Japanese

To turn on in Japanese is スイッチを入れる. This phrase is used to activate an appliance, a light, a mechanism or a specific functionality.

The English phrase ‘love of my life’ is translated into Japanese as 運命の人. 運命の人 is used to describe a soulmate or a person destined to be with you.

ショウ is the Japanese word for the Chinese flute (xiao).

The English phrase “I love food” is expressed in Japanese as 食べ物が大好きです.

The Japanese phrase for “to drift” is 漂う. 漂う is used to describe physical objects being carried slowly by currents of air or water.

The English phrase “shoe sizes” is translated into Japanese as 靴のサイズ.

The English phrase “red bean” is 小豆 in Japanese.

The Japanese word for tipsy is ほろ酔い. The term ほろ酔い is used to describe being slightly drunk.

The English word vulture is 禿鷹 (hagetaka) in Japanese. Both 禿鷹 and 禿鷲 are used to refer to the bird known as a vulture.

In Japanese, “can I have a bag, please?” is said as 袋をもらえますか？