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A1 Language LearningOct 20, 2026

Don't repeat the same words in a sentence | How NOT to sound terrible when speaking English | LESSON

同じ言葉を繰り返さない | 英語を話すときに下手に聞こえない方法 | レッスン

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You know what it's like.
どんな感じか分かるでしょう。
You want to say something in a way that will make people listen to you and be interested in what you are saying.
人々があなたの話に耳を傾け、興味を持ってくれるような言い方で何かを言いたい。
You want to show off your English skill.
あなたの英語力を披露したい。
Just like any other language, having a wide or varied vocabulary is very important if you wish to fully grasp English.
他の言語と同じように、英語を完全に理解したいなら、幅広く多様な語彙を持つことがとても重要です。
Sometimes it is necessary to use the same word within a sentence.
時には文の中で同じ単語を使う必要があることもあります。
So, to avoid repeating yourself, you will need to have a group of similar or suitable words ready to replace it with.
だから、繰り返しを避けるために、それに置き換えられる似たような、または適切な言葉のグループを用意しておく必要があります。
For example, listen to this sentence: I went home yesterday, but when I arrived at my home, there was nobody home.
例えば、この文を聞いてください：私は昨日家に帰りましたが、私の家に到着したとき、誰も家にいませんでした。
What exactly is the problem with this sentence?
この文の正確な問題は何でしょうか？
Well, grammatically, there is nothing wrong with it.
まあ、文法的には何も間違っていません。
However, it does sound as if my vocabulary needs to be expanded.
しかし、語彙を増やす必要があるように聞こえます。
How can we change the sentence to make it better?
どうすればこの文をより良く変えられるでしょうか？
I went home yesterday.
私は昨日家に帰りました。
That part is fine.
その部分は大丈夫です。
But when I arrived at my home, as you can hear, I have repeated the word home again.
でも私の家に到着したとき、聞いて分かるように、homeという言葉をまた繰り返してしまっています。
Maybe we can change this for another word with the same meaning.
もしかしたらこれを同じ意味の別の言葉に変えられるかもしれません。
How about?
どうでしょう？
But when I arrived at my house, I'm saying the same sentence, but now it sounds better.
でも私の家に到着したとき、同じ文を言っていますが、今はより良く聞こえます。
And finally, there was nobody at home.
そして最後に、誰も家にいませんでした。
Instead of saying home again, we can instead say there was nobody in, or there was nobody there.
homeをまた言う代わりに、there was nobody in、またはthere was nobody thereと言えます。
So now the sentence reads: I went home yesterday.
これで文はこうなります：私は昨日家に帰りました。
But when I arrived at my house, there was nobody in.
でも私の家に到着したとき、誰もいませんでした。
Much better.
ずっと良くなりました。

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