ジェットコースターに乗る
jetto kōsutā ni noru
To ride a roller coaster in Japanese is ジェットコースターに乗る (jetto kōsutā ni noru).
This phrase is used to describe traveling on a fast, elevated amusement park ride featuring steep drops and sharp turns. In colloquial speech, you may also hear the phrase 絶叫マシーンに乗る, which literally translates to 'ride a screaming machine'.
How does it change in a sentence?
In this phrase, the particle に is used with the verb 乗る to indicate the specific vehicle or object that one is riding.
How do you pronounce it?
jetto kōsutā ni noru
Did you know?
- The term ジェットコースター is an example of 'wasei eigo', meaning it is English-sounding vocabulary created in Japan that is not used by native English speakers.
- Japanese amusement parks use 絶叫 (screaming) as an official category label to group all high-thrill attractions together.
- To describe an intense ride, Japanese people use スリル満点, which combines the English loanword 'thrill' with a kanji meaning 'full marks'.
Examples in context
- あの巨大なジェットコースターに乗りたいです！I want to ride that huge roller coaster!
- 一緒にローラーコースターに乗ろう！Let's ride the roller coaster together!
- ジェットコースターに乗るのが大好きです。Jetto kōsutā ni noru no ga daisuki desu.I love riding roller coasters.
- あのジェットコースターに乗る勇気はありません。Ano jetto kōsutā ni noru yūki wa arimasen.I don't have the courage to ride that roller coaster.
Example conversation
Two friends are deciding what to do at an amusement park.
- 健太 Kenta次はジェットコースターに乗る？Tsugi wa jetto kōsutā ni noru?Shall we ride a roller coaster next?
- 結衣 Yuiいいよ、健太くん。行こう！Ii yo, Kenta-kun. Ikō!Sure, Kenta. Let's go!
- 健太 Kenta結衣は怖くないの？Yui wa kowakunai no?Aren't you scared, Yui?
- 結衣 Yui少し怖いけど、大丈夫だよ。Sukoshi kowai kedo, daijōbu da yo.I'm a little scared, but I'll be fine.
