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 …
With this song, you can learn some “dark” expressions and vocabulary which I hardly teach students during face-to-face lesson! Hope you enjoy it! Lyrics *details below Hey, you know what I mean?Let me know, let me knowLet me know, come on ならくのそこへと しずんでゆく たいよう Oh why? 奈落の底へと 沈んでゆく太陽 すべてが ゆめだと つきつけるやみ 全てが *幻想(ゆめ)だと 突き付ける闇 I can’t believe you let me down なみだが いみしたものは 涙が 意味したものは …
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 …
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 …
In English, both あける and ひらく mean “to open”. In some cases, we can use both of them for the same object. However it is not every time. There is a slight nuance between them. 開ける（あける） あける means “to open”, but at the same time, it implies something can go through because it is open. …
