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。

Use - 2 meanings, 2 pronunciations - 使う and 用途

USE can be a verb or a noun and the pronunciation is slightly different.  Look at these examples: 

The word 'USE' can be a verb (使う) ~ "May I use your telephone? I have to call my Mom." The verb form has a Z (zee) sound at the end. YOUZ 

The word 'USE' can also be a noun (用途) ~ "Studying English is a great use of your time." The noun form has an S (ess) sound at the end. YOUS

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~ish at the end of word = っぽいです (Bluish = 青っぽい)

If we put the letters ~ish at the end of word, the new word means = it’s like, or has the quality of the original word

For example - Bluish = 青っぽい

My new suit is bluish grey.

Words that end with ~ish are almost always adjectives.

foolish – like a fool
childish – like a child
stylish – has style

We sometimes use it to describe someone or something from an area or country~
Someone or something from Spain is Spanish.
Someone or something from England is English.

What do we call someone from Scotland?

*Be careful! This doesn't work for every country...

I'm from Canada so I'm Canadian, not Canadaish!!!

Drop VS Fall ~ 落とす VS 落ちる

Compare:

I dropped my phone. 自分の携帯電話を落としました。

My phone fell. 私の電話が落ちました。

It fell in the sink!

My phone is about to fall! 
落ちそうだ!