How to say "at this rate"?


One of my friends has been making a real effort talking to me in Japanese
every day. I wanted to say something like "If we continue at this rate I will
be able to speak by Christmas". The dictionary thinks that at this rate is
この分。

So my question is, is it natural correct Japanese if I say

> この分に続いたら、クリスマスまで話せるようになるわよ

?

I suspect that not. It feels like there is a word missing like この分のスピードに or
something like that.




There are many ways to say "at this rate" in Japanese but the more common ones
are:

> 「この調子{ちょうし}だと/なら」、「このペースだと/なら」、「このままいけば」, etc.

Any one of these would fit your sentence with no problem.

Regarding 「この分{ぶん}」, you could use it by adding 「なら」 or 「だと」 to it, but not
「に」 as you formed it. You cannot say 「この分に続いたら」, though it was a nice try. You
can say 「この分だと」.

Note: It is 「クリスマスまで **に** 」 and not 「クリスマスまで」.

～～まで **に** = by ~~

～～まで = until ~~

Use 「まで」 and you will be saying that you are only allowed to speak Japanese
until Christmas. You can speak Japanese after Christmas, too, you know.




There are many ways to say "at this rate" in Japanese but the more common ones
are:

> 「この調子{ちょうし}だと/なら」、「このペースだと/なら」、「このままいけば」, etc.

Any one of these would fit your sentence with no problem.

Regarding 「この分{ぶん}」, you could use it by adding 「なら」 or 「だと」 to it, but not
「に」 as you formed it. You cannot say 「この分に続いたら」, though it was a nice try. You
can say 「この分だと」.

Note: It is 「クリスマスまで **に** 」 and not 「クリスマスまで」.

～～まで **に** = by ~~

～～まで = until ~~

Use 「まで」 and you will be saying that you are only allowed to speak Japanese
until Christmas. You can speak Japanese after Christmas, too, you know.

