55[✐3] may/might not
Description
“It may be fake news.”
☆ 「〜kamo shiremasen」 is quasi “I think 〜 (but not sure).“ , and lesser degree of certainty in comparison with 「 〜deshou (e.g “I’ll bet…“)」.
[00: 08]
Hello everyone. How are you doing? Today(‘s topic) is “it may/might be.…”.
[00:15 ]
There is a party tomorrow. Please answer followings with maybe or maybe not.
[00:21 ]
For example;Are you going to tomorrow’s party? / maybe → I may go.
Ready?
[00:30 ]
1. Is Erika san coming? / maybe
→ She may come.
2. Is Richard san also coming? / maybe
→ He may come.
3. Is Stephan san also coming? / maybe not
→ He may not come.
4. How about Alexander san? Are you going? / maybe
→ I may go.
5. How about Daniela san? Are you going? /maybe not
→ I may not go.
6. Are you, Yang san, also going? / well, may be
→ Well, I may go.
[01:40 ]
Repeat after me
1. I may eat lunch later.
2. I may take a day offor holiday) next month.
3. I may quit Karate.
4. I may not in time.
5. Suga san may not drink alcohol.
[02:57 ]
Apparently, Prime Minister Suga doesn’t drink alcohol, by the way.
[03:06 ]
When you’d like to say somebody may have done something, たta-form will be used.
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「それはフェイクニュースかもしれません。」
[00:08 ]
みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。きょうは「〜かもしれません」です。
[00:15 ]
あした、パーティがあります。
Maybe or maybe notでこたえましょう。
[00:21 ]
たとえば、
あしたのパーティにいきますか。maybe
→ いくかもしれません。
いいですか。
[00:30 ]
1. エリカさんは きますか / maybe
→くるかもしれません。
2. リチャードさんもきますか / maybe
→ くるかもしれません。
3. シュテファンさんもきますか / maybe not
→ こないかもしれません。
4. アレクサンダーさんは?いきますか /maybe
→ いくかもしれません。
5. ダニエラさんは?いきますか / maybe not
→ いかないかもしれません。
6. ヤンさんもいきませんか /そうですね、may be
→ そうですね、いくかもしれません。
[01:40 ]
Repeat after me
1. ランチは あとで たべる かもしれません。
2. らいげつ、やすみをとる かもしれません。
3. からてをやめるかもしれません。
4. じかんに まにあわない かもしれません。
5. すがさんは おさけを のまない かもしれません。
[02:57 ]
ところで、すがしゅしょうは、おさけをのまないそうですよ。
[03:06 ]
When you’d like to say somebody may have done something, たta-form should be used.
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