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Hi everybody!  Today was the last day of classes for 2011.  I taught 4 classes at ☆GENIE☆ and they were all great.  I think everyone was totally satisfied and everyone enjoyed English here today.  Especially me!  And tomorrow I`m going to Phuket.   So today`s useful phrase is…

I`ll be back ! (日本語の｢行ってきます」に一番近い言い回しだと思います。)

Let`s also practice these other related expressions:

When are you coming back? (いつ帰ってくるの？)

Where are you gonna stay? (どこに泊まるの？)

Are you flying direct? (直行便で行くの?)

No, I`m flying via Seoul. (ううん、ソウル経由で行く)

Let`s practice some more…

I`m flying to Las Vegas via LA. (ロスアンジェレス経由でラスベガスに行きます。)

I`m flying to Brunei via Singapore. (シンガポール経由でブルネイに行きます。)

Well, that`s all for today!   And that`s all for this year!!  I hope you all enjoy the new year and I hope to ENJOY ENGLISH with you here at ☆GENIE☆ in 2012!!!

Bob

Hi everybody!

I think everyone is very busy at this time of the year.  私も今週色々と忙しいです・・・（＞＿＜）・・・！！！So how do you talk about being busy in English?  You can use this pattern:

(be) busy with 名詞 For example…

I`ve been busy with lots of different stuff this week. ☆ (今週色々忙しいです。)

I`m busy with work. (仕事で忙しい。)

I`m busy with tax stuff. (税金のことで忙しい。)

そして、「(be) busy with 名詞」　より　「(be) busy 動詞ing」 もよく使います。　For example…

I`ve been busy doing lots of stuff this week. (意味は上の “I`ve been busy with lots of different stuff this week” と同じです。）

I`m busy working. (名詞の “work” を使ったら “with” が入る・動詞の “work” を使ったら動詞に “ing” を付けます。　意味とニュアンスは一緒です。)

I`ve been busy buying presents.

I`ve been busy preparing for my trip. (最近旅行の準備で忙しい。)

I`m busy cleaning. (掃除で忙しい。)

And here`s one more useful phrase for this time of the year…

Have a happy new year! (今年はまだ終わってないから年末は “Happy New Year” の前に “Have a…”　って言います。　ということは、英語で「良いお年を」を言いたかったら) “Have a Happy New Year” を言いましょう！ And ｢あけましておめでとう」と言うのは・・・

Happy New Year!

☆”This week” はまだ終わってないから現在完了形の方が正確だと思います。　現在形の「(I`m busy this week」って言って も全然変じゃないですけど英語で最近のことについて話すとだいたい現在完了形を使います。

Well, that`s all for today!  I was very busy today doing lots of different stuff so I`m gonna go home and take a long hot bath and read a book in the bathtub.  I`m sure I will enjoy my bath and my book…and, of course, I hope to ENJOY ENGLISH with you someday soon here at ☆☆☆GENIE☆☆☆ How about sometime in the new year?!  (＾。＾)/ Then I`m sure we will have a happy new year!!

Bobより

Hi everybody!

Students often ask me, “how do you say ｢考えとく」 in English.”  So, today`s useful phrase is…

I`ll think about it!

You can use this phrase with friends or in a business situation.  If you`re representing your company you can say…

We`ll think about it. (ビジネスのシチュエーションでうちの会社って言う意味の “We” を良く使います。 )

Well, that`s it for today.   I hope you can come to ☆GENIE☆ someday soon to enjoy a fun and free trial lesson.   お返事は・・・？？？

Okay, I`ll think about it!

Great!  Have a great Emperor`s Birthday (天皇誕生日) and a ☆Merry Christmas☆

Bob より

Hi everybody!

Today`s phrase may not be the most useful but it`s one of my favorites:

I`m totally satisfied! (大満足！)

You can also say…

I`m completely satisfied. (“totally satisfied” と一緒です。)

Here are some other similar phrases:

I`m not satisfied. (満足してない。)

I`m not really satisfied. (あまり満足してない。)

I`m kind of satisfied. (やや満足かな。)

He`s never satisfied. (彼は満足しない。)

Well, that`s all for today.   I hope you enjoyed this simple blog and I hope to ENJOY ENGLISH with you here at ☆GENIE☆ someday soon!   If you do come in for a fun and free trial lesson I hope you will be totally satisfied!! (＾。＾)/     Catch you later!

Bob

Hi everybody!

Here is your simple and useful phrase for today:

I was supposed to + 動詞の原型

Let`s practice!

I was supposed to go to Bangkok in October. (１０月にバンコクに行くはずだった。)

I was supposed to make dinner. (夕飯を作るはずだった。)

I was supposed to clean my apartment. (掃除するはずだった。)

Let`s practice with other subjects…

My wife was supposed to call me. ←三単現の場合は同じ 「was supposed to」 を使います。

We were supposed to meet here. ←複数形の “We” か “They” の場合は “was” のかわりに “were” を使います。

Well, that`s all for today!  I hope you enjoyed this simple blog and I hope to ENJOY ENGLISH (無料体験レッスンですよ！) with you someday soon here at ☆GENIE☆ Oh! and by the way…

If you are going abroad for the winter holidays then before you go why not come to ☆GENIE☆ this Saturday (the 17th) and next Saturday (the 24th) and take the special one-month Easy Travel English Course????  もし今年の冬海外に行く予定があれば☆GENIE☆の特別な一ヶ月間のかんたんトラベル英語コースを受けてみませんか？コース内容などを詳しく知りたいならメール下さい！

Catch you later （＾。＾）/

Bob