～そうです (Looks like)
Peripheral / Visual Impression
👀 Layer A: Visual Guide (直感理解)
📝 Quick Summary (まとめ)
目で見た印象(いんしょう)を言うときに使います。「美味しそう（食べてないけど、見た目が美味しい）」や「忙しそう（見た目が忙しい）」などです。
Use “Sou desu” to describe your visual impression (“It looks…”). It implies you haven’t confirmed the fact yet, but it appears that way.
i-adj: [Drop ‘i’] + そうです (Oishi-sou)
na-adj: [Stem] + そうです (Genki-sou)
🔍 Layer B: Deepening (深掘り)
💡 Raya’s Hack (攻略法)
「いい (Ii)」は「よさそう (Yosa-sou)」！
これだけは特別に覚えて！
「いい」に「そう」をつけるときは、「よさそう」に変身します。
× いいそう (Ii-sou)
〇 よさそう (Yosa-sou)
「あの映画、よさそうですね！」（That movie looks good!）
“Ii” (Good) is irregular! It becomes “Yosa-sou”. Never say “Ii-sou”. Memorize “Yosa-sou” as a set phrase.
🚧 Joy’s Mistake (よくある間違い)
Scene: Joy sees a cute cat.
Joy: 「あ、かわいそうな猫！」
(A, kawaisou na neko!)
❌ Meaning Change!
Why?
「かわいい (Cute)」の「い」を取って「そう」をつけると「かわいそう (Kawaisou)」になりますが、これは「可哀想 (Pitiable/Poor thing)」という意味になってしまいます！
「かわいい」と言いたいときは、「そう」を付けずに「かわいいですね」と言いましょう。
“Kawaisou” means “Poor thing” (Pity), not “Looks cute”. To say something looks cute, just say “Kawaii!”. Avoid “sou” with “Kawaii” and “Kirei” (Beautiful) unless you mean it specifically.
🔥 Layer C: Practice Loop
Now it’s time to test your learning through the next 10 practice drills!
Level 1: Looks… (Transformation)
Q1. Delicious (Oishii) -> Looks delicious
(Drop i + sou)
Q2. Expensive (Takai) -> Looks expensive
(Drop i + sou)
Q3. Fun (Tanoshii) -> Looks fun
(Drop i + sou)
Q4. Healthy/Energetic (Genki) -> Looks healthy
(Na-adj: Just add sou)
Q5. Good (Ii) -> Looks good
(Irregular!)
Level 2: Full Sentences
Q6. That cake looks delicious.
(Ano keeki wa oishisou desu.)
Q7. Mr. Tanaka looks busy. (Isogashii)
(Tanaka-san wa isogashisou desu.)
Q8. This book looks difficult. (Muzukashii)
(Kono hon wa muzukashisou desu.)
Q9. He looks free (not busy). (Hima)
(Kare wa himasou desu.)
Q10. Translate: “It looks spicy.” (Karai)
(Karasou desu.)
