拙い vs. 下手: Which is Used in Business Situations?
What is the difference between “拙い and 下手“? Which is Used in Business Situations? After reading this, you would be answering this question. Let me introduce what their subtle differences are and how you correctly use them such as native speakers today!
[wp-svg-icons icon=”checkmrk-circle” wrap=”i”] 拙い (tsutanai) / 下手 (heta)
[wp-svg-icons icon=”arrow-right-2″ wrap=”span”] Bad/Be not good at, Poor, etc / 笨拙/不擅长 / 서투른/잘 못하는 / Vụng về/kém cỏi
Both “拙い and 下手” mean “Bad, Be not good at, Poor, etc” which have been used as the meaning of “Less competent or skillful at”. “拙い” is “Kenjougo” of “下手” and “Kenjougo” is a humble way of speaking in which you humble yourself or lower your rank below the person you’re speaking to that is used in business situations. The basic way to use them is that “拙い” is an adjective and “拙い___(noun)” or “___(noun)は/が拙い”. For instance, “拙い説明(lack of explanation)”, “拙い文章(bad sentence)”, “日本語が拙い(Someone’s Japanese is poor)”, etc. And “下手” is an adjective or a noun and “下手な___” or “___(noun)は/が下手“. For instance, “下手な説明(lack of explanation)”, “下手な文章(bad sentence)”, “日本語が下手(Someone’s Japanese is poor)”, etc. Again “拙い” is “Kenjougo”, so which is used in business situations, especially speech, talking to your boss or people who you think higher skill than you.
拙い説明でごめんなさい。 (I’m sorry I didn’t explain it clearly enough.) (对于我笨拙的说明,我表示很抱歉。) (서툰 설명이라 미안해요.) (Xin lỗi vì lời giải thích vụng về của tôi.)
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拙い日本語なのに一生懸命聞いてくれてありがとうございました! (Thank you for listening patiently in spite of my poor Japanese!) (我的日语真不怎么样,非常感谢你认真地听完。) (서툰 일본어인데 열심히 들어주셔서 감사합니다!) (Xin cảm ơn các bạn đã cố gắng lắng nghe dù tiếng Nhật của tôi còn vụng.)
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拙い文章ですみません。 (I’m sorry that my sentence is so bad.) (写了这篇拙劣的文章,真是不好意思。) (서툰 문장이라 죄송합니다.) (Xin lỗi vì lời văn vụng về.)
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まだ日本語は拙いですが、聞いてください。 (My Japanese is still bad, but please listen.) (虽然我的日语还不是很好,但请听我说。) (아직 일본어가 서툴지만, 들어주세요.) (Tuy tiếng Nhật của tôi còn vụng về nhưng xin hãy lắng nghe.)
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下手な説明でごめんね。 (Sorry I didn’t explain it clearly enough.) (对不起,我说明的不是很好。) (설명을 잘 못해서 미안해.) (Xin lỗi vì lời giải thích kém cỏi.)
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下手な日本語なのに一生懸命聞いてくれてありがとう! (Thanks for listening patiently in spite of my poor Japanese!) (我的日语讲得不大好,谢谢你认真地听完。) (일본어를 잘 못하는데 열심히 들어주어서 고마워!) (Cảm ơn bạn đã cố gắng lắng nghe dù tiếng Nhật của tôi còn kém.)
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料理下手なの。草 (I’m not good at cooking. hehe) (我不擅长烹饪。笑) (요리 잘 못해. 하하.) (Tớ nấu ăn dở lắm đó (cười).)
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サッカー下手くそなんだ・・・笑 (I’m not good at playing soccer. haha) (我足球踢得很烂……哈哈) (축구 엄청 못해… 하하.) (Thì ra cậu đá bóng dở tệ … (cười))
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