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Hi everybody(^-^)/

Today’s simple and useful phrase is…

halfway.

日本語で「ちゅうとはんぱ」って言うんですね。　Here is an example sentence…

“I can’t do anything halfway.” (私は何もちゅうとはんぱは出来ない。)

I think I can`t do anything halfway…except maybe today`s blog…???  So that`s all for today!  Catch you later!

Bob

Hi Everybody!

「この間」 in English is…

the other day.

It`s a very useful expression!  And the other day we practiced, “When was the first time you ＋ 過去形の文章？” “When was the first time you 何々？” is a great way to start a conversation.  Well, here is another common question you can use to start a conversation:

When was the last time ＋ 過去形の文章？ もしこの間の質問を習得したらこの質問も簡単にマスター出来るでしょー！！ Just change “first” to “last” and the meaning changes from 「はじめて何々したのはいつですか」 to 「＊最後＊に何々したのいつですか」。

Here are some examples…

Example Conversation 1:

Bob)  When was the last time you studied English?  (最後に英語を勉強したのはいつ？)

Hanako)  Yesterday!

Example Conversation 2:

Bob)  When was the last time you played tennis?

Hanako)  I played tennis last Sunday.

Example Conversation 3:

Hanako)  When was the last time you played poker?

Bob)  The last time I played poker was when I was  a few weeks ago.

Hanako)  Where did you play?

Bob)  In the Vegas room here at GENIE!

Hanako)  Who won?   (誰が買ったの？)

Bob)  Of course I did!

↑↑　It`s a real conversation!  ↑↑　　And I hope you can come to Enjoy a Real English conversation and Enjoy Real English here with me on Saturdays in our ☆Fun and Free☆ Games Class.

Check out the cool picture (→_→)

Bob

Here is a useful expression for starting a conversation in English:

When was the first time + 過去形の文章 ?

So 「はじめてお酒を飲んだのはいつですか？」っていうのは・・・

When was the first time you drank alcohol?

Here are some other examples…

When was the first time you kissed someone?

When was the first time you ate sushi?

When was the first time you drove a car?

When was the first time you played poker?

That`s all for this week!  I hope you are enjoying the summer and I hope to Enjoy English with you someday soon here at ☆GENIE☆ Catch you later!

Bob

There are many ways to say すごい！ or 最高！ in English.  Here are the most popular…

“This is great!” or just, “Great!”

“This is fantastic!” or just, “Fantastic!”

“This is fabulous!” (例えば、”Aloha and welcome to fabulous Genie!!^_ー)

Here is one more cool expression which means “最高”…

There is nothing better than + 名詞/動名詞 For example…

There is nothing better than mint chocolate chip ice cream on a summer day.

There is nothing better than drinking a cold beer on a summer day after work.

Check out the cool pictures from last Sunday`s Tour Tokyo ↑_↑　↓_↓

Tour Tokyoってなに？？

Tour Tokyoっていうのは、定期的に浅草のユースホステルに泊まっているフレンドリーな外国人のツーリストとみんなで、本当のプチツアーに行きます！ ☆GENIE☆の生徒さんがTour Tokyo と言うクラス(毎週土曜日)で練習した、会話のパターンや東京案内を☆real situation☆で練習するんですよ！　そして、ツアーが終わったら、、みんなで乾杯するんですよ！　ということで・・・

There is nothing better than having a cold beer after enjoying a real tour and practicing Real English in a real situation with real people!!  There is no 英会話スクール better than ☆GENIE☆だよ^^

Bob

Hi everybody.  Here is a fun and simple phrase that is easy to master:

I`m gonna go + 動詞の原形。 日本語の「何々して来る」に近いと思います。 Here are some examples…

I`m gonna go buy a coffee. (コーヒーを買ってくる。)

I`m gonna go make a phone call. (電話してくる。)

I`m gonna go pee. (おしっこして来る。)

I`m gonna go ask him. (彼に聞いてくる。)

Well, I hope you enjoyed this blog and I hope to Enjoy English with you someday soon here at ☆☆GENIE☆☆ Catch you later!!

Bob