の頃ころ vs. の時とき: How to Correctly Use These From Today

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の頃ころ vs. の時とき: How to Correctly Use These From Today

Did you think “の頃ころ” and “の時とき” are the same meaning? The answer is not wrong, however, they slightly have a different nuance. Let me introduce what their different nuance is today!

[wp-svg-icons icon=”checkmark-circle” wrap=”i”] 私わたしがの頃ころ (watashi-ga-nokoro)/ の時とき (watashi-ga-notoki)

[wp-svg-icons icon=”arrow-right-2″ wrap=”span”] When I was ___ / 时期/时候 / 무렵/때 / Hồi/ Thời, Khi/ Lúc

“私わたしが__の頃ころ and 私わたしが__の時とき” mean “When I was ___” and which have been used to “describe the past” that is not only used for the subject of “私わたし(I)”, but it also used for the subject of “あなた(You)”, “彼かれ/彼女かのじょ(He/She)” and “彼かれら/彼女かのじょら/それら(They)”. Using “__の頃ころ” and “__の時とき” have subtle differences. When people use “__の頃ころ” to describe the past, it is a little bit unspecific, whereas when people use ” __の時とき” to describe the past is specific. For instance, although “私わたしが中学ちゅうがくの頃ころ” and “私わたしが中学ちゅうがくの時とき” would be translated to “When I was in middle school”, people use “中学ちゅうがくの頃ころ“, their memory is a little vague. However people use “中学ちゅうがくの時とき“, their memory is clear. That’s what the subtle difference between them is.

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高校こうこうの頃ころはスーパーでバイトしてたよ。 (I had a part-time job at a supermarket when I was in high school.) (高中时我在超市打过工喔。) (고등학생 때는 슈퍼에서 아르바이트 했었어.) (Hồi cấp 3 tớ đã đi làm thêm trong siêu thị đấy!)
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学生がくせいの頃ころに日本にほんに行いったことがあるよ。 (I’ve been to Japan before when I was a student.) (我学生时期去过日本喔。) (학생 때 일본에 간 적이 있어.) (Hồi còn đi học tớ đã từng đi Nhật đấy.)
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小ちいさい頃ころは水泳すいえいを習ならっていました。 (I had swimming lessons when I was little.) (我小时候学过游泳。) (어렸을 때는 수영을 배웠습니다.) (Tôi đã học bơi khi còn nhỏ.)
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初はじめて日本語にほんごを勉強べんきょうし始はじめた頃ころは、全然ぜんぜん自分じぶんの言いいたいことが言いえなかっよ。 (When I first started studying English, I couldn’t express my thoughts at all.) (刚开始学习日语时，我完全无法把我想说的好好表达出来。) (처음으로 일본어를 공부하기 시작했을 때는 내가 하고 싶은 말을 전혀 할 수 없었어.) (Hồi mới học tiếng Nhật, tớ hoàn toàn không thể diễn đạt được điều mình muốn nói.)
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高校こうこうの時ときはスーパーでバイトしてたよ。 (I had a part-time job at a supermarket when I was in high school.) (高中的时候，我在超市里打过工喔。) (고등학생 때는 슈퍼에서 아르바이트 했었어.) (Thời còn học cấp 3 tớ đã đi làm thêm trong siêu thị đấy.)
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学生がくせいの時ときに日本にほんに行いったことがあるよ。 (I’ve been to Japan before when I was a student.) (我学生的时候去过日本喔。) (학생 때 일본에 간 적이 있어.) (Thời còn đi học tớ đã từng đi Nhật đấy.)
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小ちいさい時ときは水泳すいえいを習ならっていました。 (I had swimming lessons when I was little.) (我小的时候，我学过游泳。) (어렸을 때는 수영을 배웠습니다.) (Tôi đã học bơi khi còn nhỏ.)
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初はじめて日本語にほんごを勉強べんきょうし始はじめた時ときは、全然ぜんぜん自分じぶんの言いいたいことが言いえなかっよ。 (When I first started studying English, I couldn’t express my thoughts at all.) (一开始学习日语的时侯，我完全无法把我想说的好好表达出来。) (처음으로 일본어를 공부하기 시작했을 때는, 내가 하고 싶은 말을 전혀 할 수 없었어.) (Lúc mới học tiếng Nhật, tớ hoàn toàn không thể diễn đạt được điều mình muốn nói.)
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