Let's challenge the Role Play![✐4. Allegretto] 〜やすいかも(しれません)、〜にくいかも(しれません)“It might be easy to get it wrong.”[00:07]Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Let’s begin straight away. Please change the sentence to ”〜yasui desu” as follows.For example,get fat→ easy to get fatOk?[00:23]1. write→ easy to write2. drink→ easy to drink3. repair/fix→ easy to repair4. work→ easy to work5. consult/ask→ easy to consult6. teach→ easy to teac7. use→ easy to use8. grow/cultivate→ easy to grow9. say→ easy to say10. memorize/remember→ easy to memorize11. mistake→ easy to mistake12. understand/know/get it→ easy to understand[03:13]Next is “〜nikui”. Please change to “〜nikui” as follows.For example,get fat→ hard to get fatReady?[03:28]1. write→ hard to write2. drink→ hard to drink3. repair/fix→ hard to repair4. work→ hard to work5. consult/ask→ hard to consult6. teach→ hard to teach7. use→ hard to use8. grow/cultivate→ hard to grow9. say/tell→ hard to say/tell10. memorize/remember→ hard to memorize11. mistake→ hard to mistake12. understand/know/get it→ hard to understand[06:27]When “kamo” is added after “〜yasui”, it means “it might be easy to do something.When :kamo: is added after “〜nikui”, it means “it might be difficult/hard to do something.[06:45]For example,“nedan ga sagatta node, kaiyasui kamo.” means “As the price has come down, it mght be easier to buy.”Or,“ji ga heta dakara, yominikui kamo.” means “As my handwriting is not good, it might be difficult to read.”.Now, let’s practice them!Repeat after me[07:07]1. It might be easy to drink.2. It might be difficult to understand.3. It might be easy to work.4. It might be easy to memorize.5. It might be hard to use.[07:48]The polite way of saying those above is “〜kamo shiremasen”.Therefore,“nomiyasui kamo shiremasen.”“wakarinikui kamo shiremasen.”“hataraki yasui kamo shiremasen.”[08:08]Please repeat the sentence after you hear key words [KW].You hear;[KW] cut into small pieces🎵 I cut it into small pieces so it might be easier to eat.Then repeat the sentence.→ I cut it into small pieces so it might be easier to eat.Ready?[08:29]1. [KW] medicine, sweet, easy to take🎵 This medicine is sweet, so easy to take.2. [KW] Ikebukuro station, wide, hard to make out🎵 As Ikebukuro station is wide, it might be hard to make out.(wakarinikui = here means; hard to make out, confusing)3. [KW] positive work place, easy to work🎵 It’s a positive workplace, it might be easy to work.(akarui = here means; positive, cheerful, upbeat)(shokuba = workplace)4. [KW] Yamada san, story, hard to understand🎵 Yamada’s story (= The way Yamada san said) might be difficult to understand (= not clear).Support the show=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=Need more translation & transcript? Become a patron: More episodes with full translation and Japanese transcripts. Members-only podcast feed for your smartphone app. Japanese Swotter on PatreonNote: English translations might sound occasionally unnatural as English, as I try to preserve the structure and essence of the original Japanese.

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