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〜sou

〜そう〜sou
seems; looks
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Usages of 〜sou

店長てんちょう　は　忙いそがしそう　だ　けど、　後あと　で　招待しょうたいメール　を　送おくる　と　言いった。tentyou ha isogasisou da kedo, ato de syoutaimeeru wo okuru to itta.
The manager looks busy, but he said he’ll send an invitation email later.
その　スープ　は　熱あつそう　だ　から、　気き　を　つけて。sono suupu ha atusou da kara, ki wo tukete.
That soup looks hot, so be careful.
今日きょう　は　忙いそがしい。　それ　に、　雨あめ　も　降ふりそう　だ。kyou ha isogasii. sore ni, ame mo hurisou da.
I'm busy today. Besides, it looks like it will rain.
充電じゅうでん　が　切きれそう　だった　ので、　駅えき　で　少すこし　充電じゅうでんした。zyuuden ga kiresou datta node, eki de sukosi zyuudensita.
My battery was about to die, so I charged a bit at the station.
その　とき、　看かん護ご師しさん　の　優やさしい　一ひと言こと　で　赤あかちゃん　が　笑わらって、　母はは親おや　は　とても　嬉うれしそう　だった。sono toki, kangosisan no yasasii hitokoto de akatyan ga waratte, hahaoya ha totemo uresisou datta.
At that moment, thanks to a kind comment from the nurse, the baby laughed and her mother looked very happy.
娘むすめ　は　まだ　小ちいさい　です　が、　初はじめて　の　コンサート　で　とても　嬉うれしそう　でした。musume ha mada tiisai desu ga, hazimete no konsaato de totemo uresisou desita.
My daughter is still little, but she looked very happy at her first concert.
その　俳優はいゆう　の　台詞せりふ　の　言いい方かた　が　自然しぜん　だった　ので、　日本語にほんご　の　勉強べんきょう　に　も　いい　影響えいきょう　が　ありそうだ　と　思おもいました。sono haiyuu no serihu no iikata ga sizen datta node, nihongo no benkyou ni mo ii eikyou ga arisouda to omoimasita.
The way that actor delivered his lines was so natural that I thought it might also have a good influence on my Japanese studies.

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