日常英会話レッスン – soとbecauseの違い
/日常英会話レッスン – so vs because
Hello there!
Since we are talking about clauses this weekend I thought I’d show you the difference between so and because. Basically they mean the same thing but how they are used is important.
Because
When we use because, the reason for something comes in the second part of the sentence.
I went to the bank because I had no money.
So
With so, the reason comes first.
I had no money, so I went to the bank.
If you put them the wrong way round the result is disastrous.
I had no money because I went to the bank.
銀行にいったからお金がなかった。
Hope that comes in handy.
Jaimie
日常英会話レッスン – soとbecauseの違い
みなさんこんにちは！
今回は“so”と“because”の違いをお伝えします。基本的には意味は同じですが使い方で意味が変わることもあります。
・because
これを使うとき、その理由は文末にきます
I went to the bank because I had no money.
(＝私はお金が無かったので銀行に行った)
・so
これは文の最初にきます
I had no money, so I went to the bank.
(＝お金が無かったので、銀行に行った)
使い方を間違えると下記のように全く異なる意味となりますのでご注意ください。
I had no money because I went to the bank.
銀行にいったからお金がなかった。
お役に立ちますように！
Jaimie
