Vocabulary + Grammar
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| アパート | apartment |
| ところ | place |
| まど | window |
| 開ける | open |
| けっこう | fairly; rather |
| さがす | find |
Grammar
こんな
This◎ A word with「こそあど」forms that represents surprise or emphasis during conversation.
1. そんな べんりな ところに ある レストランは 高い でしょうね。
A restaurant in that convenient of a place must be expensive.
2. あんな きれいな ホテルに 泊まりたい ですね。
I'd like to stay in a hotel that pretty.
~ より ~(の) ほう
~ is better than ~◎ An expression that compares two things and indicates with is superior and which is inferior.
1. 彼より 彼女の ほうが 話が 上手です。
She is better at speaking than him.
2. バスで 行くより 歩いて 行くほうが いいです。
It is better to walk than to go by bus.
~ なくてもいい
Doesn't have to ~◎ Represents that there is no need for something.
1. 飲み物は 用意して いるので、買わなくても いいです。〈動詞ない形 +〉
Drinks have been prepared, so you don't have to buy them.
2. 1日 泊まるだけ なので、部屋は 広くなくても いいです。〈Aく +〉
I'm only staying for one night, so the room doesn't have to be big.
3. きれいでなくてもいいので、タオルを 貸して ください。〈Naな + で〉
It doesn't have to be pretty, please just lend me a towel.