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Elaine
What's some common Japanese slang that young people use?
Apr 17, 2015 12:46 AM
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Hmm.. If I can remember some..
めちゃめちゃ(Mecha mecha) - Quite, very much..
ex
彼女はめちゃめちゃ可愛いかな。- Kanojo wa mecha mecha kawaii ka na
(She is quite cute, isn't it?)
ぶっちゃけ (Buuchake) - Honestly, to be honest..
ex
ぶっちゃけ、この映画はへんだよ。
(Honestly, this movie is bad)
おひさ (It's been a while since...)
It is like 久しぶり (hisashiburi)
ex
おえ、おひさね。
(Hey, it's been a while. [since I last saw you])
さいこだわ (Saiko dawa) - Its awesome
それは君の新しい車の。さいこだわ。
(That your new car? It is awesome.)
Note> The "dawa" makes the sentence a bit feminine.
きもい (kimoi) - Creepy, gross.. Usually used to describre stalkers, perverts..
ex
あの男人はきもいだよ。
(That guy is gross/a creepy)
やばい (yabai) - It can means "bad" or "good" depending on the context..
ex
やばい、もう遅刻だ。(Yabai! Mou chikoku da.)
Damm it! I'm already late!
やべえはーこのバンド。(Yabee wa - kono bando)
(Wow! This band is awesome/nice)
Note> Yabee is a vatiation of Yabai, but it's the same.
All the sentences are very informal, of course. So be careful when speaking.
April 17, 2015
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やばい。It's kind of like the slang "sick" in english. Literally it has a negative meaning but in slang it can mean really cool or something similar to that. for example: このまんがはやばいよ。ちゅうどくせいすぎる。= This manga is dangerous. It is too addictive.
April 17, 2015
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