How to Hear the Plural S - Improve Your English Listening Skills

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Go Natural English ใธใ‚ˆใ†ใ“ใใ€‚ Gusty ใจใ„ใ†ๅๅ‰ใฎ
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I have a great question from an audience member named Gusty.
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Gusty asks, "How can I hear -- how can I improve my listening comprehension to hear the plural
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ใ‚ฌใ‚นใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒผใฏใ€ใ€Œใฉใ†ใ™ใ‚Œใฐ่žใใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™ใ‹? ่ค‡ๆ•ฐใฎใ€Œsใ€ใฎ้Ÿณใ‚’่žใใซใฏใ€ใฉใ†ใ™ใ‚Œใฐ่žใๅ–ใ‚Š่ƒฝๅŠ›ใ‚’ๅ‘ไธŠใ•ใ›ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™ใ‹
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"s" sound?"
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?ใ€ใจๅฐ‹ใญใพใ™ใ€‚
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Gusty was telling me about how in his English class, he has to fill in the blanks.
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ใ‚ฌใ‚นใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒผใฏใ€่‹ฑ่ชžใฎๆŽˆๆฅญใง็ฉบๆฌ„ใ‚’ๅŸ‹ใ‚ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ๆ–นๆณ•ใซใคใ„ใฆ่ฉฑใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸ ใ€‚
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Maybe he was doing a listening exercise, maybe a worksheet, or a test.
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ใŸใถใ‚“ๅฝผใฏใƒชใ‚นใƒ‹ใƒณใ‚ฐใฎ็ทด็ฟ’ใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใฎใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ—ใ€ ใƒฏใƒผใ‚ฏใ‚ทใƒผใƒˆใ‚„ใƒ†ใ‚นใƒˆใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใฎใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
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And he has a really hard time understanding when to put an "s" at the end of the word.
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ใใ—ใฆใ€ๅ˜่ชžใฎๆœ€ๅพŒใซใ€Œsใ€ใ‚’ไป˜ใ‘ใ‚‹ใ‚ฟใ‚คใƒŸใƒณใ‚ฐใ‚’็†่งฃใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใซ้žๅธธใซ่‹ฆๅŠดใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ ใ€‚
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He knows the grammar, of course -- "s" is for plural but for listening it's so hard
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ใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ใ€ๅฝผใฏๆ–‡ๆณ•ใ‚’็Ÿฅใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ€Œsใ€ใฏ ่ค‡ๆ•ฐๅฝขใงใ™ใŒใ€ใƒชใ‚นใƒ‹ใƒณใ‚ฐใงใฏ
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to hear that "s", and that's a great question.
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ใ€Œsใ€ใ‚’่žใๅ–ใ‚‹ใฎใŒ้žๅธธใซ้›ฃใ—ใใ€ใใ‚Œใฏ็ด ๆ™ดใ‚‰ใ—ใ„่ณชๅ•ใงใ™ใ€‚ ๅคšใใฎ่‹ฑ่ชžๅญฆ็ฟ’่€…
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I hear this problem, or this complaint, from a lot of English learners and it's a really
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ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ“ใฎๅ•้กŒใ‚„ไธๆบ€ใ‚’่€ณใซใ—ใพใ™ใŒใ€ ใ“ใ‚Œใฏๆœฌๅฝ“ใซ
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common problem.
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ใ‚ˆใใ‚ใ‚‹ๅ•้กŒใงใ™ใ€‚
00:48
So, it's important to talk about it.
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ใงใ™ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ใใ‚Œใซใคใ„ใฆ่ฉฑใ™ใ“ใจใŒ้‡่ฆใงใ™ใ€‚
00:50
So, Gusty, thank you for asking that question.
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Alright, so, Gusty asked about the plural "s".
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ใ‚ˆใ—ใ€ใใ‚Œใงใ€ใ‚ฌใ‚นใƒ†ใ‚ฃใฏ่ค‡ๆ•ฐๅฝขใฎ ใ€Œsใ€ใซใคใ„ใฆๅฐ‹ใญใŸ.
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Well, sometimes you know there's going to be a plural "s" from the context, right?
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ใˆใˆใจใ€ ๆ–‡่„ˆใ‹ใ‚‰่ค‡ๆ•ฐใฎใ€Œsใ€ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’็Ÿฅใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‚ˆใญ๏ผŸ
01:30
So, if you hear someone say, "I love pets.
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ใงใ™ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€่ชฐใ‹ใŒใ€Œ็งใฏใƒšใƒƒใƒˆใŒๅคงๅฅฝใใงใ™ใ€‚
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I have four dogs."
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็Šฌใ‚’ 4 ๅŒน้ฃผใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€ใจ่จ€ใ†ใฎใ‚’่žใ„ใŸใ‚‰ใ€
01:38
Well, you don't even have to hear the plural "s" to know that if I say "four" then I'm
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่ค‡ๆ•ฐๅฝขใฎ ใ€Œsใ€ใ‚’่žใ‹ใชใใฆใ‚‚ใ€็งใŒใ€Œ4ใ€ใจ่จ€ใ†ใจใ€
01:46
going to have a plural "s", right?
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่ค‡ๆ•ฐๅฝขใฎใ€Œsใ€ใซใชใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‚ˆใญ๏ผŸ
01:47
I'm not going to say "four dog."
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ใ€Œ4ๅŒนใฎ็Šฌใ€ใจใฏ่จ€ใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
01:49
I need to say "four dogs".
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ใ€Œ4ๅŒนใฎ็Šฌใ€ใจ่จ€ใ†ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
01:51
So, you don't even need to hear it though because you know from the context.
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ใงใ™ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ ๆ–‡่„ˆใ‹ใ‚‰็Ÿฅใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€่žใๅฟ…่ฆใ•ใˆใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
01:55
But what about if I didn't say "four"?
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ใงใ‚‚ใ€Œ4ใ€ใจ่จ€ใ‚ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ‚‰๏ผŸ
01:59
What if I just said, "I have dogs"?
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ใ€Œ็งใฏ็Šฌใ‚’้ฃผใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€ใจ่จ€ใฃใŸใ‚‰ใฉใ†ใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ
02:02
Well, we need to train our ears.
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ใ•ใฆใ€็งใŸใกใฏ่€ณใ‚’่จ“็ทดใ™ใ‚‹ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
02:05
You need to think about the fact that English will have the plural "s", and expose yourself
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่‹ฑ่ชžใซใฏ ่ค‡ๆ•ฐๅฝขใฎใ€Œsใ€ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’่€ƒใˆใฆใ€
02:13
to a lot of English.
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ใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใฎ่‹ฑ่ชžใซ่งฆใ‚Œใ‚‹ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
02:16
Understand that the Plural "s" has different sounds.
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่ค‡ๆ•ฐใฎใ€Œsใ€ใซใฏ็•ฐใชใ‚‹้ŸณใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’็†่งฃใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ ใ€‚ ๅ…ˆใปใฉใฎใ€Œ็Šฌใ€ใฎ
02:18
It could be either a "z" sound as the example that I gave just now "dogs".
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ไพ‹ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€ใ€Œzใ€ใฎ้Ÿณใงใ‚‚ใ‹ใพใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ ใ€‚
02:25
So, you're listening for a "z" sound, or it could sound like "s", like an "s"as in "I
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ใคใพใ‚Šใ€ใ€Œzใ€ใฎ้Ÿณใ‚’่žใ„ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ€ ใ€ŒI have four catใ€ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€Œsใ€ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€Œsใ€ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ่žใ“ใˆใ‚‹ๅฏ่ƒฝๆ€งใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™
02:33
have four cats."
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02:34
Right?
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ๅณ๏ผŸ
02:35
So, we have two different plural "s" sounds that you need to be listening for.
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ใ—ใŸใŒใฃใฆใ€2 ใคใฎ็•ฐใชใ‚‹่ค‡ๆ•ฐๅฝขใฎใ€Œsใ€ใฎ้Ÿณใ‚’ ่žใๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
02:40
So, those are my two tips, right?
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ใใ‚Œใงใ€ใใ‚Œใฏ็งใฎ2ใคใฎใƒ’ใƒณใƒˆใงใ™ใ‚ˆใญ๏ผŸ
02:42
You have to listen to the context -- actually three tips -- listen to the context, listen
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ๆ–‡่„ˆใซ่€ณใ‚’ๅ‚พใ‘ใ‚‹ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ -- ๅฎŸ้š›ใซใฏ 3 ใคใฎใƒ’ใƒณใƒˆ -- ๆ–‡่„ˆใซ่€ณใ‚’ๅ‚พใ‘ใ€
02:47
to a lot of English to train your ears, and understand that there are two different plural
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่‹ฑ่ชžใ‚’ใŸใใ•ใ‚“่žใ„ใฆ่€ณใ‚’่จ“็ทดใ—ใ€ 2 ใคใฎ็•ฐใชใ‚‹่ค‡ๆ•ฐใฎ
02:52
"s" sounds, "s" and "z".
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ใ€Œsใ€ใฎ้Ÿณใ€ใ€Œsใ€ใจใ€Œzใ€ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’็†่งฃใ—ใพใ™ .
02:54
Alright, I hope this has been helpful for you.
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02:57
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03:06
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