イギリスのスラング「dodgy」 の意味と使い方【日常英会話】

みなさん、こんにちは。今日はお気に入りのイギリスのスラングをご紹介します。

「Dodgy」

「Dodgy」は疑わしいや危険な、という意味で場所や食べ物にも使うことができます。

[例文]

 I never go down that street late at night. I’ve heard it’s a bit dodgy. ( dangerous)
(私は夜遅くにあの通りには行きません。少し危ないと聞いたことがあります。)

Some guy tried to sell me a dodgy watch on the street yesterday. ( in this case probably fake or stolen)
(昨日、男が路上で怪しげな時計を私に売ろうとした。)

The guy who tried to sell me the watch on the street yesterday looked a bit dodgy. ( dangerous, untrustworthy)
(昨日路上で私に時計を売ろうとした男は少し怪しげに見えた.)

Don’t eat that fish! It smells a bit dodgy. ( possibly gone bad)
(その魚は食べないで！ちょっと危ない匂いがします。)

この言葉は様々なシチュエーションで使えるので便利ですよ。試してみて！

ジェイミー

[Engish version]

Hi everyone, today I would like to show you one of my favourite British slang terms.

Dodgy

Dodgy means suspicious or dangerous, it can be used to describe, people places,or sometimes even food.

Here are a few examples.

I never go down that street late at night. I’ve heard it’s a bit dodgy. ( dangerous)

Some guy tried to sell me a dodgy watch on the street yesterday. ( in this case probably fake or stolen)

The guy who tried to sell me the watch on the street yesterday looked a bit dodgy. ( dangerous, untrustworthy)

Don’t eat that fish! It smells a bit dodgy. ( possibly gone bad)

It’s a great word and as you can see you can use it for a number of different situations.

Give it a go!

Jaimie