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Call me later! あとで電話して！
電話とメッセージ。語彙：phone, call, text, message, answer, ring, number, voicemail, hang up, reply。重要文法：伝達の動詞は目的語を«前置詞なし»で直接とる。多くの言語では「誰かに電話する（call TO someone）」と言うが、英語では人が動詞のすぐ後に来る:「I'll call you」(「call to you」ではない)、「Text me」「Phone her」「Answer the phone」「Ask him」。第9課の目的格代名詞を思い出そう: me, you, him, her, it, us, them。tell/say の罠もある:「tell someone」(tell me, tell him) だが「say something」(say hello, say it) —「say me」は不可。学習者はよく「to」を足す:「I'll call to you」✗ →「I'll call you」✓;「He said me」✗ →「He told me」✓。発音コーナー：速い話し方で動詞が「you」とつながる仕方 —「call you」→ /ˈkɔːl.jə/,「text you」→ /ˈteks.tʃə/。
Dialogue
I'll call you or I'll call to you? — I'll call you それとも I'll call to you？
- Minsu It was great to meet you today. I'll call to you tonight. 今日会えてよかった。今夜電話します。（間違い: call の後に「to」は付けない —「I'll call you」）
- Emma Just "I'll call you" — no "to". In English these verbs take the person directly. ただ「I'll call you」—「to」なし。英語ではこういう動詞は人を直接とる。
- Minsu Ah, in Korean we say "to you". So I'll call you, and I'll text you too. ああ、韓国語では「あなたに（to you）」と言う。じゃあ電話するし、メールも送ります。
- Emma Perfect! And be careful with "tell" and "say": tell ME, but say HELLO. You can't "say me". 完璧！それに「tell」と「say」に注意: tell ME(私に言う)、でも say HELLO(こんにちはと言う)。「say me」は不可。
- Minsu Got it. Tell me your number and I'll save it. Then I'll call you tonight! わかった。番号を教えて、保存するよ。それで今夜電話する！
Dialogue
Sorry I missed your call — 電話に出られなくてごめん
- Jack Hi Emma. Sorry, I didn't answer this morning — I was on the bus. やあEmma。ごめん、今朝は出られなかった — バスに乗ってたんだ。
- Emma No problem. I just wanted to tell you about the party. Did you get my message? 大丈夫。パーティーのことを伝えたかっただけ。メッセージ届いた？
- Jack Yes! I read it, but I couldn't reply. Can you send me the address again? うん！読んだけど返信できなかった。住所をもう一度送ってくれる？
- Emma Sure, I'll text it to you now. Call me if you get lost, okay? もちろん、今送るね。迷ったら電話して、いい？
- Jack Great. Thanks, Emma. See you at the party! いいね。ありがとう、Emma。パーティーで会おう！
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| phone | n. / v. | 電話（する） | |
| call | n. / v. | 電話（通話）；電話をかける | |
| text | n. / v. | ショートメール；メールを送る | |
| message | n. | メッセージ、伝言 | |
| answer | v. | （電話に）出る、答える | |
| ring | v. | （電話が）鳴る | |
| number | n. | 番号 | |
| voicemail | n. | 留守番電話、ボイスメール | |
| hang up | phr. v. | 電話を切る | |
| reply | v. | 返信する |
Grammar
Call me, tell me — no "to" Call me, tell me —「to」なし
In English, the verbs we use for phoning and messaging take the person directly, with NO preposition in front. Say "call me", "phone her", "text him", "ask them", "answer the phone" — never "call to me" or "phone to her". This is different from many languages, where you "call TO someone". The person is the object pronoun you met in chapter 9: me, you, him, her, it, us, them. Example: "Call me tonight", "I'll text you the address", "She never answers her phone". There is one more trap here — "tell" versus "say". You "tell" a PERSON (tell me, tell him the news, tell us a story), but you "say" the WORDS (say hello, say yes, say something); you cannot "say me" and you rarely "tell hello". Quick rule: TELL + person, SAY + words. Learners' most common slips: "I'll call to you later" ✗ → "I'll call you later" ✓; "He said me the time" ✗ → "He told me the time" ✓.
英語では、電話やメッセージに使う動詞は人を直接とり、前に«前置詞がない»。「call me」「phone her」「text him」「ask them」「answer the phone」と言う — 決して「call to me」や「phone to her」ではない。これは「誰かに電話する（call TO someone）」と言う多くの言語と違う。その人は第9課で出会った目的格代名詞: me, you, him, her, it, us, them。例:「Call me tonight」「I'll text you the address」「She never answers her phone」。もう一つの罠 —「tell」対「say」。«人»には「tell」(tell me, tell him the news, tell us a story)、«言葉»には「say」(say hello, say yes, say something);「say me」は不可、「tell hello」もまれ。素早いルール: TELL + 人、SAY + 言葉。学習者の最も多い間違い:「I'll call to you later」✗ →「I'll call you later」✓;「He said me the time」✗ →「He told me the time」✓。
- Call me when you arrive. 着いたら電話して。
- I'll text you the address later. あとで住所をメールで送ります。
- Can you tell me your phone number? 電話番号を教えてくれる？
- He didn't answer, so I left a voicemail. 彼が出なかったので留守電を残した。
pronunciation
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