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    Quote Originally Posted by akihabara
    みなさん、こんにちは。突然ですがお邪魔します。とて もためになるスレッドですね。
    前の話題に戻してすみませんが質問させてください。
    「2週間後に会いましょう」と言うときに、次に会うの は2週間以上は先になるという意味で言いたいときは、 どのような表現になるのでしょうか?
    "See you after 2 weeks" でいいのでしょうか?
    "See you after 2 weeks or later" ですか?
    よろしくお願いします。
    こんにちわ 秋葉原さん!

    Maybe "See you in two weeks, or later" but generally we try to put more resolution on the date so it isn't left this open ended. If it's around two weeks (closer to two than three), "See you in a couple weeks" or "See you sometime in the next couple weeks" is more polite. So it doesn't look like you're either putting someone off by making them wait for you or implying that they are making you wait for them.

    "Later" in relation to meeting someone is either now or something that has already happened after a certain defined period. 三年後に彼と再会した。 I met him again three years later. OR I met him again after three years.

    Let's met again after you get home from school.  学校から帰宅してから(した後で)
    また会いましょう。 Or four days, hours, weeks after you get home. But not 'after' a set amount of time from now. Confusing enough yet ?
    Last edited by Elizabeth; Apr 27, 2004 at 11:21.

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