Easy to drink with 〜やすい
Grammar Explanation: Easy to do with 〜やすい
Syaro’s friends stop by the tea house where she works. The group has difficulty deciding what to order.
- シャロ:
- 「チノちゃんは甘い香りで飲みやすいカモミールはどう？」
- “For Chino, how about the fragrant and easy to drink chamomile?”
- Literal: “For Chino, how about chamomile with a sweet aroma that is easy to drink?”
- チノ:
- 「子供じゃないです」
- “I'm not a child.”
- シャロ:
- 「リゼ先輩は最近眠れないって言ってましたから」
- “Since you said you haven't been sleeping well lately, Rize-senpai...”
- 「ラベンダーがオススメです」
- “I recommend lavender.”
- リゼ:
- 「ほー」
- “Oh?”
Key Points
1飲みやすい means easy to drink
- 飲む changes to the stem 飲み before やすい.
2子供じゃないです is polite pushback
- Chino uses casual negative じゃない with polite です to reject the idea that she needs a childlike tea.
3〜って言ってましたから gives the reason for the recommendation
- Syaro quotes Rize’s trouble sleeping with って, then から leads into her recommendation of lavender.
- ちゃん is an affectionate, informal suffix attached to names, used mainly for children, close friends, and family members.
Vocabulary
子供 (Child)
子供 is the everyday word for a child. It can also refer to children as a group.
先輩 (Senior)
先輩 is a senior member of the same school, workplace, or group, usually someone who joined earlier or has more experience.
言う (To say)
言う means to say or tell. It can also mean to call something by a particular name.
See Also
- Grammar: Easy to do with 〜やすい
- Grammar: Marking the topic with は and も
- Future entry: Because with 〜から
- Grammar: Quoting and reporting with と and って
- Grammar: Polite style with です and ます
- Grammar: Negation with 〜ない
- Kanji: Childhood and small things with 子
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