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13 Dec 2019
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What is the difference between 先日 and この前 ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between 先日 and この前 ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
If there are any other similar expressions pls let me know. How to say the other day, a few days ago ?
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13 Dec 2019
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意味は大体同じです。
❶「先日」の方が少し堅い語で、ビジネスシーンや改まった場面等では「先日」がよく使われると思います。
・「先日お話させて頂いた件ですが、…」
※ここで「この前」や「この間」を使えないというわけではないです。
類語としては、
・「この間」
・「先頃(さきごろ)」
・「先達て(せんだって)」
・「過日」
など
❷「この間」は「この前」と同様カジュアルな表現としてよく使われます。
・「この間、○○君と一緒にプールに行きました。」
❸「先頃」「先達て」「過日」は、「先日」と同様、やや堅い語で、また「先日」と比べると、使われる頻度は少ないように感じます。
・「男子の代表チームは、先達て行われたサッカーワールドカップの一次予選を首位で通過しました。」
the other dayは、「先日」が訳語として充てられることが多い印象です。
a few days agoは、「2,3日前」や「この前/この間」が一般的だと思います。
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