Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing
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Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing
67 [✐2] It was just OK- impressions/thoughts + Shadowing
[✐2.Andante] まあまあでした - adjectives in past tense + Shadowing [07:20]
“It was (just) OK.”
[00:07]
Hello everyone. Let’s start right away.
[00:11]
You went to the party, or you saw a movie, or you had an exam. How was it? Tell me your thoughts or impressions.
[00:24]
For example,
How was the party yesterday? enjoyable, fun
→ It was fun.
OK?
[00:33]
1. How was the party yesterday’s party?
boring
→ It was boring.
2. How was the film?
very interesting/funny
→ It was very interesting.
3. How was Onsen(hot spring)?
feel good/nice/pleasant
→ Onsen was nice.
4. How was the test yesterday?
easy
→ It was easy.
5. How was Panda?
very cute
→ It was very cute.
6. How was the new restaurant?
was OK
→ It was just OK.
[02:10]
Next, we practice in Plain Style (1).
For example,
How was the party yesterday? fun
→ It was fun!
[02:21]
Now, we speak a bit faster.
[02:24]
1. How was the drinking party yesterday?
boring
→ It was boring.
(nomikai = drinking party/session)
2. Have you seen the video? How was it?
very funny/interesting
→ It was very funny.
3. How was the beauty salon treatment?
feel very good/comfortable/pleasant
→ It was extremely good.
(esute = beauty salon treatments/esthetic clinic)
4. How was the car(license) exam?
easy
→ It was easy.
5. How was Kabuki?
very good
→ It was very good.
6. How was the (job)interview?
was so-so, was OK
→ I did OK.
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「まあまあでした」
[00:07]
みなさん、こんにちは。では さっそく はじめましょう。
[00:11]
You went to the party, or you saw a movie, or you had an exam. How was it? Tell me your thoughts or impressions.
[00:24]
たとえば、
きのうのパーティは どうでしたか? たのしい
→ たのしかったです。
いいですか。
[00:33]
1. きのうのパーティ、どうでしたか?
つまらない
→ つまらなかったです。
2. えいがは どうでしたか。
とても おもしい
→ とても おもしろかったです。
3. おんせん、どうでしたか。
きもちよい
→きもちよかったです。
4. きのうのテストは、どうでしたか?
かんたん
→かんたんでした。
5. パンダは、どうでしたか。
とても、かわいい
→とても かわいかったです。
6. あたらしいレストランは どうでしたか。
まあまあ
→まあまあでした。
[02:10]
つぎは、Plain Style(1)で れんしゅうします。
たとえば、
きのうのパーティ、どうだった? たのしい
→ たのしかった!
[02:21]
ちょっと スピードアップしますよ。
[02:24]
1. きのうの のみかい、どうだった?
つまらない
→ つまらなかった。
(のみかい= drinking party/session)
2. ビデオみた?どうだった?
すごく おもしろい
→すごく おもしろかった。
3. エステ、どうだった?
すっごく きもちいい
→ すっごく きもちよかった。
(エステ= beauty salon treatments/esthetic clinic)
4. くるまのしけん、どうだった?
かんたん
→かんたんだった。
5. かぶき、どうだった?
すごく いい
→ すごく よかった。
6. めんせつ、どうだった?
まあまあ
→ まあまあだった。
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