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私のプロフィールを見てくださってありがとうございます🙏 ダグです。香港出身で、10年以上ロンドンに住んでいます。既婚で、娘もいます。 コロナ禍に暇すぎて日本語を勉強し始めたんですけど、気づいたらここまで来てました📚🧐 ===趣味=== 日本文化に興味津々ですw 興味の幅が結構広くて、お笑い(最近千鳥、粗品)、音楽(back number、髭男など)、人間関係、メンズファッション、ドラマ(恋愛、お笑い系)などにも興味があります。 和食も大好きです。納豆もよくネット注文して食べちゃいます😋 他には、ボルダリングと人と話すことが好きです。内向的なんだけど、話しやすいってよく言われます。基本、聞くのが好きで、聞き役担当です😊 K-popダンスもたまーにやってます。 ===言語交換=== 言語交換パートナー探してます!ちゃんと勉強してる方だと嬉しいです。 育った環境の影響で、 ∙英語(発音はアメリカ英語寄り) ∙広東語 ∙中国語(普通話) はネイティブなので、もしよければ気軽にご連絡ください。 ===勉強目標=== 今年はN1を絶対に取ります!!! 落ちるなんてありえないっす!!! 絶対受かるに決まってる! また、違和感のない日本語を身につけたいのと、カジュアルな会話が一番気楽で楽しいから、友達みたいに話せたら嬉しいです😊 ===仕事=== 今はちっちゃいAIスタートアップの経営者として頑張ってます。 以前は世界的なAI企業で、研究者兼チームマネージャーとして働く機会をいただいたことがあります。 その前に、SEとしてSNSのプライバシー機能やチャット機能の開発にも携わらせていただいたことがあります。 普段から仕事の話を聞かれることがかなり多いので、ここでは仕事以外の話も色々できたら嬉しいです ^^ 仲良くなったら、AIや仕事の話も少しなら喜んで話します。
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SHOYA
Japanese
Jul 18, 2026
お疲れ様!
KAHO
Japanese
Jul 13, 2026
ありがとうございました!!今回は人生の大変だったことについてたくさん話しました。次回は楽しい話題にしましょう😆
SHOYA
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Jul 11, 2026
お疲れ様!
KAHO
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Jul 9, 2026
関西弁のレッスン、楽しんでもらえてよかったです😆
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    Rewriting the sentence makes it easier to understand since a lot of texts like this like to have this weird sentence structure to sound more “epic”: If the age of youth has been passed in virtue, old age does not lessen wisdom, but increases it. It suggests that the impulsiveness and naivety of youth is tempered through living virtuously, leading to wisdom. Note that this is a translation of a translation at this point :).
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    September 11, 2023
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    モエカさん、こんにちは! ダグです。よろしくお願いします。 もし私でよければ、言語交換パートナーとして、一緒に話しませんか? 母語は英語です。香港人ですが、アメリカに10年間住んでいて、今イギリスに住んでいます。 春と桜、綺麗ですね!お花見、すんごく見たいです! 日本に何回も行きましたが、お花見を見たことがないです。T_T もし興味があれば、italkiでメッセージを送ってください! 少しでも、お力になれるのなら幸いです。 Hi Moeka! I would love to be your language partner if that is alright. We can have conversations in both Japanese and English :). Feel free to follow / send me a message and we can chat!
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    December 13, 2021
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    てつおさん、こんにちは! 私も、言語交換パートナーを探しています。もし私でよければ、一緒に話しませんか? 日本語のレベルはN2ぐらいです。日本語能力試験をまだ受けってないんですけどw 香港人ですが、英語は母語です。 Hi Tetsuo, I'd love to be your language partner if that's alright :). My native language is English, having lived in the US for 10 years and the UK for another 6. I definitely feel you when you say it's harder to find language partners with the new italki website. I've followed your profile, feel free to follow me back / send me a message.
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    December 13, 2021
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    December 13, 2021
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    ゲームをするのが好き。 最近特にApexと太鼓の達人をやっています。 太鼓の達人は任天堂スイッチでやっていますが、Apexはコントローラーで操作のは難しすぎて、PCでやっています。 やっぱりマウスでアイムするのはより簡単ですね。
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    我在台灣的回憶

    我以前在台灣住了九個月。雖然那段時間很短,但是也認識了好多台灣和外國朋友。他們都很熱情。我忘不了跟他們一起吃的蛋餅,珍珠奶茶和麻辣湯面的味道,也忘不了<s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">還有</s>一起看的夜市<s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">的</s>風景和象山夜景。因為現在有疫情<s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">的情況</s>,所以我去不了台灣。在現在的<s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">景</s>情況下我們才會覺得我們應該好好珍惜以前的日常。我希望以后有机会再去台湾玩。

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    最後一句變成簡體字了😮

    ”現在有疫情的情況” - 讀法有兩個:
    <ul><li>(現在有疫情)的情況</li><li>現在有(疫情的情況)</li></ul>
    第一個比較不自然,而第二個的意思比較不清晰(因為疫情的情況可以是好的,也可以是不好的)。比較自然的話可以這樣寫:
    <ul><li>由於現在的疫情情況,...</li><li>因為現在有疫情,所以...</li><li>因為現在的疫情情況不好,所以...</li></ul>

    いい思い出ですね :)
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    July 15, 2020
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    Accents

    How hard is it, to <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">get </s>speak in many English accents?
    British, American, Australian, New Zealander, South African etc.
    There are a lot of them.
    Recently I've started to watch a considerable number of TV channels<s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204); color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">,</s> from a lot of English countries<s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">,</s> to improve my listening to accents. But, after two months this is still hard.
    Beyond writing this notebook to check my writing skill, I would like to ask you: Are there any others means to improve this skill?
    Thanks :)

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    Response

    Well, you could get an accent coach. Accent coaching falls under the domain of acting, and accent coaches generally train actors for screenplay.

    Some professional English teachers might be able to point out the differences between different accents, primarily between American and British English. However, they probably won't be able to assist you with accurate, reliable output unless they've also trained as an accent coach.
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    July 15, 2020
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    Hi, could you check these sentences, please?

    1) Could you back up a little bit so I can <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">pass </s>get through? (about car)
    2) I wouldn't say that he's <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">standing out with his </s>outstandingly diligent but he's still a good worker.
    3) They can't convict me of the <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">trick </s>crime because they don't have any <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">clues </s>evidence that I did it.
    4) We should value the precious moments that we spend with people whom we love.
    5) I don't like something about him but I can't say what exactly. Maybe<s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">,</s> he's too fussy.
    6) We were exasperated when the announcer broke the news that the plane won't take off in at least <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">in </s>the next several following hours.
    7) We want to <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">acquire </s>buy a house on a riverbank but such houses cost an arm and a leg.

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    Your English is excellent. Some thoughts:

    1) Pass is correct. However, "get past" and "get through" sound more idiomatic.
    5) This sentence is very much spoken English. I can almost hear a female main character saying this. Well done.
    7) Sometimes simpler is better. "Acquire" is, by all means, correct. However, it sounds unnatural. I would reserve its use for things that you cannot buy or are extremely rare. For example, "he acquired a bad reputation as a troublemaker in school." "I've acquired the legendary sword of Elderwald."
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    July 15, 2020
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    Quarantine in my country

    Since the first person came with COVID-19 to my country (Colombia), I never imagined that the consequences would become as serious as it is today. Hospitals are already at the limit of their occupation and the contagion numbers have not decreased at all.
    We've been in isolation for four months and the government decided to extend it for another month <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">longer </s>because the situation is not improving.
    For me and I think for <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">all </s>everyone it's been very difficult these days; classes at my university became online and it's been horrible to get used to. I haven't seen my friends <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">again </s>and I've had days of depression and anxiety.
    Probably for the rest of this year I will have to study online, so I'm pretty worried about that. I just hope time passes very quickly and everything goes back to normal.

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    Extremely well written on a difficult subject. I was taken aback by this sentence: "Hospitals are already at the limit of their occupation and the contagion numbers have not decreased at all." It was concise and highly impactful, and paints a clear picture of the difficulty that people are going through.

    I'm very sorry to hear about your plight. We're all feeling depressed these days, so I understand your pain. I am sure there will be an end to this madness and I hope for the best, for you and for Colombia.
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    July 12, 2020
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    First post

    Hello!
    I'm hassy.
    This is my first post.

    Yesterday, I went to the gym at noon to keep my health condition well, but unfortunately my muscles were weaker than before.
    So, I decided to train <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">my muscles more</s> harder from now on.
    After returning home, I made <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">dinner that is</s> curry and salad for dinner.
    My family praised it and said it was delicious.
    However, I think the curry was a little watery.
    I thought that I also have to train my cooking skill harder.


    Thank you for reading.
    Could you correct my sentences?

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    Hi hassy!

    いいですね!日本語がうまくないですから、英語で説明します。

    "Keep my health condition well" is grammatically correct but sounds a little unnatural. "Keep fit" or "maintain my health" sounds more natural.

    You often used conjunctive words to begin a sentence -- "but", "so", "however". Doing this often makes it harder to follow. Use it when you really want to emphasize the difference.

    For the last sentence, "train harder" is usually used for muscles or athletic ability, so I would avoid using both words in the same sentence:

    <ul><li>train my cooking skill harder -- a bit unnatural</li><li>train my cooking skill more -- better</li><li>improve my cooking skill -- best</li></ul>

    Thank you for sharing! It is hard to write in a foreign language, so I think you are very brave :).
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    July 12, 2020
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