Usages of 〜sou
店長 は 忙しそう だ けど、 後 で 招待メール を 送る と 言った。tenchou wa isogashisou da kedo, ato de shoutaimeeru o okuru to itta.
The manager looks busy, but he said he’ll send an invitation email later.
その スープ は 熱そう だ から、 気 を つけて。sono suupu wa atsusou da kara, ki o tsukete.
That soup looks hot, so be careful.
今日 は 忙しい。 それ に、 雨 も 降りそう だ。kyou wa isogashii. sore ni, ame mo furisou da.
I'm busy today. Besides, it looks like it will rain.
充電 が 切れそう だった ので、 駅 で 少し 充電した。juuden ga kiresou datta node, eki de sukoshi juudenshita.
My battery was about to die, so I charged a bit at the station.
その とき、 看護師さん の 優しい 一言 で 赤ちゃん が 笑って、 母親 は とても 嬉しそう だった。sono toki, kangoshisan no yasashii hitokoto de akachan ga waratte, hahaoya wa totemo ureshisou datta.
At that moment, thanks to a kind comment from the nurse, the baby laughed and her mother looked very happy.
娘 は まだ 小さい です が、 初めて の コンサート で とても 嬉しそう でした。musume wa mada chiisai desu ga, hajimete no konsaato de totemo ureshisou deshita.
My daughter is still little, but she looked very happy at her first concert.
その 俳優 の 台詞 の 言い方 が 自然 だった ので、 日本語 の 勉強 に も いい 影響 が ありそうだ と 思いました。sono haiyuu no serifu no iikata ga shizen datta node, nihongo no benkyou ni mo ii eikyou ga arisouda to omoimashita.
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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