Vocabulary + Grammar
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 先週 | last week |
| パソコン | computer |
| ちょうし | condition |
| 進む | advance |
| 直す | fix |
| かかる [時間] | take (time) |
Grammar
~なかなか~ない
Not ~ ing much◎ Represents a state of affairs where things are not progressing the way the speaker wants.
1. 毎日、練習を しているけど、なかなか 上手に なりません。
I am praticing every day, but I am not getting much better.
2. 休みが 十分 とれなくて、なかなか かぜが 治りません。
I'm unable to take enough time off, so my cold is not getting much better.
~のに[時間・費用]
Time, cost◎ 「の」means「こと」, indicating the amount of time or money required in order to do something. Does after the dictionary form of a verb.
1. 京都に 行くのに、2時間半 かかります。
It takes two and a half hours in order to go to Kyoto.
2. 会場に 入るのに、この ハガキが いります。
You need this postcard in order to go inside the event site.
~間
During; while◎ Indicates the extent or interval of a given period of time.
1. 友だちを待っている間、本を読んでいました。
I was reading a book while waiting for my friends.
2. 食事の間、彼女はずっとしゃべって いました。
She was taking the whole time during the meal.
~でも かまわない
Don't mind if ~◎ Represents that something is okay and given permission.
1. ペンがなかったら、えんぴつでも かまいません。
If you don't have a pen, I don't mind you using a pencil.
◎ This can be connected to a verb, and in that case it becomes「~てもかまわない」.
1. 5分くらいなら、おくれても かまいません。
If it's just five minutes, I don't mind if you're late.
2. 代わりに わたしが行っても、かまいません。
I don't mind going instead.