そこいら

pronoun

around there; that area

Refers to a general area near the listener or a previously mentioned place. Similar to そこら, but slightly more colloquial.

See also: そこら

• そこいらに置おいておいてください。

  Please put it around there.

• そこいらで見みかけた猫ねこはとても人ひと懐なつっこかった。

  The cat I saw around there was very friendly.

pronoun

that; that matter; that point

Used to refer vaguely to a matter, point, or topic under discussion, often in a casual or dismissive way.

See also: そこら

• そこいらはもう話はなし合あったから大だい丈じょう夫ぶだよ。

  We've already discussed that, so it's fine.

• そこいらが彼かれの限げん界かいだろう。

  That's probably his limit.

noun

about that much; approximately that amount; thereabouts

Follows a quantity expression, often as ～かそこいら or ～やそこいら, to mean 'about that much' or 'or so'. Casual and approximate.

See also: そこら

• 10分ぷんかそこいらで着つくと思おもう。

  I think we'll arrive in about ten minutes or so.

• 1000円えんやそこいらで買かえるよ。

  You can buy it for about 1000 yen or so.