こんにちは😊
皆さん、ゴールデンウィークはいかがお過ごしですか?
今日はペット、犬についての表現・ボキャブラリーをご紹介したいと思います。
身近なようで、意外に知らない表現もあるかと思いますので是非読んでみて下さいね😊
以下、アデリンとトシのカジュアルな会話でご紹介します。
赤字の関連表現・ボキャブラリーのみ説明を付けていますね。
Adeline: Hey Toshi, how are you?
Toshi: Very good. Yourself?
Adeline: Good thanks. Anything new?
Toshi: Yeah, I got a dog recently.
Adeline: Oh really. What kind of dog is it?
Toshi: It’s a mixed-breed, looks a little like a toy poodle. I’ve got a photo here.
Adeline: Wow, so adorable and fluffy. What’s his or her name?
Toshi: His name is Max. He is only 3 months old but very tame already.
Adeline: That’s really good. My dog back in the US is really tame too. She is very smart so I don’t need to leash her in the park. She has been also very tame since she was a puppy.
Toshi: What kind of dog is she?
Adeline: She is a half-breed of a golden retriever and a poodle.
Toshi: Is she a big dog?
Adeline: Ah, medium size. She weighs about 30kg.
Toshi: Oh, that’s big. Is it lots of work to take her for a walk?
Adeline: Not really, it’s good exercise.
Toshi: Do you have a picture of her?
Adeline: Yeah, this is just after we went hiking so she looks very scruffy in this photo.
Toshi: Her hair is quite long. Does she shed a lot?
Adeline: Yeah, I have to brush her every day and trim her fur every so often.
Toshi: Who is looking after her now?
Adeline: My mum.
Toshi: Ah but your mum is in Japan right now, right?
Adeline: She left her at my brother’s house.
Toshi: Oh, I see.
*mix-breed– 雑種
*adorable– 可愛い、赤ちゃんや小動物など可愛らしいものを表すときに使います
*fluffy–ふわふわした
*tame– なついた、人馴れた(他にも色んな意味があるので調べてみて下さい)
*leash– (動物を)ひもでつなぐ
*puppy–子犬
*half-breed –雑種 (2種類の雑種)
*take XX for a walk–XXを散歩に連れていく
*scruffy– むさ苦しい、汚らしい、だらしない (文脈によってはそんなにひどい表現ではありませんが使い方には気をつけて下さいね)
*shed–毛が抜け落ちる (他にも木の葉が落ちる、昆虫が脱皮する、体重を落とすなど様々な使い方があって便利な単語ですので、調べてみて下さいね。)
*brush–ブラシをかける
*trim– (毛を)きれいに整える、刈りそろえる (髪の毛にも使えます。髪型を変えずに整える感じです。)
*look after XX — XXの世話をする
*leave XX at YY — (この文脈では) XXをYYに預ける
ペットの話は万国共通で、そこまで親しくない人とでも話せる内容ですので是非練習してみて下さいね。