サードギア
sādo gia
The English phrase "third gear" is translated into Japanese as サードギア (sādo gia).
サードギア refers to the third gear of an engine.
Meaning: third gear of an engine (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
sādo gia
Did you know?
- While サードギア is used for machinery, Japanese people use the phrase ギアを上げる meaning 'to raise the gear' to describe accelerating their pace or increasing the intensity of a project.
- In Japanese, the term for 'gear' can be represented by the kanji 歯車 (haguruma), which literally translates to 'tooth wheel'.
- While 'third gear' describes a specific mechanical state, the concept of 'gearing' or 'shifting' in Japanese often employs the verb 入れる (ireru), which literally means 'to put in' or 'to insert'.
Examples in context
- バイクのサードギアに切り替えるのは簡単です。Switching to the motorcycle's third gear is easy.
- サードギアに切り替えてください。Sādo gia ni kirikaete kudasai.Please shift into third gear.
- サードギアだと少し加速が遅い。Sādo gia dato sukoshi kasoku ga osoi.The acceleration is a bit slow in third gear.
- サードギアの音が変だ。Sādo gia no oto ga hen da.The sound of the third gear is strange.
Example conversation
Yui and Yota are practicing manual driving.
- 結衣 Yui陽太、そろそろサードギアにして。Yōta, sorosoro sādo gia ni shite.Yota, put it in third gear soon.
- 陽太 Yotaはい、今サードギアに入れます。Hai, ima sādo gia ni iremasu.Okay, I'll shift into third gear now.
- 結衣 Yuiいい感じに加速したね。Ii kanji ni kasoku shita ne.You accelerated quite well.
- 陽太 Yotaありがとうございます、結衣さん。Arigatō gozaimasu, Yui-san.Thank you, Yui.
