Win or Beat?

Here is a very common mistake Japanese learners make when talking about sports:

❌ SoftBank won Nippon Ham 14 to 1.

In English, we don't normally win another team or person. We beat them.

So, we can say:

✅ SoftBank beat Nippon Ham 14 to 1.
✅ SoftBank won 14 to 1.
✅ SoftBank won the game, 14 to 1.

The Simple Rule

Use beat + opponent.

• Japan beat Australia 3 to 1.

• The Dodgers beat the Giants.

• I beat my brother at tennis.

• She beat me easily.

Use win + game, match, competition, prize, etc.

• Japan won the game.

• We won the match.

• Our team won the championship.

• She won the tournament.

• He won first prize.

An easy way to remember it is:

You BEAT the opponent. You WIN the game.

What About “Lose”?

Be careful! Lose uses a different pattern:

✅ We lost to them.
❌ We lost them.

So:

We beat them.
We won the game.
We lost to them.

Three simple patterns that will make your English sound much more natural!

❌ "It is beautiful sea." — Why This Sentence Sounds Strange in English

Many Japanese learners of English make sentences like this:

❌ It is beautiful sea.
❌ It is delicious cake.
❌ It is big dog.

Japanese students often feel these sentences are correct—and honestly, I understand why.

But in English, they sound very unnatural.

Let’s fix this problem once and for all.

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🇯🇵 Why This Happens (Japanese Thinking vs English Thinking)

In Japanese, this sentence is perfectly normal:

きれいな海です。
(kirei na umi desu)

Structure:

adjective + noun + です

So students naturally try:

❌ It is beautiful sea.

But English does NOT work the same way.

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The Rule: You Cannot Say "It is adjective + noun"

In English:

❌ It is beautiful sea. → Wrong
❌ It is delicious cake. → Wrong

Why?

Because beautiful sea is a noun phrase.
And noun phrases usually need a or the.

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✔️ The Three Correct Ways

When Japanese students want to say:

きれいな海です

There are three natural English options:

✔️ Option 1: Use "a"

✔️ It is a beautiful sea.

Use this when you mean:

👉 One beautiful sea (general description)

Example:

• It is a beautiful city.

• She is a kind teacher.

• This is a good restaurant.

✔️ Option 2: Use "the"

✔️ It is the beautiful sea.

This is less common and used when:

👉 We already know which sea you mean.

Example:

• This is the beautiful beach we visited last year.

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✔️ Option 3 (Most Natural): Change the Sentence

Very often, native speakers say:

✔️ The sea is beautiful.

This is usually the best and most natural sentence.

Compare:

❌ It is beautiful sea.
✔️ The sea is beautiful.

Much better.

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A Simple Trick to Remember

If your sentence looks like:

❌ It is + adjective + noun

Stop.

Ask yourself:

👉 Do I need "a" or "the"?

Most of the time, the answer is:

✔️ YES

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Common Mistakes Japanese Students Make

Here are some very common examples:

❌ It is beautiful sea.
✔️ It is a beautiful sea.
✔️ The sea is beautiful.

❌ It is delicious cake.
✔️ It is a delicious cake.
✔️ The cake is delicious.

❌ It is big dog.
✔️ It is a big dog.
✔️ The dog is big.

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Why This Mistake Is So Common

Because Japanese allows:

adjective + noun + です

But English requires:

a/the + adjective + noun

This is a grammar difference between languages, not a mistake in thinking.

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Teacher’s Advice (After 30+ Years of Teaching)

Here is what I tell my students:

👉 If you see "It is adjective noun," something is missing.

Usually:

✔️ Add a
OR
✔️ Change the sentence order

Practice this, and your English will sound much more natural.

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Quick Practice (Try It!)

Fix these sentences:

1. ❌ It is beautiful flower.

2. ❌ It is interesting movie.

3. ❌ It is good teacher.

Answers:

1. ✔️ It is a beautiful flower.

2. ✔️ It is an interesting movie.

3. ✔️ He/She is a good teacher. (Better!)

Final Thought

Mistakes like "It is beautiful sea" are very common for Japanese learners.

But once you understand the rule:

👉 English nouns usually need "a" or "the"

—you will fix this problem quickly.

And your English will sound much more natural.

Why Many Japanese Avoid “Should” — And Why They Shouldn’t

Many Japanese learners of English hesitate to use the word should.

Why?

Because somewhere along the way, they learned that should = 〜すべき, and すべき sounds strong, strict, or even moral. So they worry:

"If I say 'You should…', will I sound bossy?"

The short answer?

No — not at all.

In modern English, should is one of the most common and natural ways to give advice.

The Real Meaning of “Should”

In everyday English, should usually means:

• 〜したほうがいい

• 〜するといいよ

• 〜がおすすめ

For example:

• You should try this restaurant.
  （このレストラン、行ってみたほうがいいよ。）

• You should get some rest.
  （少し休んだほうがいいよ。）

• You should watch this movie. It's great.
  （この映画、見たほうがいいよ。すごくいいよ。）

None of these sound strict or severe.

They sound friendly.

The Phrase You Learned… But Rarely Hear

Many Japanese learners were also taught this phrase:

had better

For example:

• You had better study.

• You had better go now.

But here’s the surprising truth:

Native speakers don’t use “had better” very often.

And when we do use it, it usually sounds strong — sometimes even like a warning.

Compare these:

• You should leave now.
  （そろそろ出たほうがいいよ。）

• You had better leave now.
  （今すぐ出ないと大変なことになるよ。）

See the difference?

“Had better” feels more serious.

This Is What I Call “Time Capsule English”

Some English expressions taught in textbooks were common decades ago — but are less common today.

They are like language trapped in a time capsule.

“Had better” is a good example.

It still exists — but it’s not something people use every day.

Meanwhile, should has remained very common and very natural.

What Native Speakers Actually Say Today

Here are some very common ways to give advice:

• You should try it.

• You might want to try it.

• You could try it.

• I'd recommend trying it.

Among these, should is probably the most useful and most natural for learners.

So Don’t Be Afraid to Use “Should”

If you remember only one thing from this post, remember this:

“Should” is friendly advice — not strict orders.

In fact, native speakers use should every day.

So the next time you want to give advice, don’t hesitate.

Just say:

• You should try it.

• You should get some rest.

• You should join our class!

(Yes — that last one was intentional.)

Why English Teachers Secretly Panic When Students Say “Good Taste!”

After many years of teaching English in Japan, there are certain phrases that I hear again and again.

One of them is:

“Good taste!”

Students often say this when they like something — food, music, clothes, movies, even a nice café.

For example:

“Wow! This cake is very good. Good taste!”

Or when talking about someone else:

“My friend recommended this restaurant. She has good taste!”

Now here is the interesting part.

In English, “good taste” is not something we usually say to praise food.

When native speakers talk about delicious food, we usually say things like:

• This tastes great.

• This is really good.

• It’s delicious.

• Wow, that’s amazing.

“Good taste” actually means something a little different.

It usually refers to someone’s sense of style or judgment.

For example:

• She has good taste in music.

• He has good taste in clothes.

• They have good taste in restaurants.

So if someone says “Good taste!” after eating a piece of cake, a native English speaker might feel slightly confused.

They may think you are talking about the chef’s judgment, not the flavor of the cake.

Of course, we will understand what you mean.

But it sounds a little unusual.

These kinds of small differences are very common when learning another language. Many expressions come directly from Japanese thinking.

That’s exactly the kind of thing we practice in conversation classes.

Learning grammar is important, but learning natural expressions is what makes English sound smooth and comfortable.

And who knows…

Next time you try a delicious cake, you might say:

“Wow — this is really good.”

Instead of:

“Good taste!”

Admit vs Accept

「admit」と「accept」の使い分けについて説明します。

1. admit

   • 「admit」は、何かを認める、受け入れるという意味です。通常、自分が犯した間違いや何かを事実として認める場合に使います。時には、強制的に受け入れるというニュアンスを含むこともあります。

   • 例:

     • She admitted that she had made a mistake.（彼女は自分が間違いを犯したことを認めた。）

     • The hospital admitted him after the accident.（事故後、病院が彼を受け入れた。）

2. accept

   • 「accept」は、何かを受け入れる、承認するという意味で、より広い意味で使います。例えば、提案や申し出、物事や状況に対して受け入れる時に使います。また、感謝や好意を表すこともあります。

   • 例:

     • She accepted the job offer.（彼女はその仕事のオファーを受け入れた。）

     • He accepted the invitation to the party.（彼はそのパーティーへの招待を受け入れた。）

使い分けのポイント:

• admitは「認める」というニュアンスで、何かを否定していたことを後から認める場合に使うことが多い。

• acceptは「受け入れる」という意味で、何かを好意的に受け取る、または受け入れるというニュアンスがあります。

どちらも「受け入れる」という意味がありますが、そのニュアンスと使われる状況が異なります。

Die Of/From/In

🩺 Die of

• Usage: Refers to the direct cause of death, often a disease or internal condition.

• Examples:

  • He died of cancer.

  • She died of a heart attack.

⚠️ Die from

• Usage: Indicates death resulting from an external cause, such as an injury, accident, or external factor.

• Examples:

  • He died from injuries sustained in the accident.

  • She died from exposure to extreme cold.

🚗 Die in

• Usage: Describes the situation or event during which someone died, often used with accidents or disasters.

• Examples:

  • They died in a car crash.

  • He died in the earthquake.

✅ Summary

• "Die of": Internal causes (e.g., diseases).

• "Die from": External causes (e.g., injuries, accidents).

• "Die in": Specific events or circumstances (e.g., disasters, accidents).

Pan Ya Ya

Many of my students say “Bakery Shop” when talking about パン屋 in English. That is the same as saying パン屋屋 in Japanese, which sounds kind of funny, but isn’t correct now, is it?

パン屋 can be translated a number of ways:

パン屋 【人】a baker 【店】a baker's (shop), a bakery. (!販売のみの店は a bread shop)

But never Bakery Shop (パン屋屋).

会話▸

「このパンはどんな味ですか」

“What does this bread taste like?”

「甘口でしっとり[歯ごたえがあってあっさり]しています」

“Well, it's a bit sweet and doughy [chewy and plain].”

パン粉[くず] 【bread】crumbs

Shohei's English

Shohei Otani made a common mistake.

❌ This is so special moment for me.

⭕️ This is such a special moment for me.

⭕️ This moment is so special for me.

⭕️ This is a very special moment for me.

⭕️ This moment is very special for me.

By My Car

I hear this mistake almost every day.

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会話

▸ 「お父さん, 今夜車を使ってもいいかしら」

「うん, いいだろう. でも母さんにも確かめておく方がいいよ」

“Can I possibly have [take] the (family) car tonight, Dad?”

“Well, I guess so. But maybe you should also check with your mother.”

車で

▸ 車で大学へ通う go to college by car [in a car] (!in one's car は可だが ╳ by one's car は不可) / ride to college in a car (!ride … by car は避けられる) 【自分で運転して】drive to college.

▸ 車で家へ帰る途中で on the drive back to one's home.

▸ 彼を車で家[駅]まで送った I drove him home [to the station]. (!home は副詞)

▸ 彼女は週末になると車で富山の両親に会いに行く She drives over to Toyama to visit her parents on weekends.

▸ 車で迎えに来てください Please come to pick me up.

▸ 彼の家へは車で20分です It's a twenty-minute drive to his home.

C.M. with Time

a.m., A.M. 2AM 2, am 2｟英｠ | èɪém |

〖＜ラテン; ante meridiem (before noon)〗 副詞

午前 (↔ p.m., P.M., PM) (!数字の後に置き, 通例時刻表など以外は小文字; o'clockは付けない)

▸ at 9 a.m. [╳a.m. 9] 午前9時に

▸ the 8 a.m. train to Tokyo 東京行き午前8時の列車.

午後 (↔ a.m., A.M., AM) (!数字の後に置き, 通例時刻表など以外は小文字; o'clockは付けない)

▸ at 6:30 p.m. 午後6時半に (!at six-thirty p.m.と読む) .

―じ 【―時】 o'clock. (!(1) of the clock の省略形. (2) 分までいう場合や a.m. (午前), p.m. (午後)とともには用いない: ╳6 o'clock p.m. (3) o'clock の前では数字より six などと書く方が普通) （⇨分 , ⇨何時）

▸ 2時ちょうどに at two (o'clock) sharp / at just two (o'clock).

▸ 午後6時頃に 【at】around [about] 6 p.m. (晩の6時頃に)【at】around [about] six (o'clock) in the evening. (!18時のようにいうときは 1800 hours と書き eighteen hundred [｟やや話｠ nothing] hours と読む)

▸ 9時[9時1分]の列車に乗る take the nine o'clock [9:01] train. (!前の方は 9:00 [｟英｠ 9.00]とも書き nine o'clock と読む. 後の方は nine-o | oʊ | -one と読む. 文脈から明らかな場合, train は省略可)

▸ 私たちは午前10時に駅で会うことになっている We are to meet at the station at ten (o'clock) in the morning.

Common Mistake with I'm Sorry

🔺 (I'm) sorry to be late は可能だが｟まれ! & 不自然!｠

▸ (I'm) sorry for/about being late yesterday.

. . . we’re lateが続くときは, Sorry we're late. のようにsorryの前の主語と〖動詞〗は省略されるのが普通)

But . . .

▸ (I'm) sorry to bother [trouble] you, but I've got to talk to you.

ご面倒をおかけして申し訳ないのですが, お話があるのです (文脈から明らかな場合, butまで述べた時点で聞き手がそれ以降を察することも多い)

お待たせして申し訳ありません

▸ I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. ｟かたく｠

▸ I'm sorry for having kept you waiting.｟まれ｠

3 比較なし 〖be ～〗 残念に思って(regretful); «…することを/…ということを» 残念に思う «to do/(that)節» (!｟かたく｠ ではI regret …)

▸ (I'm) sorry to hear that.

(悪い知らせなどを聞き)それは残念です

Common Mistake with Movies

えいが 【映画】

｟主に米｠ a movie, ｟書｠ a motion picture, ｟主に英｠ a film (!｟米｠ でも新聞などでは普通) ; ｟集合的｠ ｟主に米｠ the movies, ｟主に英｠ the cinema [╳cinemas], the pictures (!the cinema の古風な言い方) .

～映画

▸ ギャング[アクション; 恐怖; 戦争; 無声]映画 a gangster [an action; a horror; a war; a silent] movie.

▸ 記録映画 a documentary (film).▸ 2本立て映画 a double feature (program).

▸ モンロー主演の映画 a movie starring Monroe.

▸ テレビ用映画 a TV movie / a made-for-TV movie.

▸ 新着映画 a newly released movie [film].

会話

▸ 「すばらしい映画でしたね」「ええ, そうでしたね」 “It was a great movie.” “Yes, I thought so too.”

映画が[は]

▸ 私は映画が好きです I like [love] watching movies. / I like [am fond of] movies.

▸ この映画は最近封切られたThis movie was recently released. （⇨封切り）

▸ その映画おもしろかった? Did you enjoy the movie? 【どうだった?】How was the movie?

▸ テレビが発達して映画は衰退した Movies declined when television was developed.

映画に[で]

▸ 映画で主役を演じる star in a movie.

▸ 彼はタクシーの運転手としてその映画に出ている He appears as [plays] a cabdriver in the movie. (!後の方が普通)

▸ 彼はその小説を映画に｟映画化｠した He made [turned] the novel into a movie [a film]. / He filmed the novel. (!映画化したものは a movie [a film] version of the novel という)

映画を

▸ 映画を見る see [watch] a movie [a film]. (!今映画を見ているときは watch を用いる)

▸ 映画を上映するshow [present] a movie.

▸ 映画を撮る[封切る] shoot [release] a movie [a film].

▸ 映画を製作する produce [make] a movie [a film].

▸ 彼の最新の映画を見ましたか Have you seen his latest movie?

▸ 今夜映画を見に行こう Let's go to the movies [a movie, ｟英｠ the cinema] tonight. (!(1) go to see [╳watch] a movie [a film] ともいえる. ╳go to see the movies [cinema] とはいわない. (2) go to the movie は「特定の映画を見に行く」の意)

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映画音楽 movie [film] music.映画界 the movie [motion picture, film] world / the movies [films, ｟英｠ cinema].映画館 ｟米｠ a movie theater, a movie house ｟英｠ a cinema.映画鑑賞 【一般的な】movie viewing 【学科の】cinema appreciation, appreciation of the cinema.映画狂 a movie [a film] addict.映画祭 a movie [a film] festival.映画撮影所 a (movie) studio.映画産業 the movie [film] industry.映画女優 a movie [a film, a screen] actress.映画スター a movie [a film] star.映画製作 ｟米｠ moviemaking ｟英｠ filmmaking. (!製作者は a movie [film] maker. a producer は製作上の経済的責任を負う. 監督は a director) 映画俳優 a movie [a film, a screen] actor.映画評論家 a movie [a film] critic.映画ファン a movie fan ｟主に米｠ a moviegoer ｟主に英｠ a filmgoer, a cinemagoer.

Common Mistake: I like Here.

Note: Here and there are adverbs (副詞) and cannot be a subject (主語) or object (目的語) of a sentence.

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語法のポイント

ここはどこですか？

× Where is here?

○ Where am I [are we]?

自分の今いる場所を尋ねる慣用表現.

語法のポイント

ここは以前は池だった.

× Here used to be a pond.

○ There was [used to be] a pond here.

hereは 副詞なので主語にならない(↑ 語法 ). 「ここに池があった」と表現する.

語法 主語としてのhere

通例hereを主語として用いることはできない

▸ It's not a bad place here.

ここは悪い所じゃない(╳ Here is not a bad place.としない).

〖名詞を後ろから修飾して〗ここの, ここにいる[ある]

▸ The people here are very nice.

ここにいる人たちはとても親切だ

▸ This book here is really interesting.

〘話〙 ここにあるこの本は本当におもしろい (!(1)this ... hereは強意. (2)this here bookの語順は｟非標準｠) .

ここ

1 【場所】

here (↔ there) (!副詞で「ここに[へ, で]」の意 （⇨ ⇨①, ⇨ ⇨②） と, 名詞で「ここ」「この場所」の意 （⇨ ⇨③） とがある) ; 【この場所】this (!place) ; 〖これ〗this.

ここは[が]

here ; this place ; this.

▸ ここは大阪より暖かい

It's warmer here [in this place] than in Osaka. （⇨こちら ⇨①）

▸ ここ｟この土地｠はどうも私の性に合いません

I don't like it here. (!この it は「(ここの)雰囲気」といった漠然とした状況をさす)

▸ ここが私の家です

This [｟話｠ This here] is my house. 【ここが私の住んでいる所です】This is (the place) [Here's] where I live.

▸ よくここが分かったね

I wonder how you found this place.

会話

▸ 「ここはどこですか｟私(たち)はどこにいますか｠」「梅田です」

“Where are we [am I] now?” “We're [You're] in Umeda.” (!(1) ╳Where is here? とはいわない. Where is this (place)? は写真などを見ていて尋ねる言い方. (2) 1人であっても尋ねた相手を含めて we ということも多い)

Common Mistake: Tomorrow will be . . .

❌ Tomorrow will be snow.

It’s going to snow tomorrow.
It might snow tomorrow.

It’s going to be snowy tomorrow.
It’s going to be rainy tomorrow.
It’s going to be cloudy tomorrow.
It’s going to be sunny tomorrow.

It’s going to be hot tomorrow.
It’s going to be really cold tomorrow.

△ Tomorrow will be snowy. (ちょっと不自然)

Rean?

A student found these while in Korea and wanted to know what it meant.

The correct saying is “You REAP what you sow”, not “rean”.

▸ You reap what you sow. 〘ことわざ〙 まいた種は刈らねばならない

“Rean” has no meaning.

Was Broken

“My notebook computer was broken,” my student told me.

This is another problem rooted in direct translation. 壊れた is in past passive tense so Japanese assume that it must be the same in English, but it’s not.

“My laptop was broken” actually means the opposite. It was broken, but is okay now, that is no longer broken.

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❌ Something was broken.

⭕️ Something is broken.

⭕️ Something broke.

⭕️ Something doesn’t work.

⭕️ Something is out of order.

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こわれる 【壊れる】 〖破壊される〗【ばらばらになる】break*, be broken ; 【部分的に壊れる】be damaged ; 【完全に壊れる】be destroyed ; 【めちゃくちゃになる】be wrecked （⇨壊す）; 【ぼろぼろに崩れる】collapse, fall* apart ; 【機械などの調子が狂う】get* out of order ; 【故障する】break (down). ▸ 壊れたおもちゃ a broken toy.▸ 壊れ(やすい)物 （⇨壊れ物）▸ 花びんが床に落ちて壊れた The vase fell on the floor and broke (into [to] pieces). (!into [to] pieces では「粉々に」の意が出る) / The vase fell on the floor and smashed to pieces. (!前の言い方より強意的) ▸ 衝突で電車がめちゃめちゃに壊れたIn the collision the train was badly damaged [wascompletely wrecked]. (!後の方はまったく修理不可能なことを含意) ▸ この電話[コンピューター]は壊れている This telephone [PC] is out of order [is broken, doesn't work].▸ この洗濯機はまた壊れたThis washing machine has broken down again.▸ 縁談がこわれた The match [Their engagement] was broken (off).▸ 最後のところで商談がこわれた The deal collapsed [fell through] at the last moment.

One Hour and a Half

How so you say ー時間半 in English?

Most Japanese translate it literally (直訳) as one hour and a half.

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     一時間      半

       ↓         ↓

❌ one hour and a half

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This is wrong. Not only wrong, it sounds very unnatural.

So how can we fix this common mistake?

Very simply. Instead of saying “one” say “an”.

An hour.

⭕️ AN hour and a half.

When you say it quickly, it sounds like “annower anna half”.

It took AN hour and a half.

It took me AN hour and a half to come here.

The movie lasted AN hour and a half.

Again, one hour and a half is WRONG ❌

AN hour and a half is correct ⭕️

Now, there are other ways to say “an hour and a half”.

It takes about 90 minutes.

It takes about one and a half hours.

Note the “s” at the end of hours.

So, It takes about one hour and a half is WRONG ❌ But the others are correct ⭕️

It takes about an hour and a half. 

It takes about 90 minutes.

It takes about one and a half hours.

The last one is important to remember as it can be used for other lengths of time. For example:

ONE and a half hourS

TWO and a half minuteS

THREE and a half dayS

FOUR and a half weekS

FIVE and a half monthS

SIX and a half yearS

Catch Cold

Now that winter has settled in, colds will start going around (風邪がはやる) and students of English will once again be incorrectly using the phrase they memorized in junior high school “catch cold” (風邪を引く). Like some English verbs—such as get dressed/wear—catching a cold is not just one on/off action, but rather a progression of actions or process.

I think I’m coming down with a cold.

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I’m coming down with a cold.

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I’ve caught a cold.

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I have a slight cold.

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I have a cold. (now)

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I have a bad cold. 

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I’ve had a cold since yesterday.

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My cold is getting better.

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I’m all better. 

I’ve gotten over my cold.

風邪

【普通の風邪】(a) cold ; 【インフルエンザ】influenza, ｟話｠ (the) flu. ～風邪▸ せきの出る[鼻]風邪 〘have〙 a cold in [on] the chest [in the head] / a chest [a head] cold.

▸ 夏風邪 a summer cold.

▸ ひどい[軽い; しつこい]風邪 a bad [a slight; a stubborn] cold. 風邪～

▸ 風邪気味である have a slight [a touch of a] cold. 風邪が[は]

▸ 風邪は万病のもと （⇨万病）

▸ 風邪が学校ではやっている【The】flu is [Colds are] going around in our school.

▸ 彼の風邪がうつった I got a cold [caught (a) cold] from him. / He gave me his cold [╳his cold to me].

▸ ちっとも風邪が治らない I just can't get over [(取り除く) get rid of, (振り払う) shake off] my cold.

▸ 風邪はだいぶよくなりました[ひどくなってきました] My cold is much better now [is getting worse].

▸ 患者は快方に向かっているようだったが, 突然風邪がぶりかえした The patient seemed to be recovering from his cold, but suddenly he suffered [had] a relapse. 風邪を[で]

▸ 風邪を引いている have a cold / be sick [｟英｠ ill] with a cold.

▸ 風邪を引きかけている be getting [coming down with] a cold.

▸ 風邪を引きやすい catch (a) cold easily / be subject [susceptible] to colds.

▸ 風邪を引いて熱がある have a fever with a cold.

▸ 風邪をこじらせる make one's cold worse.

▸ 風邪を引かないように気をつけなさい Take care [Be careful] not to catch (a) cold.

▸ ちょっと風邪を引いちゃった I've got a bit of a cold.

▸ 彼は今日は風邪を引いて寝ている He is in bed with a cold today.

▸ 風邪で胃(の調子)が変になっている My cold is affecting my stomach. 風邪薬 〘take〙 medicine for a cold / a cold medicine [(錠剤) pill].

Relax Time

A very common mistake Japanese make when speaking English is to say “relax time”.

This is wrong! So, let’s fix the Broken English!

You, too, Doraemon???