私の彼氏に色目を使わないで
watashi no kareshi ni irome o tsukawanaide
The phrase "stop flirting with my boyfriend" in Japanese is 私の彼氏に色目を使わないで (watashi no kareshi ni irome o tsukawanaide).
This phrase is a demand for someone to cease behaving in a romantic or suggestive way toward the speaker's partner.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
For a more formal and grammatically complete way to say "Please stop using suggestive glances toward my boyfriend", you can use 私の彼氏に色目を使うのはやめてください.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase 私の彼氏に, the particle ni indicates the target or recipient of the action, which in this case is the boyfriend being flirted with.
How do you pronounce it?
watashi no kareshi ni irome o tsukawanaide
Did you know?
- In Japanese culture, direct confrontation like this is rare. Using this phrase in public would be seen as an extremely aggressive and dramatic act, often associated with 'catfights' in TV dramas.
- The expression 色目を使う (irome o tsukau) literally translates to 'using colored eyes'. It refers to the act of casting suggestive or flirtatious glances to convey interest.
- If the speaker wants to be even more biting, they might use 色仕掛け to describe the other person's behavior, which refers to using sex or charm as a calculated weapon or lure.
Examples in context
- 私の彼氏に色目を使わないで。Watashi no kareshi ni irome o tsukawanai de.Stop flirting with my boyfriend.
- さっきから私の彼氏に色目を使わないでくれる？Sakki kara watashi no kareshi ni irome o tsukawanai de kureru?Could you stop flirting with my boyfriend?
- いい加減に、私の彼氏に色目を使わないで！Ii kagen ni, watashi no kareshi ni irome o tsukawanai de!Enough, stop flirting with my boyfriend!
Example conversation
Yui confronts Kenta's female friend at a party.
- 結衣 Yuiちょっと、私の彼氏に色目を使わないで。chotto, watashi no kareshi ni irome o tsukawanaide.Hey, stop flirting with my boyfriend.
- 健太 Kentaえっ？そんなつもりじゃなかったのに。e? sonna tsumori janakatta noni.What? I didn't mean to do that.
- 結衣 Yui見てればわかるよ。もうやめて。mitereba wakaru yo. mou yamete.I can tell by looking. Just stop it.
- 健太 Kentaわかったよ。ごめんね。wakatta yo. gomen ne.I get it. I'm sorry.
