2008年06月02日

おいらの英語(5ヶ月)

サマータイム導入中のおいら。
今朝も6時前には起き出して、出張の準備をしているオットにまとわりついていました。

そんなおいらが、朝からリクエストしたのは、サザンオールスターズのとある曲をかけて欲しいということ。
その曲は…

『愛の言霊』

わかるのか?
この歌の意味が、3歳児にわかるのか?

なぜだか、最近、この曲がお気に入りらしいのですが、そんなおいらの英語のはどうなっているのか、最近の様子です。

ここ最近の変化で一番顕著なものは、発音の劇的な改善です。

まず、簡単なところでは、おいら、先月までは'two'を「ツー」と発音してましたが、最近は、ちゃんと「トゥー」と発音するようになりました。
'she'と'see'の区別もつくようになったし、'c'や'z'の発音も、かなりそれらしくなってきました。

さらに、語尾の子音をちゃんと発音するようになりました。
例えば'map'は、これまで「マッ!」と発音してたのですが、「マップ」と言うようになったのです。
これで、ようやく、おいらの英語が聴き取りやすくなりました。

もちろん、'p'だけではなくて、't'や'm'や'n'や'd'などもちゃんと、発音しています。

語尾の子音大事だね〜(しみじみ)

以前にも書きましたが、おいらの担任の先生たちの中に、フィリピン人の先生がいるのですが、フィリピンの英語って、子音の発音が強烈。
おいら、その影響をうけているのかしらと思ったりしています。

発音がよくなるためには、耳の訓練もさることながら、口の訓練が大切です。
おいらのプリは、英語を教える学校ではないので、特別発音練習などがカリキュラムにあるわけではありません。
従って、おいらは、ひたすら先生やお友達の口真似をして、学習しているわけですが、5ヶ月かかって、ようやく口の筋肉が思うように動かせるようになってきた。。。ということだと思います。
例えば、'cap'の'a'の発音なんかは、かなりキレイになってきました。
'strawberry'とか、'butterfly'など、少し長い単語も、とても上手に発音します。

もはやかなわねー(笑

日本人が苦手な'r'と'l'も、かなり上手に発音するようになりました。

おいらは、アルファベットは読めますが、単語は読めません。
だから、'r'と'l'を発音できてるってことは、聞き分け覚えてる証拠。
私の有能な通訳になってくれる日も近い?

一方で、今一番怪しい発音は、'th'。
どうやら、おいらには「は行」の音に聞こえてるらしく、例えば'three'を「フリー」と発音します。
それじゃ'free'みたいだよと言うと、

ちがうよ「ふりー」でしょ!

と逆切れ(笑)
私の耳が悪いのね。。。きっと。

よく、インターに通わせていると、子供が一人遊びの時に英語を使うようになると聞きますが、おいらは一時期英語だったけど、ずっと日本語のままです。
でも、例外があって、ごっこ遊びでおいらが何かに対して怒る時は、英語を使います。

No! No! Don't do that!

とか言って、汽車に向かって怒っていたりします。

プリで、先生にいつもそうやって怒られてるんだねー(笑

おいらは、日本語でも英語でも鸚鵡返しが得意なのですが、でたらめな鸚鵡返しから、意味を理解している鸚鵡返しに変化してきました。
でたらめだったときは、全部聞き取れなかった時、文章や単語の途中で切れてしまっていたのですが、最近は、ちゃんと単語や文章の切れ目が分かって、英文を鸚鵡返ししてるなとわかるようになりました。
さらに、すぐに自分で応用するようになってきました。

例えば、DVDで'another'という単語の使い方を見たおいらは、すぐに、目の前にあったティッシュを箱から2枚取り出し、

This is tissue. This is another tissue.

続いて、目の前のコップを指差し、

This is a cup. This is another cup.

と、手当たり次第に、身の回りのものを指差していました。
anotherの意味自体を理解したかどうかは謎ですが、少なくとも使い方は理解したようです。

最近、こうやって、テレビやDVDで見知った新しい単語や、言い回しを、ブツブツ反復しながら覚えている様子を良く見かけます。
そして、ある程度納得がいくと、日常の場面で使うようになります。

今、NHKの「英語であそぼ」という番組で、'I'm hungry! Let's eat!'という歌詞の出てくる歌があります。
それが、大好きでよく一緒に歌っているおいらは、ある日の午後、こんなことを言いました。

おかさま!I'm hungryだから、snakをLet's eat!しようよ〜

私は、歌の歌詞の意味は教えたことがないので、おいらが勝手に理解したようです。
また、もうひとつ言うと、私は、上記のような日本語に英文を混ぜた日本語は、極力に話さないようにしているのですが、これもまた、おいらが勝手にはじめたこと。

これ、あまりやってると、プリ以外のお友達と遊べなくなったりしたら困るので、ちょっと考え物。
今のところ、プリ以外のお友達と話す時に、英語を使うおいらを見たことはないのですが、家では、だいぶちゃんぽんになってきています。

んー。どうしたもんだか。
ちょっと悩ましいです。

最後に、私の英語。
先日、久々に、プリから来るお手紙以外の英語を読みました。
と言っても、雑誌の記事だけど。
気のせいか、スピードが早くなってました。
別に、ボキャブラリーがそれほど増えたわけではないので、おそらくは、構文を把握する力が今更復活してきた模様。
毎日、プリから来るお手紙を読んでいるから??
それとも、気のせい???

この分で行くと、人生最大に英語ができてた大学入試〜大学時代のレベルに戻れるか???

無理無理・・・

ははは〜


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