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Situation 1
Ami is trying on a skirt at a store.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
そのスカートは、いい感じですか？
A はい
B いいえ
お母さん：どう？
アミ：結構いい感じ。
お母さん：じゃあ、それ買う？
アミ：そうしようかな。どう思う？
お母さん：いいと思うよ。すごい可愛い。
Situation 2
At home, Saki is talking with her boyfriend, Yuya.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
今日の夜は、ユウヤが____作る。
A 毎日
B 結構
C よく
D なんか
サキ：ご飯どうする？今日の夜。
ユウヤ：俺がなんか作るよ。
サキ：いいの？ありがとう。
ユウヤ：なんか食べたいのある？
サキ：カレー食べたいな。
Situation 3
At work, Matsui-san is talking to her subordinate, Yamada-san.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
松井さんは、そのペンを使いますか？
A はい
B いいえ
松井：そのペン、今使ってる？
山田：いえ、使ってないです。使います？
松井：うん。使ってもいい？
山田：もちろんです。
松井：ありがとう！
Situation 4
At work, Saito-san talks to his subordinate, Yamada-san.
Comprehension Quiz (Skip if you don't understand the conversation yet)
山田さんの仕事は、____。
A なかなか大変だ
B 少しだけ大変だ
C あまり楽しくない
D 全然楽しくない
斉藤：山田さん、最近仕事どう？
山田：毎日、なかなか大変です。
斉藤：そっか、大変か。
山田：はい。でも楽しいですよ！
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In lesson 3, “いえ、使ってないです。使います？”
What is the different between 使ってすか and 使います?
Could i use 使ってすか instead of 使います for asking if she wanna use the pen?
Thanks
No, they have different meanings.
“使ってますか？” means “Are you using it now?” (See the translation)
It’s a question to check if someone is currently using something.
On the other hand, “使います？” is an offer or invitation, asking if the other person wants to use something.
The standard, more formal form is “使いますか？”, which means “Would you like to use it?” or “Do you want to use it?”
“使います？” just omits the “か”, making it sound more casual and informal than “使いますか？”.
One of the questions in the quiz is about the phrase ‘そのペンを使う’。Because the context is not obvious to me, I’m struggling to understand it. Depending upon the situation could it mean one of the following: “that pen, can I use it?”, or “that pen, do you want to use it?”, “that pen, do you use it?”, or something else?
Thanks.
そのペンを使う means you are going to use that pen.
This sentence is not intended to ask for permission.
Hi ! For this sentence
なんか食たべたいのある
なんか食たべたい could have been enough ? Or does it remove too much ?
They have different meanings:
なんか食べたいのある？ → “Is there anything you want to eat?”
なんか食べたい？ → “Do you want to eat something?”
Thanks for the explanation
No problem!