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Usages of samui
今日 は 寒い です。kyou ha samui desu.
Today is cold.
今日 は 寒かった です。kyou ha samukatta desu.
It was cold today.
冬 は 寒い です。huyu ha samui desu.
Winter is cold.
冬 に 寒く なります。huyu ni samuku narimasu.
It becomes cold in winter.
今日 は 少し 寒い です。kyou ha sukosi samui desu.
It is a little cold today.
冬 は 寒くて も、 運動 を 続けられる。huyu ha samukute mo, undou wo tudukerareru.
Even if it's cold in winter, I can continue exercising.
冬 は 寒い けれど、 雪 が 好き です。huyu ha samui keredo, yuki ga suki desu.
Winter is cold, but I like snow.
今日 は 昨日 より もっと 寒い です。kyou ha kinou yori motto samui desu.
It's even colder today than yesterday.
今日 は 寒い です から、 家 で 魚 を 焼きます。kyou ha samui desu kara, ie de sakana wo yakimasu.
It's cold today, so I grill fish at home.
急 に 寒く なりました。kyuu ni samuku narimasita.
It suddenly became cold.
今日 は かなり 寒い が、 雪 に なる わけ で は ない。kyou ha kanari samui ga, yuki ni naru wake de ha nai.
It’s quite cold today, but it’s not like it will snow.
外 は 寒い です。soto ha samui desu.
It is cold outside.
暖房 の 温度 が 下がる と、 部屋 が 少し 寒く なります。danbou no ondo ga sagaru to, heya ga sukosi samuku narimasu.
When the heater temperature goes down, the room becomes a little cold.
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