Up and Down VS Sideways

When you take a photo or video with your smartphone do you hold it....

Up and down

or...Sideways

Thin part 2 ~ other uses

Thin ~ other uses

Meaning not fat = not covered with much flesh 

"He was tall and thin, with dark hair."

For hair = not growing closely together or in large amounts 

thin grey hair

For liquid = containing more liquid than is normal or expected 

"The sauce was thin and tasteless."

For smoke = fairly easy to see through 

 

"They fought their way through to where the smoke was thinner."

For air = containing less oxygen than normal 

"At high altitudes the air is very thin."

Thick part 2 ~ other uses

Thick ~ other uses

For hair/fur/trees = growing closely together in large numbers

thick dark hair

"His eyebrows were thick and bushy."

a thick forest

For liquid  = not flowing very easily

thick soup

For fog/smoke/air = difficult to see through; difficult to breathe in

"The plane crashed in thick fog."

thick smoke

For a stupid person = (informal) slow to learn or understand things

"Are you thick, or what?"

convenient VS convenience ~ 便利 VS 利便性

convenient VS  convenience

convenient - adjective - useful, easy or quick to do; not causing problems (便利)

"Trains in Tokyo are very convenient and usually on time."

convenience - noun - the quality of being useful or easy for somebody (利便性)

"We have provided seats for the convenience of our customers."

*The adjective form convenient is used most of the time.

"Tokyo is a convenient place to live."

"Living beside a grocery store is very convenient."

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thick VS thin

thick VS thin
厚い VS 細い

thick - adjective - having a larger distance between opposite sides or surfaces than other similar objects or than normal

thin - adjective - having a smaller distance between opposite sides or surfaces than other similar objects or than normal

a thick book (= one that has a lot of pages) ~ a thin book (= one that doesn't have many pages)

Learn English with 外来語! - 外来語クイズ

Gairaigo (外来語) is Japanese for "loan word" or "borrowed word." 

It is a word borrowed from another language.

Let's look at loan words from English today. 

Often the 外来語 is a short version of the original word. For example:

コンビニ (conbini) is short for 'convenience store.'

デパート (depaato) is short for 'department store.'

外来語クイズ

Do you know these words in English?

1) リモコン
2) エアコン
3) ホーム (駅で)

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on its way - happening or ​arriving ​soon

 on its way - happening or ​arriving ​soon

"My wife emailed me asking when I will be home tonight. I told her I'm on my way now."
今帰っている。

"My parents sent me a package from Canada. They mailed it last week so it's on its way. I guess it will get here (arrive) next week."

"The concert was supposed to start 20 minutes ago. The band's manager came on the stage and told us that the band is on their way, the tour bus got a flat tire."
すぐに到着。