失礼な人
shitsurei na hito
In Japanese, the phrase for "someone is rude" is 失礼な人 (shitsurei na hito).
This phrase describes a person who lacks manners or is impolite to others. The adjective 失礼な (shitsurei na) can also be used on its own to mean impolite or disrespectful.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 失礼 (shitsurei), meaning 'rudeness' or 'discourtesy', the particle な (na) which links a na-adjective to a noun and 人 (hito), meaning 'person'.
Which one should you use?
While 失礼な人 (shitsurei na hito) specifically refers to the person being rude, the word 失礼 (shitsurei) alone can be used as an interjection to mean 'Excuse me' or 'Pardon me' when entering a room or interrupting.
How do you pronounce it?
shitsurei na hito
Did you know?
- If you enter a room or leave a conversation, you might say 失礼します (shitsurei shimasu), which literally means 'I am about to commit a rudeness'.
- The word 失礼 (shitsurei) literally translates to 'losing etiquette' or 'losing courtesy', suggesting that rudeness is seen as a temporary loss of one's social composure.
- Depending on the tone, saying 失礼な人 (shitsurei na hito) can be a genuine insult or a playful, teasing remark between close friends who are pretending to be offended.
Examples in context
- 彼の不作法な態度には困っていますI am troubled by his rude attitude.
- 彼女の言動は失礼だHer words and actions are rude.
- 彼の態度は傲慢だHis attitude is arrogant.
- あの人、本当に失礼だよThat person is seriously rude.
- 彼の態度は本当にひどいよHis attitude is really terrible.
- あの友達、最後に言ったこと失礼だったよWhat my friend said at the end was really rude.
- おっしゃったことは、失礼な発言と感じましたI felt that what you said was a rude remark.
- あの人はとても失礼な人です。That person is a very rude person.
- 彼は失礼な人です。Kare wa shitsurei na hito desu.He is a rude person.
- あの失礼な人に注意しましょう。Ano shitsurei na hito ni chuui shimashou.Let's warn that rude person.
- 失礼な人は嫌いです。Shitsurei na hito wa kirai desu.I dislike rude people.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a difficult customer at a cafe.
- 陽葵 Himariさっきの客は失礼な人だったね。Sakki no kyaku wa shitsurei na hito datta ne.That customer earlier was a rude person, wasn't he?
- 蓮 Ren本当に。すごく失礼だったよ。Hontou ni. Sugoku shitsurei datta yo.Really. He was very rude.
- 陽葵 Himari蓮くんも困っていたよね。Ren-kun mo komatte ita yo ne.You were troubled too, Ren.
- 蓮 Renうん、対応するのが大変だったよ。Un, taiou suru no ga taihen datta yo.Yeah, it was hard to deal with him.
