Usages of houtyou
包丁 を 使う とき は、 まな板 が 動かない よう に 気 を つけます。houtyou wo tukau toki ha, manaita ga ugokanai you ni ki wo tukemasu.
When using a kitchen knife, I’m careful so that the cutting board doesn’t move.
包丁 と まな板 を 片付けた あと、 鍋 の 中 の スープ を 冷まして おいた。houtyou to manaita wo kataduketa ato, nabe no naka no suupu wo samasite oita.
After putting away the knife and cutting board, I let the soup in the pot cool.
この 包丁 は 古い です が、 まだ よく 切れます。kono houtyou ha hurui desu ga, mada yoku kiremasu.
This kitchen knife is old, but it still cuts well.
この 包丁 は よく 切れる ので、 にんじん を 小さく 切る とき に 便利 です。kono houtyou ha yoku kireru node, ninzin wo tiisaku kiru toki ni benri desu.
This kitchen knife cuts well, so it is convenient when cutting carrots into small pieces.
台所 で 包丁 を 使う とき は、 指 を けがしない よう に 気 を つけます。daidokoro de houtyou wo tukau toki ha, yubi wo kegasinai you ni ki wo tukemasu.
When I use a kitchen knife in the kitchen, I am careful not to injure my fingers.
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