bloke & banter

Very British words

B2
Unit 1
5 m
Lesson 2

Lessons

bloke & banter

  • Intro

    'Bloke' is an informal British word for a man, so your father is a bloke, your husband, your neighbour. 'Banter', on the other hand, refers to a conversation that is not serious. It's funny. If someone likes good banter, they like to joke.

My neighbour is such a nice bloke!

  • Mów teraz

    bloke

  • Mów teraz

    My neighbour is such a nice bloke!

  • Mów teraz

    Tom is a nice bloke.

  • Mów teraz

    This bloke is my husband.

  • Mów teraz

    banter

  • Mów teraz

    I love a good banter.

  • Mów teraz

    This is not my type of banter.

  • Mów teraz

    What kind of banter do you like?

  • Powtórz ze słuchu

    _____

  • Powtórz ze słuchu

    __ _________ __ ____ _ ____ _____!

  • Powtórz ze słuchu

    ___ __ _ ____ _____.

  • Powtórz ze słuchu

    ____ _____ __ __ _______.

  • Powtórz ze słuchu

    ______

  • Powtórz ze słuchu

    _ ____ _ ____ ______.

  • Powtórz ze słuchu

    ____ __ ___ __ ____ __ ______.

  • Powtórz ze słuchu

    ____ ____ __ ______ __ ___ ____?

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    男性、やつ

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    隣人はいいやつだよ!

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    トムはいいやつだよ

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    この人が私の夫だよ

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    冗談

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    私は楽しい冗談が大好き

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    こういう冗談は苦手です

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    どんな冗談が好きですか?

Key phrases

cheeky chappy

生意気な男の子

taking the mickey

からかう

knackered

疲れ果てた

Vocabulary

Word
Translation
gob
fag
タバコ
loo
トイレ

Key sentences

Banter is an important part of British culture.

冗談はイギリス文化の重要な部分です。

I enjoy talking with my friends and sharing banter.

友達と話し、冗談を交わすのが楽しいです。

Some people do not understand British banter.

一部の人々はイギリスの冗談を理解しません。

After a long day, I felt completely knackered.

長い一日の後、私は完全に疲れ果てていました。

He is such a cheeky chappy, always making us laugh.

彼はとても生意気な男の子で、いつも私たちを笑わせます。

Stop taking the mickey out of me, it is not funny.

私をからかうのはやめてください、それは面白くありません。

Practical dialogue

Friend

Have you heard that cheeky chappy from our school is back in town?

私たちの学校の生意気な男の子が町に戻ってきたのを聞きましたか?

Another Friend

Yes, I saw him yesterday. He was taking the mickey out of everyone.

はい、昨日彼を見ました。彼はみんなをからかっていました。

Friend

I was knackered after the party last night.

昨夜のパーティーの後、私は疲れ果てていました。

Another Friend

Me too! I needed to rest in the loo for a moment.

私も!少しトイレで休む必要がありました。

Friend

But the banter was worth it!

でも、冗談はそれだけの価値がありました!

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FAQ

'cheeky chappy'は、無邪気でありながらも少し生意気な人を表す表現です。
'taking the mickey'は、誰かをからかったり、騙したりすることを意味します。
'knackered'は、非常に疲れていることを意味するスラングです。

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            "source": "cheeky chappy",
            "translation": "生意気な男の子"
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            "source": "taking the mickey",
            "translation": "からかう"
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            "source": "knackered",
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            "source": "gob",
            "translation": "口"
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            "source": "fag",
            "translation": "タバコ"
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            "source": "loo",
            "translation": "トイレ"
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            "source": "Banter is an important part of British culture.",
            "translation": "冗談はイギリス文化の重要な部分です。"
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            "source": "I enjoy talking with my friends and sharing banter.",
            "translation": "友達と話し、冗談を交わすのが楽しいです。"
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        {
            "source": "Some people do not understand British banter.",
            "translation": "一部の人々はイギリスの冗談を理解しません。"
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        {
            "source": "After a long day, I felt completely knackered.",
            "translation": "長い一日の後、私は完全に疲れ果てていました。"
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        {
            "source": "He is such a cheeky chappy, always making us laugh.",
            "translation": "彼はとても生意気な男の子で、いつも私たちを笑わせます。"
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            "source": "Stop taking the mickey out of me, it is not funny.",
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            "role": "Friend",
            "source": "Have you heard that cheeky chappy from our school is back in town?",
            "translation": "私たちの学校の生意気な男の子が町に戻ってきたのを聞きましたか?"
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            "role": "Another Friend",
            "source": "Yes, I saw him yesterday. He was taking the mickey out of everyone.",
            "translation": "はい、昨日彼を見ました。彼はみんなをからかっていました。"
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            "role": "Friend",
            "source": "I was knackered after the party last night.",
            "translation": "昨夜のパーティーの後、私は疲れ果てていました。"
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            "role": "Another Friend",
            "source": "Me too! I needed to rest in the loo for a moment.",
            "translation": "私も!少しトイレで休む必要がありました。"
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            "role": "Friend",
            "source": "But the banter was worth it!",
            "translation": "でも、冗談はそれだけの価値がありました!"
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            "question": "'cheeky chappy'とは何ですか?",
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            "question": "'taking the mickey'はどのように使いますか?",
            "answer": "'taking the mickey'は、誰かをからかったり、騙したりすることを意味します。"
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            "question": "'knackered'という言葉は何を意味しますか?",
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