my cup of tea

Paperwork is not my cup of tea

B1
Unit 1
2 m
Lesson 1

Lessons

my cup of tea

  • Intro

    Idioms make small talk sound more natural. Let’s learn a few useful ones today.

  • Mów teraz

    my cup of tea

  • Mów teraz

    Paperwork is not my cup of tea

  • Mów teraz

    Public speaking is my cup of tea

  • Powtórz ze słuchu

    __ ___ __ ___

  • Powtórz ze słuchu

    _________ __ ___ __ ___ __ ___

  • Powtórz ze słuchu

    ______ ________ __ __ ___ __ ___

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    私の好み、得意分野

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    書類仕事は私の得意分野ではないです

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    人前で話すことは私の得意分野です

Key phrases

not my favorite activity

私の好きな活動ではない

prefer outdoor activities

屋外活動を好む

enjoy hands-on tasks

実践的な作業を楽しむ

Vocabulary

Word
Translation
administration
管理
presentation
プレゼンテーション
organization
組織

Key sentences

I really do not like paperwork.

私は本当に書類仕事が嫌いです。

Some people enjoy public speaking.

公の場で話すことを楽しむ人もいます。

My friend prefers creative tasks over paperwork.

私の友人は書類仕事よりも創造的な作業を好みます。

I find administration to be quite tedious.

私は管理が非常に退屈だと感じます。

I prefer outdoor activities during the summer.

私は夏に屋外活動を好みます。

Many people enjoy hands-on tasks at work.

多くの人が仕事で実践的な作業を楽しんでいます。

Practical dialogue

Customer

I need help with my paperwork.

私は書類仕事の手助けが必要です。

Assistant

Paperwork can be challenging. What do you find difficult?

書類仕事は難しいことがあります。何が難しいと感じますか?

Customer

I really do not like it. I prefer outdoor activities.

私は本当にそれが好きではありません。屋外活動を好みます。

Assistant

That is understandable. Do you enjoy hands-on tasks instead?

それは理解できます。代わりに実践的な作業を楽しみますか?

Customer

Yes, I enjoy hands-on tasks much more.

はい、私は実践的な作業をずっと楽しんでいます。

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FAQ

このフレーズは、何かが誰かにとって楽しくないことを意味します。
「週末には屋外活動を好む」と言うことができます。
これは、誰かが実践的な作業や活動を好むことを意味します。

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