► 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:
- 毎日少しずつ練習していたら、知らず知らずに上達していた ⇨ I had practiced little by little every day, then I improved without realizing
- 食べ残しの御飯が未だ少しある ⇨ There is still some leftover food
- 少し辛味のあるソース ⇨ A sauce with slight spiciness
- もう少しおとなしい色は無いの？ ⇨ Isn’t there any color that is a little more subtle?
- 少し真面目に考えたら？ ⇨ Why don’t you think a little seriously?
- もう少し気楽に考えなよ ⇨ You should lighten up a little. Don’t think too seriously
- もう少し辛抱して ⇨ Hold on just a little bit longer
- もう少しレモン汁を入れたほうがいいんじゃないかと思う ⇨ I think it’s probably better when you add a little more lemon juice
- 彼女は料理にもう少し塩を加えた ⇨ She added a little more salt to the food
- 安全を見て少し多めに用意した ⇨ We prepared a little extra just to be safe
- 余分の椅子を少し用意したほうが良い ⇨ We should prepare, have, some extra chairs
- もう少しで爆発するところだった ⇨ A little more time and it was about to explode. It almost exploded
- 多くの先進国の人口は減少しつつある ⇨ The populations of many advanced nations are decreasing continuously
- 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
- 部品の間には少しの遊びがあるのが正常だ ⇨ It is normal to have some play between the parts