For “I can play the piano a little”, do you use ちょっと or 少し?


> 少しピアノが弾くことができます

Or should I use ちょっと?

I’m mainly interested into “feeling” any difference between these two.

By the way, I also saw “弾ける” being used, which might sound less wooden but I
haven’t hit this yet in my grammar textbook - so I use 弾くことができます




The meaning is essentially the same but I would say that 少し has a slightly
more formal feel to it. ちょっと is a little more casual and more appropriate for
spoken conversation as opposed to written - It is by no means impolite to use
the word ちょっと though. When chatting with friends I would use ちょっと, when
submitting a written self-introduction for a job or something I would use 少し.




The meaning is essentially the same but I would say that 少し has a slightly
more formal feel to it. ちょっと is a little more casual and more appropriate for
spoken conversation as opposed to written - It is by no means impolite to use
the word ちょっと though. When chatting with friends I would use ちょっと, when
submitting a written self-introduction for a job or something I would use 少し.

