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English Audio Request

kiki
English / th + s, numeral, etc.
by kiki on June 4, 2010
100 Words / 2 Recordings / 6 Comments
Listen Record
Note to recorder:

First, super-slowly. Second time, nutural speed, please. Thanks!

months
month's

mouths
mouth's

Smith's car.

Two Smiths.

clothes

sevenths

24
74
94

1 B.C.
0 A.D.

2020 A.D.

1919 A.D.
1999 A.D.
9919 A.D.
9999 A.D.

The 11,000 s.

2,011 - 2,013 = -2

10! = 10 x 9 x 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1

(1 + √5 / 2)^n

Ladies and gentlemen.
JAL Welcomes You Aboard.
Please Open Door Slowly.
Thank you.

The next station is Takadanobaba. The doors on the left side will open. Please change here for: The Tozai Subway Line, and The Seibu Shinjuku Line.

Recordings

jal japanairlines line mathematics numeral s th yamanote

Comments

kiki
kiki
June 6, 2010

Thanks a lot, Subito! It really helps :D

JustDerek
JustDerek
June 16, 2010

Kiki - I noticed something about one of the lines you requested to have spoken. I'm not sure if it is important, but I thought I'd mention it anyway:

In correct English, the sentence "Please open door slowly" should be "Please open the door slowly."

If you don't understand why, I can explain it if you would like.

anniekate76
anniekate76
June 16, 2010

Although sometimes they leave out the "the" in stuff like instructions and announcements. For instance, a bottle of medicine might say on the top, "Press cap down and turn" rather than "Press the cap down and turn it." So I would expect that sort of excessive brevity out of something written on a bus door.

kiki
kiki
June 17, 2010

Wow! Thanks so much for the helpful explanations, JustDerek and anniekate76 :D

Actually I saw it written on the lavatory door in an airplane. And yes, I was wondering why the "the" was left out.

But I think I got it now.
Probably, they need that sort of expression because of space limitations, and in order to emphasize an important point. In other words, "the" is nothing but a function word and is not so necessary in those cases.

Thanks again for your help.
Sent you two friend invites. ^^

kiki
kiki
June 20, 2010

Thanks for recording for me, FancoverFive!

Thomas
Thomas
March 19, 2011

Kiki, I noticed that some of your Audio Requests have years in them. A few years ago I wrote a post on my language blog that explores the different ways to read years in English. It has many user comments that provide additional insight. I think you'll enjoy reading it:

http://babelhut.com/languages/english/how-to-read-years-in-english/

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