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だれかの家いえを訪ほう問もんするときに持もっていく手てみやげ（注）は、どんなものがよいのでしょうか。

基き本ほん的てきには、食たべたり飲のんだりして、あとに残のこらないものがいいでしょう。子こ供どもがいるか、お年とし寄よりか、何なに人びと家か族ぞくか、食たべれないものはないか、など、相あい手ての事じ情じょうを考かんがえて選えらびましょう。ケーキなどであれば、家か族ぞくの人にん数ずうより2、3個こ多おおめに持もっていくと喜よろこばれます。また、買かう店みせは、訪ほう問もんする相あい手ての家いえの近ちかくでないほうがいいです。あわてて用よう意いしたとか、適てき当とうに買かったとか、よくない印いん象しょうや疑うたがいを持もたれるかもしれないからです。

（注ちゅう）手てみやげ：人ひとを訪ほう問もんする時ときに持もっていく簡かん単たんなみやげ

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Vocabulary9 words
  • 訪問ほうもん
    • ·call; visit
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • お
    • ·honorific/polite/humble prefix
    N3
  • 相手あいて
    • ·companion; partner; company
    • ·other party; addressee; counterparty
    • ·opponent (sports, etc.)
    N3
  • 事情じじょう
    • ·circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
    N3
  • ほう
    • ·direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
    • ·side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
    • ·type; category
    • ·field (of study, etc.)
    • ·indicates one side of a comparison
    • ·way; method; manner; means
    • ·length (of each side of a square)
    N3
  • 印象いんしょう
    • ·impression
    N3
  • 注ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • みやげ
    • ·local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling
    • ·present brought by a visitor
    • ·something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift; disservice
    N3
Other levels32 words
  • だれ
    • ·who
    N5
  • 家いえ
    • ·house; residence; dwelling; home
    • ·family; household
    • ·lineage; family name
    N5
  • する
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 持つもつAs it appears here: 持って
    • ·to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
    • ·to possess; to have; to own
    • ·to maintain; to keep
    • ·to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive
    • ·to take charge of; to be in charge of
    • ·to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.)
    • ·to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck
    N5
  • もの
    • ·thing; object; article; stuff; substance
    • ·one's things; possessions; property; belongings
    • ·things; something; anything; everything; nothing
    • ·quality
    • ·reason; the way of things
    • ·used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen
    • ·item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
    • ·cause of ...; cause for ...
    • ·somehow; somewhat; for some reason
    • ·really; truly
    N5
  • よい
    • ·good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
    • ·sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
    • ·profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
    • ·OK; all right; fine; no problem
    • ·easy to ...
    N5
  • 食べるたべるAs it appears here: 食べたり
    • ·to eat
    • ·to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
    N5
  • 飲むのむAs it appears here: 飲んだり
    • ·to drink; to swallow; to take (medicine)
    • ·to smoke (tobacco)
    • ·to swallow up; to engulf
    • ·to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down; to hold back; to swallow (one's tears); to catch (one's breath)
    • ·to accept (a demand, conditions, etc.); to agree to
    • ·to make light of (someone); to think nothing of; to overwhelm; to overawe
    • ·to carry (a concealed dagger, etc.); to conceal (up one's sleeve, etc.)
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: して
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • あと
    • ·behind; rear
    • ·after; later
    • ·remainder; the rest
    • ·more (e.g. five more minutes); left
    • ·also; in addition
    • ·descendant; successor; heir
    • ·after one's death
    • ·past; previous
    N5
  • 子供こども
    • ·child; children
    N5
  • いる
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • 家族かぞく
    • ·family
    N5
  • 食べるたべるAs it appears here: 食べれない
    • ·to eat
    • ·to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
    N5
  • また
    • ·again; once more; once again; another time; some other time
    • ·also; too; as well; likewise
    • ·on the other hand; while
    • ·and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore
    • ·or; otherwise
    • ·really; how; (what, why) on earth
    • ·some time (in the future)
    • ·indirect
    N5
  • 買うかう
    • ·to buy; to purchase
    • ·to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of; to appreciate; to recognize
    • ·to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers); to invite (e.g. scorn); to evoke; to arouse; to win (someone's favour)
    • ·to accept; to take on; to take up
    • ·to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)
    N5
  • 店みせ
    • ·store; shop; establishment; restaurant
    N5
  • 近くちかく
    • ·near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
    • ·nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to
    • ·shortly; soon
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: した
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 買うかうAs it appears here: 買った
    • ·to buy; to purchase
    • ·to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of; to appreciate; to recognize
    • ·to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers); to invite (e.g. scorn); to evoke; to arouse; to win (someone's favour)
    • ·to accept; to take on; to take up
    • ·to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)
    N5
  • よいAs it appears here: よくない
    • ·good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
    • ·sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
    • ·profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
    • ·OK; all right; fine; no problem
    • ·easy to ...
    N5
  • 持つもつAs it appears here: 持たれる
    • ·to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
    • ·to possess; to have; to own
    • ·to maintain; to keep
    • ·to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive
    • ·to take charge of; to be in charge of
    • ·to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.)
    • ·to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck
    N5
  • 人ひと
    • ·person; someone; somebody
    • ·human beings; mankind; man; people; humans
    • ·human (Homo sapiens)
    • ·(other) people; others
    • ·character; personality; nature
    • ·capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person
    • ·adult; grown-up
    • ·I; me; one
    N5
  • 残るのこるAs it appears here: 残らない
    • ·to remain; to be left
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考えて
    • ·to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on)
    • ·to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration
    • ·to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect
    • ·to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan
    • ·to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine
    • ·to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise
    • ·to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view
    N4
  • 選ぶえらぶAs it appears here: 選びましょう
    • ·to choose; to select; to pick (out)
    N4
  • 喜ぶよろこぶAs it appears here: 喜ばれます
    • ·to be delighted; to be glad; to be pleased; to rejoice
    • ·to congratulate
    • ·to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to
    • ·to do with pleasure; to do gladly; to be happy (to do)
    N4
  • 用意ようい
    • ·preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
    N4
  • 適当てきとう
    • ·suitable; proper; appropriate; adequate; fit; fair
    • ·perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy; lazy; careless; noncommittal; unreliable; irresponsible; haphazard
    N4
  • 簡単かんたん
    • ·simple; easy; uncomplicated
    • ·brief; quick; light
    N4
  • あわてるAs it appears here: あわてて
    • ·to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic
    • ·to hurry; to rush; to hasten
    N2
  • 年寄りとしより
    • ·old person; elderly person; senior citizen
    • ·trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; (expl.) retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay
    • ·senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)
    • ·important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
    N1
Grammar2 patterns

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  • のでしょうかN3

    Softens a question to ask for the reason or explanation behind something — 'I wonder why...', 'could it be that...'.

    だれかの家を訪問するときに持っていく手みやげは、どんなものがよいのでしょうか。

    What kind of small gift is appropriate to take when visiting someone’s home?

  • 的（てき）N3

    A suffix turning a noun into a na-adjective meaning "relating to / -like / -ical" (一般的, 科学的).

    基本的には、食べたり飲んだりして、あとに残らないものがいいでしょう。

    Basically, something that can be eaten or drunk and leaves nothing behind afterward is a good choice.

Other levels12 patterns
  • ときN4

    Marks the time at which something happens — "when X, Y."

    だれかの家を訪問するときに持っていく手みやげは、どんなものがよいのでしょうか。

    What kind of small gift is appropriate to take when visiting someone’s home?

  • 〜ていくN43 times in this passage

    Marks an action that continues/progresses onward from the present, or is done before moving away — 'to go on doing', 'to do and go'.

    だれかの家を訪問するときに持っていく手みやげは、どんなものがよいのでしょうか。

    What kind of small gift is appropriate to take when visiting someone’s home?

  • などN42 times in this passage

    Lists one or more representative items and implies others of the same kind exist — 'and so on / etc. / such as'.

    子供がいるか、お年寄りか、何人家族か、食べれないものはないか、など、相手の事情を考えて選びましょう。

    Choose with the recipient’s circumstances in mind, such as whether there are children or elderly people, how many people are in the family, and whether there is anything they cannot eat.

  • よりN4

    Particle marking the standard in a comparison (also a starting point), "than / (more) than; from".

    ケーキなどであれば、家族の人数より2、3個多めに持っていくと喜ばれます。

    If you bring something like cakes, people will appreciate it if you bring two or three more than the number of family members.

  • とか～とかN42 times in this passage

    Lists a few representative, non-exhaustive examples — 'things like X and Y', 'X, Y, and so on'.

    あわてて用意したとか、適当に買ったとか、よくない印象や疑いを持たれるかもしれないからです。

    This is because they may get a bad impression or suspect that you prepared it in a hurry or simply bought something at random.

  • かもしれないN4

    Expresses possibility or conjecture — 'might', 'maybe', 'perhaps'.

    あわてて用意したとか、適当に買ったとか、よくない印象や疑いを持たれるかもしれないからです。

    This is because they may get a bad impression or suspect that you prepared it in a hurry or simply bought something at random.

  • どんなN5

    Asks or specifies what kind or sort of thing something is, "what kind of".

    だれかの家を訪問するときに持っていく手みやげは、どんなものがよいのでしょうか。

    What kind of small gift is appropriate to take when visiting someone’s home?

  • 〜たり〜たりN52 times in this passage

    Lists a few representative actions among others done at various times, 'do things like X and Y'.

    基本的には、食べたり飲んだりして、あとに残らないものがいいでしょう。

    Basically, something that can be eaten or drunk and leaves nothing behind afterward is a good choice.

  • だろうN5

    Presumptive expressing conjecture — 'probably', 'I think', or seeking agreement 'right?'; plain だろう / polite でしょう.

    基本的には、食べたり飲んだりして、あとに残らないものがいいでしょう。

    Basically, something that can be eaten or drunk and leaves nothing behind afterward is a good choice.

  • 〜ましょうN5

    A polite invitation or suggestion to do something together — “let's do”.

    子供がいるか、お年寄りか、何人家族か、食べれないものはないか、など、相手の事情を考えて選びましょう。

    Choose with the recipient’s circumstances in mind, such as whether there are children or elderly people, how many people are in the family, and whether there is anything they cannot eat.

  • ほうがいいN5

    Advises that one course of action is preferable — "had better / it's better to".

    また、買う店は、訪問する相手の家の近くでないほうがいいです。

    Also, it is better not to buy the gift at a shop near the home of the person you are visiting.

  • だ / ですN52 times in this passage

    The copula linking a noun or na-adjective to the subject — plain だ / polite です, 'is/am/are'.

    また、買う店は、訪問する相手の家の近くでないほうがいいです。

    Also, it is better not to buy the gift at a shop near the home of the person you are visiting.

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