Usages of hanbun
今日 は あまり 食べたく なかった ので、 おかず を 半分 残しましたkyou ha amari tabetaku nakatta node, okazu wo hanbun nokosimasita
I didn’t feel like eating much today, so I left half of the side dishes.
パン や 果物 を 半分 だけ 詰めたら、 かばん に 全部 入った。pan ya kudamono wo hanbun dake tumetara, kaban ni zenbu haitta.
When I packed only half of the bread and fruit, everything fit in my bag.
紙 を 半分 に 折る 前 に、 母 は 定規 を 使いました。kami wo hanbun ni oru mae ni, haha ha zyougi wo tukaimasita.
Before folding the paper in half, my mother used a ruler.
定規 と はさみ を 使って、 紙 を 半分 に 切りました。zyougi to hasami wo tukatte, kami wo hanbun ni kirimasita.
I used a ruler and scissors to cut the paper in half.
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