【ワーホリ経験者が語る】オーストラリア放浪日記１７「髪を切りました」the 17th week of my stay in Australia

はじめに

オーストラリアワーホリ生活１７周目に突入です。ある日「私は髪を切りました」と英語で言いたくて、”I cut my hair.”と言ったことがあります。すると当時関わりがあった日本人の友達から”I had my hair cut.”だと訂正をしてもらいました。「髪の毛を切る」は英語でどのように言うのがいいのか。ニュアンスも含めて、正しく伝えられるように、この記事で学習していきましょう！

July 19th ー109th day of my stay in Australiaー

July 19th ー109th day of my stay in Australiaー
Tonight, I cooked Okonomiyaki for my roommates. It seemed to me that everyone had not heard the word Okonomiyaki. I couldn't explain about it in detail, but in a rough way. I wondered I'm really working as a waiter in a Japanese restaurant, but I was happy to hear they said it was so nice.  

単語	品詞	意味	発音記号	TOEIC頻出度	例文文
cook	動詞	料理する	/kʊk/	高	I cooked Okonomiyaki for my roommates.
roommate	名詞	ルームメイト	/ˈruːm.meɪt/	中	I cooked Okonomiyaki for my roommates.
seem	動詞	～のように思える	/siːm/	高	It seemed to me that everyone had not heard…
explain	動詞	説明する	/ɪkˈspleɪn/	高	I couldn’t explain about it in detail.
detail	名詞	詳細	/ˈdiː.teɪl/	高	I couldn’t explain about it in detail.
rough	形容詞	大まかな、ざっくりした	/rʌf/	中	In a rough way.
wonder	動詞	不思議に思う、～かと思う	/ˈwʌn.dər/	高	I wondered I’m really working as a waiter.
waiter	名詞	ウェイター（男性の給仕）	/ˈweɪ.tər/	中	I’m working as a waiter in a restaurant.
restaurant	名詞	レストラン	/ˈres.trɒnt/	高	A Japanese restaurant.
happy	形容詞	幸せな、うれしい	/ˈhæp.i/	高	I was happy to hear they said…

July 20th ー110th day of my stay in Australiaー

July 20th ー110th day of my stay in Australiaー
I cut my friend hair today. It was first time to cut someone's hair. When I cut his hair, I was a little nervous because he was going to have an interview the next day, which meant I had to succeed in cutting his hair no matter what even though I was not a hairdresser. He was also nervous when I was cutting his hair. But once I started cutting his hair, I started feeling excited to cut his hair. After all, He got a nice hair style. I mean His hair style ended up looking like spaghetti. 

単語	品詞	意味	発音記号	TOEIC頻出度	例文文
cut	動詞	切る（髪などを）	/kʌt/	高	I cut my friend’s hair today.
nervous	形容詞	緊張した、不安な	/ˈnɜː.vəs/	高	I was a little nervous.
interview	名詞	面接、インタビュー	/ˈɪn.tə.vjuː/	高	He was going to have an interview.
succeed	動詞	成功する	/səkˈsiːd/	高	I had to succeed in cutting.
no matter what	句	何があっても	/nəʊ ˈmæt.ər wɒt/	中	I had to succeed no matter what.
hairdresser	名詞	美容師（特に髪を切る人）	/ˈheəˌdres.ər/	中	I was not a hairdresser.
excited	形容詞	わくわくした	/ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪd/	高	I started feeling excited.
hairstyle	名詞	髪型	/ˈheə.staɪl/	中	He got a nice hairstyle.
mean	動詞	～という意味である（補足説明に使う）	/miːn/	高	I mean, his hairstyle became a spaghetti.

「髪を切る」in English

シンプルに言いたい場合：

• I got a haircut.（髪を切ってもらいました）

自分で切った場合やより詳しく言いたい場合：

• I cut my hair.（自分で髪を切りました、というニュアンスになります）

最近のことを強調したい場合：

• I just got a haircut.（ちょうど髪を切ったところです）

雰囲気を加えたいとき：

• I had my hair cut.（少しフォーマルな言い方）
• I got my hair trimmed.（少しだけ整えた、というニュアンス）

ふつうは美容院や理髪店で切ってもらうので、“I got a haircut.” が最も一般的です。

July 21st ー111th day of my stay in Australiaー

July 21st ー111th day of my stay in Australiaー
I was the only student today. In the third lesson, John gave me a lesson. I always wanted to take John's lessons because he knew how to inspire me. 
Learning about the English language is related to understanding people. Actually, we understood each other two days ago through proverbs in our own countries.  I wanted to learn more from him.
It rained heavily today, so we didn't have many customers, but I had to focus on working in order not to be scolded by the boss.   

単語	品詞	意味	発音記号	TOEIC頻出度	例文文
only	副詞／形容詞	唯一の／ただ〜だけ	/ˈəʊn.li/	高	I was the only student today.
lesson	名詞	授業、レッスン	/ˈles.ən/	高	John gave me a lesson.
inspire	動詞	刺激を与える、感動させる	/ɪnˈspaɪər/	中	He knew how inspires me.（※文法的に “how to inspire me”）
language	名詞	言語	/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/	高	To learn about the English language.
related to	句	～に関係する	/rɪˈleɪ.tɪd tuː/	高	Is related to understanding people.
actually	副詞	実際に	/ˈæk.tʃu.ə.li/	高	Actually, we understood each other.
proverb	名詞	ことわざ	/ˈprɒ.vɜːb/	中	Through proverbs in our own countries.
customer	名詞	客、顧客	/ˈkʌs.tə.mər/	高	We didn’t have many customers.
focus on	句動詞	～に集中する	/ˈfəʊ.kəs ɒn/	高	I had to focus on working.
scold	動詞	叱る	/skəʊld/	中	Not to be scolded by the boss.
boss	名詞	上司	/bɒs/	高	By the boss.

July 22nd ー112th day of my stay in Australiaー

July 22nd ー112th day of my stay in Australiaー
I felt that it was very difficult for me to explain the Japanese stories which I know. In the third lesson, I tried to explain the old Japanese story, Momotaro, but I found it difficult to do that because I realized that telling the facts is different from telling stories. In order to tell stories, I need to use a lot of adjectives because the stories are interesting. I have to practice telling stories in order to speak English well. 
I was taught how to close our restaurant today. I have to remember a lot of things again. I'm fed up with it, but I have to do that to save money for IH college. I could finish working at 2 a.m. I was extremely tired today. 

単語／表現	品詞	意味	発音記号	TOEIC頻出度	例文文
explain	動詞	説明する	/ɪkˈspleɪn/	高	It was difficult to explain the Japanese stories.
realize	動詞	気づく、認識する	/ˈrɪə.laɪz/	高	I realized that telling facts is different…
fact	名詞	事実	/fækt/	高	Telling the facts is different from…
story	名詞	物語、話	/ˈstɔː.ri/	高	I have to practice telling stories.
adjective	名詞	形容詞	/ˈædʒ.ek.tɪv/	中	I need to use a lot of adjectives.
practice	動詞／名詞	練習（する）	/ˈpræk.tɪs/	高	I have to practice telling stories.
be taught	受動構文	教えられる	/bi tɔːt/	中	I was taught how to close our restaurant.
remember	動詞	思い出す、覚える	/rɪˈmem.bər/	高	I have to remember a lot of things.
fed up with	熟語	うんざりしている	/fed ʌp wɪð/	中	I’m fed up with it.
extremely	副詞	非常に、極めて	/ɪkˈstriːm.li/	高	I was extremely tired.
tired	形容詞	疲れた	/ˈtaɪəd/	高	I was extremely tired today.

桃太郎 in English

Momotaro – The Peach Boy

Once upon a time, there was an old man and an old woman.
They lived in the countryside near a river.

One day, the old woman went to the river to wash clothes.
There, she saw a big peach floating in the water.
She took the peach home.

When she and the old man tried to cut the peach,
a baby boy came out from inside!
They were very surprised, but happy.
They named him **Momotaro**, which means "Peach Boy."
They raised him with love.

Momotaro grew up to be a strong and kind boy.
One day, he heard that **oni** (demons) were causing trouble on a distant island.
He decided to go and fight them.

The old woman made him **kibi dango** (millet dumplings) for his journey.
On the way, Momotaro met a dog, a monkey, and a pheasant.
He gave them dumplings, and they became his friends.
They joined him on his adventure.

Together, they went to the island and fought the oni.
They worked as a team and won the battle.
The oni gave up and said sorry.
Momotaro and his friends took back the treasure that the oni had stolen.

Momotaro returned home with the treasure.
The old man and the old woman were very happy.
They all lived happily ever after.

July 23rd ー113th day of my stay in Australiaー

July 23rd ー113th day of my stay in Australiaー
My Korean friend called me this morning, and we went to a cafe. He asked me to translate what he wanted to say from English into Japanese. He will try to write a letter in Japanese and give a Japanese girl a present with it. I was happy to help him. 
After that, we had lunch at a Korean restaurant. I ate grilled eel with rice. 
I had to work after we said good bye. It was easy to work even though it was Saturday. I managed to make a lot of drinks without any complaints. I had a really good day. 

単語／表現	品詞	意味	発音記号	TOEIC頻出度	例文文
translate	動詞	翻訳する	/trænzˈleɪt/	高	He asked me to translate from English into Japanese.
present	名詞	プレゼント、贈り物	/ˈprez.ənt/	高	Give a Japanese girl a present.
help	動詞	助ける、手伝う	/help/	高	I was happy to help him.
lunch	名詞	昼食	/lʌntʃ/	高	We went having lunch at a Korean restaurant.
restaurant	名詞	レストラン	/ˈres.trɒnt/	高	At a Korean restaurant.
work	動詞／名詞	働く／仕事	/wɜːk/	高	I had to work after we said goodbye.
manage to ～	動詞句	なんとか〜する、うまく〜する	/ˈmæn.ɪdʒ tuː/	高	I managed to make a lot of drinks.
complaint	名詞	苦情、クレーム	/kəmˈpleɪnt/	高	Without any complaints.
even though	接続詞	～だけれども	/ˈiː.vən ðəʊ/	高	Even though it was Saturday.
good day	名詞句	よい一日	/ɡʊd deɪ/	中	I had a really good day.

July 24th ー114th day of my stay in Australiaー

July 24th ー114th day of my stay in Australiaー
I'm fed up with unreasonable orders from the boss at work. He was already in a bad mood when I went into the restaurant. I couldn't understand why he scolded me today. 
I don't dislike working there. Some customers remember me and try to talk to me. It is very enjoyable for me to talk to customers, so I can't decide whether to quit this job. In addition, the free meals we can eat after working are so delicious. I wonder if I should work at two or more places.   

単語／表現	品詞	意味	発音記号	TOEIC頻出度	例文文
fed up with	熟語	〜にうんざりしている	/fed ʌp wɪð/	中	I’m fed up with unreasonable orders.
unreasonable	形容詞	理不尽な、無茶な	/ʌnˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/	中	Unreasonable orders from the boss.
order	名詞	命令、注文（TOEICではどちらも出題される）	/ˈɔː.dər/	高	Orders from the boss.
mood	名詞	気分、機嫌	/muːd/	中	He was in a bad mood.
scold	動詞	叱る	/skəʊld/	中	I was scolded by him.
customer	名詞	顧客、お客さん	/ˈkʌs.tə.mər/	高	Some customers remember me.
enjoyable	形容詞	楽しい	/ɪnˈdʒɔɪ.ə.bəl/	中	It is very enjoyable to talk to customers.
quit	動詞	やめる（退職・退学など）	/kwɪt/	高	I can’t decide whether to quit this job.
delicious	形容詞	おいしい	/dɪˈlɪʃ.əs/	中	The free meals are so delicious.
wonder	動詞	～かしらと思う、疑問に思う	/ˈwʌn.dər/	高	I wonder if I should work in two or more places.

July 25th ー115th day of my stay in Australiaー

July 25th ー115th day of my stay in Australiaー
I got up at 8 a.m. because I was supposed to take an interview at 9:30, but the interviewer called me and said that interview was going to be postponed until tomorrow morning. 
I went to school at 10 a.m. because I got up early. I was able to study English for two hours before lessons. In my school, I'm the only student in my class. It is very good for me to improve my English.
After school, I had to work. It was very easy to work today. We didn't have a lot of customers today. If it was a normal Monday, I would have finished working at about 10:30 p.m, but we had customers coming as a group who made a reservation at 11:30 p.m. My senior worker allowed me to work until 12 a.m though there were few customers in the restaurant. After working, I was invited to karaoke. I wanted to turn down the invitation because I was too tired, my friends didn't hear me. We broke up at 3 a.m. in the end. 
I didn't have a master key to enter my share house at such a late time. I'm now waiting for morning to come whilst I'm writing this daily. I'm worried if I can make it to the interview. 

単語／表現	品詞	意味	発音記号	TOEIC頻出度	例文文
supposed to ～	助動詞句	～することになっている	/səˈpəʊzd tuː/	高	I was supposed to take an interview.
interview	名詞／動詞	面接、インタビュー	/ˈɪn.tə.vjuː/	高	The interview is going to be postponed.
postpone	動詞	延期する	/pəʊstˈpəʊn/	高	The interview is going to be postponed.
be able to ～	助動詞句	～することができる	/bi ˈeɪ.bəl tuː/	高	I was able to study English.
improve	動詞	向上させる、上達する	/ɪmˈpruːv/	高	It is very good for me to improve my English.
customer	名詞	顧客、お客さん	/ˈkʌs.tə.mər/	高	We didn’t have a lot of customers.
reservation	名詞	予約	/ˌrez.əˈveɪ.ʃən/	高	A group who made a reservation.
allow	動詞	許可する	/əˈlaʊ/	高	My senior worker allowed me to work.
turn down	句動詞	断る	/tɜːn daʊn/	高	I wanted to turn down the invitation.
invitation	名詞	招待、誘い	/ˌɪn.vɪˈteɪ.ʃən/	高	I wanted to turn down the invitation.
break up (group)	句動詞	解散する	/breɪk ʌp/	中	We broke up at 3 a.m.
share house	名詞	シェアハウス（共同生活の家）	/ʃeə(r) haʊs/	中	I didn’t have a key to enter my share house.
worry	動詞／名詞	心配する／心配	/ˈwʌr.i/	高	I’m worried if I can go.
whilst	接続詞（英式）	～している間に	/waɪlst/	中	Whilst I’m writing this daily.

最後に

いかがだったでしょうか。今回はオーストラリア放浪日記17を最後までご一読いただき、ありがとうございました。「髪切った」を英語でマスターできたでしょうか。美容院や理髪店に行ったあと、是非”I got a haircut.”と声に出してみましょう。”You look amazing.””New hairstyle suits you so much.”など、相手のリアクションにわくわくして、素敵なつながりを築いてください！英語を頑張るみなさんの役に立てるよう、引き続き頑張っていきます！