Vocab Info

N3 Noun, Adverb

(さき)ほどsome time ago, not long ago, just now

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Adverb

      1.

      a short while ago, a moment ago, just now, some time ago

    All Forms

    先ほど 【さきほど】先程 【さきほど】

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    Examples

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      あなた(あて)(さき)ほど電話(でんわ)がありました。

      You had a phone call just now.

      • N3

      (さき)ほど失礼(しつれい)(こと)()ってしまいすみません。

      I apologize for what I said earlier. It was rude.

      • N3

      先生(せんせい):「(さき)ほど説明(せつめい)(かん)して、(なに)()からない(こと)がある(ひと)はいるか?」

      Teacher: 'Does anyone have any questions about the explanation I gave earlier?'

      • N3

      (さき)ほど商店(しょうてん)(がい)にあるお肉屋(にくや)さんであなたの(むすめ)さんが友達(ともだち)といる(ところ)()たよ!」

      'I saw your daughter with her friends at the butcher shop in the shopping street earlier!'

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      先生(せんせい)生徒(せいと)に:「校長(こうちょう)先生(せんせい)なら、あなたと(はなし)をするために(さき)ほどから()っていますよ。」

      The teacher said to the student: 'The principal has been waiting for you to have a conversation since earlier.'

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