Speak English Naturally with WOULD contractions: I'D, YOU'D, HE'D...

Hello. My name is Emma, and in today's lesson, I am going to help you with your pronunciation.

こんにちは。私の名前はエマです。 今日のレッスンは、あなたの発音を楽にしてくれるものです。

Today I am going to teach you how to pronounce contractions for the word "would". Okay?

今日は、"would"に関する発音の省略の仕方を教えます。 よろしいですか？

So, first of all, "would". When do we use "would"? We use it a lot in English. One of

では、まず"would"について勉強しましょう。 "would"はどんな場面で使うのでしょうか。 英語ではよく使われます。

the times in beginner and intermediate levels we use it is when we are at a restaurant.

英語を学び始めた人や初級レベルのうちは、"would"をレストランで使うことがあるでしょう。

The server will ask you: "Oh, what would you like?" And you would respond:

店員さんがあなたに尋ねます。 「ご注文は何がよろしいですか？」 そして、あなたは応えます。

"I would like pizza.", "I would like chicken.", "I would like tacos.", "I would like coffee." Okay?

「ピザがいいです。」「チキンがいいです。」「タコスがいいです。」「コーヒーがいいです。」　OK？

Now, the problem is... "Would"... This is all correct grammar-wise, but many, many students

でも、この"would"ですが、問題があります。 文法的にはすべて正しいのですが、多くの生徒さんは

have trouble when it comes to pronouncing "would". Okay? The "w" sound is a little difficult,

"would"の発音に困っています。”w”の音が少し難しいのです。

so many students can't pronounce this correctly. Okay?

とっても多くの生徒さんは、正しく発音できないのです。 分かりますか？

Also, a lot of native speakers, like myself, a lot of Canadians and Americans, we don't

私もそうですが、カナダやアメリカの英語を母国語とするネイティブの多くも、

really say "would" that frequently. What we usually say instead are contractions. So,

"would"を本当によく使います。いつも省略形を使います。

a contraction is a short form. Instead of saying: "I would", "I'd" has the same meaning.

省略形とは、短い形式のことです。 "I would"という代わりに、"I 'd"と言います。これらは同じ意味です。分かりますか？

Okay? So this apostrophe here actually means "woul". Okay? So this means there are all

ここにアポストロフィーがあります。これは、"woul"を意味します。分かりますか？

these missing letters, but we don't actually need them. Contractions are very, very common

これで、省略した文字を表現しています。ただ、厳密に必要なわけではないのです。 省略形は、英語を話す中でとても普通のことです。

in spoken English. Not writing, but in speaking, we use them a lot. Okay? So, if you want to

文章ではなく、会話の中で、省略形を多く使います。

sound more Canadian or more American, you should use contractions.

もっとカナダ人やアメリカ人っぽく話したいなら、省略形を使うとよいでしょう。

So, let's look at some of these contractions. So: -"What would you like? What would you

それでは、これらの省略形を見ていきましょう。

like to order?" -"I'd like some tea." Okay? So, let's start with that. I want you to repeat

「何がよろしいですか」「ご注文は何ですか」 - 「紅茶がいいです。」 ここから始めましょう。私の後に続けて発音してください。

after me. "I'd", "I'd". And again, this means "I would", "I'd". So it almost sounds like

"I 'd" "I 'd" 繰り返しになりますが、"I would"の意味です。

"eye-de". "I'd", "I'd like some tea. I'd like some tea."

発音は、目のeyeに、de のような感じです。 "I'd", "I'd like some tea. I'd like some tea."

Now, maybe you're talking about... To your friend. Okay? In this case, if you want to

友達と話をしているとしましょう。 この場合

say: "You would like tea", you can say: "You'd", "you'd". So, again: "You-de", "you'd". "You'd

"You would like tea"と言う代わりに、"You'd"が使えます。 "you'd" もう一度 "You-de" "you'd"

like some tea.", "You'd like some bread.", "You'd enjoy going to the beach." Okay? "You'd".

"You'd like some tea." "You'd like some bread." "You'd enjoy going to the beach."　よいですか？

Now, if you're talking about a boy or a man, we can use the word... Instead of: "he would",

男の子や男性のことを話すときに、"he would"の代わりに

you can use: "he'd". Okay? And notice, this one, I actually smiled quite a lot. "He'd".

"he'd" を使います。 注意点ですが、発音するときは、 このようにかなり笑顔になります。

"He'd like toast.", "He'd like the chicken.", "He'd like a salad." Okay? "He'd".

"He'd like toast.", "He'd like the chicken.", "He'd like a salad." いいですか? "He'd"

For women, we would use: "she'd", "she'd". And again, notice my smile, "she'd". "He'd",

女性に対して、 "she'd"を使います。 "she'd" もう一度注意ですが、笑顔になります。 "She'd", "He'd"

"she'd". They rhyme. "She'd like coffee.", "She'd like coffee.", "She'd like pizza."

同じ韻です。"She'd like coffee.", "She'd like coffee.", "She'd like pizza."

Okay? And again, "she'd" means "she would". "She would like pizza.", "She'd like pizza."

いいですか？ "She'd"の意味は "She would"です。 "She would like pizza.", "She'd like pizza."

Okay, now, if we're talking about us and someone else, we would say: "we'd", "we'd". Okay?

では、私たちと彼らについて話すときの言い方です。 "We'd", "We'd"です。わかりますか？

And again, there's a big smile on my face. "We'd". "We'd like chicken.", "We'd like poutine.",

大きな笑顔を作ります。"We'd"です。 "We'd like chicken.", "We'd like pouting."

"We'd like french fries.", "We'd like hot dogs." Okay? Example of "we'd".

"We'd like french fries.", "We'd like hot dogs." いいですか？ "We'd"の例です。

Finally: "they'd". "They'd like". So this is if you have "they would", it becomes "they'd".

最後に、 "They'd"です。 "They'd like". "They would" が "They'd"になります。

And you'll notice-very simple-all of them are just apostrophe "d". "They'd like chicken.",

注意すべき点は簡単です。すべて、アポストロフィー ＋ dです。 "They'd like chicken."

"They'd like to study English." Okay?

"They'd like to study English." いいですか？

So any time you want to use the word "would", try to replace it with a contraction. It will

"would"を使う時は、いつでも短縮形に置き換えるようにしましょう。

make you sound more like a native speaker. And, you know, especially if you have trouble

その方が、よりネイティブに近い発音になります。 お分かりのように、

with the pronunciation of "would", just adding apostrophe "d" will really help you with your

"would"の発音で困ったことにならず、英語で話すことの助けになるでしょう。

spoken English.

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