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(00:01):
こ ん に ち は、 ウ ェ ル ク の み き で す。 I am a national certified
Japanese language instructor andspecializing teaching Japanese
to global corporate and bloys today we exploring an essential
Japanese grammar pattern that helps you express regret and
wishes about past situations but。
よ か っ た な ら よ か っ た。 this expression means I wish I

(00:25):
had or IT would have been betterif。
By the end of this episode you understand how to form this
pattern with verbs、 adjectives、 and nouns and use IT confidently
to express your feelings about past situations で は 始 め ま し ょ う。

(00:45):
the grammar pattern、 but 良 か っ たな ら 良 か っ た literally means IT
would have been good if and expresses regret or wishes about
past situations that cannot be changed you will use this
pattern most often in three mainsituations first when expressing

(01:05):
regret about your own past actions or decisions second when
wishing someone else had done something differently、 third
when discussing hypothetical past situations in A polite way。
this budget has the same meaningAS Tara。
よ か っ た、 but Tara よ か っ た、 has Amore casual tone。

(01:30):
For example、 パ ー テ ィ ー に 行 け ば よか っ た。
and パ ー テ ィ ー に 行 っ た ら よ か っ た。both mean I wish I had going to
the party、 but the second one sounds more casual let's learn
how to form but よ か っ た な ら よ か っ た。

(01:50):
with different world types for burbs you use the conditional
form Plus よ か っ た。 The pattern is burp conditional
form Plus よ か っ た for example、 もっ と 勉 強 す れ ば よ か っ た means I

(02:12):
wish I had studied more you might also say 早 く 起 き れ ば よ か っ
た meaning I wish I had gotten upearlier for ejectives you remove
E。 And AT け れ ば よ か っ た the pattern

(02:33):
is E objectives them Plus け れ ば よ か っ た。
for example、 も っ と 大 き け れ ば よ かっ た means I wish IT had been
bigger、 you can also say。 も っ と 安 け れ ば よ か っ た meaning、 I

(02:54):
wish IT had been cheaper。 For now、 objectives and nouns
you AT Nara。 よ か っ た directly the person is
not objective or noun Plus、 な ら よ か っ た。
for example、 週 末 な ら よ か っ た means I wish IT had been A

(03:19):
weekend。 you might also say も っ と 静 か な ら
よ か っ た。 I wish IT had been quieter let's
explore how to use this grammar pattern in everyday situations、
the most common uses expressing personal regret、 about your own

(03:40):
actions。 for example、 タ ク シ ー で 行 け ば よ か
っ た means。 I wish I had to take A taxi when
you are late、 because you chooseto work instead、 another example
is。 も っ と 話 せ ば よ か っ た。
meaning、 I wish I had talked more。

(04:00):
when you realize you missed A good opportunity for
conversation。 you can also express regret
about other people or situationsby adding noni AT the end。
for example バ ス が 時 間 通 り に 来 れ ば よ か っ た の に means I wish the

(04:20):
bus had come on time。 There are several common
expressions you hear frequently も っ と 早 く 来 れ ば よ か っ た means。
I wish I had come earlier ジ ャ ケ ッ ト を 着 て く れ ば よ か っ た means。
I wish I had brought A Jacket useful。

(04:43):
when this unexpectedly called outside。
も っ と 練 習 し て お け ば よ か っ た means。
I wish I had practice more before hand。
the addition of teoku emphasizespreparation or doing something
in and once let's practice translating these English

(05:07):
sentences into Japanese using but よ か っ た な ら よ か っ た。
I will give you the English sentence then post for you to
think about IT、 and then share the Japanese translation one。
I wish I object the weather forecast before going out。

(05:29):
出 か け る 前 に 天 気 予 報 を 見 れ ば よ か っ た。
出 か け る 前 に 天 気 予 報 を 見 れ ば よ か っ た too I wish today had been
Saturday。 今 日 が 土 曜 日 な ら 良 か っ た の に。

(05:57):
今 日 が 土 曜 日 な ら 良 か っ た の に。 three I wish I had bought that
headphone when IT was on sale セ ー ル の 時 に そ の ヘ ッ ド フ ォ ン を 買 え
ば よ か っ た。 セ ー ル の 時 に そ の ヘ ッ ド フ ォ ン を 買

(06:21):
え ば よ か っ た。 今 日 の レ ッ ス ン は こ こ ま で で す。
あ な た は 今、 何 か の 試 験 や 目 標 の た めに 勉 強 を し て い ま す か?
後 で あ の 時 も っ と 勉 強 し て お け ば よ か っ た と 思 わ な い よ う に。

(06:46):
今 や る べ き こ と に し っ か り 取 り 組 ん で く だ さ い ね。
今 日 も 日 本 語 キ ャ ン デ ィ を 聞 い て 頂 い て あ り が と う ご ざ い ま し た。
お 疲 れ 様 で し た。 ま た 次 の エ ピ ソ ー ド で お 会 い し ま し
ょ う。
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