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How many books? 本は何冊ですか?
How many + 複数名詞で数を尋ねます:How many books? — Three books。答えでも数字 + 複数形をそのまま使います。11課の -s ルールがここで質問にも答えにも働きます。新しい単語:how many, many, some, all, book, pen, bag, apple, dog, cat, thing。発音コーナーでは数字 + 複数のリズム(three ˈbooks, two ˈdogs)を練習し、同じ -s が動詞にも付くこと(he likes)を少し先取りします。
Dialogue
How Many Books? — 本は何冊ですか?
- Emma Minsu, how many books do you have? ミンスさん、本は何冊持っていますか?
- Minsu I have six book. 本が六冊あります。(間違い: 複数——books)
- Emma Six books — with the -s. And how many pens? 「Six books」——-s を付けて。ではペンは何本ですか?
- Minsu I have some pens and many apples! ペンがいくつかと、りんごがたくさんあります!
Dialogue
All My Cats — 私の猫みんな
- Jack Minsu, how many dogs do you have? ミンスさん、犬は何匹いますか?
- Minsu I have one dog and three cat. 犬が一匹と猫が三匹います。(間違い: 複数——cats)
- Jack Three cats! Are all the cats here? 猫が三匹!猫はみんなここにいますか?
- Minsu Yes, all my cats are here. They are good! はい、私の猫はみんなここにいます。いい子です!
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| how many | /haʊ ˈmeni/ | phr. | いくつ |
| many | /ˈmeni/ | det. | 多くの |
| some | /sʌm/ | det. | いくつかの |
| all | /ɔːl/ | det. | すべての |
| book | /bʊk/ | n. | 本 |
| pen | /pen/ | n. | ペン |
| bag | /bæɡ/ | n. | かばん |
| apple | /ˈæpl/ | n. | りんご |
| dog | /dɒɡ/ | n. | 犬 |
| cat | /kæt/ | n. | 猫 |
| thing | /θɪŋ/ | n. | 物 |
Grammar
Counting: How many...? 数を数える:How many...?
To ask the number of things, use "How many + plural noun?": How many books? How many dogs do you have? The noun is plural even in the question. Answer with a number + the same plural noun: Three books. Two dogs. With one, the noun is singular: one book, one dog. Remember: many languages do not change the noun, but English keeps the -s every time the count is more than one.
物の数を尋ねるときは「How many + 複数名詞?」を使います:How many books? How many dogs do you have? 質問でも名詞は複数です。答えは数字 + 同じ複数名詞で:Three books. Two dogs。one のときは単数:one book, one dog。覚えておいて:名詞を変えない言語は多いですが、英語は数が二つ以上なら必ず -s を付けます。
- How many books? — Three books. /haʊ ˈmeni bʊks θriː bʊks/ 本は何冊ですか? — 三冊です。
- How many dogs do you have? — I have two dogs. /haʊ ˈmeni dɒɡz duː juː hæv aɪ hæv tuː dɒɡz/ 犬は何匹いますか? — 二匹います。
- How many apples? — Some apples. /haʊ ˈmeni ˈæplz sʌm ˈæplz/ りんごはいくつですか? — いくつかです。
- I have one cat and many books. /aɪ hæv wʌn kæt ænd ˈmeni bʊks/ 私は猫を一匹とたくさんの本を持っています。
pronunciation
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