How it appears in a sentence
- 日本語はまだ下手だけれども、毎日話します。にほんごはまだへただけれども、まいにちはなします。My Japanese is still poor, but I speak every day.
- 私は歌うのが下手です。わたしはうたうのがへたです。I am not good at singing.
- 弟は字を書くのが下手です。おとうとはじをかくのがへたです。My younger brother is poor at writing characters.
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