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11 Feb 2014
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My English teacher said ''Jpanese people often say 'You're so kind.', but KIND has a deeper meaning like GENTLE. So you might use NICE instead of KIND.''
Is it true?
Is it true?
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人のことなら、nice と kind はよく似てる意味を表す。誰かがkindだと言ったら、その人はとても親切だという意味を表すけど、niceだと言ったら、ちょっと違う感じがする。例文 He's a nice guy. 彼はいいやつだな。
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It depends on the context, but generally most people would use 'nice'.
One common place to use kind is with the phrase "You're too kind." Which implys in a modest fashion that you belive the other person is being overly generous, like with a compliment or a small gift. Kind is often combined with gentle, but don't confuse the two.
One common place to use kind is with the phrase "You're too kind." Which implys in a modest fashion that you belive the other person is being overly generous, like with a compliment or a small gift. Kind is often combined with gentle, but don't confuse the two.
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先生が英語学習のtipを教えてくれたのでYou're so kind.と言ったら、この話をされました。私の言いたかったニュアンスはHe's a nice guy. に近い気がします :) Thank you!
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Most of Japanese people think ''親切=kind'' because we learned so in school.
Thank you very much! I understand them :)
Thank you very much! I understand them :)
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