窶愿ｺ窶怒ﾂ人窶堙娯�堙ｦ窶堋ｭﾅ�ﾃ藩�｡窶堋､窶ｰpﾅ津ｪ - common mistakes made by Japanese in English

[Maciamo]

Here are the most frequent mistakes made by Japanese people (regardless of their level) when they speak English.

- "in 2 years / 2 years later" = 窶啣窶扼ﾅ津｣
窶堙吮�堙��堙ｱ窶堙��F窶堙娯�斗窶堙娯�ｹﾂｳ窶堋ｦ窶� ﾃ��堙ｩ窶愿ｺ窶怒ﾂ人窶堙� "later"窶堙�ｽg窶堋､ﾂ。窶氾｡窶堋ｦ窶堙篠、ﾂ「窶堙懌 �堋ｽ窶愿ｱﾂ週ﾅ�ﾃ版津｣ﾂ」窶堙�陳ｾ窶堋｢窶堋ｽ窶堋｢窶� ﾃ遺�堙ｧﾂ、"See you 2 weeks later"窶堙�陳ｾ窶堋､ﾂ。窶堋ｱ窶堙ｪ窶堙最�ﾃ藩�｡窶堙≫�堙 ��堙ｩ窶堙ｱ窶堙��堋ｷﾂ。窶督｢窶藩��堙��堋｢窶堋､� �堋｢ﾋ�凪�督｡窶堙個「-ﾅ津｣ﾂ」窶堙�"in ..."窶堙�陳ｾ窶堋､ﾂ。窶堋ｾ窶堋ｩ窶堙ｧﾂ、"See you in 2 weeks"窶堙債青ｳ窶堋ｵ窶堋｢ﾂ。
"Later"窶堙坂�ｰﾃ溪�ｹﾅｽ窶堙個「-ﾅ津｣ﾂ」窶堙�ｽg窶堙ｭ窶堙ｪ窶堙��堋｢窶堙懌�堋ｷﾂ。窶 氾｡窶堋ｦ窶堙篠、ﾂ「窶啜窶扼窶楼窶堙俄�啻窶ｰﾃｯﾅｽﾃ絶 �堙俄�愿ｼ窶堙≫�堋ｽ窶堋ｯ窶堙�、窶啀窶扼ﾅ津｣ﾅｽﾂｫﾂ� E窶堋ｵ窶堙懌�堋ｵ窶堋ｽﾂ。ﾂ」ﾂ、窶ｰpﾅ津ｪ窶堙��堋ｻ窶 堋､窶堙遺�堙ｩﾂ："I joined company A 5 years ago, but I resigned 1 year later".窶堋ｻ窶堙個湘ｪﾂ坂�｡窶堙�"later"窶堙�ｽg窶堋 ､ﾂ。窶督｢窶藩��堋ｩﾂ渉ｫ窶藩��堙戸�凪�督｡窶堋ｾ窶� ﾃ≫�堋ｽ"1 year later"窶堙ｰﾅｽg窶堋ｦ窶堙懌�堋ｹ窶堙ｱﾂ。窶堋ｾ窶堋ｪﾂ、 "later"窶堋ｾ窶堋ｯ窶堙�、窶氾｡窶堋ｦ窶堙�"See you later"窶堋ｩ"I will do it later"窶堙坂�堙�窶堋ｿ窶堙ｫ窶堙ｱﾅｽg窶堋ｦ窶堙懌�堋ｷﾂ 。ﾅ�ﾃｺﾅ�ﾃ披�堋ｪﾅ塚��堙溪�堋ｽ窶堙ｧﾂ（窶氾｡ﾂ：窶啀ﾅ ｽﾅｾﾅ�ﾃ板、窶啌ﾂ週ﾅ�ﾃ板、窶啀窶唹窶扼ﾅ�ﾃ板。ﾂ。ﾂ。ﾂ ）ﾂ、ﾂ「"in"+ﾅ�ﾃｺﾅ�ﾃ板」窶堙�陳ｾ窶堙ｭ窶堙遺�堋ｯ窶 堙ｪ窶堙寂�堙遺�堙ｧ窶堙遺�堋｢ﾂ。

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[Mac]

Here are the most frequent mistakes made by Japanese people (regardless of their level) when they speak English.

窶堋ｱ窶堋ｱ窶堙俄�愿ｺ窶怒窶堙個人ﾂ々窶堋ｪ窶ｰpﾅ津ｪ窶 堙ｰﾋ彙窶堋ｷ窶堙��堋ｫ窶堙俄�堙�窶堙≫�堙��堙�窶伉 ｽ窶堋ｭﾂ催ｬ窶堙ｧ窶堙ｪ窶堙ｩﾂ（窶敕樞�堙ｧ窶堙姑椎槌遅 ﾆ停�ｹ窶堙嫁�ﾃ問�堙ｭ窶堙ｧ窶堋ｸﾂ）ﾂ、ﾂ絶�昶�伉ｽ窶堋ｭ 窶堙固�ﾃ藩�｡窶堋｢窶堋ｪ窶� 窶堙ｨ窶堙懌�堋ｷﾂ。

Hmm. I've heard "one month later" in a movie before.
Of course I've heard "See you later" before as well.
But I've never heard "See you 2 weeks later" before.

I'll remember "See you in 2 weeks."

Thank you for teaching English.
Please continue teaching English. (^^;;
Please continue "to teach" English. Can't it use in this case?

[Maciamo]

Hmm. I've heard "one month later" in a movie before.

Somebody else told me that and when I asked, it appeared that it was in the subtitle. Keep in mind that the story of a movie is actually like a series of past events. For example, the movie start in 1984, then there is a transition and they write 20 years later (which means in 2004, now) and the story continues from there. "later" can be used for a transition from past to present or past to past, but not present to future.

Please continue teaching English. (^^;;
Please continue "to teach" English. Can't it use in this case?

You can say "continue to do" or "continue doing".

[Elizabeth]

Thank you for teaching English.
Please continue teaching English. (^^;;
Please continue "to teach" English. Can't it use in this case?

Grammatically these are great, but Please continue if you have a chance or Please continue if you have time are probably closer to natural speech patterns. Since it isn't necessary to emphasize English or repeat "teach."
In this case, it appears Mac is an administrator trying to convince Maciamo to stay on at his present job -- Please continue teaching English here no matter what.

[Mac]

Thank you for helping me, Elizabeth.

If you have a chance or time, please continue are probably closer to natural speech patterns.

If you have a chance or time, please continue窶堙坂�ｹﾂｰ窶堙ｧ窶堋ｭﾂ、窶堙ｦ窶堙ｨﾅｽﾂｩ窶漏� �堙依彙窶堋ｵ窶｢ﾃｻ窶堙俄�ｹﾃ溪�堙��堋ｭ窶堙��堋ｵ窶� ﾃ･窶堋､ﾂ。

Since it isn't necessary to emphasize English or repeat "teach."

窶ｰpﾅ津ｪ窶堙ｰ窶ｹﾂｭ窶卍ｲ窶堋ｷ窶堙ｩ窶堋ｱ窶堙�、窶堙 懌�堋ｽ窶堙�"teach"窶堙ｰﾅ谷窶堙ｨ窶｢ﾃ披�堋ｷ窶堋ｱ窶堙 ��堙坂�｢K窶牌窶堙��堙遺�堋｢窶堙娯�堙�。

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ﾂ「since = ﾂ〜窶堙娯�堙�、窶堋ｾ窶堋ｩ窶堙ｧﾂ（窶｢ﾂｶ窶慊ｪ窶堙俄 �冰窶堋ｩ窶堙ｪ窶堙ｩﾂ湘ｪﾂ坂�｡ﾂ、窶卍ｼﾂ静壺�堙固陳ｴﾋ� ﾃｶ窶堙ｰ窶｢\窶堋ｵﾂ、because窶堙ｦ窶堙ｨﾋ�凪�督｡窶堋ｪ ﾅｽﾃ｣窶堋ｭﾂ、as窶堙ｦ窶堙ｨ窶ｹﾂｭ窶堋｢ﾂ）ﾂ」
ﾂ・Since you feel tired, you should rest.
窶� 窶堙遺�堋ｽ窶堙坂�敕ｦ窶堙ｪ窶堙��堋｢窶堙ｩ窶堙� 窶堋ｾ窶堋ｩ窶堙ｧﾂ、窶ｹx窶倍窶堙ｰ窶堙��堙ｩ窶堙冷�堋 ｫ窶堋ｾﾂ。
ﾂ・Since the car isn't working, we'll have to take the train.
ﾅｽﾃ披�堋ｪ窶慊ｮ窶堋ｩ窶堙遺�堋｢窶堙娯�堋ｾ窶堋ｩ窶堙ｧﾂ 、ﾅｽ窶樞�堋ｽ窶堋ｿ窶堙坂�彭ﾅｽﾃ披�堙可湘ｦ窶堙ｩ窶堙冷 �堋ｫ窶堋ｾﾂ。
ﾂ・It must have rained, since the ground is wet.
窶冢窶禿岩�堋ｪﾅｽﾂｼ窶堙≫�堙��堋｢窶堙ｩ窶堙��堋ｱ窶 堙ｫ窶堙ｰﾅ陳ｩ窶堙ｩ窶堙�、窶ｰJ窶堋ｪﾂ降窶堙≫�堋ｽ窶� ﾃ架�｡窶堋｢窶堙遺�堋｢ﾂ。

ﾂ「emphasizeﾂ（窶堋ｦ窶堙ｱ窶堙凪�塲ｸ窶堋ｳ窶堋｢窶堋ｸ ﾂ） = 窶ｹﾂｭ窶卍ｲﾂ［窶氾債静�ﾂ］窶堋ｷ窶堙ｩ; ﾂ（ﾅ陳ｾ窶杯窶堙可）窶氾坂�堙ｰ窶愿ｼ窶堙ｪ窶堙ｩ; ﾂ（ﾅ蛋ﾂ・ﾂ色窶堙遺�堙��堙ｰﾂ）窶禿壺�板ｧ窶堋ｽ窶堋ｹ 窶堙ｩ.ﾂ」
ﾂ「necessaryﾂ（窶堙銀�堋ｹ窶堋ｳﾂー窶堙ｨﾂ）= 窶｢K窶牌窶堙按」
ﾂ「pattern = 窶禿坂�敕�, ﾅｽﾃｨ窶怒; ﾅ耽, ﾅ�ﾃｮ窶怒ﾅ耽, 窶罵ﾅｽﾂｮ; 窶禿最耽; 窶禿坂�罵, 窶｢ﾂｿ; ﾂ（窶｢ﾅｾ窶堙遺�堙��堙個）ﾅ陳ｩ窶怒, 窶氾｡; 窶ｹ@ﾂ構; ﾂ湘ｮﾂ青ｨ, ﾅ湛ﾅ津ｼ.ﾂ」
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In this case, it appears Mac is an administrator trying to convince Maciamo to stay on at his present job -- Please continue teaching English here no matter what.

窶堋ｱ窶堙個湘ｪﾂ坂�｡ﾂ、Mac窶堋ｪMaciamo窶堙俄�敕樞�� ﾃ固陳ｻﾂ催昶�堙娯�禿ｰ窶禿壺�堙ｰ窶板ｯ窶堙懌�堙ｩ窶堙ｦ 窶堋､窶堙俄�拏窶慊ｾ窶堋ｳ窶堋ｹ窶堙��堋｢窶堙ｩ窶堙ｦ窶堋､窶堙�Addmi nistrator窶堙嫁陳ｩ窶堋ｦ窶堙ｩﾂ。
"no matter what" is difficult to translate to me. Hmm.

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ﾂ「It appears (that ... .) = 窶堙��堋､窶堙�....窶堙ｧ窶堋ｵ窶堋｢ﾂ。ﾂ（...窶堙娯� 堙ｦ窶堋､窶堙嫁陳ｩ窶堋ｦ窶堙ｩﾂ）ﾂ」
ﾂ「convince = ﾅ�mﾂ信ﾂ［窶拏窶慊ｾﾂ］窶堋ｳ窶堋ｹ窶堙ｩﾂ」
ﾂ「present = ﾅ陳ｻﾂ催昶�堙個」
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Hmmm. It appears I have said a terrible thing to Maciamo.
My friends have said "teach me is unnatural" as well before.
But "If you have a chance or time, please continue" is enough to say?
I think I don't know what I wish to him/her.
How about "If you have enough time, please continue helping"? (^^;;;;

[Elizabeth]

Thank you for helping me, Elizabeth.

If you have a chance or time, please continue are probably closer to natural speech patterns.

If you have a chance or time, please continue窶堙坂�ｹﾂｰ窶堙ｧ窶堋ｭﾂ、窶堙ｦ窶堙ｨﾅｽﾂｩ窶漏� �堙依彙窶堋ｵ窶｢ﾃｻ窶堙俄�ｹﾃ溪�堙��堋ｭ窶堙��堋ｵ窶� ﾃ･窶堋､ﾂ。

Since it isn't necessary to emphasize English or repeat "teach."

窶ｰpﾅ津ｪ窶堙ｰ窶ｹﾂｭ窶卍ｲ窶堋ｷ窶堙ｩ窶堋ｱ窶堙�、窶堙 懌�堋ｽ窶堙�"teach"窶堙ｰﾅ谷窶堙ｨ窶｢ﾃ披�堋ｷ窶堋ｱ窶堙 ��堙坂�｢K窶牌窶堙��堙遺�堋｢窶堙娯�堙�。

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ﾂ「since = ﾂ〜窶堙娯�堙�、窶堋ｾ窶堋ｩ窶堙ｧﾂ（窶｢ﾂｶ窶慊ｪ窶堙俄 �冰窶堋ｩ窶堙ｪ窶堙ｩﾂ湘ｪﾂ坂�｡ﾂ、窶卍ｼﾂ静壺�堙固陳ｴﾋ� ﾃｶ窶堙ｰ窶｢\窶堋ｵﾂ、because窶堙ｦ窶堙ｨﾋ�凪�督｡窶堋ｪ ﾅｽﾃ｣窶堋ｭﾂ、as窶堙ｦ窶堙ｨ窶ｹﾂｭ窶堋｢ﾂ）ﾂ」
ﾂ・Since you feel tired, you should rest.
窶� 窶堙遺�堋ｽ窶堙坂�敕ｦ窶堙ｪ窶堙��堋｢窶堙ｩ窶堙� 窶堋ｾ窶堋ｩ窶堙ｧﾂ、窶ｹx窶倍窶堙ｰ窶堙��堙ｩ窶堙冷�堋 ｫ窶堋ｾﾂ。
ﾂ・Since the car isn't working, we'll have to take the train.
ﾅｽﾃ披�堋ｪ窶慊ｮ窶堋ｩ窶堙遺�堋｢窶堙娯�堋ｾ窶堋ｩ窶堙ｧﾂ 、ﾅｽ窶樞�堋ｽ窶堋ｿ窶堙坂�彭ﾅｽﾃ披�堙可湘ｦ窶堙ｩ窶堙冷 �堋ｫ窶堋ｾﾂ。
ﾂ・It must have rained, since the ground is wet.
窶冢窶禿岩�堋ｪﾅｽﾂｼ窶堙≫�堙��堋｢窶堙ｩ窶堙��堋ｱ窶 堙ｫ窶堙ｰﾅ陳ｩ窶堙ｩ窶堙�、窶ｰJ窶堋ｪﾂ降窶堙≫�堋ｽ窶� ﾃ架�｡窶堋｢窶堙遺�堋｢ﾂ。

ﾂ「emphasizeﾂ（窶堋ｦ窶堙ｱ窶堙凪�塲ｸ窶堋ｳ窶堋｢窶堋ｸ ﾂ） = 窶ｹﾂｭ窶卍ｲﾂ［窶氾債静�ﾂ］窶堋ｷ窶堙ｩ; ﾂ（ﾅ陳ｾ窶杯窶堙可）窶氾坂�堙ｰ窶愿ｼ窶堙ｪ窶堙ｩ; ﾂ（ﾅ蛋ﾂ・ﾂ色窶堙遺�堙��堙ｰﾂ）窶禿壺�板ｧ窶堋ｽ窶堋ｹ 窶堙ｩ.ﾂ」
ﾂ「necessaryﾂ（窶堙銀�堋ｹ窶堋ｳﾂー窶堙ｨﾂ）= 窶｢K窶牌窶堙按」
ﾂ「pattern = 窶禿坂�敕�, ﾅｽﾃｨ窶怒; ﾅ耽, ﾅ�ﾃｮ窶怒ﾅ耽, 窶罵ﾅｽﾂｮ; 窶禿最耽; 窶禿坂�罵, 窶｢ﾂｿ; ﾂ（窶｢ﾅｾ窶堙遺�堙��堙個）ﾅ陳ｩ窶怒, 窶氾｡; 窶ｹ@ﾂ構; ﾂ湘ｮﾂ青ｨ, ﾅ湛ﾅ津ｼ.ﾂ」
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In this case, it appears Mac is an administrator trying to convince Maciamo to stay on at his present job -- Please continue teaching English here no matter what.

窶堋ｱ窶堙個湘ｪﾂ坂�｡ﾂ、Mac窶堋ｪMaciamo窶堙俄�敕樞�� ﾃ固陳ｻﾂ催昶�堙娯�禿ｰ窶禿壺�堙ｰ窶板ｯ窶堙懌�堙ｩ窶堙ｦ 窶堋､窶堙俄�拏窶慊ｾ窶堋ｳ窶堋ｹ窶堙��堋｢窶堙ｩ窶堙ｦ窶堋､窶堙�Addmi nistrator窶堙嫁陳ｩ窶堋ｦ窶堙ｩﾂ。
"no matter what" is difficult to translate to me. Hmm.

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ﾂ「It appears (that ... .) = 窶堙��堋､窶堙�....窶堙ｧ窶堋ｵ窶堋｢ﾂ。ﾂ（...窶堙娯� 堙ｦ窶堋､窶堙嫁陳ｩ窶堋ｦ窶堙ｩﾂ）ﾂ」
ﾂ「convince = ﾅ�mﾂ信ﾂ［窶拏窶慊ｾﾂ］窶堋ｳ窶堋ｹ窶堙ｩﾂ」
ﾂ「present = ﾅ陳ｻﾂ催昶�堙個」
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Hmmm. It appears I have said a terrible thing to Maciamo.
My friends have said "teach me is unnatural" as well before.
But "If you have a chance or time, please continue" is enough to say?
I think I don't know what I wish to him/her.
How about "If you have enough time, please continue helping"? (^^;;;;

Because in Maciamo's case you already said "Thank you for teaching English,"
I just mean you don't need to repeat teaching or English. Mac probably didn't really mean for these sentences to be read together, though.....

[Mac]

Ah... I see.
窶ｰpﾅ津ｪ窶堙ｰ窶ｹﾂｳ窶堋ｦ窶堙��堋ｭ窶堙ｪ窶堙��� 窶 堙ｨ窶堋ｪ窶堙�ーﾂ。
窶ｰpﾅ津ｪ窶堙ｰ窶ｹﾂｳ窶堋ｦ窶伉ｱ窶堋ｯ窶堙��堋ｭ窶堋ｾ窶 堋ｳ窶堋｢ﾂ。(Please continue teaching English. *But This sentence is bad.)
窶伉ｱ窶堋ｯ窶堙��堋ｭ窶堋ｾ窶堋ｳ窶堋｢ﾂ。(Please continue)

窶堙懌�堋ｽﾂ債｡窶忸窶ｰpﾅ津ｪ窶堙ｰ窶ｹﾂｳ窶堋ｦ窶堙��堋 ｭ窶堋ｾ窶堋ｳ窶堋｢窶堙仰。 would be better. Hmm. This is difficult to translate though....
Please teach English again? next time?...hmmmm.

窶ｰpﾅ津ｪ窶堙ｰ窶ｹﾂｳ窶堋ｦ窶堙��堋ｭ窶堙ｪ窶堙��� 窶 堙ｨ窶堋ｪ窶堙��堋､ﾂ。窶伉ｱ窶堋ｯ窶堙��堋ｭ窶堋ｾ窶堋 ｳ窶堋｢ﾂ。
Thank you for teaching English. Please continue...
Hmm I think this sentence is natural.
Okay I think this is good.

[Elizabeth]

If you have a chance or time, please continue窶堙坂�ｹﾂｰ窶堙ｧ窶堋ｭﾂ、窶堙ｦ窶堙ｨﾅｽﾂｩ窶漏� �堙依彙窶堋ｵ窶｢ﾃｻ窶堙俄�ｹﾃ溪�堙��堋ｭ窶堙��堋ｵ窶� ﾃ･窶堋､ﾂ。

Is 窶ｹﾃ溪�堙��堋ｭ窶堙��堋ｵ窶堙･窶堋､ (approaches) better than 窶ｹﾃ溪�堋ｭ窶堙嫁�ﾂｴ窶堋ｶ窶堙��堋ｵ窶堙･窶堋､ﾂ、ﾂ　 窶ｹﾃ溪�堋ｭ窶堙嫁�ﾂｴ窶堋ｶ窶堙ｧ窶堙ｪ窶堙ｩ?

Since it isn't necessary to emphasize English or repeat "teach."

窶ｰpﾅ津ｪ窶堙ｰ窶ｹﾂｭ窶卍ｲ窶堋ｷ窶堙ｩ窶堋ｱ窶堙�、窶堙 懌�堋ｽ窶堙�"teach"窶堙ｰﾅ谷窶堙ｨ窶｢ﾃ披�堋ｷ窶堋ｱ窶堙 ��堙坂�｢K窶牌窶堙��堙遺�堋｢窶堙娯�堙�。

Maybe 窶板昶�燃窶堙坂�ｰpﾅ津ｪ窶堙ｰ窶ｹﾂｭ窶卍ｲﾂ。ﾂ。ﾂ。ﾂ　
Or 窶｢K窶牌窶堙��堙遺�堋｢窶堋ｩ窶堙ｧﾂ・窶堙娯�堙�・� �堋ｽ窶堙溪�堙��堋ｷﾂ。

In this case, it appears Mac is an administrator trying to convince Maciamo to stay on at his present job -- Please continue teaching English here no matter what.

窶堋ｱ窶堙個湘ｪﾂ坂�｡ﾂ、Mac窶堋ｪMaciamo窶堙俄�敕樞�� ﾃ固陳ｻﾂ催昶�堙娯�禿ｰ窶禿壺�堙ｰ窶板ｯ窶堙懌�堙ｩ窶堙ｦ 窶堋､窶堙俄�拏窶慊ｾ窶堋ｳ窶堋ｹ窶堙��堋｢窶堙ｩ窶堙ｦ窶堋､窶堙�Addmi nistrator窶堙嫁陳ｩ窶堋ｦ窶堙ｩﾂ。
"no matter what" is difficult to translate to me. Hmm.

Hmmm....Maybe just shigoto for job. And this tomaru (ﾅｽ~窶堙懌�堙ｩ), tsuzukeru for stay (continue) are also OK (?)
Administrator -- Kanrishoku (?)
No matter what -- Doushite mo (?)

Also for convince -- Maciamo窶堙嫁陳ｾ窶堋｢窶｢ﾂｷ窶堋ｩ窶堋ｹ窶堙ｩ (?)


ﾋ�按湘｣窶堙��堋ｷﾂ。ﾂ　ﾂ催��ｹﾃ淞、ﾅｽ窶樞�堙俄�堙 ��堙≫�堙��愿ｺ窶怒ﾅ津ｪ窶堙ｰ窶｢ﾃ冷�ｹﾂｭ窶堋ｷ窶堙ｩ� �堙娯�堙架�ｪ窶敕披�禿ｰ窶堙俄�板ｧ窶堙や�堙娯�堙哉� }ﾆ誰窶堙姑竹ﾆ湛ﾆ暖窶堙ｰ窶愿��堙槐ｽ窶凪�堙��堋ｷﾂ� Bﾂ　窶凪�昶�堙債、ﾆ筑ﾆ誰窶堙姑竹ﾆ湛ﾆ暖窶堙ｰ窶愿�� 堙槐ｽ窶凪�堙坂�愿ｺ窶怒ﾅ津ｪ窶堙娯�｢ﾃ冷�ｹﾂｭ窶｢ﾃｻ窶邸 窶堙娯�堙遺�堋ｩ窶堙�催��堙�窶禿ｰ窶堙俄�板ｧ窶堋ｿ� �堙懌�堋ｷﾂ。
窶堙��堙�ﾂ、Maciamo窶堙俄�嗟窶堋≫�堡停�堙娯�楼窶 堙娯�｢ﾃ版ｽ窶凪�堙俄�堙や�堋｢窶堙��堙娯�｢ﾂｶ窶堙�� 堋ｷ窶堋ｪﾂ、窶堋ｽ窶堋ｾﾂ湘ｧ窶冖ﾅ陳ｾ窶堙≫�堙��堋｢窶 堙ｩ窶堋ｾ窶堋ｯ窶堙遺�堙ｱ窶堋ｾ窶堙≫�堋ｽ窶堋ｩ窶堙ｧﾂ� B. 窶怒窶ｹC窶堙俄�堋ｷ窶堙ｩ窶堙遺�堙ｦ窶堙仰。

窶凖ｹﾂ青ｳ窶堋ｵ窶堙��堋ｭ窶堋ｾ窶堋ｳ窶堋｢窶堙仰。ﾅ津 ｣窶堙仰。ﾂ。ﾂ。

[Mac]

If you have a chance or time, please continue are probably closer to natural speech patterns.

If you have a chance or time窶堙坂�ｹﾂｰ窶堙ｧ窶堋ｭﾂ、窶堙ｦ窶堙ｨﾅｽﾂｩ窶漏窶堙� ﾋ彙窶堋ｵ窶｢ﾃｻ窶堙俄�ｹﾃ溪�堙��堋ｭ窶堙��堋ｵ窶堙･窶 堋､ ﾂ。
If you have a chance or time窶堙坂�ｹﾂｰ窶堙ｧ窶堋ｭﾂ、窶堙ｦ窶堙ｨﾅｽﾂｩ窶漏窶堙� ﾋ彙窶堋ｵ窶｢ﾃｻ窶堙��堋ｵ窶堙･窶堋､ ﾂ。
I think don't need to translate like "窶堙ｦ窶堙ｨ窶ｹﾃ溪�堋ｭ窶堙� or something"
So I think "are closer" = only "窶堙ｦ窶堙ｨ" in this case.

So I think 窶堙ｦ窶堙ｨﾅｽﾂｩ窶漏窶堙依彙窶堋ｵ窶｢ﾃｻ窶堙俄�堙遺�堙 ｩ窶堙��堋ｵ窶堙･窶堋､ and 窶堙ｦ窶堙ｨﾅｽﾂｩ窶漏窶堙依彙窶堋ｵ窶｢ﾃｻ窶堙��堋ｵ窶堙 ･窶堋､
and 窶堙ｦ窶堙ｨﾅｽﾂｩ窶漏窶堙依彙窶堋ｵ窶｢ﾃｻ窶堙俄�ｹﾃ溪�堙 ��堋ｭ窶堙��堋ｵ窶堙･窶堋､ are correct in that case.

It must be so difficult to English speakers.... (^^;;;;
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I don't like the word "Administrator" in Japanese.
So I use "Administrator" instead of the Japanese.
Well, Let's try to translate the sentence again.


In this case, it appears Mac is an administrator trying to convince Maciamo to stay on at his present job -- Please continue teaching English here no matter what.

Before
窶堋ｱ窶堙個湘ｪﾂ坂�｡ﾂ、Mac窶堋ｪMaciamo窶堙俄�敕樞�� ﾃ固陳ｻﾂ催昶�堙娯�禿ｰ窶禿壺�堙ｰ窶板ｯ窶堙懌�堙ｩ窶堙ｦ 窶堋､窶堙俄�拏窶慊ｾ窶堋ｳ窶堋ｹ窶堙��堋｢窶堙ｩ窶堙ｦ窶堋､窶堙�Addmi nistrator窶堙嫁陳ｩ窶堋ｦ窶堙ｩﾂ。
After
窶堋ｱ窶堙個湘ｪﾂ坂�｡ﾂ、Mac窶堋ｪMaciamo窶堙嫁陳ｻﾂ催� 窶堙固ｽdﾅｽ窶凪�堙ｰ窶伉ｱ窶堋ｯ窶堙ｩ窶堙ｦ窶堋､窶堙可� ﾃ�窶慊ｾ窶堋ｵ窶堙��堋｢窶堙ｩ窶堙ｦ窶堋､窶堙�Addminis trator窶堙嫁陳ｩ窶堋ｦ窶堙ｩﾂ。

Ah...I've missed to understand "stay on"
"stay on" = on 窶堙個湘ｳ窶佚披�堙娯�堙懌�堙懌�堙��堋｢窶堙ｩﾂ［窶� 窶堙ｩ]

I think the sentence which I retranslated is better.

convince A to do = A窶堙ｰﾂ静�窶慊ｾ窶堋ｵ窶堙�・ﾂ・ﾂ・窶堋ｳ窶堋ｹ窶堙ｩﾂ 。("persuade A to do" is better)
I convinced him to buy the house.
ﾅｽ窶樞�堙坂�敕樞�堙ｰﾂ静�窶慊ｾ窶堋ｵ窶堙��ｰﾃ��堙ｰ� �敞停�堙ｭ窶堋ｹ窶堋ｽﾂ。
I convince to Maciamo to stay on at his present job.
ﾅｽ窶樞�堙庚aciamo窶堙ｰﾂ静�窶慊ｾ窶堋ｵ窶堙��堙嫁陳ｻ ﾂ催昶�堙固ｽdﾅｽ窶凪�堙ｰ窶伉ｱ窶堋ｯ窶堋ｳ窶堋ｹ窶堙ｩﾂ。

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ﾂ「ﾂ催��ｹﾃ淞、ﾅｽ窶樞�堙俄�堙��堙≫�堙��愿ｺ窶怒ﾅ 津ｪ窶堙ｰ窶｢ﾃ冷�ｹﾂｭ窶堋ｷ窶堙ｩ窶堙娯�堙架�ｪ 窶敕披�禿ｰ窶堙俄�板ｧ窶堙や�堙娯�堙哉筑ﾆ誰窶堙姑竹ﾆ 湛ﾆ暖窶堙ｰ窶愿��堙槐ｽ窶凪�堙��堋ｷﾂ。ﾂ　窶凪�昶�� ﾃ債、ﾆ筑 ﾆ誰窶堙姑竹ﾆ湛ﾆ暖窶堙ｰ窶愿��堙槐ｽ窶凪�堙坂�愿ｺ窶� {ﾅ津ｪ窶堙娯�｢ﾃ冷�ｹﾂｭ窶｢ﾃｻ窶邸窶堙娯�堙遺�堋ｩ窶堙� 催��堙�窶禿ｰ 窶堙俄�板ｧ窶堋ｿ窶堙懌�堋ｷﾂ。ﾂ」

窶� 窶堙ｨ窶堋ｪ窶堙�ーﾂ。窶堋ｻ窶堋､ﾅ陳ｾ窶堙ｭ窶堙ｪ窶堙ｩ窶堙��堋､窶堙ｪ窶� ﾂｵ窶堋｢窶堙��堋ｷﾂ。

[Elizabeth]

"Later"窶堙坂�ｰﾃ溪�ｹﾅｽ窶堙個「-ﾅ津｣ﾂ」窶堙�ｽg窶堙ｭ窶堙ｪ窶堙��堋｢窶堙懌�堋ｷﾂ。窶 氾｡窶堋ｦ窶堙篠、ﾂ「窶啜窶扼窶楼窶堙俄�啻窶ｰﾃｯﾅｽﾃ絶 �堙俄�愿ｼ窶堙≫�堋ｽ窶堋ｯ窶堙�、窶啀窶扼ﾅ津｣ﾅｽﾂｫﾂ� E窶堋ｵ窶堙懌�堋ｵ窶堋ｽﾂ。ﾂ」ﾂ、窶ｰpﾅ津ｪ窶堙��堋ｻ窶 堋､窶堙遺�堙ｩﾂ："I joined company A 5 years ago, but I resigned 1 year later".窶堋ｻ窶堙個湘ｪﾂ坂�｡窶堙�"later"窶堙�ｽg窶堋 ､ﾂ。窶督｢窶藩��堋ｩﾂ渉ｫ窶藩��堙戸�凪�督｡窶堋ｾ窶� ﾃ≫�堋ｽ"1 year later"窶堙ｰﾅｽg窶堋ｦ窶堙懌�堋ｹ窶堙ｱﾂ。窶堋ｾ窶堋ｪﾂ、 "later"窶堋ｾ窶堋ｯ窶堙�、窶氾｡窶堋ｦ窶堙�"See you later"窶堋ｩ"I will do it later"窶堙坂�堙�窶堋ｿ窶堙ｫ窶堙ｱﾅｽg窶堋ｦ窶堙懌�堋ｷﾂ 。ﾅ�ﾃｺﾅ�ﾃ披�堋ｪﾅ塚��堙溪�堋ｽ窶堙ｧﾂ（窶氾｡ﾂ：窶啀ﾅ ｽﾅｾﾅ�ﾃ板、窶啌ﾂ週ﾅ�ﾃ板、窶啀窶唹窶扼ﾅ�ﾃ板。ﾂ。ﾂ。ﾂ ）ﾂ、ﾂ「"in"+ﾅ�ﾃｺﾅ�ﾃ板」窶堙�陳ｾ窶堙ｭ窶堙遺�堋ｯ窶 堙ｪ窶堙寂�堙遺�堙ｧ窶堙遺�堋｢ﾂ。

ﾂ湘｣窶堙固ｽﾂｿ窶禿｢窶堙��堋ｷ窶堋ｪﾂ、窶ｰpﾅ津ｪ窶堙� 「ﾂ。ﾂ。ﾂ。Afterﾂ」窶堙�Maciamo窶堋ｳ窶堙ｱ窶堙固陳ｾ 窶堋､窶堙ｦ窶堋､窶堙可「laterﾂ」窶堙債、窶堙吮�堙壺 �慊ｯ窶堋ｶﾋ�凪�督｡窶堙個湘ｪﾂ坂�｡窶堋ｪ窶� 窶堙ｩ窶� ﾃ�ｽv窶堋｢窶堙懌�堋ｷﾂ。ﾂ　I joined company A 5 years ago, but resigned after a year窶堙��凪�督｡窶堙坂�慊ｯ窶堋ｶ窶堙��堋ｷﾂ。窶堙 ��堙�ﾂ、"After"窶堙坂�ｰﾃ溪�ｹﾅｽ窶堋ｩﾂ渉ｫ窶藩��堙� ﾂ「-ﾅ津｣ﾂ　ﾂ（窶堙�、窶堙可）ﾂ」窶堙��堙�ﾅｽg窶堙ｭ窶� ﾃｪ窶堙ｩﾂ湘ｪﾂ坂�｡窶堋ｪ窶伉ｽ窶堋｢ﾂ。窶｢ﾂｶ窶堙固ｽﾅｾﾂ� ﾂｧ窶堙俄�堙ｦ窶堙≫�堙��｡窶堋､ﾂ。 After Miki comes home from school, she goes to cram school. Although after only an hour (after spending an hour, after an hour has/had passed) of cram school, she is/was ready to go home.

ﾋ�ｪ窶｢ﾃｻ窶堙��堙債、[Let's meet back here after shopping for an hourﾂ」窶堙�陳ｾ窶堋｢窶｢ﾃｻ窶堙坂�� 窶堙懌�堋｢ﾅｽg� �堋｢窶堙懌�堋ｹ窶堙ｱ窶堙仰。窶板昶�燃窶堙債青ｳﾅ�m窶 堙俄�堋ｵ窶堙ｧ窶堙遺�堋｢窶堋ｯ窶堙�。 窶堋ｨ窶堋ｻ窶堙ｧ窶堋ｭﾂ、窶敞停�堋｢窶｢ﾂｨ窶堙娯�堙ｦ窶 堋､窶堙闇�ﾋ��慊ｮ窶堙ｰ窶ｹﾂｭ窶卍ｲ窶堋ｷ窶堙ｩ窶堋ｽ窶� ﾃ溪�堙可、窶堋ｻ窶堙固ｽg窶堋｢窶｢ﾃｻ窶堙�OK窶堙�ｽv窶 堋｢窶堙懌�堋ｷﾂ。ﾂ　
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[Maciamo]

Another common mistake made by Japanese :

"My/your most favourite something" => "favourite" means ﾋ�ｪ窶敕板好窶堋ｫ窶堙�, so there is only one "favourite" thing. "most favourite" sounds like ﾋ�ｪ窶敕藩�ｪ窶敕板好窶堋ｫ窶堙�, which is redundant.

[Mac]

Thank you for helping English, Maciamo.

Hmm. My most favorite thing is ABC.
窶堋ｻ窶堙ｪ窶堙ｰﾅｽg窶堙≫�堙��堋ｵ窶堙懌�堋､窶堙�� 堋ｱ窶堙ｫ窶堋ｾ窶堙≫�堋ｽﾂ！
I was just going to use that! (I think....(^^;;;)
I understood. I will never use that.

redundant (窶堙ｨ窶堋ｾ窶堙ｱ窶堋ｾ窶堙ｱ窶堙��堋｣) = 窶脳ﾅ致窶堙按、窶堋ｭ窶堙��堋｢

[Elizabeth]

Thank you for helping English, Maciamo.

redundant (窶堙ｨ窶堋ｾ窶堙ｱ窶堋ｾ窶堙ｱ窶堙��堋｣) = 窶脳ﾅ致窶堙按、窶堋ｭ窶堙��堋｢

More correctly : Thank you for helping (me) with my English, Maciamo.
Also 窶｢s窶｢K窶牌 for redundantﾂ？

"Most favorite" is still something used in lighthearted conversation or as a joke in idle banter between friends, especially children, but it is obviously redundant.

[Mac]

Thank you for helping with my English, Elizabeth.

A new machine was installed and some of the workmen were made redundant.
ﾂ新窶堋ｵ窶堋｢窶ｹ@ﾅ�B窶堋ｪ窶愿ｼ窶堙≫�堙��堋ｫ窶堙� ﾂ（ﾅｽﾃｦ窶堙ｨ窶｢t窶堋ｯ窶堙ｧ窶堙ｪ窶堙�）ﾋ�ｪ窶｢窶昶 �堙戸廱窶慊ｭﾅｽﾃ停�堙坂�｢s窶牌窶堙俄�堙遺�堙≫�堋ｽﾂ 。
(from in my dictionary. "from in" my dictionary )

"Most favorite" is still something used in lighthearted conversation or as a joke in idle banter between friends, especially children, but it is obviously redundant.

ﾂ「most favorite(ﾋ�ｪ窶敕藩�ｪ窶敕板好窶堋ｫ)ﾂ」窶堙坂�堋ｻ� �堙ｪ窶堙俄�堙�窶堋ｩ窶堋ｩ窶堙ｭ窶堙ｧ窶堋ｸﾂ、窶配窶ｹC 窶堙遺�ｰﾃｯﾋ彙ﾂ、窶堙懌�堋ｽ窶愿≫�堙嫁ｽq窶ｹﾅｸ窶堋ｽ� �堋ｿ窶堙娯�認窶傳窶堙固�ﾃ披�堙�「窶ｰﾃ俄�堙按湘ｧ窶 冖窶堙ｰﾅ陳ｾ窶堋､ﾅｽﾃ停�堙個湘ｧ窶冖ﾂ」窶堙��堋ｵ窶堙�ｽg窶堙ｭ窶堙ｪ窶堙ｩ窶堋ｪﾂ、窶堋ｻ� �堙ｪ窶堙坂�督ｾ窶昶�吮�堙可（ﾅ�ﾃ藩�｡窶堋｢窶堙遺�堋 ｭﾂ）窶｢s窶牌窶堙��� 窶堙ｩﾂ。

be something? How can it translate?

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lightheartedﾂ（窶堙ｧ窶堋｢窶堙��堋｣窶堙債ー窶堙��堋｡窶堙≫�堙��堋｣ﾂ） = 窶配窶ｹC窶堙按、窶ｹCﾅ馳窶堙�
conversation = 窶ｰﾃｯﾋ彙
joke = ﾂ湘ｧ窶冖
idle = 窶ｰﾃ俄�堙�
banter = ﾂ湘ｧ窶冖ﾂ（窶堙ｰﾅ陳ｾ窶堋､ﾂ）ﾂ（ﾂ湘ｧ窶冖窶堙ｰﾅ陳ｾ窶 堋､ﾅｽﾃ陳？ﾂ）
obvious = 窶督ｾ窶昶�吮�堙按、窶堋ｷ窶堋ｮ窶｢ﾂｪ窶堋ｩ窶堙ｩﾂ。

[Elizabeth]

"Most favorite" is still something used in lighthearted conversation or as a joke in idle banter between friends, especially children, but it is obviously redundant.

ﾂ「most favorite(ﾋ�ｪ窶敕藩�ｪ窶敕板好窶堋ｫ)ﾂ」窶堙坂�堋ｻ� �堙ｪ窶堙俄�堙�窶堋ｩ窶堋ｩ窶堙ｭ窶堙ｧ窶堋ｸﾂ、窶配窶ｹC 窶堙遺�ｰﾃｯﾋ彙ﾂ、窶堙懌�堋ｽ窶愿≫�堙嫁ｽq窶ｹﾅｸ窶堋ｽ� �堋ｿ窶堙娯�認窶傳窶堙固�ﾃ披�堙�「窶ｰﾃ俄�堙按湘ｧ窶 冖窶堙ｰﾅ陳ｾ窶堋､ﾅｽﾃ停�堙個湘ｧ窶冖ﾂ」窶堙��堋ｵ窶堙�ｽg窶堙ｭ窶堙ｪ窶堙ｩ窶堋ｪﾂ、窶堋ｻ� �堙ｪ窶堙坂�督ｾ窶昶�吮�堙可（ﾅ�ﾃ藩�｡窶堋｢窶堙遺�堋 ｭﾂ）窶｢s窶牌窶堙��� 窶堙ｩﾂ。

窶堋ｻ窶堋､窶堋｢窶堋､ﾅ�ﾂｴ窶堋ｶ窶堙��堋ｷﾂ。

窶� 窶堙ｩﾋ�凪�督｡窶堙��堙債、[More correctly]窶堙ｰﾅｽ窶樞�堙固ｽg窶堋｢窶｢ﾃｻ窶堙�窶堋ｿ窶堙･窶堙≫� 堙��脳ﾅ致窶堙闇陳ｾ窶堋｢窶｢ﾃｻ窶堙��堋ｷ窶堙仰。窶堋ｽ窶堋ｾ 窶ｰﾃｯﾋ彙窶堙ｰﾂ柔窶堙ｧ窶堋ｩ窶堋ｭ窶堋ｵ窶堙��堋｢窶堙 懌�堋ｷﾂ。窶堋ｽ窶堋ｾﾂ「窶堋ｽ窶堋ｾ窶堋ｵ窶堋ｭ窶堙債」 窶堙�陳ｾ窶堋､窶堙ｦ窶堙ｨﾂ「窶堙�窶堙≫�堙��堋ｽ窶� ﾂｾ窶堋ｵ窶堋ｭ窶堙債」窶堙�陳ｾ窶堋｢窶｢ﾃｻ窶堋ｪ窶妊窶 堋ｵ窶堋｢ﾅ�ﾂｴ窶堋ｶ窶堋ｪ窶堋ｵ窶堙懌�堋ｷﾂ。ﾅｽﾅｾﾂ々窶� ﾃｺﾂ湘ｭ窶ｰﾃｯﾋ彙窶堙��堙最ｽﾂｩ窶漏窶堙嫁ｽg窶堙ｭ窶堙ｪ 窶堙ｩ窶堋ｱ窶堙��堙�窶� 窶堙ｨ窶堙懌�堋ｷﾂ。

Be something窶堙債、窶堙��堋ｱ窶堋ｩ窶堙ｧﾂ、窶堋ｻ窶堙� 窶｢\ﾅ陳ｻ窶堋ｪﾅ陳ｩ窶堙や�堋ｩ窶堙≫�堋ｽ窶堙娯�堋ｩ窶� m窶堙ｧ窶堙遺�堋｢窶堙娯�堙��堋ｷ窶堋ｪﾂ。ﾂ。ﾂ。ﾂ。

[Mac]

Hehe. Hmm....
be something = ﾂ〜 are/is/ something ﾂ〜
I don't understand these sentences.
"It is still something used...."

I thought "It is still used something." =
窶堋ｻ窶堙ｪ窶堙坂�堙懌�堋ｾ窶ｰﾂｽ窶堋ｩ窶堙嫁ｽg窶堙ｭ窶 堙ｪ窶堙��堋｢窶堙懌�堋ｷﾂ。
But the result of my translator wasn't good.
So, I got? confused.

[Elizabeth]

Hehe. Hmm....
be something = ﾂ〜 are/is/ something ﾂ〜
I don't understand these sentences.
"It is still something used...."

I thought "It is still used something." =
窶堋ｻ窶堙ｪ窶堙坂�堙懌�堋ｾ窶ｰﾂｽ窶堋ｩ窶堙嫁ｽg窶堙ｭ窶 堙ｪ窶堙��堋｢窶堙懌�堋ｷﾂ。
But the result of my translator wasn't good.
So, I got? confused.

窶愿ｺ窶怒ﾅ津ｪ窶堙��堋ｳ窶堋ｦ窶愿ｯ窶堋ｵ窶堋｢窶堙�� 堋ｷ窶堙仰。 ﾂ　窶ｰpﾅ津ｪ窶堙��堙遺�堙ｱ窶堙�陳ｾ窶堋､窶堙娯�堋ｩ 窶堙按≫�楪≫�楪　

Maybe....Is it still used for something? 窶堋ｽ窶堙��堋ｦ窶堙篠、 "窶堋ｾ窶堋｢窶堙披�楼窶堋ｩ窶堙ｧﾅｽg窶堙ｭ窶堙ｪ窶堙�� 堋｢窶堙遺�堋｢窶｢\ﾅ陳ｻ窶堙ｰﾅ陳ｩ窶堙や�堋ｩ窶堙≫�堋ｽ 窶堙ｧﾂ　ﾂ”窶堋ｻ窶堙ｪ窶堙坂�堙懌�堋ｾ窶ｰﾂｽ窶堋ｩ窶堙 嫁ｽg窶堙ｭ窶堙ｪ窶堙��堋｢窶堙懌�堋ｷﾂ？ﾂ”窶堙��｢ﾂｷ 窶堋｢窶堋ｽ窶堙ｧ窶堋｢窶堋｢窶堙�ｽv窶堋｢窶堙懌�堋ｷﾂ� B



ﾂ　

[Mac]

窶督ｰ窶堋｢窶堙娯�堙��愿ｺ窶怒ﾅ津ｪ窶堙�・ﾂ・ﾂ・
I'm sleepy, so I'm going to write in Japanese.

窶堋､ﾂー窶堙ｱﾂ・ﾂ・ﾂ・Hmm....
The problem was solved by her.
The room is cleaned every day.
The letter is written in English....

There are those sentences in the English world. (^^; the English world?
""Most favorite" is still something used in lighthearted conversation." was used by Elizabeth.

is 窶堙� used窶堙固�ﾃ披�堙鋭omething窶堋ｪ窶愿ｼ窶堙≫�堙��� ﾂ｢窶堙懌�堋ｷﾂ。
There is "something" between "is" and "used".
窶堋ｻ窶堙ｪ窶堋ｪ窶堙��堋､窶堋ｵ窶堙��堙遺�堙娯�堋ｩ 窶堋ｪ窶堙ｦ窶堋ｭ窶板昶�ｰﾃｰ窶堙��堋ｫ窶堙懌�堋ｹ窶堙ｱ ﾂ。
I can't understand why that is.

Well, Good Night. (^^; I'm going to bed. Hmmm....

[NANGI]

こんにちわ　みなさん！
わたしもこの英会話教室、楽しく拝見させてもらっています。

""Most favorite" is still something used in lighthearted conversation." was used by Elizabeth.

is と usedの間にsomethingが入っています。
There is "something" between "is" and "used".
それがどうしてなのかがよく理解できません。
I can't understand why that is.

わたしは「"Most favorite"は、それでも軽い会話で使われることがあります 」という訳ではないかと思いました。"something" は、「何か」という意味以外に「多少」という意味があります。だからこの場合の"someth ing" は、「まだ時々使われている」という意味で使われているのだと思いました。「使われることがあります」は、 「時々使われている」の変形です。正しいですか？

I thought the translation　is 「"Most favorite"は、それでも軽い会話で使われることがあります 」. "something" has a meaning "多少" in addition to "何か". Since I thought "something" was used as 「まだ時々使われている」 in this case. "使われることがあります" is the transformation form of "時々使われている". Is this the right? or correct?

南木

[Elizabeth]

I'm confused as well. The "most favorite" part of the lesson has no connection to "still used for something." ﾂ　 ﾂ　

However, you can say "ﾂ「"Most favorite]窶堙債、窶堋ｻ窶堙ｪ窶堙��堙�ﾅ馳窶堋｢窶ｰﾃｯﾋ彙窶堙� ｽg窶堙ｭ窶堙ｪ窶堙ｩ窶堋ｱ窶堙��堋ｪ窶� 窶堙ｨ窶堙懌�� ﾂｷﾂ。
ﾂ（窶啾窶壺�｢窶壺�敖）most favorite is still sometimes used ﾂ（ﾅｽ窶凪�堋ｪ窶� 窶堙ｩﾂ）in lighthearted conversationﾂ、different than "used for" ﾂ（窶ｰﾂｽ窶堋ｩ窶堙可）ﾂ。ﾂ　窶堋ｱ窶堋､窶堋｢窶堋､ﾋ� 凪�督｡窶堙�ｽg窶堙ｭ窶堙ｪ窶堙��堋｢窶堙ｩ(Butﾂ。ﾂ。ﾂ 。stillﾂ）窶堙坂�ｹﾂｳ窶ｰﾃ按鞘�倪�堙可出窶堙��堋ｭ窶 堙ｩ窶堙ｦ窶堋､窶堙遺�堋ｨﾅｽﾃｨ窶怒窶堙娯�堙ｦ窶堋､窶堙 遺�｢ﾂｶ窶堙��堙坂�堙遺�堋ｩ窶堙�窶堋ｵ窶堙ｪ窶堙懌�堋 ｹ窶堙ｱﾂ。Sentences with the expression "(but)....still," as it is used here, may not be examples which popularly appear in textbooks.

[Most favorite]窶堙最陳ｵ窶督ｧ窶堙俄�堋｢窶堋､窶堙��ﾃ藩�｡窶堙≫�� ﾂｽ窶堋ｪﾂ、窶堙ｦ窶堋ｭﾅｽg窶堙≫�堙��堙ｩ窶堙ｱ窶堋ｶ窶 堙｡窶堙遺�堋｢窶堙�. ﾂ　ﾂ　ﾂ　ﾂ　ﾂ　

[Mac]

Hello, Nangi-san and Elizabeth.

I know something about cars.
ﾅｽ窶樞�堙最ｽﾃ披�堙娯�堋ｱ窶堙��堙遺�堙ｧﾂ渉ｭ窶堋ｵ窶 堙坂�冦窶堙≫�堙��堋｢窶堙ｩ
ﾂ（ﾂ「窶堙ｦ窶堋ｭ窶冦窶堙≫�堙��堋｢窶堙ｩﾂ」窶堙個� T窶堋ｦ窶堙溪�堙遺�｢\ﾅ陳ｻﾂ）

You look something like that actor.
窶� 窶堙遺�堋ｽ窶堙坂�堋ｿ窶堙･窶堙≫�堙�（ﾂ渉ｭ窶� ﾂｵﾂ）窶� 窶堙娯�捐窶妊窶堙嫁ｽ窶披�堙��堋｢窶堙ｩﾂ� B
ﾂ（something like A = 窶堋｢窶堋ｭ窶堙披�堙ｱﾂ（ﾂ渉ｭ窶堋ｵﾂ、窶堋ｿ窶堙･窶堙� 窶堙�）A窶堙娯�堙ｦ窶堋､窶堙按）


He is something of a poet.
窶敕樞�堙坂�堋ｿ窶堙･窶堙≫�堙��堋ｵ窶堋ｽﾅｽﾂ債人窶� ﾃ��� 窶堙ｩﾂ。
ﾂ（be something of an A = 窶堋ｿ窶堙･窶堙≫�堙��堋ｵ窶堋ｽﾂ（窶� 窶堙ｩ窶拿窶� ﾃ債・ﾂ青ｫﾅｽﾂｿ窶堙ｰﾅｽﾂ昶�堙つ人ﾂ）窶堙��� 窶堙ｩﾂ� Bﾂ）

(I looked them up from in my dictionary.)

Ahh. I was surprised there were a lot of meanings of "something".
I was surprised a lot of meanings of "something existed .
I was surprised "something" had a lot of meanings.

Let's retranslate the sentences once again.

"Most favorite" is still something used in lighthearted conversation or as a joke in idle banter between friends, especially children, but it is obviously redundant.

"Most favorite"窶堙坂�堋ｻ窶堙ｪ窶堙��堙�ﾅ馳窶堋｢窶ｰﾃｯﾋ彙 窶堙娯�吮��窶堙｢ﾂ、窶ｰﾃ俄�堙�（ﾂ湘ｧ窶冖窶堙ｰﾅ陳ｾ� �堋｢ﾂ坂�｡窶堙≫�堙��堋｢窶堙ｩﾂ）窶堋ｩ窶堙ｧ窶堋ｩ窶� ﾂ｢窶� 窶堙≫�堙��堋｢窶堙ｩﾂ、窶認窶傳窶堙固�ﾃ板、 窶愿≫�堙嫁ｽq窶ｹﾅｸ窶堋ｽ窶堋ｿ窶堙固�ﾃ披�堙�、ﾂ湘ｧ� �冖窶堙��堋ｵ窶堙�渉ｭ窶堋ｵﾅｽg窶堙ｭ窶堙ｪ窶堙懌�堋ｷ ﾂ。窶堋ｵ窶堋ｩ窶堋ｵﾂ、窶堋ｻ窶堙ｪ窶堙坂�督ｾ窶昶�吮�� ﾃ俄�｢s窶牌窶堙��� 窶堙ｩﾂ。

[akihabara]

みなさん、こんにちは。突然ですがお邪魔します。とてもためになるスレッドですね。
前の話題に戻してすみませんが質問させてください。
「２週間後に会いましょう」と言うときに、次に会うのは２週間以上は先になるという意味で言いたいときは、 どのような表現になるのでしょうか？
"See you after 2 weeks" でいいのでしょうか？
"See you after 2 weeks or later" ですか？
よろしくお願いします。

[Mac]

I have some questions as well. (^^;

See you in two weeks("week" was typo.). ﾂ（ﾂ〜ﾅ津｣窶堙可）
We'll be able to meet each other within 2 weeksﾂ（ﾂ〜ﾋ�遺�愿�窶堙可）

We may be able to see each other after over 2 weeks.(ﾂ〜ﾋ�按湘｣ﾅ津｣窶堙�) or
We may be able to see each other over 2 weeks later.(ﾂ〜ﾋ�按湘｣ﾅ津｣窶堙�)

Are they correct?

[Elizabeth]

I have some questions as well. (^^;

See you in two week. ﾂ（ﾂ〜ﾅ津｣窶堙可）
We will be able to meet each other within 2 weeksﾂ（ﾂ〜ﾋ�遺�愿�窶堙可）

See you in two weeks.
The second one is fine, except the contraction We'll for "we will" sounds more natural.

We may be able to see each other after over 2 weeks.(ﾂ〜ﾋ�按湘｣ﾅ津｣窶堙�) or
We may be able to see each other over 2 weeks later.(ﾂ〜ﾋ�按湘｣ﾅ津｣窶堙�)

Are they correct?

By over you mean more than two weeks, right?
We may be able to see each other in a little more than (or, a little over) two weeks.

We may be able to see each other a little more than than two weeks after
.....(something in the past).

We may be able to see each other a little more than two weeks later (in this case, "later" has to be now......two weeks after something happened?)

窶堋ｷ窶堙昶�堙懌�堋ｹ窶堙ｱﾂ。ﾂ債｡ﾂ、ﾅ�ﾃ藩�｡窶堋｢窶 堙�静�窶督ｾ窶堋ｷ窶堙ｩﾅｽﾅｾﾅ�ﾃ披�堋ｪ窶堙遺�堋｢窶堙� 窶堋ｷ窶堋ｪﾂ、窶堋ｻ窶堙ｪ窶堋ｶ窶堙｡窶堙仰！

[Mac]

Thank you for your help, Elizabeth.

"bye over"

Well, let's practice of it. ﾂ（ﾂ「窶堋ｻ窶堙ｪ窶堙娯�氾ｻﾂ習窶堙ｰ窶堋ｵ窶堙懌�堋ｵ� �堙･窶堋､ﾂ」窶堙娯�堙や�堙�窶堙ｨﾂ。(>_<;))

We may be able to drive the car in a little more than a week.
ﾅｽ窶樞�堋ｽ窶堋ｿ窶堙坂�啀ﾂ週ﾅ�ﾃ披�堙��堋ｿ窶堙･窶堙 ≫�堙��堙��堋ｻ窶堙固ｽﾃ披�堙ｰ窶ｰ^窶彎窶堋ｷ窶堙ｩﾅｽ窶凪�堋ｪﾂ出窶藩��堙ｩ窶堙ｦ窶堋､窶堙俄� 堙遺�堙ｩ窶堋ｩ窶堙�窶堋ｵ窶堙ｪ窶堙遺�堋｢ﾂ。

We may be able to see each other a little more than 2 weeks after he came back.
ﾅｽ窶樞�堋ｽ窶堋ｿ窶堙坂�敕樞�堋ｪ窶禿溪�堙≫�堙��堋ｫ 窶堋ｽﾅ津｣ﾂ、窶啣ﾂ週ﾅ�ﾃ披�堙��堋ｿ窶堙･窶堙≫�堙�� 堙��堋ｨﾅ津昶�堋｢窶堙可坂�｡窶堋､ﾅｽ窶凪�堋ｪﾂ出窶藩� 窶堙ｩ窶堋ｩ窶堙�窶堋ｵ窶堙ｪ窶堙遺�堋｢ﾂ。

Hmm. It appears that the meaning of the sentence is a little bit different sentence compared to the sentence which we want to know,
I used my stupid online translator though.

But I've learnt a new sentence to me.

Oh, wait a minute. How is this?

We may be able to get the book in more than 2 weeks.
ﾅｽ窶樞�堙坂�啣ﾂ週ﾅ�ﾃ藩�按湘｣窶堙��堋ｻ窶堙娯�怒窶 堙�ｽﾃｨ窶堙俄�愿ｼ窶堙ｪ窶堙ｩﾅｽ窶凪�堋ｪﾂ出窶藩��堙ｩ 窶堋ｩ窶堙�窶堋ｵ窶堙ｪ窶堙遺�堋｢ﾂ。

(^^; I don't think this is correct....

If I wait for 2 weeks, I may be able to get the book.
If I wait for more than 2 weeks, I may be able to get the book.

2ﾂ週ﾅ�ﾃ藩�按湘｣ﾅ津｣窶堙俄�ｰﾃｯ窶堋ｦ窶堙ｩ窶堋ｩ窶堙� 窶堋ｵ窶堙ｪ窶堙遺�堋｢ﾂ。
If we wait for her for more than 2 weeks, we may be able to meet each other here.
We may be able to meet each other here in more than 2 weeks.

2ﾂ週ﾅ�ﾃ版津｣窶堙可坂�｡窶堋｢窶堙懌�堋ｵ窶堙･窶堋､ﾂ。
See you in 2 weeks.

2ﾂ週ﾅ�ﾃ藩�按湘｣ﾅ津｣窶堙俄�ｰﾃｯ窶堋｢窶堙懌�堋ｵ窶堙･ 窶堋､ﾂ。
See you in more than 2 weeks