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英語でつながる船の旅

【Jamaica】Digital Help in Jamaica

携帯電話の電波に関する表現

Does your phone get reception here? ※電波が入る:get reception
My phone only gets reception in Japan.

It’s pretty stable, so far.
It has decent speed. 「まずまずの速度です」

Reception in the Bahamas isn’t included in my plan.

Wi-Fiの状態に関する表現

The cruise ship has Wi-Fi. ※There is Wi-Fi on the cruse ship.よりオススメ
The Wi-Fi in the lobby is super slow. 「ものすごく遅いです」
The Wi-Fi in the cabin isn’t free. ※客室:cabin(roomでも良い)
The Wi-Fi is four dollars a/per day.
Yesterday, the Wi-Fi was iffy. ※ビミョー:iffy

Wi-Fiに接続するときの表現

First, type in 'a’,’b’,’c.’ ※打ち込む:type in(inのない表現もあるが、あった方が分かりやすい)
Those are all uppercase/capital letters/in caps.

What’s the name of the Wi-Fi here?
The password is written on your receipt.
It’s lowercase 'jm’ and the numbers 2 and 4.

Okay, this computer is connected to the Wi-Fi.

電子機器を使うときの表現

Is the power on? 「電源は入っていますか」 ※電源:power ex. The power is out/ back.「停電」
The power is not on yet.

The power cord is still in the box.

Just plug it in that outlet.
The power cord is not plugged in. 「電源コードが差し込まれていません」 ※(プラグが)差し込まれた状態である:be plugged in

That light is blinking. 「チカチカしています」 ※点滅する:blink

PCに関連する表現

This is a used/secondhand laptop.
This is in good condition. ※be in ~ conditionは人には使わない。物の状態について使う
It’s like brand-new.

Does this computer have any apps?
We need to install this app.

How much storage is there? ※容量:storage [stɔ́ridʒ]
It says 50 gigabytes of storage.

The hard drive is almost empty. ※ハードディスク:hard drive

オンラインミーティング関連の表現

I’ll share my screen.
Can you see my screen?
Can you see the Jamaican flag on my screen?

The video/audio is breaking up. ※(音声などが)途切れる:break up
I can still see/hear you.

Let’s turn off the video.
Now my video is off.

メール関連の表現

I’ll e-mail you later. ※e-mailは動詞として使える
I e-mailed you the application.

Did you see my e-mail?
Sorry I didn’t reply.

I haven’t checked my e-mail yet today.
I usually check my e-mail five times a day. ※「いつも」でもusually

If you have any questions, just e-mail me.
If you need anything, just e-mail me anytime.

SNS関連の表現

Are you on social media?
I used to be pretty active on social media. 「割とやっていました」
I’m not active on social media at all.

I just check other people’s posts.
Is it okay if I post this picture on my social media?
Just tell me your account name.

スマホカメラの設定

Let’s take a group picture. ※集合写真:group picture
Would you take a picture for us?
Where’s the camera app?

Just open the settings for the camera. ※settings:様々な設定があるので複数形
We need to adjust this setting. ※setteing:一つの具体的な設定なので単数形

Would you hold the camera horizontally, like this? ※横に:horizontal, horizontally / 縦に:vertical, vertically
Is everyone in a picture?
Move closer together, just say 'Jamaica’! ※詰める:move closer together