ロブロックスやらない?
Roburokkusu yaranai?
The English phrase "wanna play roblox?" can be translated into Japanese as ロブロックスやらない? (Roburokkusu yaranai?)
This phrase is an informal invitation to join someone in playing the online game platform Roblox. If you want to specify playing together, you can use the word 一緒に, which means "together".
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
ロブロックスやらない? is highly casual and is most appropriate when speaking to friends, peers or people younger than you. For a more polite version, such as "Would you like to play Roblox?", use ロブロックスやりませんか?
How do you pronounce it?
Roburokkusu yaranai?
Did you know?
- In online gaming, Japanese users may use w or 草 'kusa' (meaning 'grass') in the chat after a funny moment in Roblox, because 'w' looks like blades of grass.
- In Japanese gaming culture, players often use the slang term ガチ勢 'gachi-zei' to describe those who play Roblox and other games with extreme competitiveness and seriousness.
- In Japanese gaming slang, you might see the word やる (yaru) used to mean 'to play' or 'to engage in' a specific activity, rather than the more formal 'asobu' (to play) used for children.
Examples in context
- 「一緒にRobloxをプレイしませんか?」Would you like to play Roblox together?
- 「一緒にRobloxやらない?」Wanna play Roblox together?
- こんにちは!Robloxをやりませんか?Hello! Wanna play Roblox?
- おっす!Robloxやらない?Hey! Wanna play Roblox?
Example conversation
Two friends are chatting after school.
- 陽葵 Himari大翔、今からロブロックスやらない?Yamato, ima kara Roburokkusu yaranai?Yamato, wanna play Roblox now?
- 大翔 Hirotoいいよ!何をしようか?Ii yo! Nani o shiyou ka?Sure! What should we play?
- 陽葵 Himari新しいゲームを試したいな。Atarashii geemu o tameshitai na.I want to try a new game.
- 大翔 Hirotoわかった。じゃあ、ログインするね。Wakatta. Jaa, roguin suru ne.Got it. I'll log in then.