Garage sale
Meaning: A sale of used household items held in the driveway or garage of a home.
Garage sales are a Midwest institution. Many communities organize city-wide garage sale weekends. Midwesterners take garage saling seriously — some wake up before dawn to hit the best ones first.
Examples
- There are like ten garage sales on our street this weekend. 这周末我们这条街大概有十家在搞garage sale。Este fin de semana hay como diez garage sales en nuestra calle.今週末、うちの通りだけで10件くらいガレージセールがあるよ。이번 주말에 우리 거리에서만 10개쯤 되는 가레지 세일이 있어.
- I found this vintage lamp at a garage sale for two dollars. 我在garage sale上花两块钱淘到了这盏复古台灯。Encontré esta lámpara vintage en un garage sale por dos dólares.ガレージセールでこのビンテージランプを2ドルで見つけたんだ。가레지 세일에서 이 빈티지 램프를 2달러에 찾았어.
- Mom spent all morning at garage sales and came back with a truck full of stuff. 妈妈一上午都在逛garage sale,开了一卡车的东西回来。Mamá pasó toda la mañana en garage sales y volvió con la camioneta llena de cosas.お母さんが午前中ずっとガレージセール巡りして、トラックいっぱいの物を持って帰ってきた。엄마가 오전 내내 가레지 세일 돌아다니고 트럭 가득 물건을 사 왔어.
Pronunciation
Usage Guide
Context: shopping, weekends, community events
Tone: enthusiastic, practical
✓ Do Say
- Let's go garage saling this Saturday.这周六一起去逛garage sale吧。Vamos de garage sales este sábado.今週の土曜、ガレージセール巡りしようよ。이번 토요일에 가레지 세일 돌러 가자.
- We're having a garage sale next weekend.下周末我们要办一场garage sale。Vamos a hacer un garage sale el próximo fin de semana.来週末ガレージセールやるよ。다음 주말에 가레지 세일 할 거야.
✗ Don't Say
- Don't call it a 'yard sale' in the Midwest — it's a garage sale whether it's in the garage or not在中西部别叫它'yard sale'——不管摆在哪儿都叫garage saleNo lo llames 'yard sale' en el Medio Oeste — es un garage sale, esté en el garaje o no中西部では「yard sale」と呼ばないこと——ガレージにあろうがなかろうがgarage saleである중서부에서 'yard sale(야드 세일)'이라고 부르지 마세요——차고에서 하든 아니든 garage sale입니다
Origin & History
Garage sales became popular in the 1960s-1970s. The Midwest embraced the term 'garage sale' while the South uses 'yard sale' and parts of the East Coast say 'tag sale.'
Cultural Context
Era: 1960s-1970s
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
Regional notes: Midwest — city-wide garage sale weekends are a major tradition
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