NHKラジオ英会話のディクテーション「比較表現⑤ ー 比較級をバランスよく使う」L193 2026/1/21
David: And I'm David Evans. You know actually it does rather suit you.
Onishi: それでは、さっそくはじめていきましょう。
Grasp the Concept- Reading a book is more relaxing than watching TV.
- I think it's more convenient to pay with a card than with cash.
- The movie was much better than I expected.
David: Amazing.
Practical UsageFor me personally, driving a car is more fun than taking a train. But moving by train will give me less stress than by car. Both have pros and cons.
Pronunciation Polish 12:30David: All right everyone. It's time for today's pronunciation polish. Here is today's phrase. "It's better to experience a concert live than to watch it on your phone" .
All right. We have a long phrase today. Let's focus on each part, and build the full sentence together.
Let's start with th a n to. You hear the schwa sound and set of than to, it's th a n to .
Next up, let's try experien ce a concer t live. There are two main points here, first let's link experien ce a .
Next up, the /t/ sound in concert will disappear. concer t . concer t live, experien ce a concer t live.
All right. Great. With that chunk finished, let's focus on the end. wat ch it o n y ou r phone, wat ch it o n, all gets linked together. wat ch it o n . y ou r phone. Again with the schwa sound yeah. y ou r phone, wat ch it o n y ou r phone.
All right. Let's do the full sentence together. Here we go.
- It's better to experien ce a concer t live th a n to wat ch it o n y ou r phone.
Wow, it's a long sentence, but I'm sure you did great.
EndingOnishi: （春のスペシャル番組のお話）
All: Bye.
NHKラジオ英会話のディクテーション「比較表現④ ー 比較級の基本」L1.
NHKラジオ英会話のディクテーション「比較表現⑥ ー 最上級の基本」L1.