日本語
An expression is a word or group of words used in a particular situation or by particular people.
In English an expression doesn't always have a particular grammar structure but is commonly used in spoken English.
Examples :
| Expression example sentences | |
|---|---|
| See you later, Nick. | また後でね、ニック。 |
| You're welcome! | どういたしました！ |
| I will have some fish, I think. | 僕はなにか魚を食べるよ、たぶん。 |
| I'm able to do both at the same time, dear, no worries! | 笑ってはいるけど、ちゃんと聞いてるよ、ケイト。気にしないで！ |
| Can I have a look at it, please? | ちょっと見せてもらっていいですか？ |
| Umm, I can't remember... You had something meaty, I guess. | う～ん、覚えてないわ… お肉料理だったかしら。 |
| I'll have a glass of white wine, too, please. | 白ワインも一杯お願い。 |
| Can you pass me the cutting board and the knife, please? | 僕にまな板と包丁取ってくれるかい？ |
| Okay, I'm waiting for you, see you then. | わかった待ってるわ。じゃぁまたね。 |
| Can you make it bigger, please? | 拡大してくれる？ |
| Is there any chance of getting a table, please? | どうにかしてテーブルを押さえられないかしら？ |
| You act like a child sometimes, I have to say! | 言っておきますけど、あなた、たまに子供みたいよ！ |
| Or can you clean this one, please? | それとも、これ洗うのお願いできるかしら？ |
| We'll have a bottle of chardonnay and a bottle of sauvignon blanc, thanks Mike. | シャルドネとソーヴィニヨン・ブランを頼むわ、ありがとうマイク。 |
| I don't know what to say, really... | なんというか… |
| He is made of wood, I believe. | 木でできてると思うけど。 |
| Okay, see you! | オーケー、またね！ |
| Can you open the oven door for me, please? | オーブンの扉を僕のために開けてもらっていいかい？ |
| And turn the top and the bottom grills on, please. | あと、上と底部のグリルもオンにしてくれ。 |
| They are a f*cking bunch of unprofessional idiots, unbelievable! | 彼らはプロとして全然ふさわしくない馬鹿やろうどもだ、信じられない！ |
