S3-31 Not Just One Correct Answer
Description
Which term do you use for a mobile phone in your language: ‘mobile’ or ‘phone’? Languages are changing and we often find that there can be more than one correct answer. Enjoy learning Japanese!
This episode's vocab list:
残り3か月になりました。 There are 3 months left.
ちょっと焦ります。 I’m feeling a bit anxious or stressed.
目の前のことにひとつずつ取り組みます。 I’ll tackle each task one by one, focusing on what’s right in front of me.
早速始めます。I’ll start right away.
言語 language
時代とともに変わって行きます。It’ll change with the times.
母国語 mother language; first language; native language
疑問 question; wonder
なんて言いますか。What would you say?
違いはない there is no difference
自然にnaturally
我が家 my home
家電Home phone
確実に certainly
時代とともに over time; as time goes by
「電話」の代表 representative of a phone
「携帯」になりつつある to be becoming “mobile”; to be transitioning to “mobile”
日本人はどうだろうかと疑問に思いました。I wondered how Japanese people do
今でも still now
正しい答えは、ひとつとは限りません。Correct answers are not limited to just one.
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