#4-10

Today we will do three lessons. Lesson 8 is about saying “it’s okay to ...”. Lesson 9 is about saying “you’re not supposed to” / “you shouldn’t” and lastly lesson 10 is about 중에(서) and 사이에(서). 

Lesson 8

“It’s okay to” → 아/어/여도 되다. You might recognise some parts, so let’s see:

되다 = to function / to be possible / can do

도 = too / as well / also

아/어/여도 = even if / even when

아/어/여도 되다 = it’s okay to... 

Examples:

켜다 = to turn on

켜도 되다 = it’s okay to turn ... on

켜도 돼요 = it’s okay to turn it on

컴퓨터 켜도 돼요 = it’s okay to turn the computer on

시작하다 = to begin; to start

시작해도 되다 = it is okay to start

시작해도 돼요 = You can start

시작해도 돼요? = Can I start? / Can we start?

안 + 아/어/여도 되다 = “do not have to...”

먹다 = to eat

안 먹어도 돼요 = you don’t have to eat it

Lesson 9

You shouldn’t / you’re not supposed to → (으)면 안 돼요 / 하면 안 돼요. You’ll recognise the 안 돼요 part from lesson 8, (으)면 is explained in level 2 lesson 23. Literally, (으)면 안 돼요 means “it is not okay if...”. Let’s see some examples:

열다 = to open

열면 안 돼요 = you should not open it

만지다 = to touch

만지면 안 돼요 = you're not supposed not touch it

Lesson 10

중에(서) = in the middle.

에(서) = location marker

중 = center/middle

With 중에(서) you can say “Between A and B” → A하고 B중에(서)

이 책하고 저 책 중에서 = between this book and that book

You can also use 중에(서) for saying “among ...” 

이 세 개 중에서 = among these three

사이에서 also expresses “among...”

친구들 사이에서 = among friends

사이에 is used with physical space between two objects or people. Note: 서 is not used!

Yay, a new ask! 

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Question 4: What is their most embarrassing memory?

Answer: Keiko’s most embarrassing memory? She’s constantly embarrassed, but one is where she almost fell for Teruteru’s innuendo (like how Sonia took it seriously in the SDR2 game). Since Keiko didn’t know any better, she believed in what the Ultimate Cook was saying.

Question 5: How do they deal/react with pain?

Answer: Keiko has a high threshold with pain after what she’s endured in her childhood, but she still reacts very negatively to the pain. She’ll end up getting flashbacks and if it’s something recent (say, someone broke her arm), she’ll try to keep that pain to herself to not worry her friends.

Question 6: What do they like to wear?

Answer: Keiko is someone who likes to wear soft pastels and floral patterns. During the summer, she’ll wear sundresses that covers her back and thighs (because she hides her scars). During the winter, she tends to wear denim jeans and oversized sweater. 

Question 7: Which of their relationships have impacted them most positively?

Answer: Keiko’s friendships with her close friends have impacted her positively. Keiko typically would be afraid of people, despite her gentle and friendly dispositions. Her relationships with Sonia, Hajime, and Gundham have helped her come out of her shell and defend herself. They also gave her some idea of how people are supposed to care about others, even when she sometimes gets confused about her own feelings. 

Question 8: What’s the weirdest thing they’ve ever eaten?

Answer: Keiko dips grapes into syrup if that counts as weird.

Question 9: Describe the way they sleep.

Answer: Keiko curls into a fetal position when she’s about to fall asleep. While she is overcoming bouts of insomnia, one or all of her friends sometime drop by to help her sleep. Keiko is often swaddled in her blankets while she curled up, and because of her nyctophobia, she sleeps with the light on. She is terrified of being left in the literal dark. If someone sleeps in bed with her, Keiko has an unconscious habit of cuddling with whomever she is in bed with, mostly for comfort and reassurance. 

Question 10: What is their favorite food/kind of food?