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#178 Do you say “in 2021”or “four years ago”?

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#1782025/10/14(火)~ Do you say “in 2021”or “four years ago”? ~皆さんは、例えば2021年の話をするとき、「2021年に」、と言いますか?「4年前に」と言いますか?私は圧倒的に「4年前に」を使うことが多いのですが、海外では「2021年に」というように、西暦を使うことが多いと何かで見たことがあります。私は誰かに2021年と言われても、頭の中で「4年前」に変えて考えてしまいます。皆さんはどうですか?みなさんは、たとえば にせんにじゅういちねんの はなしを するとき、「2021ねんに」、といいますか?「よねんまえに」といいますか?わたしは あっとうてきに「よねんまえに」をつかうことが おおいのですが、かいがいでは「2021ねんに」というように、せいれきを つかうことが おおいとなにかで みたことが あります。わたしは だれかに 2021ねんと いわれても、あたまのなかで「4ねんまえ」にかえて かんがえてしまいます。みなさんは どうですか?When you talk about, say, 2021, do you say “in 2021”?Or do you say “four years ago”?I overwhelmingly use “four years ago” most of the time,but I read somewhere that overseas, people often use the Western calendar like “in 2021.”Even if someone says “2021” to me, I automatically switch it to “four years ago” in my head. How about you?【Today’s words】圧倒的に(あっとうてきに)/ overwhelmingly 海外(かいがい)/ overseas西暦(せいれき)/ Western calendar eg, 2021ねん↔︎和暦(われき)/ Japanese calendar eg, 令和(れいわ)3ねん頭の中(あたまの なか)/ in one’s head ★This post is also available on the broadcast channel (Japanese daily tips) of my Instagram. 【https://www.instagram.com/channel/AbbOi9lyhNtGwo6A/?igsh=enhqNGRyajhobnZ5】

#1782025/10/14(火)~ Do you say “in 2021”or “four years ago”? ~皆さんは、例えば2021年の話をするとき、「2021年に」、と言いますか?「4年前に」と言いますか?私は圧倒的に「4年前に」を使うことが多いのですが、海外では「2021年に」というように、西暦を使うことが多いと何かで見たことがあります。私は誰かに2021年と言われても、頭の中で「4年前」に変えて考えてしまいます。皆さんはどうですか?みなさんは、たとえば にせんにじゅういちねんの はなしを するとき、「2021ねんに」、といいますか?「よねんまえに」といいますか?わたしは あっとうてきに「よねんまえに」をつかうことが おおいのですが、かいがいでは「2021ねんに」というように、せいれきを つかうことが おおいとなにかで みたことが あります。わたしは だれかに 2021ねんと いわれても、あたまのなかで「4ねんまえ」にかえて かんがえてしまいます。みなさんは どうですか?When you talk about, say, 2021, do you say “in 2021”?Or do you say “four years ago”?I overwhelmingly use “four years ago” most of the time,but I read somewhere that overseas, people often use the Western calendar like “in 2021.”Even if someone says “2021” to me, I automatically switch it to “four years ago” in my head. How about you?【Today’s words】圧倒的に(あっとうてきに)/ overwhelmingly 海外(かいがい)/ overseas西暦(せいれき)/ Western calendar eg, 2021ねん↔︎和暦(われき)/ Japanese calendar eg, 令和(れいわ)3ねん頭の中(あたまの なか)/ in one’s head ★This post is also available on the broadcast channel (Japanese daily tips) of my Instagram. 【https://www.instagram.com/channel/AbbOi9lyhNtGwo6A/?igsh=enhqNGRyajhobnZ5】

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#1782025/10/14(火)~ Do you say “in 2021”or “four years ago”? ~皆さんは、例えば2021年の話をするとき、「2021年に」、と言いますか?「4年前に」と言いますか?私は圧倒的に「4年前に」を使うことが多いのですが、海外では「2021年に」というように、西暦を使うことが多いと何かで見たことがあります。私は誰かに2021年と言われても、頭の中で「4年前」に変えて考えてしまいます。皆さんはどうですか?みなさんは、たとえば...

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