Let’s learn how we use the adverb “そんなに.”
It means: so, that, much, like that, not very, not that…
There are two points.
① 程度が思ったほどではない様子 (Describe that the degree of something is not so much as expected)
そんなに ＋ Negative form
E.g.
田中さんは歌はそんなに上手くないけど、ギターがすごく上手なんです。
/tanaka-san wa uta wa sonna ni umaku-nai kedo gitaa ga sugoku joozu nan desu/
Tanaka-san isn’t that good at singing, but he plays the guitar very well.
昨日は寒かったけど、今日はそんなに寒くないね。*Informal
/kinoo wa samukatta kedo kyoo wa sonna ni samuku-nai ne/
It was cold yesterday, but it’s not that cold today, isn’t it?
JLPT N2に合格するのはそんなに簡単じゃないです。
/jee-eru-pii-thii enu-ni ni gookaku suru no wa sonna ni kantan ja nai desu/
It’s not very easy to pass the JLPT N2 level.
日本に帰ってきてまだそんなに経ってないけど、もうオーストラリアが恋しいです。
/nihon ni kaette kite mada sonna ni tatte nai kedo moo oosutoraria ga koishi-i desu/
It hasn’t been that long since I came back to Japan, but I already miss Australia.
明日はそんなに早く起きなくてもいいから、今日はゆっくり寝られるよ。*Informal
/ashita wa sonna ni hayaku okinakute mo i-i kara kyoo wa yukkuri nerareru yo/
I won’t have to get up that early tomorrow so I can sleep well today.
② 程度が激しい様子 (Describe that the degree of something is extreme)
そんなに ＋ Affirmative form OR Adjective
E.g.
そんなに飲んだら明日二日酔いになるよ。*Informal
/sonna ni nonda-ra ashita futsuka-yoi ni naru yo/
If you drink that much you will be hungover tomorrow.
トレーニングをしないと、そんなに高い山には登れないです。
/toreeningu o shinai to sonna ni taka-i yama ni wa nobore-nai desu/
Without training, it’s not possible to climb such a tall mountain.
眠そうだね。そんなに夜遅くまで勉強してたの？*Informal
/nemu-soo da ne. sonna ni yoru osoku made benkyoo shite-ta no/
You look sleepy. Were you studying until that late?
そのレストラン、そんなに美味しいんですか？行ってみたいです！
/sono resutoran sonna ni oishi-i ndesu ka? itte mitai desu/
That restaurant is that good? I would like to try it!
日本のマンゴーってなんでそんなに高いの？*Informal
/nihon no mangoo tte nande sonna ni taka-i no/
Why are Japanese mangoes so expensive?
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