“It may be fake news.”

☆ ｢〜kamo shiremasen｣ is quasi “I think 〜 (but not sure).“ , and lesser degree of certainty in comparison with ｢ 〜deshou (e.g “I’ll bet…“)｣.

[00: 08]

Hello everyone. How are you doing? Today(‘s topic) is “it may/might be.…”.

[00:15]

There is a party tomorrow. Please answer followings with maybe or maybe not.

[00:21]

For example；Are you going to tomorrow’s party? / maybe → I may go.

Ready?

[00:30]

1. Is Erika san coming? / maybe

→ She may come.

1. Is Richard san also coming? / maybe

→ He may come.

1. Is Stephan san also coming? / maybe not

→ He may not come.

1. How about Alexander san? Are you going? / maybe

→ I may go.

1. How about Daniela san? Are you going? /maybe not

→ I may not go.

1. Are you, Yang san, also going? / well, may be

→ Well, I may go.

[01:40]

Repeat after me

1. I may eat lunch later.

2. I may take a day offor holiday) next month.

3. I may quit Karate.

4. I may not in time.

5. Suga san may not drink alcohol.

[02:57]

Apparently, Prime Minister Suga doesn’t drink alcohol, by the way.

[03:06]

When you’d like to say somebody may have done something, たta-form will be used.

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「それはフェイクニュースかもしれません。」

[00:08]

みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。きょうは「〜かもしれません」です。

[00:15]

あした、パーティがあります。

Maybe or maybe notでこたえましょう。

[00:21]

たとえば、

あしたのパーティにいきますか。maybe

→ いくかもしれません。

いいですか。

[00:30]

1. エリカさんは きますか / maybe

→くるかもしれません。

1. リチャードさんもきますか / maybe

→ くるかもしれません。

1. シュテファンさんもきますか / maybe not

→ こないかもしれません。

1. アレクサンダーさんは？いきますか /maybe

→ いくかもしれません。

1. ダニエラさんは？いきますか / maybe not

→ いかないかもしれません。

1. ヤンさんもいきませんか /そうですね、may be

→ そうですね、いくかもしれません。

[01:40]

Repeat after me

1. ランチは あとで たべる かもしれません。

2. らいげつ、やすみをとる かもしれません。

3. からてをやめるかもしれません。

4. じかんに まにあわない かもしれません。

5. すがさんは おさけを のまない かもしれません。

[02:57]

ところで、すがしゅしょうは、おさけをのまないそうですよ。

[03:06]

When you’d like to say somebody may have done something, たta-form should be used.

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