Usages of soto
外 で 遊んで ください。soto de asonde kudasai.
Please play outside.
外 の テーブル の 上 に ゴリラ が います。soto no teeburu no ue ni gorira ga imasu.
There is a gorilla on top of the table outside.
外 で 遊んじゃ いけない。soto de asonzya ikenai.
You're not allowed to play outside.
寒く なければ、 外 で 遊びます。samuku nakereba, soto de asobimasu.
If it's not cold, I'll play outside.
冬 の ころ、 寒くて 外 に 出たく なかった。huyu no koro, samukute soto ni detaku nakatta.
Around wintertime, it was (so) cold I didn't want to go outside.
外 が 寒くて、 コート を 着ました。soto ga samukute, kooto wo kimasita.
It was cold outside, so I wore a coat.
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