N3 — outside your level filter
かしら
かしらkashiraN3casual
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I wonder — asking yourself something out loud
この味つけで十分かしら、ちょっと薄い気もするけど。
kono ajitsuke de juubun kashira, chotto usui ki mo suru kedo.
With this seasoning, I wonder if it's enough — though it does feel a bit weak too. casual
一人で行かせて大丈夫かしら。
hitori de ikasete daijoubu kashira.
To let them go alone — I wonder if it's all right. casual
遠くでゴロゴロ聞こえるけど、雷かしら。
tooku de gorogoro kikoeru kedo, kaminari kashira.
There's a rumbling in the distance — I wonder if that's thunder. casual
なんだか床が揺れてる気がするけど、地震かしら。
nandaka yuka ga yureteru ki ga suru kedo, jishin kashira.
Somehow the floor feels like it's shaking — I wonder if it's an earthquake. casual
外で大きな音がしたけど、事故かしら。
soto de ookina oto ga shita kedo, jiko kashira.
There was a loud noise outside — I wonder if it's an accident. casual
この荷物、一人で運べるかしら。
kono nimotsu, hitori de hakoberu kashira.
I wonder if I can carry this luggage by myself. casual
あの人、もう帰ったかしら。
ano hito, mou kaetta kashira.
I wonder if that person has already gone home. casual
could you — a softened, indirect request
ちょっと手伝ってもらえないかしら。
chotto tetsudatte moraenai kashira.
I wonder if you could possibly help me out. casual
少し静かにしていただけないかしら。
sukoshi shizuka ni shite itadakenai kashira.
I wonder if you couldn't possibly keep it down a little. neutral
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かしらねkashiranecolloquial
味わうかしらね
adds ね to soften it into a musing aside, said half to oneself rather than as a real question.