VOCABULARY
よそ
yo
よ
so
そ
elsewhere / other places
another place, elsewhere, outsider, inattention
noun
Example sentences
ここにない物はよそで探そう。
Let's look for things that aren't here somewhere elsewhere.
うちの子はよその家でも礼儀正しい。
My child is polite even at other places like other people's homes.
彼は話をよそに黙々と作業を続けた。
Paying it no inattention, he silently kept on working despite the conversation.
その商品はよその店の方が安い。
That product is cheaper at another place like a different store.
Practice exercises
1
よそへ行こう。
Let's go somewhere else.
Answer
よそ
2
彼女は村の出身ではないので、いまだによそのようだ。
Since she is not from this village, she still feels like an outsider.
Answer
よそ
3
会議の間、彼はよそを向いて議論に参加しなかった。
During the meeting, he looked elsewhere and did not join the discussion.
Answer
よそ
4
試験中によそを見てはいけません。
You must not look elsewhere during the exam.
Answer
よそ
5
子どもには「よそはよそ、うちはうち」と言い聞かせている。
I tell my children, "Others are others, we are us."
Answer
よそ