► 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
☆ 塩をもう少し足したほうがいい ⇨ You should add a little more salt
☆ 少し休もう ⇨ Let’s rest a little
☆ 彼の話は少し変だ ⇨ His story is a little weird
☆ 痛みは少しましになった ⇨ The pain has subsided a little
☆ 私は韓国語は少ししか話せない ⇨ I only speak a little Korean
More examples:
- 少し間を空けてまたやってみよう ⇨ Let’s have some cooling period and then try again
- 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
- もう少し頭を働かせろ！ ⇨ Make your brain work a little more! Use your brain!
- 彼は少し抜けている ⇨ He is not all there, a little slow, lacks common sense
- もう少しで勝てるところだったので残念で仕方が無い ⇨ I cannot help feeling frustrated because I was so close to winning
- 私はピアノを少しかじったことがある ⇨ I once learned to play the piano a little bit
- 少し不格好だが最高に快適な靴 ⇨ A little ugly but super comfortable shoes
- 縁は少し丸みを帯びている ⇨ The edges have slight roundness, are slightly rounded
- 私は反射を減らすために画面を少し傾けた ⇨ I tilted the screen a little to reduce glare
- この部品をはめるには少しコツが要る ⇨ It takes some knack to fit this part in place
- 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
- 寒さが少し和らいだ ⇨ The cold weather has eased off a little
- もう少し柔らかい言い方をしたほうが良い ⇨ You should say it in a little more mild way
- 彼は眼鏡を少しだけ湿らした布で拭いた ⇨ He wiped his glasses with a damped cloth
- 春が来るまでもう少しの辛抱だ ⇨ We have to wait just a bit more for spring to come