Here are a few fun words all ending with a ใ. These onomatopoeia are adverbs (modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs) or ใใ nouns. For more on fun sound words as well as Japanese proverbs and idioms, check out our Japanese Vocabulary instant digital download booster pack for over half off savings.
ๆฅใซใๅพใใใ่ฉใใใใใใใฎใงใใณใฃใใใใใ
Someone suddenly tapped me on the shoulder, surprising me.
Vocabulary
ๆฅใซ kyuu ni–suddenly
ๅพใใใ ushiro kara–from behind
่ฉ kata–shoulder
ใ o–(direct object marker)
ใใใใใ tatakareta–was clapped; was tapped (passive)
ใฎใง node–therefore; because of that
ใณใฃใใใใ bikkuri shita–was surprised
Bonus: ใณใฃใใ็ฎฑ
jack-in-the-box | ใใใฏใชใใผใฏ exclamation mark !
ใในใใฎ็นๆฐใๆชใใฃใใฎใงใใจใฆใใใฃใใใใใ
This week’s test score was bad, therefore I was deeply disappointed.
Vocabulary
ใในใ tesuto–test
็นๆฐ ย tensuu--score; grade; marks
ใในใใฎ็นๆฐ tesuto no tensuu–test grade
ๆชใใฃใ warukatta–was bad
ใฎใง node–therefore; because of that
ใจใฆใ totemo–very
ใใฃใใใใ gakkari shita–felt bad; disappointed
ใใฃใใใจๅฎถใใฎใใใฆใใไบบใใใใฎใงใ่ญฆๅฏใซ้ป่ฉฑใใใ
Someone was sneaking around the house, so I called the police.ย
Vocabulary
ใใฃใใใจ kossorito–sneakily
ๅฎถ ie–house
ใฎใใใฆใใ nozoite iru–peeking [from ่ฆ ใ to peek]
ไบบ hito–person
ใฎใใใฆใใไบบย nozoite iru hito--a person peeping
ใใ ita–there was; existed
ใฎใง node–therefore; because of that
่ญฆๅฏใซ keisatsu ni–to police
้ป่ฉฑใใ denwa shita–called; telephoned
ไป้ฑใฏๅฟใใใฃใใฎใงใๆๆฅใฏใฎใใณใใใใใ
This week was busy so tomorrow I will take it easy.
Vocabulary
ไป้ฑ konshuu–this week
ๅฟใใใฃใ isogashikatta–was busy
ใฎใง node–therefore; because of that
ๆๆฅ ashita–tomorrow
ใฎใใณใใใใ nonbiri shitai–want to relax
ใใฎไบไบบใฏใๅๅญใชใฎใง้กใใใฃใใใ ใ Those two, being twins, look exactly the same.
Vocabulary
ใใฎ ano--that over there
ไบไบบ futari–two people
ๅๅญ futago–twins
ใชใฎใง na node–therefore
้ก kao–face
ใใฃใใ sokkuri–look just like
ใ da–was (simple past of ใงใ)
่ฒทใ็ฉใใใใจในใผใใผใซๆฅใใใใใฃใใ่ฒกๅธใๅฟใใใใจใซๆฐใไปใใใ
I went to the supermarket wanting to go shopping when I realized I had carelessly forgotten my wallet.
Vocabulary
่ฒทใ็ฉ kaimono–shopping
ใใใใจ shiyou to–intent to do
ในใผใใผใซ su-pa- ni–to the supermarket
ๆฅใ kita–came [simple past of ๆฅใ to come]
ใ ga–but; however
ใใฃใใ ukkari–carelessly
่ฒกๅธ saifu–wallet
ๅฟใใใใจ wasureta koto–something forgotten [the ใใจ makes “forgot” into a noun phrase which is what he/she remembered]
ใซๆฐใไปใใ ni ki ga tsuita–realized; came to mind
ๅฝผใฏใใใฃใทใใจ็ ใฃใใ He slept plenty.ย
Vocabulary
ๅฝผ kare–he
ใใฃใทใใจ tappuri to–fully; plentifully [the ใจ makes ใใฃใทใ into an adverb modifying ็ ใฃใ.]
็ ใฃใ nemutta–slept
ใใฎๅญใฏใ้่ใใกใใฃใดใใใ้ฃในใชใใฃใใ That child only ate a little bit of his/her veggies.
Vocabulary
ใใฎๅญ ano ko–that child
้่ yasai–vegetables
ใกใใฃใดใ choppiri–a little bit
ใใ shika–only; just
้ฃในใชใใฃใ tabenakatta–didn’t eat
ๅ็ฉๅใงใใฉใคใชใณใใใฃใใใจใใใใฎไธญใๆญฉใใฆใใใ At the zoo, the lion slowly walked around his cage.
Vocabulary
ๅ็ฉๅ doubutsuen–zoo
ใง de–at
ใฉใคใชใณ raion–lion
ใใฃใใใจ yukkuri to–slowly [the ใจ makes ใใฃใใ into an adverb modifying how he walked]
ใใใฎไธญ ori no naka–inside the cage
ๆญฉใใฆใใ aruite ita–was walking
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏใๅคงๅฅฝใใชไฟณๅชใฎๅ็ใ่ฆใฆใใฃใจใใจใใฆใใใ She looked at a photo of an actor she likes with rapt attention.
Vocabulary
ๅฝผๅฅณ kanojo–she; her
ๅคงๅฅฝใใช daisuki na–love; to like a lot
ไฟณๅช haiyuu–actor; actress
ๅ็shashin–photograph ่ฆใฆย mite–looking
ใใฃใจใใจ uttorito–with great attention ใใฆใใ shiteiru–doing
็ผ้กใใจใใใใใใใในใฆใฎใใฎใใฏใฃใใใจ่ฆใใใใใซใชใฃใใ When I changed glasses, I was able to see everything clearly.
Vocabulary
็ผ้ก megane–(eye) glasses
ใจใใใใใ tori kaetara–upon switching; upon changing
ใในใฆ subete–all
ใในใฆใฎใใฎ subete no mono–all things; everything
ใฏใฃใใใจย hakkiri to–clearly
่ฆใใ mieru–able to see
ใใใซใชใฃใ you ni natta–come to be that; reached that point
ๆ้คใใใใใๅฎถใฎไธญใใใฃใใใใใ After cleaning, the whole house was pleasantly refreshed.
Vocabulary
ๆ้ค souji–cleaning
ใใใ shitara–upon doing
ๅฎถใฎไธญ ie no naka–inside the house
ใใฃใใใใ sukkiri shita–became refreshed; felt good
