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Situation 1
Mika visited the apartment of her friend, Nanako.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
ミカは、なにか飲みますか？
A はい
B いいえ
ミカ：へー、きれいな部屋！
ナナコ：ありがとう。なんか飲む？
ミカ：うん、水がいい。この写真、見ていい？
ナナコ：うん。
ミカ：これ、誰？
ナナコ：私の家族だよ。
Situation 2
Nanako, who came to Hokkaido for sightseeing, started talking to a taxi driver.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
ナナコは、____に行きたい。
A 水
B 家族
C 時間
D 海
ナナコ：乗っていいですか？
ドライバー：はい。どこへ行きますか？
ナナコ：海に行きたいです。
ドライバー：分かりました。
ナナコ：何時間かかりますか？
ドライバー：１時間です。
Situation 3
At the company, Suzuki-san started talking to a colleague, Sato-san.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
佐藤さんは、仕事が終わりましたか？
A はい
B いいえ
鈴木：仕事、終わりましたか？
佐藤：まだです。
鈴木：なかなか大変なんですね。
佐藤：はい。鈴木さんはどうですか？
鈴木：僕はもう終わりました。
Situation 4
Kenta and Mika are talking at a ramen restaurant.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
ここのラーメンは、____。
A 高い
B 大変だ
C おいしい
D きれい
ケンタ：ここのラーメン、おいしいね！
ミカ：うん。ほんとにおいしい。
ケンタ：安いし、いいお店だね。
ミカ：うん。また来たいな。
ケンタ：そうだね。また来よう。
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There is a “go back to lesson” hyperlink. At the completion of the quiz, it would be convenient to also include a hyperlink to go the next lesson in the level as well.
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What’s the difference between 大変 and 難し?
I know it’s confusing since both can be translated as “hard.”
I’ll try to use different words to show the difference between them.
大変 – touch, rough, requires much effort or time to deal with something
難しい – difficult, not easy to do or solve something due to lack of ability, skills, experiences or resources.
ありがとうございます
I have one last question, すみません
But what about 本当に とても なかなか かなり
I know there can be different ways to say the same thing but are all these just “very”?
> But what about 本当に とても なかなか かなり
I know there can be different ways to say the same thing but are all these just “very”?
ー It is easier to understand the difference if you are aware of the actual situation in which they are used, rather than trying to remember it by translation. So it is better to ask when you find a sentence that contains the word, not the word by itself.
・本当に – truly, (the opposite of lying)
※ When someone uses 本当に, they imply they really mean it from the bottom of their heart.
・とても – very, really, extremely (emphasizing)
・なかなか – quite, fairy, (It’s used when something exceeds the expected degree.)
・かなり – considerably, rather (It’s not extreme, but is above the ordinary degree, more than expected.)
この料理は本当に美味しい。
この料理はとても美味しい。
この料理はなかなか美味しい。
この料理はかなり美味しい。
Do you see the difference in the speaker’s feelings in each sentence?
Other lesson: “食べてみていい”
This lesson: “見ていい？”
Similar sounding, different meaning, important to understand difference and “てみて” is for “try.”
少し難しい
でも大丈夫です
Thank you for your comment. It’s the difference between a main verb and an auxiliary verb.
見ていい？ – Is it okay if I see it?
※見る – see, look, watch
食べてみていい？ – Is it okay if I try the food?
※(verb) + みる – try doing some action (to see what it is like)