家族が好きか嫌いかについての話し方を学びましょう。
英語で家族について話す
“brother”や“sister” がいる人もいるかもしれませんね。兄弟、姉妹のことを“siblings”とも呼びます。“Mom”と“Dad”は“parents”の名前です。両親に“sibling”がいる場合もありますね。両親の姉妹を“Aunt”、兄弟を“Uncle”といいます。彼らに子供がいた場合、その子供は“cousins”です。
John: “Do you have any siblings?”
Sam: “No, I am an only child. What about you?”
John: “I have 2 brothers and a sister!”
Sam: “Wow, a big family… I would have liked a sister”
John: “Yes, my brothers are both married and have kids. Family gatherings can be quite lively”
両親の両親を “grandparents”と呼び、結婚した相手の家族は“-in-laws”と呼ばれます。離婚した相手を“ex”と呼びますが、婚姻関係にある場合は、シンプルに “husband”や “wife”と呼びます。
Sam: “So you have nieces and nephews then?”
John: “Oh yes. My sister divorced my brother-in-law before they had any kids but my brothers…”
Sam: “Your parents must be very proud!”
John: “It’s Gran that is most proud. Grandfather and her love to baby sit.”
Sam: “Do you get along with your sisters-in-law?”
John: “They are really nice. Suzie, my eldest brother’s wife is an Olympic swimmer!”
両親のおじや両親の祖父母を表す時には‘great-’がつきます。
Sam: “I can’t believe that your grandparents are still alive!”
John: “Hah! You should sit down then, because I still have both great grandparents on my mom’s side!”
Sam: “Goodness! I have a great uncle living in Canada, but I never see him”
John: “You should get in touch. It’s great to have a sense of one’s family tree”
Sam: “Where do you all live?”
家族は、“big”、“small”、close”、“estranged”、“Open”、“broken”、“nuclear”や “one-child”などの様々な形容詞で表現されます。あなたの家族は元気ですか？
John: “Well, Troy lives in New York and has really done well”
Sam: “What does he do?”
John: “He became a lawyer right out of school and became partner of his firm within 3 years!”
Sam: “Wow, he really has gone far quickly”
John: “My other brothers both work for my dad in the family business.”
最後に、あなたの家族は一緒に何をして楽しみますか？ “public holidays”、“hobbies”や“likes”について話してもいいでしょう。 “picnicking”や “riding bikes”を楽しむ家族もいるかもしれませんね。
Sam: ‘Do you have any dreams to travel or work overseas?’
John: ‘I am very happy at home. I have a good job and having weekends and public holidays off is very important to me’.
Sam: ‘What do you do in your spare time?’
John: ‘The kids keep me very busy with picnics and sports days at school’
Sam: ‘Well, I envy your loving family environment!’
