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日本人は何個ぐらい漢字を覚えているんですか？と聞かれることがあります。
人によって差はあると思いますが、日本人は平均3000字ぐらい読めるそうです。
日本人のほとんどが書ける漢字より読める漢字の方がかなり多いと思います。
特に大人になると漢字を手で書くことが少ないので、漢字が書けなくなります。
私も漢字がどんどん書けなくなっていることを感じています。
本やニュースを読んでいると読めない漢字もあります。
そういう時は話の流れで意味を推測したり、その漢字を辞書で調べます。

生徒さんから「漢字はどうやって覚えたらいいですか」とよく聞かれます。私はやはり書いて覚えることが一番だと思います。なぜ書くことが大事かというと、書くとその漢字の形がよくわかるからです。例えば、「体」と「休む」の漢字はとてもよく似ています。書かなくても、話の流れで、「体」と読むのか「休む」と読むのかがわかるかもしれません。でも書いてみると、その二つの漢字の違いがよく分かり、話の流れが分からなくても何について書いているのかが分かるようになります。

そして漢字について一番大事なことは正確に読めることだと思います。本を読んだり、ニュースを読んでいる時は読み方を間違えていても、問題ありません。でも、その間違えた読み方を使って話すと、相手はあなたが言いたいことを理解できません。せっかく覚えた単語が、伝わらないのは悲しいですよね。だから、正確な読み方を覚えるのはとても大切です。

最後に「漢字は書けた方がいいですか」と聞かれます。正直、日本で生活をしていて、漢字を書く機会はほとんどありません。もし、書かなければいけないときは、分からない漢字をスマホで調べて書けばいいと思います。でも、スマホで調べるときに、間違えた読み方を入力すると、スマホはあなたが知りたい漢字を教えてくれません。なので、正しい読み方を覚えることはとても大事だと思います。

みなさんは漢字が得意ですか？
漢字を覚えるのは難しいですが、漢字が読めると日本語でマンガや本を読めるようになり、日本語を勉強するのがもっと楽しくなると思います。
よかったら、私のレッスンに来て、ニュースや記事を読みながら、漢字を読む練習をしましょう！

差がある：さがある　there is a gap
平均：へいきん　average
推測する：すいそくする　guess
話の流れで：on the context
伝える：つたえる　convey 
正確な：せいかくな　precisely
正直：しょうじき　honestly
入力する：にゅうりょくする　type

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BOB: We’d like two tickets for the 3:30
show, please.
TICKET SALES: Here you go. Enjoy the movie!
[Inside the theater]
BOB: Would you mind moving over one,
so my friend and I can sit together?
WOMAN: No, not at all.
BOB: Thanks a lot!



LANGUAGE NOTES
• The 3:30 show Movies are shown at different times throughout the day. This refers to 
the movie that starts at 3:30. Notice the emphasis on 3:30.
• Enjoy the movie! Notice how the intonation rises on movie. This is said in a friendly 
way, and is followed by an exclamation point.
• Would you mind is a polite way to ask “Can you do something for me?” Notice the 
verb ends in “-ing.” Compare this structure to “Would you mind if I” plus a verb that 
ends in “-ed” (Would you mind if I opened the window?).
• Moving over one Here “one” is short for “one seat.”
• No, not at all is a way of saying “No, I don’t mind” or “I will be glad to.” Notice the 
answer to “Would you mind” is in the negative form.

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Try these tips during awkward silences or when you don't know what else to talk about.

1.   Don't reject your own ideas thinking that they are not worth sharing. When you filter most of your stories and experiences you have fewer topics to talk about. 
 
2.   Don't list your points, instead elaborate on each point using examples or personal experiences. This also gives the opportunity to the listener to add to the topic or share their own experiences making it a two-way conversation.
 
3.   Speak at the right pace. If you speak too fast, you end the conversation very quickly. It’s usually because the listener doesn’t understand you and therefore can’t keep the conversation going.  
 
4.   Learn to ask smart questions to keep the conversation going. Ask open-ended questions such as, “what do you think about …?” with follow-up questions “why do you think …?”. This helps you build up on the information that you received.
 
5.   Practise thinking critically so you always have something to say. When you practice critical thinking and ask yourself counter-questions, you are able to spontaneously think of ideas and form arguments using your background knowledge. You can easily connect the dots and be eloquent while talking to people.
 
6.   Learn a few speech frameworks such as Past - Present - Future, Problem – Solution - Benefit, or other storytelling formats such as ‘the mountain’. When you have a structure, you don’t lose your chain of thoughts and you don’t run into dead ends. Your listeners are also able to understand you better and remember what you said.
 
7.   If you are using a second language to communicate such as English, then simplify your complex thoughts in your native language first and then translate them to English. Lots of times when translation is tough, we give up and change the topic. But this practice helps you make the translation process easy. 
 
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1.  こんにちは！　Hello /Good day
     ヤッホー　　Hello (to your friends)

2.  おはようございます！　Good Morning
     おはよう　　　morning ( for friends or family)

3.　こんばんは！　Good Evening 

4. おやすみなさい　Good Night
    おやすみ　　　Good night ( for friends or family)

5. ありがとうございます　Thank you
    ありがとう　Thanks ( for friends or family)

6. すみません　Excuse Me
   
7. ごめんなさい　I am sorry
    ごめんね　sorry  ( for friends or family)

8. また　あした　See you tomorrow

9. じゃ　また　See you Again 

10. さようなら　Good Bye

See you in the next lesson.....じゃまたね