異文化ディスカッション (46) India as Seen through Akari’s Eyes

今回は特別編として、初めての日本人ゲストを迎えました。「やさしい英語会話」でおなじみのAkariさんです。実は彼女はインドを専門に研究していて、つい最近もインドを訪れたようです。Akariさんの見たインドとはどのような国なのでしょうか。



Image credit (Taj Mahal): King of Hearts via Wikipedia CC-BY-SA-3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0.





聞き手：Joe Lauer（広島大学外国語教育研究センタ―）



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（13:30　8.2MB　中級～上級）+++この番組で使われている主な表現（India as Seen through Akari's Eyes）+++



an expert

= a specialist



to conduct (a project, an experiment, etc.)

= to do, to lead



totally

= completely



Hindi

= India's main native language. There are about 2 times more native Hindi speakers than there are native Japanese speakers



Bengali

= the language of northeastern India. Again, there are about almost 2 times more native Bengali speakers than there are native Japanese speakers.



Urudu

= the main language in the northwest near the Pakistan border



Tamil

= spoken in the south, it is one of the oldest languages in the world, and it has changed only a little. It has been written for over 2,000 years



Kannada

= spoken in the southwest. It has about one-third as many native speakers as Japanese does, but this still ranks it in the top 40 in the world.



mutton

= lamb



chapatti

= a flatbread



lote

= 無発酵パン



urban cities

= large cities



rural

= countryside



Bengaluru

= Also called Bangalore, it is known as “the Silicon Valley of India.” In other words, there are a lot of high-tech companies in the area.



to trill

= トリル音

※口蓋または口蓋垂に対する舌の急速な震えによる子音（特に子音『r』）の明瞭な発音



a beggar

= 物乞い



Delhi

= the northern area around New Delhi, the capital. It has about twice the population of the Tokyo area.



Darjeeling

= the area of India known for tea



Kanyakumari

= the tourist spot in the southernmost tip of India



to freshen (someone) up

= to make (someone) feel good and healthy



to negotiate

= to bargain, 交渉する



to haggle over (prices)

= to bargain, to negotiate about (prices)



a custom

= 習慣



to handle

= to use



a bill

= 札



brave

= courageous



tiny

= small



a probability

= a chance, 可能性



relatively

= 比較的、相対的に



to be law-abiding

= to obey the law



thali

= a plate with various types of food on it, often including vegetables, rice, and something sweet



biryani

= a rice-based dish containing vegetables and meat, fish or chicken



masala dosa

= a kind of crepe made from rice and black lentil beans



Kingfisher

= a famous Indian beer name



Black Label

= a whiskey originally from Scotland



a ton of

= a huge number of



a religion

= 宗教



multiple

= various



a relative

= 親戚



Bollywood

= the center of Indian movie production, based in Mumbai (formerly called Bombay)



to enlighten

= 教え導く



in person

= 本人が（直接に）