ヤッホー。
Hey guys.
この数日間、福岡はすごい大雨だ。
Torrential rains have been pounding Fukuoka over the past few days.
今日は、子供の学校は大雨による休校になった。
It’s so bad that school was called off today.
夜中の雷は恐ろしかった。
The thunder and lightning last night was prettyscary.
日本語で「雷」というと、“ゴロゴロという音”も“ピカッと光る閃光(せんこう)”も、どちらも文脈により表すけれど、英語では音と光を分けて表現する。
雷の音はthunder、 雷の光(稲妻)はlightningです。
In English, we call kaminari thunder and lightning. “Thunder” refers to the sound, and “lightning” refers to the light. In Japanese, thunder and lightning are often lumped together as kaminari.
順番は、バリ大事だ。lightning and thunderは絶対に言わない。
The order is super important. You would neversay “lightning and thunder.”
[胡椒塩] は言わないと同じ感じ。
Just like you would never say “pepper and salt.”
thunderもlightningも、名詞でも動詞でも使う。
Both words can be used as both nouns and verbs.
例文を見てみよう。
Let’s take a look at some examples.
“The thunder and lightning last night was so freaking scary!”
昨日の雷はめっちゃ怖かった！]
“My kids are so afraid of thunder and lightning.”
うちの子供は、雷をすごく怖がる。
“It’s thundering and lightning out there really bad, so please be careful.”
[雷は危ないけん、気をつけてね。]
[昨日、一晩中雷が鳴っていた。マジで怖かった。]
“It was thundering and lightning all night. It was really scary.”
”He was struck by lightning as a kid, but made a full recovery.”
[子供の時、彼に雷が落ちたけど、完全に治った。]
“The tree was struck by lightning.”
[雷は木に落ちた。]
“Man, the thunder is so loud!!”
[マジで雷の音はうるさい。]
“You shouldn’t take a shower when it’s thundering and lightning outside.”
[雷が鳴っている時に、お風呂に入らん方がいい。]
とにかく、気をつけてね！thunderは怖いけど、lightningはマジで危ないからさ。
Anyways, please be careful out there. Thunderis pretty scary, but lightning is downright dangerous!
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