The key phrase is あぶない (abunai) which is い adjective, and I assume you have learnt it as ‘dangerous‘. Translation into English will be changed depending on the tense. Let’s take a look together! Present tense 危ない! あぶないabunai watch out! Past tense 危なかった! あぶなかったABUNAKATTA it was a close call. Vulgar way 危ねっ あぶねっAbune (‘e’ at …
Japanese Calendar Dates
Japanese Order Japanese writing order for the dates and details will be as below; → 年・月・日・曜日・時・分・秒 ねん・がつ・にち・ようび・じ・ふん・びょう Year/Month/Date/Day of the week/o’clock/minute/second big scale > small YEAR / ANNÉE MONTHS / MOIS DATES / JOURS じゅういち にち 11 日… counter for the normal dates are にち (nichi). Below dates are special ones. Everything except on the picture …
Look Forward to It in Japanese
Formal Scene I am looking forward to it. 楽しみにしています。 たのしみにしています。tanoshimini shiteimasu. I am looking forward to seeing you. お会いできることを楽しみにしています。 おあいできることをたのしみにしています。oaidekirukotowo TANOSHIMINI SHITEIMASU. Casual Scene Can’t wait! ① 楽しみ! たのしみ!tanoshimi! *this is the most common way to say ‘cannot wait!’. Can’t wait! ② 待ちきれない! まちきれない!machikirenai! *This is the exact translation of ‘cannot wait!’ Can’t wait! ③ …
Japanese Verb, To Stop やめる or とめる?
Both やめる and とめる means to stop something, however there is a nuance. 止める(やめる) やめる means “to stop a behavior or action”. This can be translated to “to quit” as well. 止める(とめる) とめる means “to stop a movement”. Quiz 1. If you want to stop smoking, how do you say it in Japanese? 2. Let’s …
Goodbye in Japanese
The Standard Japanese Way of Saying Goodbye “またね (mata-né)” is often used to say “see you again” within friends and someone close to. “また(mata)” literally means “again”. With “ね (né)” at the end, it sounds friendly and can see close relationship. Without “ね (né)”, we see distance. If you suddenly take off “ね (né)” from …