The other day one of my students said "I'm lost" during our lesson. This means "I don't know where I am" (迷っている) needless to say, I was kind of surprised!
What she meant to say was "I lost" this means you didn't win a game, you failed to win. (負けた)
Now you can see how a very small difference can lead to a big difference in meaning!
For example:
go out for a drink
This means lets go out for 1 or 2 drinks. We use this when we want to go out for a short time.
go out for drinkS
This means go out for MORE than 2 drinks. We use this when we want to go out for a long amount of time.
Helen: Would you like to go out for a drink after work?
Samantha: Sure, that sounds like fun. Let's go to happy hour at Popeye's.
Helen. Great idea!
Samantha: But I have to leave at 7pm.
Helen: No problem.
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Ben: Wanna go out for drinks tonight?
Dan: Sorry man, I gotta get home early.
Ben: Alright, how about going out for a drink?
Dan: Sure, I can grab a quick drink on my way home.
Have a good week,
Phil
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