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Phrase of the Day

March 2

  Sorosoro terebi kaikaeta 
hou ga ii kana. 

It's time to get a new TV.

Vocabulary / Expressions

sorosoro
そろそろ
soon
terebi
テレビ
TV
kaikaeru
買い換える
to buy to replace 
~ hou ga ii
~方がいい
it is better to ~

Notes

Since "terebi (テレビ)" is from the English word "TV," it is written in katakana.

"~ kana (~かな)" can be translated as "I wonder ~" in English. Click here to learn more about the expression "~ kana."

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