分かりやすいって英語でなんて言うの？

Hi everybody!

Here is a message I got from a new Japanese friend the other day: “I read your blog. It’s good for easy understand.” “It’s good for easy understand” って意味は分かるけどかなりおかしいです。 Of course I said thank you!!! Because I knew she meant 「分かりやすい」. I was happy to get the kind comment from her and I was happy to get the message because 「分かりやすい」 is a very useful phrase in English. So, how do you say 「分かりやすい」 in English? It`s easy! Just say…

It`s easy to understand.

このパターンはマスターしやすいです → It`s easy to + 動詞

Here are some other examples…

It`s easy to master. (マスターしやすい。）)

It`s easy to find. (見つかりやすい・見つけやすい・分かりやすい。)

It`s easy to make. (作りやすい。)

It`s easy to learn. (覚えやすい。)

It`s easy to sing. (歌いやすい。)

反対も簡単です → It`s difficult to + 動詞

Here are some examples…

It`s difficult to find. (見つかりにくい・見つけにくい。)

It`s difficult to learn. (覚えにくい。)

Poker is easy to learn but difficult to master. (ポーカーは覚えやすいけど、マスターするのは難しいです。)

It`s difficult to play. (弾きにくい。)

Well, that`s all for today.

♪Learning is the greatest joy♪

Bob