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Lesson 31 — Saying it is a bit like something

Describe something approximately, using -ish, -like or -esque.

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Level B1 General English

Lesson 31

You can describe a person, a thing or a scene in detail, including the impression it left on you.

見た人やもの、場面のようすを、そのとき受けた印象とともに細かく伝えられる。

Phrase of the day今日のフレーズ

It's greenish, or blueish — somewhere in between.

緑っぽい、いや青っぽいような、その中間の色です。

Situation場面

Describing a colour over the phone to someone buying paint.

塗料を買う人に、電話で色を説明しています。

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Takeaway

When the exact word will not come, approximate it and keep going.