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不免 (bù miǎn) and 未免 (wèi miǎn) are both adverbs that are used to indicate that something is inevitable or cannot be avoided. However, there is a subtle difference in their meanings.
不免 (bù miǎn) means "inevitably" or "unavoidably," and it is used to indicate that something is certain to happen or cannot be avoided. Here is the structure when using 不免：objective reason,+不免+result
未免 (wèi miǎn) means "unavoidably" or "unnecessarily," and it is used to indicate that something is unnecessary or excessive. You use it when you can’t agree to something. Here is the structure when using 未免：（scenario, can be omitted in the sentence)，+未免+judgement
Here are some examples to illustrate the difference between the two, with pinyin provided for the example sentences:
不免 (bù miǎn)
* 这种天气下出门，不免有些冷。 (zhè zhǒng tiānqì xià chūmén, bù miǎn yǒuxiē lěng) (It is inevitably a little cold when going out in this kind of weather.)
* 他的职业生涯结束了，不免有些伤感。 (tā de zhíyè shēngyá jiéshù le, bù miǎn yǒuxiē shāngǎn) (His career has ended, and it is inevitably a little sad.)
未免 (wèi miǎn)
* 这道题的难度未免有点大。 (zhè dào tí de nándù wèi miǎn yǒudiǎn dà) (The difficulty of this problem is unnecessarily large.)
* 他的表演未免有些夸张。 (tā de biǎoyǎn wèi miǎn yǒuxiē kuāzhāng) (His performance is unnecessarily exaggerated.)
* 你这么做，未免太过分。 (nǐ zhème zuò, wèi miǎn tài guòfèn) (What you are doing is unnecessarily extreme.)


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Difference between 不免 (bù miǎn) and 未免 (wèi miǎn) 

- მაპატიეთ აქ ჩადიხართ?
- არა, შემდეგ გაჩერებაზე ჩავდივარ. 
- მაშინ, მე ახლა ჩავდივარ და, თუ შეიძლება, წინ გავალ.
- კი, ბატონო, მიბრძანდით.
- დიდი მადლობა. 

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東京人(とうきょうじん)は冷(つめ)たい？
Tokyo people are NOT nice?
도쿄사람들은 착하지 않다고?



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【Japanese Podcast#21】東京人(とうきょうじん)は冷(つめ)たい？Tokyo people are NOT nice?

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おはようございます。日本語だんだんポットキャストのゆかりです。

みなさん、"おせち"ってきいたことが、ありますか？

先月(せんげつ)、スーパーに行ったとき、
おせちの予約(よやく)がはじまっていました。
まだ9月だったので、とてもおどろきました。

"おせち"とはお正月(しょうがつ)に食べる料理(りょうり)のことです。

"おせち"または、"おせちりょうり"と言います。
えびやこんぶ、たまごやき、くろまめ
など・・
特別(とくべつ)な大きな箱(はこ)に
はいっています。

この"おせち"を家族でたべます。

"おせち"は1月1日にたべます。

でも、9月には、予約(よやく)することができます。

ちょっと早(はや)くないですか？

まだ、4ヶ月(よんかげつ)も先です。

どのお店(みせ)も、おせちを買(か)ってほしいので、

予約できる日(ひ)が、
どんどん早くなっています。

いま、日本のスーパーで、
おせちの広告(こうこく)を見ることができます。
日本に旅行したときは、ぜひチェックしてみて下さい。

では、今日も最後まで聞いてくれて、だんだん、です！

また明日。

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Today's Keywords

□予約(よやく)
reservation

□予約する
make a reservation

□おせち,おせちりょうり
Osechi is a traditional cuisine to celebrate the New year.
