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Hi. I'm Allison.
My husband and I live next door.
Hi. I'm Andy.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you. I saw you all moving in a few days ago.
Just thought I'd come to say hi. And these are for you.
Welcome to the block.
Oh, wow, thanks.
My wife will be thrilled.
Hope you guys like them.
Oh, we will. We've both got quite a sweet tooth.
So um, how long have you been living here?
Ah. It'll be three years
already
this September.
already
:
"already"をシンガポール英語では、発話の中で多用する傾向がある。"already"には①行動の達成(完了)、②行動の始まり(開始)の2つの側面がある。
Wah, my house is so messy now,
but once we've cleaned it up a bit, I'd love to have you and your husband over for dinner.
Next weekend can?
Next weekend can?
:
文尾の"can"はシンガポール英語で多用される口語的表現。"Next weekend can?"はこの場合、"Can you come next weekend?"あるいは"Maybe next weekend?"の意味。
Can
can, of course .
Can
:
"Can"は"Yes, I can."「はい、できます」の意味。
That'd be great. Thanks.
Looking forward to it .
Me too.
Bye
See you.
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