spoon

スプーン、さじ

柄とくぼんだ先端があり、食べたり料理を取り分けたりする道具。

やさしい英語で： A small tool with a handle and a curved end, used to eat or serve food.

• I need a spoon for my soup.
• She stirred her tea with a spoon.
• Are there enough spoons for everyone?

よく使う表現： a soup spoon, use a spoon, a metal spoon, a wooden spoon

スプーンで盛る、スプーンですくう

スプーンを使って食べ物を移したり取り分けたりする。

やさしい英語で： To move or serve food using a small tool with a handle and a curved end.

• Spoon the rice into a bowl.
• She spooned sauce over the chicken.
• He was spooning jam into small jars.

使い方： spoon something into something (Spoon the mixture into the dish.); spoon something over something (Spoon the sauce over the fish.)

よく使う表現： spoon into something, spoon onto something, spoon out something

添い寝する

二人が同じ向きで横になり、一人が相手の背中に体を寄せる。

やさしい英語で： If two people do this, they lie close together, with one facing the other’s back.

• They like to spoon in bed.
• We spooned until we fell asleep.
• Can we spoon for a while?

使い方： spoon with someone (She likes to spoon with her partner.)

類義語： cuddle

よく使う表現： spoon with someone, spoon in bed