あなたは猿です
anata wa saru desu
The English phrase "you're a monkey" is translated into Japanese as あなたは猿です (anata wa saru desu).
This phrase is a direct statement used to tell someone that they are a monkey.
How do you pronounce it?
anata wa saru desu
Did you know?
- In Japan, the phrase 猿も木から落ちる ('even monkeys fall from trees') is a common proverb used to remind people that even experts make mistakes.
- While 'you' is translated here as あなた (anata), using this word to address a person directly can actually sound cold or distant in Japanese.
- Japanese folklore features the 猿楽 ('monkey music'), an ancient form of performing arts that eventually evolved into the world-famous Noh theater.
Example conversation
Himi and Ren are playing a game.
- 陽葵 Himariあなたは猿です！anata wa saru desu!You're a monkey!
- 蓮 Renえっ、どうして？e, doushite?What, why?
- 陽葵 Himari動きが猿みたいだからです。ugoki ga saru mitai dakara desu.Because you move like a monkey.
- 蓮 Renひどいなあ。hidoi naa.That's mean.
