Sumiyoshi炭吉
先輩
- 1 Dec 2004
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こんにちは、
It's been quite a while since I posted here.
My Japanese penpal (a sweet, 71 year old woman named Minaeko) recently wrote: 私がスティーヴさんに、ほとんど英語のメールを書いていないのは、スティーヴさんがあまりにも立派な日本語を書かれるからです。下手な英語なんか書けないのですよ。Language exchange のパートナーとして、スティーヴさんはそれを気になさった のでしょうか。
My question is the phrase in blue. I know that she's wondering if I'm thinking about the fact that she hasn't written in English, but I want to make sure of the nuance. I know that 気になる can mean 'to worry' or 'to feel uneasy', but I'm not sure if 気になさる means something is just casually on my mind, or if it also indicates some kind of thinking with worry or concern. Or perhaps I'm completely off base.
By the way, in this letter she did write a couple of paragraphs in near flawless English. The Japanese tend to be so incredibly humble-->
Thanks for your help.
ところで、英語で返事を書くのはいいですよ。いつも日本語を練習したいんです。
It's been quite a while since I posted here.
My Japanese penpal (a sweet, 71 year old woman named Minaeko) recently wrote: 私がスティーヴさんに、ほとんど英語のメールを書いていないのは、スティーヴさんがあまりにも立派な日本語を書かれるからです。下手な英語なんか書けないのですよ。Language exchange のパートナーとして、スティーヴさんはそれを気になさった のでしょうか。
My question is the phrase in blue. I know that she's wondering if I'm thinking about the fact that she hasn't written in English, but I want to make sure of the nuance. I know that 気になる can mean 'to worry' or 'to feel uneasy', but I'm not sure if 気になさる means something is just casually on my mind, or if it also indicates some kind of thinking with worry or concern. Or perhaps I'm completely off base.
By the way, in this letter she did write a couple of paragraphs in near flawless English. The Japanese tend to be so incredibly humble-->
Thanks for your help.
ところで、英語で返事を書くのはいいですよ。いつも日本語を練習したいんです。