Authors: Dirty Japanese: Everyday Slang From "What's Up?" to "F*%# Off!"
Matt Fargo (10 page)
She’s really a sweet girl.
kanojo wa hontō ni ī ko de ne
kanojo wa hontō ni ī ko de ne
Friend
tomodachi
tomodachi
Seriously, man, you are such a good friend.
omae wa hontō ni ī tomodachi da
omae wa hontō ni ī tomodachi da
Text friend (literally: “thumb-buddy”)
oyatomo
oyatomo
I’ve got more text friends than real friends.
jissai no tomodachi yori oyatomo no hō ga ōi
jissai no tomodachi yori oyatomo no hō ga ōi
Text friend (another word for…)
merutomo
merutomo
Best friend
shin’yū
shin’yū
My best friend is Japanese.
shin’yū wa nihonjin da
shin’yū wa nihonjin da
〈〈〈〈〈〈〈〈〈LIP SERVICE〉〉〉〉〉〉〉〉〉 OSEJI
Meeting new people is fun, but let’s be honest: you don’t want to know about their master’s thesis and they don’t want to know about your bottle cap collection. So let’s do our best to keep conversation to insincere compliments with the following phrases:
That’s a cute skirt you’re wearing.
sono sukāto kawaī ne.
sono sukāto kawaī ne.
You look kind of like a Japanese Brad Pitt.
anata wa burapi no nihonjin ban da
anata wa burapi no nihonjin ban da
You would be super popular in America.
amerika ja zettai moteru yo ne
amerika ja zettai moteru yo ne
Damn girl, you’ve got some great fashion sense!
mecha oshare da,k imi
mecha oshare da,k imi
I just know I’ve seen your face in the movies before.
zettai ni eiga de mita koto aru wa,k ono kao
zettai ni eiga de mita koto aru wa,k ono kao
I never really understood the appeal of Japanese men until I saw you.
nihon no otoko no hito no miryoku ga wakaranakatta,a nata ni au made wa
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