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『日本語能力試験」対策＿日本語総まとめN3（語彙）』アスク出版 テキストを読んでいきます。 １回に1日ずつ読んでいきます。 今日は、第６週6日です。

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N3　語彙　第６週6日目

上期我地分享咗一年前係點搵到工，今期就黎講下作為新進打工仔嘅我地返工有咩感受。

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はい、こんには。ようへい先生です。
えー、あけましておめでとうございます。ちょっと遅（おそ）いですけど🥴。はい、今年もよろしくお願いします。えー、「まずあけましておめでとうございます」に、どう返せばいいのか、どう返事すればいいのか。

よく私の生徒から
「あなたもおめでとうございます」 と言われるんですが、これはちょっと 変なんですよ。うん、どうしてかはわからないんですけど、あんまり、あまりというか日本人は絶対（ぜったい）言いません。
 
えー、もし「あけましておめでとうございます」と言われたら、あー、あなたも、「あけまして、おめでとうございます」と言えばいいですね。シンプルです。

はい。じゃ始めましょう。
え、今日は、ま、今日もよくあるまちがいについて話したいと思います。 
えー、じゃあ、みなさん、ちょっとまちがった文を言います。で、何がちがうか、何が良くないか、ちょっと考えてみてくださいね。

・日本の経済（けいざい）がとても上手になりました。

 これは何が良くないでしょうか。じゃ、もう1つ良くない文を言いますね
・今日は体調（たいちょう）がうまいです。

はい。 えー、これは、どうでしょう、中華系（ちゅうかけい）の生徒はすぐ分かるかもしれませんね。英語を話す生徒はよくまちがえます。 
はい。これはまあ正しい文章（ぶんしょう）は、ま、色々あるんですけども、シンプルでよ。1番よく使うのが
・経済が良くなりました。
・体調今日は体調が 良いです。

が、正しい文ですね。で、”じょうず”、”うまい”、これはですね、多分 英語の”well” とちょっとミックスしちゃったんでしょうね。はい。で、”うまい”、”じょうず”は、例えば
・彼は日本語が上手（じょうず）ですよ。
・彼は日本語がうまいよ。

将棋（しょうぎ）、将棋わかりますか？ジャパニズチェスJapanese chess ですね。
・将棋がうまいです将棋が上手です。

や、あとはスポーツですね
・私の兄は、スポーツは何をやっても上手です。
・スポーツは何をやってもうまいです。

という風（ふう）に使います。はい、 オッケーですか。これ、本当によくあるまちがいなんで、みなさんしないようにお願いします。はい。
じゃ、今日も聞いてくれてありがとうございました。はい、じゃあ、日本語の勉強頑張ってください。バイバイ👋


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＃21　よくあるまちがい。”じょうず””うまい”

Herkese merhaba.Bu gün harika bir şiir ile Türkçe’de “if clause” cümlelerini
öğreneceğiz. Hadi başlayalım!
Koşul veya şart kelimeleri İngilizce’de “condition” demek.
Türkçe’de if clause yani koşul cümlesi kurmak aslında çok kolay: sadece if
clause cümlesinin sonuna -sa/-se koşul ekini getiriyoruz. Şu örneğe bakalım :
Yağmur yağar > It rains
Dışarı çıkmam. > I don’t go out.
Koşul cümlemiz “ yağmur yağar”.Yani bu cümlenin sonuna -sa /-se ekini
getiriyoruz.
Yağmur yağarsa dışarı çıkmam. > It means “If it rains ,I won’t go out.”

Melih Cevdet Anday’ın “ Çok güzel şey” şiirinde birçok if clause yani koşul
cümlesi var. Hadi inceleyelim.

Yaşamak güzel şey doğrusu, - In fact , it’s a good thing to be alive
Üstelik hava da güzelse, - Additionally if the weather is nice
Hele gücün kuvvetin yerindeyse - especially if you’re strong
Elin ekmek tutmuşsa bir de - plus if you earn your bread
Hele tertemizse gönlün - especially if your heart is pure
Hele kar gibiyse alnın - especially if your forehead is like snow
Yani kendinden korkmuyorsan - So if you’re not afraid of yourself
Kimseden korkmuyorsan dünyada - if you’re not afraid of anyone in the world
Dostuna güveniyorsan - if you trust your best friend
İyi günler bekliyorsan hele - especially if you expect good days
İyi günlere inanıyorsan- if you believe in good days
Üstelik hava da güzelse- additionally if the weather is nice
Yaşamak güzel şey - It’s a good thing to be alive
Çok güzel şey doğrusu! - It’s a very beautiful thing , actually.

Şiirden bazı deyimler :
gücü kuvveti yerinde olmak: (lit)someone’s power is on its place.
It means one is still physically avaliable to do daily duties or one is still


The music : from my heart
Musician : bdksonic
energetic.
alnı kar gibi olmak: this comes from “alnı ak olmak”. :According to the
understanding, if you haven’t done anything bad to be ashamed of, if you’re
honorable, your forehead is white / bright. 

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" Çok güzel şey " şiiri ile koşul cümlelerini öğrenmek. / Learning conditional sentences with the poem "It's a nice thing" "

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