Please write down the correct pronunciation of the phrases below, and then make sentences with them.
“相杀”
Himeji Mizuki’s answer:
“Pronunciation, SOUSAI. Sentence: Just use the profit earned from trades to offset those liabilities.”
Teacher’s comment:
Correct. It means ‘to offset liabilities’, and this term is regularly used for debit and credit.
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Tsuchiya Kouta’s answer:
“Pronunciation, SOUSATSU. Sentence: Offset the enemy’s power by fighting fist to fist.
Teacher’s comment:
Unfortunately, you’re wrong. Although it can also be pronounced ‘SOUSATSU’, the meaning would be ‘killing each other’. The correct pronunciation is ‘SOUSAI’, this time your answer offsets Shimada’s sentence.
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Shimada Minami’s answer:
“Pronunciation, AISATSU[1].
Sentence: On a quiet and peaceful morning, my friends and I kill each other.
Teacher’s comment:
I don’t think a morning such as this can be considered quiet and peaceful.
[1] 挨拶 means ‘to greet’ in Japanese.
