NHKラジオ英会話のディクテーション「便利フレーズ ー 何言ってるの」L91 2026/8/17

Onishi: いやぁ大学の時、バイトはたくさんやりました。でも、今から考えるとあの時間を使ってラテン語でもやっときゃよかったなぁ、って感じがしますよね。

ラジオ英会話、ハートでつかめ英語の極意、講師の大西泰斗です。

Roza: Sensei, it's still not too late.

Onishi: Hum, I don't have enough time in a day.

Roza: Sure you do, all you have to do is to stop playing those games.

Onishi: Touché.

Roza: This is Akino Roza.

David: And I'm David Evans. That's right Sensei. It's better late than never.

Onishi: Thank you. というわけで、今日もしっかりと始めていきましょう。

What are you talking about?

• Don't talk like that.
• Don't say that.
• That doesn't sound like you.

David: Good work.

Wait, don't say that. You know it's not true. It takes long time to master a language. And it's a lot better than before.

David: What's that? You are not confident about your pronunciation? Ah, don't say that. Let's practice together and master it. Here is today's phrase.

• What are you talking about?

All right. We have a couple of main areas to focus on today. First up, we have a flap /t/ sound in the What, What are ...

All right. Next, let's joint talking - about, talking about ...

Do you hear the /t/ sound in about disappears? Let's try that one more time. talking about ...

We have strong emphasis on talking about in this sentence, OK? Let's try one more time. talking about.

All right, let's put it together.

• What are you talking about?

Intonation is very important in this phrase because it's not a real normal question.

• What are you talking about?

It's an expression of emotion, so match my tone as best you can. Here we go at natural speed.

• What are you talking about?

All right. You did a great job today. I hope you have a chance to use it for real. Good work.

Onishi: Hum, working at a supermarket sounds exhausting.

David: Hum, it certainly can be, but other times, it's pretty slow, so you know, there's (a) balance.

Roza: I mean, I can't even go to the supermarket.

David: Why is that?

Roza: There is just too much stuff. I get exhausted just looking at all of it.

David: Imagine stocking the shelves.

Roza: I know.

Onishi: というわけで、今日はこの辺で。

All: Bye!