We all have colleagues who like to speak their minds. Perhaps we could even call these people aggressive or harsh. However, there are definitely other pieces of vocabulary we could use here. Today we're looking at the word "direct", "to speak one's mind", and "to sugar coat" something.

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

This is terrible work. I can't believe you did this!

みなさんは、星(ほし)や天体(てんたい)に興味(きょうみ)はありますか？今日(きょう)は、先日(せんじつ)日本(にほん)で見(み)られた天体(てんたい)ショーのお話(はなし)ですが、ことばが少(すこ)し難(むずか)しくなってしまいました。(すみません……)
＜Vocabulary>
星(ほし:hoshi) ~Stars
天体(てんたい:tentai) ~Astronomical objects
興味(きょうみ:kyoomi)がある ~Interested in
皆既月食(かいきげっしょく:kaiki gesshoku) ~Total lunar eclipse
天王星食(てんおうせいしょく:tenousei shoku) ~Uranus eclipse
珍しい(めずらしい:mezurashii) ~Unusual
天体ショー(てんたいしょー:tentai shoo) ~Astronomical show
〜自体(じたい:jitai) ~　~ itself
それほど〜ない(sorehodo~nai) ~Not so much
最中(さいちゅう:saityuu) ~in the process of
惑星食(わくせいしょく:wakusei shoku) ~Planetary eclipse
重なる(かさなる:kasanaru) ~Overlapping
〜年ぶり(ねんぶり:nen buri) ~First time in ~years
次(つぎ:tsugi) ~Next
チャンス(ちゃんす:chansu) ~ chance
〜年後(ねんご:nen go) ~After ~years
太陽(たいよう:taiyoo) ~Sun
地球(ちきゅう:chikyuu) ~Earth
月(つき:tsuki) ~Moon
惑星(わくせい:wakusei) ~Planet
まっすぐ(:massugu) ~Straight
一直線(いっちょくせん:icchokusen) ~Straight line
並ぶ(ならぶ:narabu) ~In a line
食の間(しょくのあいだ:syokuno aida) ~During eclipses
何万光年も離れた星(なんまんこうねんもはなれたほし:nanmankoonenmo hanareta hoshi) ~Stars tens of thousands of light years away
〜と言ったら (:~to ittara) ~when I say,I mean~
ご先祖様 (ごせんぞさま:gosenzo sama) ~ancestors
line()
その頃(そのころ:sonokoro) ~In those days
想像する(そうぞうする:souzou suru) ~Imagine
不思議な気持ち(ふしぎなきもち:fushigina kimochi) ~Wondering, Feel strange
繋がる(つながる:tsunagaru) ~Connecting
すごく(:sugoku) ~Very
ロマンがある(:roman ga aru) ~Romantic 
その後(そのご:sonogo) ~Afterwards,After that
道行く人(みちゆくひと:michiyuku hito) ~People on the road
おしゃべり をする(:osyaberi wo suru) ~Chatting on
スマホ(:sumaho) ~Smartphones
お月様(:otsuki sama) ~the moon
眺める(:nagameru) ~gaze at, look out over
何か(:nanika) ~I don’t know why I feel,but
みんな繋がっている感じがして(みんなつながっているかんじがして:minna tsunagatteiru kanji ga shite) ~I feel like we're all connected
暖かい気分(あたたかいきぶん:atatakai kibun) ~Warm mood
ひと時(ひととき:hito toki) ~a (short) time

にほんごのこばなし⭐️Japanese Short story⭐️byみどり

#3 ロマンがある(中級向け)

Shadowing Practice- repeat after me.

저는 편의점에서 일해요.
[저는 펴니저메서 일해요]
I work at a convenience store.
저는 제 친구랑 일해요.
[저는 제 친구랑 일해요]
I work with my friend.
저는 매일 일해요.
[저는 매일 일해요]
I work every day.
저는 열심히 일해요.
[저는 열씨미 일해요]
I work hard.
저는 제 친구랑 편의점에서 일해요.
[저는 제 친구랑 펴니저메서 일해요]
I work with my friend at a convenience store.
저는 제 친구랑 매일 편의점에서 일해요.
[저는 제 친구랑 매일 펴니저메서 일해요]
I work with my friend at a convenience store every day.

저는 제 친구랑 매일 편의점에서 열심히 일해요.
[저는 제 친구랑 매일 펴니저메서 열씨미 일해요]
I work hard with my friend at a convenience store every day.


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S001 저는 편의점에서 일해요 I work at a convinience store

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We take ONE common word — “Da-Kai” (打开) — and show you its TWO different “jobs” in a way that's easy to remember.

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 中文的“打开”，一个词，两种用法！One Chinese Word Does TWO Jobs! (“Open a Book” vs. “Turn on TV”)

（1）

A：喂？

铃美：喂，王老师，您好，我是铃美。我明天早上不能去上课了，想跟您请假……

A：不好意思，你打错了。我不是王老师。

铃美：对不起，我打错了。

A：没关系。再见。

铃美：再见。

（2）

铃美：喂，请问是王老师吗？

吴小宇：王老师不在，他刚才出去了。

铃美：这是王老师办公室的电话吧？请问你是哪位？

吴小宇：我是王老师的学生。

铃美：你好，我叫铃美，我也是王老师的学生。王老师什么时候回来你知道吗？

吴小宇：这个我就不知道了，应该很快就会回来。你找王老师有什么事吗？

铃美：我这几天不太舒服，挂了号，准备明天早上去看医生，所以明天早上不能去上课了，想跟王老师请假。

吴小宇：那你过一会儿再打来吧。我估计王老师十分钟后就回来了。

铃美：好，我一会儿再打过来。谢谢你。再见。

吴小宇：再见。

（3）

铃美：喂，是王老师吗？

吴小宇：王老师现在不在办公室，他出去了。

铃美：你是刚才接电话的学生？

吴小宇：对，是我。你是……铃美？

铃美：是的。王老师没回来吗？

吴小宇：没有。我也在等王老师回来。

铃美：这可怎么办啊？你有王老师的手机号码吗？

吴小宇：我没有。

铃美：那可以请你帮我给王老师留个言吗？

吴小宇：好的，我现在就写下来……啊！我想起来有个同学打过王老师的手机，我找他问问王老师的手机号。

铃美：那太好了！

吴小宇：你的电话是多少？如果问到了王老师的号码，我打给你。

铃美：13176892322。你的号码是多少？我也保存一下。

吴小宇：18809741663。

铃美：对了，你叫什么名字？

吴小宇：我叫吴小宇。我现在就去找同学问问。留言条我也放在王老师桌上了。

铃美：好的，谢谢你。

（4）

吴小宇：喂，你好，我是吴小宇。

铃美：你好，怎么样？问到王老师号码了吗？

吴小宇：问到了，你记一下。

铃美：好，你说。

吴小宇：13315412981。

铃美：我重复一下13315412981。

吴小宇：没错。

铃美：谢谢你。我现在就给王老师打电话。

吴小宇：不客气。

铃美：再见。

吴小宇：再见。

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