うち vs いえ

Elena-S

Elena-S

What is the difference between うち and いえ?
2679

2679

they are written with the same character: 家 and are just different readings of it... But I don't know exactly if there is a meaningful difference between the two readings, but anyway, they both mean "home"
Pascal-P

Pascal-P

@Elena S @コッド Uchi is used for your own house, while ie can be used to refer to any house. Eg. Uchi ni ikitai? "You wanna go (come) to my house?" Ano ie wa dasakute, mazui desu ne? "That house is unstylish and ugly isn't it?" Hope that helps.
2679

2679

I was thinking about something like that, but was not sure :). Thanks for the help !
anne-r

anne-r

what is the difference between むかい and むこう
Pascal-P

Pascal-P

mukai means "opposite" while "mukou" means beyond. Simple!
Keyatta--12

Keyatta--12

actually i think you're wrong with the japanese word for opposite. cause if you saw in lesson 2.1 then opposite is "hantai" and the opposite side is "hantai gawa"
Pascal-P

Pascal-P

Nope: Hantai & Mukai both mean "opposite". They are synonyms. Hantai can mean opposite not only in position, but as in an opponent, or the opposite as in a contradicotry. Mukai is more restricted to opposite as in "Opposite the bank". hope this helps.
2679

2679

Pascal-san is right here. Just think of "hantai" as something contradictory, and it can be used almost at anything, while "mukai" and "mukou" are restricted only to direction/location.

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