エキストラ
ekisutora
The Japanese word for "extras" (referring to background actors in film or television) is エキストラ (ekisutora).
エキストラ is used specifically to describe people hired to act as background characters in a movie or television show.
What does it mean word for word?
エキストラ is a loanword from the English word "extra".
How does it change in a sentence?
エキストラ can be used for both the singular "extra" and the plural "extras".
How do you pronounce it?
ekisutora
When do people say it?
In Japan, the term サービス (sābisu) is widely used to mean a service or a bonus/extra provided to a customer.
Did you know?
- In Japanese film production, background actors are sometimes called モブ (mobu), derived from the English word 'mob'.
- In some Japanese contexts, an 'extra' part of a product or a bonus is called おまけ, a word that implies a small, whimsical addition rather than a formal 'extra'.
- While エキストラ describes the actors, the actual process of working as a background actor is often called エキストラさん to show politeness to the people involved.
Examples in context
- 追加料金はいくらですか？How much is the extra charge?
- それ、おまけでついてきたの？Did that come as an extra gift?
- エキストラとして働いています。ekisutora toshite hataraite imasu.I am working as an extra.
- ドラマのエキストラに応募しました。dorama no ekisutora ni oubo shimashita.I applied to be an extra in a drama.
Example conversation
Yui and Yota are talking about their weekend plans.
- 結衣 Yui明日はエキストラの仕事に行くんだ。ashita wa ekisutora no shigoto ni ikunda.I'm going to an extra job tomorrow.
- 陽太 Yotaへえ、何のドラマのエキストラなの？hee, nan no dorama no ekisutora nano?Oh, an extra for which drama?
- 結衣 Yui恋愛ドラマのエキストラだよ。ren'ai dorama no ekisutora dayo.It's an extra for a romance drama.
- 陽太 Yotaそれは楽しそうだね！sore wa tanoshisou dane!That sounds like fun!
