簡単なフレーズ
The English phrase "simple phrases" is translated into Japanese as 簡単なフレーズ.
Did you know?
- In professional settings, using the word 簡単 to describe someone's work as 'simple' can accidentally imply that the work was trivial or lacked effort.
- The character 簡 in 簡単な originally depicted a simplified way of writing or a bamboo slip used for brief notes.
- While フレーズ is a loanword from English, Japanese speakers often use the native word 言い回し to describe the specific 'way of saying' something in a social context.
Examples in context
- こんにちはHello / Good day
- 私は[Name]ですI am [Name]
- ありがとうございますThank you
- ありがとうThanks
- すみませんI'm sorry
- ごめんSorry
- お願いしますPlease
- 助けてHelp me
- 簡単なフレーズを覚えます。Kantan na fure-zu o oboemasu.I will memorize some simple phrases.
- これは簡単なフレーズです。Kore wa kantan na fure-zu desu.This is a simple phrase.
- 簡単なフレーズを教えてください。Kantan na fure-zu o oshiete kudasai.Please teach me some simple phrases.
Example conversation
Kenta is teaching Yui some Japanese while studying together.
- 結衣 Yuiもっと簡単なフレーズはありますか？Motto kantan na fure-zu wa arimasu ka?Are there any simpler phrases?
- 健太 Kentaはい、この簡単なフレーズを使えば大丈夫ですよ。Hai, kono kantan na fure-zu o tsukaeba daijoubu desu yo.Yes, if you use this simple phrase, it will be fine.
- 結衣 Yui結衣はこれなら覚えられそうです。Yui wa kore nara oboeraresou desu.It looks like Yui can memorize this.
- 健太 Kenta頑張って、結衣さん。Ganbatte, Yui-san.Good luck, Yui.
