ペラペラ
perapera
The Japanese phrase for "blah blah blah" is ペラペラ (perapera).
ペラペラ is used as a stand-in for trivial, obvious or boring content. However, it is also the standard onomatopoeic expression used to describe someone speaking a language fluently.
Meaning: a stand-in for trivial, obvious, or boring content (intj)
How does it change in a sentence?
To use ペラペラ as a verb-like expression meaning "to chatter away," it is often followed by the particle と, appearing as ペラペラと…
How do you pronounce it?
perapera
Did you know?
- If you describe someone's language skills as ペラペラ, you are praising their fluency. However, if you describe their talking habits as ペラペラ, you might be implying they talk too much or leak secrets.
- The sound of the word ペラペラ is intended to mimic the sound of thin paper fluttering in the wind.
- Using ペラペラ to describe your own fluency in English can sound boastful to native Japanese speakers, who often prefer more humble expressions.
Examples in context
- 今日はなんだかんだで忙しかった。Today was busy with this and that.
- 昨日はいろいろあって大変だった。Yesterday was tough with various things happening.
Example conversation
Misaki and Hiroto are talking about a long meeting they attended.
- 美咲 Misaki今日の会議、本当に長かったね。kyou no kaigi, hontou ni nagakatta ne.Today's meeting was really long, wasn't it?
- 大翔 Hirotoうん。部長の話がペラペラで飽きたよ。un. buchou no hanashi ga perapera de akita yo.Yeah. I got bored with the manager's blah blah blah.
- 美咲 Misakiわかる。結局、何が言いたかったのかな。wakaru. kekkyoku, nani ga iitakatta no kana.I know. I wonder what he actually wanted to say in the end.
- 大翔 Hirotoたぶん、ただの挨拶だったと思う。tabun, tada no aisatsu datta to omou.I think it was probably just a greeting.
