Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 Grammar – ～ば／たら／と。。。たい／のに／よかった　など

Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 Grammar – ～ば／たら／と。。。たい／のに／よかった　など
Here is Japanese N3 grammar study material taken from the Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 textbook.

10. ～ば／たら／と。。。たい／のに／よかった　など
a. Meaning 1: wishing for something that is not true now / regret

もし私が医者だったら、病気で苦しむ人たちを助けてあげられるのに。
Moshi watashi ga ishadattara, byōki de kurushimu hito-tachi o tasukete age rarerunoni.
If I were a doctor, I could help people suffering from illness.

「買わないんですか」「ええ、もう少し安ければ買うんですけど」
`Kawanai ndesu ka’`ē , mōsukoshi yasukereba kau ndesukedo’
「Are you not buying it?」「No. If it were a bit cheaper, I would buy it」

もし生まれ変わることができるのなら、次は男（／女）に生まれたい。
Moshi umarekawaru koto ga dekiru nonara,-ji wa otoko ( / on’na) ni umaretai.
If I could be reborn, next time I would like to be born a man (/a woman).

子どもがいなければ、もっと働けるのだが。
Kodomo ga inakereba, motto hatarakeru nodaga.
If I did not have children, I could work more.

「すみません、説明が下手で。もっとうまく説明できるといいんですが」
`Sumimasen, setsumei ga hetade. Motto umaku setsumei dekiru to ī ndesuga’
「Sorry. My explanation was poor. I wish I could have explained it better」

b. Meaning 2: regret that things could not have been different from what actually happened.

もう少し時間があれば、全部できたのに。
Mōsukoshi jikan ga areba, zenbu de kitanoni.
If I had had a little more time, I could have finished it all.

「きのうの交流会、楽しかったよ。鈴木さんも行けばよかったのに」
`Kinō no kōryū-kai, tanoshikatta yo. Suzuki-san mo ikeba yokatta no ni’
「Yesterday’s get-together was fun. It is a shame Mr Suzuki could not come」

あのときもう少し勇気があったら、彼を助けてあげられたかもしれない。
Ano toki mōsukoshi yūki ga attara, kare o tasukete age rareta kamo shirenai.
If I had been a little braver then, I might have been able to save him.

あと少しで合格できたのに。もうちょっとがんばればよかった。
Atosukoshi de gōkaku dekitanoni. Mō chotto ganbareba yokatta.
I passed, but only just; if I had tried a bit harder, I would have done better.

タクシーで行けばよかった。そうすれば間に合ったかもしれない。
Takushī de ikeba yokatta. Sō sureba maniatta kamo shirenai.
I should have taken a taxi. If I had, I might have made it in time.

友だちを怒らせてしまった。あんなこと、言わなければよかった。
Tomodachi o okora sete shimatta. An’na koto, iwanakereba yokatta.
I made my friend angry. I should not have said something like that.