sorta

少し、ちょっと

くだけた言い方で、程度や量が少ないことを表す。

やさしい英語で： A little, but not very much.

• I feel sorta tired.
• The room was sorta cold.
• Are you sorta hungry?

類義語： a little, slightly, somewhat

よく使う表現： sorta tired, sorta hungry, sorta nervous

なんとなく、だいたい

言っていることが完全には当てはまらず、おおよそそうだと表す。

やさしい英語で： Almost or partly, though what you say is not completely accurate.

• I sorta understand now.
• We sorta finished the job.
• It sorta looks like a horse.

類義語： sort of, kind of, partly

よく使う表現： sorta agree, sorta understand, sorta finished

ちょっと、なんか

言い方を遠回しにしたり、深刻さを弱めたりするために使う。

やさしい英語で： Used to make a statement sound less direct or less serious.

• I sorta need your help.
• Sorry, I sorta lost your keys.
• We sorta wanted to leave early.

類義語： kind of, sort of

よく使う表現： sorta forgot, sorta need, sorta broke

種類の、ような

特に物の種類を表すときに使う「sort of」のくだけた短縮形。

やさしい英語で： A shortened way to say “sort of,” especially when describing a type of thing.

• We need some sorta plan.
• What sorta music do you like?
• She hates that sorta joke.

類義語： sort of, kind of

よく使う表現： some sorta explanation, what sorta person, this sorta thing