How old are you?

Have you heard about the new ~?

tornado

Anybody hurt?
Was anybody hurt?

Ibaragi 県=Ibaragi Prefecture

devastating

Have you been following the divorce story?

to dust: to clean


to dust st off and use it

I better dust off some of my old English books and study!

I need to dust off my guitar and practice.

I’m going to dust off my
snowboard and hit the slopes.

to hit st

He bit the dust.
=He died.

dry as dust = boring

Eat my dust!=Haha!
I am going faster than you!

I’m going to kick
your butt/ass.

creepy

Nico Nico Douga Oct. 5, 2009 Beginner's Class

What are some bad habits?
How long would you like to live?
Until what age would you like to live?
I would like to live to be ~.
I hope I make it to ~.
I would like to break the Guiness World Record.
100 years= a century
to make it to ...=to reach
I can't make it to the party.

a centurian

What are some bad habits.
v-ing is a bad habit.
N is a bad habit.
Getting up late...
Eating too much.
Eating between meals...
Youtube is a bad habit.
Smoking is a bad habit.
Drinking is a bad habit.
Not exercising is a bad habit.
Staying up late is a bad habit.
Drugs are a bad habit.
Taking drugs is a bad habit.
Gambling is a bad habit.

The following are not good.
These are bad habits.

I was reading an article in
the newspaper today about...

I read an article in
the newspaper today about...

X I read a newspaper about....
The habits that age you most quickly
The culprits that will most quickly age you and negatively affect your health are:
1. Poor diet
2. Lack of exercise
3. Stress and worry
4. Exhaustion
5. Unhappiness
6. Lack of love
7. Toxic overload = pollution
8. Blockages and
congestion of the
transportation highways
within our bodies.

~ overload = too much of ~
1. Drink more water.
2. Eat smart.
3. Restore with regular rest
Get 7 to 8 hours of quality
sleep every night.
4. Take the stairs
5. Manage your stress.
6. Detoxify your surroundings.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Nico Nico Douga Aug. 27, 2009年8月26日

Let’s translate the following into English:

つくづく思う。　
「自分は恵まれている」　と。
何より日本語がしゃべれる。
大学にも通うことができる。

I’m convinced that ~.

to convince sb=説得する

I’m convinced. = I’m sure.

I’m sure that~.

I’m really grateful.

I feel blessed.

I’m so lucky.

I’m so thankful.

Above all, I am grateful that I can speak Japanese.

I am especially grateful that I can speak Japanese.

And I can even go to university.

And that I can go to university.

And that I can go to university as well.
--------------------------
difficult vs. difficulty
再就職は厳しい。

I’m having difficulty finding a new job.

It’s difficult for me to find a new job.

to have difficulty verb+ing

easy vs. easily

X She is easy to get sick. / She gets sick easily.v

大半が日本語をしゃべれず、
再就職は厳しい。
Almost = not
もう少しで終わる。／ほとんど終わっている。

I am almost finished. = I am not finished.

ほとんどの日本人は髪が黒い。

Almost all Japanese have black hair.

私の友達はほとんど皆日本人です。

Almost all of my friends are Japanese.

My friends are almost all Japanese.

My friends are almost Japanese.

Almost all = 90% or more

Most = the biggest percentage
“most” could be 51% or if there are 3 parts, it could be 34% (if 2 other parts are 33% each)

Or it could even be a small number, like 9% if the size or percentage of the other parts are smaller.