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Learn simple ways to express frequency, amount, possibility, and special date readings.

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Frequency words

頻度の表現

全く

0%

0% chart

not at all / never

めったに

10%

10% chart

rarely / hardly ever

たまに

20%

20% chart

occasionally / once in a while

ときどき

40%

40% chart

sometimes / from time to time

Amount & ratio words

割合の表現

全くない

0%

none / not at all

ほとんどない

5%

almost none / hardly any

ほんの少し

10%

just a little / only a little

少し

30%

a little / some

Possibility words

可能性の表現

絶対ない

0%

definitely not / absolutely not

たぶんない

10%

probably not

もしかしたら

20%

perhaps / possibly

かもしれない

30%

may / might

How to read dates

日付の読み方

1日, read as ついたち
2日, read as ふつか
3日, read as みっか
4日, read as よっか