そんなに is an adverb which means so, that, much, like that, not very, or not that.
There are two points.
1. Describe the degree of something that is not so much as expected
そんなに ＋ Negative form
For example:
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 particularly good at singing, but he’s really good at playing the guitar.
昨日は寒かったけど、今日はそんなに寒くないね。
/kinoo wa samukatta kedo, kyoo wa sonna ni samuku-nai ne./
It was cold yesterday, but it’s not that cold today, is 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-tii enu-ni ni gookaku suru no wa sonna ni kantan ja nai desu./
Passing the JLPT N2 isn’t that easy.
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 koishii 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。
/ashita wa sonna ni hayaku okinakute mo ii kara, kyoo wa yukkuri nerareru yo./
We don’t have to get up that early tomorrow, so we can have a nice, relaxing sleep tonight.
2. Describe that the degree of something is extreme
そんなに ＋ Affirmative form OR Adjective
For example:
そんなに飲んだら明日二日酔いになるよ。
/sonna ni nondara ashita futsukayoi ni naru yo./
If you drink that much, you’ll have a hangover 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 takai yama ni wa nobore-nai desu./
If you don’t train, you won’t be able to climb such a high mountain.
眠そうだね。そんなに夜遅くまで勉強してたの？
/nemusoo da ne. sonna ni yoru osoku made benkyoo shite-ta no?/
You look sleepy. Were you studying that late into the night?
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 oishii n desu ka? itte mitai desu!/
Is that restaurant really that good? I’d love to try it!
日本のマンゴーってなんでそんなに高いの？
/nihon no mangoo tte nande sonna ni takai no?/
Why are mangoes in Japan so expensive?
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