Konnichiwa, it’s Chika Sensei.

 

Today, I’m sharing a practice from my exclusive course.

This one’s for upper beginners (JLPT N4). Can you choose the right answer?

 

 

[Practice Question]

 

(Bさんの家で)

A 「(＿＿)しつれいします。」

B 「またあそびに来てくださいね。」

 

*(Bさんのいえで)

A 「(＿＿)しつれいします。」

B 「またあそびにきてくださいね。」

 

1 そろそろ
2 やっと
3 とうとう
4 これから

 

 

 

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[Answer]

 

(Bさんの家で)

A 「(1 そろそろ)しつれいします。」

B 「またあそびに来てくださいね。」

(At B-san’s house)

A: “I should be going now.”

B: “Please come visit again.”​

 

 

そろそろ means “soon” or “around now.”

It means the time to do something is near.

 

In this sentence, “しつれいします” means “I’m leaving” or “I’m going home.”

So, “そろそろしつれいします” means:

“It’s about time for me to leave.”

 

In this situation, A-san is visiting B-san’s house.

A-san is looking at the time and thinking:

“It’s getting late. I should leave soon.”

 

So, そろそろ is the best choice.

 

 

Other Choices:

やっと

Used when you waited for something for a long time.

If you say “やっとしつれいします,” it sounds like:

“I’ve finally been able to leave!” → This is not polite.

 

とうとう

Also means “finally” after waiting a long time.

If you say “とうとうしつれいします,” it sounds like:

“I’ve finally left (after a long wait),” which sounds strange in this situation.

 

これから

Means “from now” or “after this.”

It’s used when something important is starting.

But in this sentence, going home is not the main event, so this is not a good choice.

 

 

 

I hope this explanation helps! 😊