GENIE 英会話Hi everybody. I hope you had a nice summer vacation! I did!!
Well, here is a phrase all students of English should know and use:
kind of.
“Kind of” has many different uses so it’s VERY useful. 色々な使い方があるので kind of ってとっても役に立つ言い回しだと思います。
Here are some examples…
Example ①
A: Do you like Chinese food?
B: Kind of. (ちょっとねっていう意味ですね。)
Example ②
A: What is okonomiyaki?
B: It’s a kind of pancake. But it`s not sweet. (パンケーキの種類ですね。 甘くないけど。)
Example ③
I’m kind of confused. (ちょっと混乱してる。)
It’s kind of hot in here. (ここはちょっと暑いね。)
Well, it`s kind of late and I`m kind of tired so that`s all for today. Catch you later!
Bob