Kyou no Nihongo: yabai
NOTE: Be sure that you have Asian language support for your browser to view the characters. Today’s Japanese word: YABAI adjective Hiragana: ??? Katakana: ??? Simple Definitions: Risky. Crap! Usages: You just have to watch Keanu Reeve’s new film so you decide to ditch your 2 P.M. class and rush off to SM North Edsa with your orgmates instead. Three hours later, as you excitedly yak amateur criticisms while walking out of...
Kyou no Nihongo: kimoi
NOTE: Be sure that you have Asian language support for your browser to view the characters. Today’s Japanese word: KIMOI adjective Katakana: ??? Hiragana: ??? Simple Definitions: abbreviation of ????? or ?????? or kimochi warui Eew! Yuck! Disgusting! Usages: You go inside one of the biggest malls here in the Philippines. What do you see? A group of pubescent kids wearing black shirts, sporting EMO haircuts, and trying to...
Kyou no Nihongo: sugoi
Sugoistuff won’t be sugoi if there isn’t any hint of Japan in it. It’s no secret that members of Team Sugoi were actually brought together by their common interest in Japanese culture (among others). The blog name says it all. Anyway, as the resident Nihongo “expert” in Team Sugoi, I had to volunteer to do this series of posts on Japanese words and expressions. Just very simple definitions and usages. The...