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► 副詞
少し  [(2)すこし]    meaning:  little  rank: 1
☆ テニスは少しやったことがあるだけだ ⇨ I’ve played tennis only a little
☆ もう少しで完成だ ⇨ Just a little more and it is complete
☆ をもう少ししたほうがいい ⇨ You should add a little more salt
☆ 少しもう ⇨ Let’s rest a little
☆ は少しだ ⇨ His story is a little weird
☆ 痛みは少しましになった ⇨ The pain has subsided a little
☆ 韓国語は少ししかせない ⇨ I only speak a little Korean


More examples:
  • 今回は少し見ることにした ⇨ This time we decided not to punish too hard
  • 彼女病気治って少しふっくらした ⇨ She recovered from illness and has gained some healthy weight
  • コーヒーを少しけてもらった ⇨ My neighbor gave me some of her coffee beans (because mine ran out)
  • 日本農業人口減少けている ⇨ The agricultural population of Japan has been dwindling
  • 部屋まるには少し時間かる ⇨ It takes some time before the room warms up
  • もう少し寄って! ⇨ Move a little bit to the right!
  • ずっと座っていたので少し体操した ⇨ I had been sitting for a long time, so I did some exercise
  • その部分をもう少しらかいじでいてくれる? ⇨ Can you play that part a little softer?
  • エアコン温度を少しげよう ⇨ Let’s lower the temperature of the AC a little
  • 少し辛味のあるソース ⇨ A sauce with slight spiciness
  • 毎日練習していたら少しずつ上達してきた ⇨ I’ve been practicing everyday and I’m getting better little by little
  • 彼女エアコンを少しめた ⇨ She turned the AC down a little
  • フランスは少ししかせない ⇨ I speak French only just a little bit
  • 余分椅子を少し用意したほうがい ⇨ We should prepare, have, some extra chairs
  • は少しけている ⇨ He is not all there, a little slow, lacks common sense