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そば info.

Tips to Remember the Japanese Word:
– Mnemonic: Imagine a buck eating wheat by a riverbank ("soba" to the river).
– Association: “Soba sounds like ‘sober’ and you often eat soba to feel refreshed and light, kind of like feeling sober.”

Explanations:
– そば (Soba): Primarily refers to buckwheat noodles, a traditional Japanese dish.
– Kanji: 蕎麦

Other Words That Mean the Same Thing:
– 蕎麦 (そば, Soba): Directly translates to "buckwheat noodles."
– 十割そば (じゅうわりそば, Juuwari Soba): 100% buckwheat noodles.
– にしんそば (Nishin Soba): Soba served with herring, a Kyoto specialty.

Alternate Meanings and Slang:
– そば (Soba) also means "near" or "beside."
– そばにいる (Soba ni iru): "To be beside [someone]."

Examples of Sentences that Use It:
1. Traditional Dish
– JP: 私はお昼にそばを食べました。
– RO: Watashi wa ohiru ni soba o tabemaa.
– EN: I ate soba for lunch.

2. Near/Beside
– JP: 彼のそばに座ってください。
– RO: Kare no soba ni suwatte kudasai.
– EN: Please sit beside him.

3. Combination
– JP: 昨夜、そばを食べながら母のそばにいた。
– RO: Sakuya, soba o tabenagara haha no soba ni ita.
– EN: Last night, I stayed beside my mother while eating soba.

4. Expression
– JP: 離れていても、君がいつも心のそばにいる。
– RO: Hanarete itemo, kimi ga itsumo kokoro no soba ni iru.
– EN: Even when we are apart, you are always by my side in my heart.

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そば info.

Tips to Remember the Japanese Word:
– Think of "そば" (soba) as being "so close by."
– Visualize a bowl of "soba" noodles being right beside you.

Explanations:
– "そば" (soba) literally means "side" or "vicinity" in Japanese.
– It indicates something or someone being near.

Other Words that Mean the Same Thing:
– 近く (ちかく, chikaku): near, nearby
– 側 (がわ, gawa): side (contextually different, more about the side of something, not vicinity)

Alternate Meanings:
– そば (soba) also means buckwheat noodles, a popular Japanese dish.
– In some contexts, "そば" can be used in a figurative sense to mean being in someone's emotional support or company.

Examples of Sentences:
1. 彼は私のそばに立っています。
– Kare wa watashi no soba ni tatteimasu.
– He is standing next to me.

2. 学校のそばに公園があります。
– Gakkō no soba ni kōen ga arimasu.
– There is a park near the school.

3. 彼女は常に私のそばにいてくれます。
– Kanojo wa tsuneni watashi no soba ni ite kuremasu.
– She is always there for me.

4. 今日はそばを食べに行こう。
– Kyō wa soba o tabe ni ikō.
– Let's go eat soba (buckwheat noodles) today.

5. 私の家は駅のすぐそばです。
– Watashi no ie wa eki no sugu soba desu.
– My house is right next to the station.

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