| Expressing Emotions (1) | |
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Expressing your emotions is an important part of communication. Adjectives are used when expressing emotions.
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Ureshii うれしい |
glad, happy |
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Shiawasena 幸せな |
happy, fortunate |
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Zannenna 残念な |
unfortunate, disappointing |
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Kanashii 悲しい |
sad |
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Sabishii さびしい |
lonely |
Emotions are usually expressed straightforwardly, therefore informal speeches are widely used. Here are some useful expressions. Click here to learn about the sentence ending particles. ("naa", "nee" etc.)
| Ureshii naa.
(Male speech) うれしいなあ｡ Ureshii wa. (Female speech) うれしいわ｡ |
I am glad! |
| Shiawase da naa.
(M) 幸せだなあ｡ Shiawase da wa. (F) 幸せだわ｡ |
I am happy! |
| Zannen da naa.
(M) 残念だなあ｡ Zannen nee. (F) 残念ねえ｡ |
I am sorry to hear that. |
| Kanashii naa.
(M) 悲しいなあ｡ Kanashii wa. (F) 悲しいわ｡ |
I am sad. |
| Sabishii naa.
(M) さびしいなあ。 Sabishii wa. (F) さびしいわ。 |
I am lonely. |
When describing someone's emotions, "~sou desu (looks, seems)" is added to the stem of the adjective.
| Yuki wa shiawase sou
desu. ゆきは幸せそうです｡ |
Yuki looks happy. |
| Chichi wa totemo sabishi sou
deshita. 父はとてもさびしそうでした｡ |
My father seemed very lonely. |
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