Confused Words - BEFORE & AGO

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ไธ‹ใฎ่‹ฑ่ชžๅญ—ๅน•ใ‚’ใƒ€ใƒ–ใƒซใ‚ฏใƒชใƒƒใ‚ฏใ™ใ‚‹ใจๅ‹•็”ปใ‚’ๅ†็”Ÿใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ ็ฟป่จณใ•ใ‚ŒใŸๅญ—ๅน•ใฏๆฉŸๆขฐ็ฟป่จณใงใ™ใ€‚

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Hi, my name is Rebecca and in today's lesson we are going to talk about the difference
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ใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏใ€็งใฎๅๅ‰ใฏใƒฌใƒ™ใƒƒใ‚ซใงใ™ใ€‚ไปŠๆ—ฅใฎใƒฌใƒƒใ‚นใƒณ ใงใฏใ€
00:09
between two little words "ago" and "before" because many students confuse the two and
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ใ€Œๅ‰ใ€ใจใ€Œๅ‰ใ€ใจใ„ใ† 2 ใคใฎๅฐใ•ใชๅ˜่ชžใฎ้•ใ„ใซใคใ„ใฆ่ฉฑ
00:17
sometimes use it in the wrong way.
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ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
00:20
Let's look at the first example, ok?
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ๆœ€ๅˆใฎไพ‹ใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆใฟ ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
00:24
"Twenty years ago", for example, we could say "John moved to Canada twenty years ago".
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ใŸใจใˆใฐใ€ใ€Œ20 ๅนดๅ‰ใ€ใฏใ€ ใ€Œใ‚ธใƒงใƒณใฏ 20 ๅนดๅ‰ใซใ‚ซใƒŠใƒ€ใซๅผ•ใฃ่ถŠใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€ใจ่จ€ใ†ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™ใ€‚
00:32
That would be the correct use of the word "ago" to describe how long it has been since
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ใใ‚Œใฏใ€ไฝ•ใ‹ใŒ่ตทใ“ใฃใฆใ‹ใ‚‰ใฉใ‚Œใใ‚‰ใ„็ตŒใฃใŸใ‹ใ‚’่กจใ™ใ€Œๅ‰ใ€ใจใ„ใ†่จ€่‘‰
00:40
something happened, correct?
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ใฎๆญฃใ—ใ„ไฝฟใ„ๆ–นใงใ™ใ‚ˆใญ๏ผŸ
00:42
So "John moved to Canada twenty years ago".
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ใคใพใ‚Šใ€ใ€Œใ‚ธใƒงใƒณใฏ 20 ๅนดๅ‰ใซใ‚ซใƒŠใƒ€ใซๅผ•ใฃ่ถŠใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€ใ€‚
00:46
The mistake that is sometimes made by students is that instead of saying "twenty years ago",
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ๅญฆ็”ŸใŒๆ™‚ใ€…็Šฏใ™้–“้•ใ„ ใฏใ€ใ€Œ20 ๅนดๅ‰ใ€ใงใฏใชใ
00:52
they say "twenty years before".
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ใ€Œ20 ๅนดๅ‰ใ€ใจ่จ€ใ†ใ“ใจใงใ™ใ€‚
00:56
Now that would not be right.
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ไปŠใ€ใใ‚Œใฏๆญฃใ—ใใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
00:58
What would be right is if you said, for example, "John moved to Canada twenty years before
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ใŸใจใˆใฐใ€ ใ€Œใ‚ธใƒงใƒณใฏ็งใ‚ˆใ‚Š20ๅนดๅ‰ใซใ‚ซใƒŠใƒ€ใซๅผ•ใฃ่ถŠใ—
01:04
I did", right?
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ใŸใ€ใจ่จ€ใฃใŸใ‚‰ใฉใ†ใชใ‚‹ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹๏ผŸ
01:07
You could add something and then using "before" would be correct, but if you are saying only
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ไฝ•ใ‹ใ‚’ไป˜ใ‘ๅŠ ใˆใฆใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€Œๅ‰ใ€ใ‚’ไฝฟใ† ใฎใŒๆญฃใ—ใ„ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใŒ
01:13
that much, then you say "John moved to Canada twenty years ago", alright?
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ใ€ใใ‚Œใ ใ‘ใ‚’่จ€ใ†ใชใ‚‰ใ€ใ€Œใ‚ธใƒงใƒณใฏ 20 ๅนดๅ‰ใซใ‚ซใƒŠใƒ€ใซๅผ•ใฃ่ถŠใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€ใจ่จ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ‚ˆใญ๏ผŸ
01:19
Or "John graduated from university five months ago", right?
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ใพใŸใฏใ€ใ€Œใ‚ธใƒงใƒณใฏ 5 ใ‹ๆœˆๅ‰ใซๅคงๅญฆใ‚’ๅ’ๆฅญใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€ใงใ™ใญใ€‚
01:26
Not "John graduated from university five months before" because by itself we can't use "before".
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ใ€Œใ‚ธใƒงใƒณใฏ 5 ใ‹ๆœˆๅ‰ใซๅคงๅญฆใ‚’ๅ’ๆฅญใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€ใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ ใใ‚Œ่‡ชไฝ“ใงใฏใ€Œๅ‰ใ€ใ‚’ไฝฟ็”จใงใใชใ„ใŸใ‚ใงใ™ใ€‚
01:35
You could say "John graduated from university five months before I did", right?
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ใ€Œใ‚ธใƒงใƒณใฏ็งใŒๅ’ๆฅญใ™ใ‚‹ 5ใƒถๆœˆๅ‰ใซๅคงๅญฆใ‚’ๅ’ๆฅญใ—ใŸใ€ใจ่จ€ใˆใพใ™ใ‚ˆใญ๏ผŸ
01:43
Or "I left the house ten minutes ago".
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ใพใŸใฏใ€Œ10ๅˆ†ๅ‰ใซๅฎถใ‚’ๅ‡บใพใ—ใŸ ใ€ใ€‚
01:48
That means it has been ten minutes since I left the house, correct?
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ๅฎถใ‚’ๅ‡บใฆใ‹ใ‚‰10ๅˆ†็ตŒใฃใŸใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใงใ™ใ‚ˆใญ๏ผŸ
01:53
But you could not say, you should not say "I left the house ten minutes before".
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ใงใ‚‚ใ€ ใ€Œ10ๅˆ†ๅ‰ใซๅฎถใ‚’ๅ‡บใพใ—ใŸใ€ใจ่จ€ใ†ในใใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
02:00
By itself that would be incorrect.
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ใใ‚Œ่‡ชไฝ“ ใฏๆญฃใ—ใใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
02:03
You could say "I left the house ten minutes before my son did", right?
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ใ€Œๆฏๅญใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ‚‚10ๅˆ†ๆ—ฉใๅฎถใ‚’ๅ‡บใŸใ€ใจ่จ€ใˆ ใพใ™ใ‚ˆใญ๏ผŸ
02:11
So this is the little difference between "ago" and "before", quite important, very common
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ใ“ใ‚ŒใŒใ€Œๅ‰ใ€ ใจใ€Œๅ‰ใ€ใฎๅฐใ•ใช้•ใ„ใงใ™ ้žๅธธใซ้‡่ฆใง
02:19
mistake, so if you're making it, don't feel bad, you're not alone, it is a mistake that
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ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใกใช้–“้•ใ„
02:23
is made by many students, but hopefully after this lesson you've had a little chance to
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ใงใ™ ๅคšใใฎ็”Ÿๅพ’ ใŒใ„ใพใ™ใŒใ€ใ“ใฎใƒฌใƒƒใ‚นใƒณใฎๅพŒ
02:28
think about it and to see how best to structure the use of these two words, okay?
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ใ€ใ“ใฎ 2 ใคใฎๅ˜่ชžใ‚’ใฉใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซๆง‹ๆˆใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใŒๆœ€ๅ–„ใ‹ใ‚’่€ƒใˆใ‚‹ๆฉŸไผšใŒๅฐ‘ใ—ใงใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’้ก˜ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
02:35
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02:40
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02:45
Thanks very much, good luck with your English, bye for now.
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