One of the difficulties of creating a conversation in Japanese is the thousands of different expressions and grammar, our uncle Google translator only makes our learning worse at the time of the squeeze, translating the wrong way, using dead and meaningless expressions.
Japanese has many small words, adverbs and expressions that help enrich our Japanese sentences and conversations. In this article I have separated several words to deepen your nihongo.
For those who don't know, the adverb is the grammatical class of words that modify a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
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Words and time adverbs
さっき - sakki - A while ago
- さっきのことはありがとう。
- Sakki no koto wa arigatō;
- Thank you for what you did a while ago;
先ほど - sakihodo - a little while ago
- 先ほどいらっしゃいました。
- Sakihodo irasshaimashita;
- (he) came a little behind;
- We saw earlier;
たったいま - tattaima - just, just now
たまに - tamani - occasionally, sometimes
まさに - masani - carefully, exactly, just, precisely...
結局 - kekkyoku - after all, after all, in the end
- 結局,恋人になりました。
- Ultimately, I became a lover
- In the end, they became girlfriend/boyfriend;
たいてい - taitei - usually, always, usually, more, almost
いつでも - itsudemo - anytime, always, anytime
- いつでも来て下さい。
- Itsudemo kitte kudasai
- Please come anytime;
きまって - kimatte - always, routinely, constantly
ずっと - zutto - all the time, all the way, long, long, always
- 彼はずっとテレビを見た。
- kare wa zutto terebi wo mita;
- He watched TV for a long time;
いつか - itsuka - some time, someday
- いつか,月へ行きたい。
- itsuka, tsuki he ikitai;
- Someday I want to go to the Moon;
しばらく - Shibaraku - for a while, for now, a little
- しばらくお待ち下さい。
- Please wait a moment;
- Please wait a while;
そろそろ - sorosoro - soon, for now, soon
- そろそろ始めましょう。
- sororo hajimemashou;
- Let's get started soon;
とっくに - tokkuni - already, a long time ago
このごろ - konogoro - these days, these days
いまごろ - imagoro - About this time, Around this time
- あしたのいまごろ
- This time tomorrow
- tomorrow at this time
in the present tense
さきに - Sakini - before, do, ahead
さいしょに - Saisho ni - in the beginning, first
- 最初に食べましょう。
- Let's eat first;
- Let's eat first;
さいごに - saigo ni - in the end, finally, lastly
- 最後になりました。
- It's finally over;
- Finally arrived;
- I was the last
いまだに - imadani - still, still, even now
descriptive words
きちんと - kichinto - precisely, exactly, neatly
ちゃんと - Chanto - correctly, neatly
ぴったり - Pittari - exactly perfect complete
はっきり - hakkiri - clear, clearly, evident
ぎりぎり - girigiri - just in time, just a little
- ぎりぎり逃げた
- girigiri nigeta
- Narrowly escaped;
いっしょうけんめい - isshoukenmei - using all the power, the best you can do
自由に - Jyuu ni - freely, at will, spontaneously
- 自由に座って下さい
- JIYUU ni suwatte kudasai;
- Please feel free to have a seat;
ちょくせつ - chokusetsu - directly, precisely
- ちょくせつ言う
- choku setsu iu;
- Will speak directly;
急に - kyuuni - suddenly, unexpectedly
にくい - Nikui - difícil, detestável, árduo, penoso
- このパンは食べにくいです
- Kono pan wa tabe Nikui desu;
- This bread is difficult to eat;
やすい - Yasui - easy, simple, cheap, affordable
- コーラは飲みやすいです
- wa kora nomi Yasui desu.
- It's easy to drink coke;
全く - mattaku - exactly, really, truly, completely, quite, very,
- 全く同じ
- Mattaku Onaji
- exactly the same
たいがい - taigai - most, mainly, most likely
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ずいぶん - zuibun - very, quite, extremely,
かなり - kanari - quite, relatively, reasonably
結構 - kekkou - fairly, reasonably, considerably, quite
- 結構上手ですね
- You're very skilled, aren't you?
- He is very good..;
もっと - motto - more
できるだけ - dekiru dake - as much as possible, as far as can be done, possible
- できるだけ,早く帰ってね;
- Just come back as soon as you can;
- Return as soon as possible;
ちっとも - chittomo - not at all, not at all, absolutely
ほとんど - hotondo - most, almost, almost all
- ほとんどのアメリカ人は日本語ができない;
- Hotondo no amerikajin wa nihongo ga dekinai;
- Most Americans cannot speak Japanese;
あんなに - annani - such, as, like, so
ほど - hodo - about some, more or less, such, so, similar, in this way
ほど~ではない ~ hodo dewanai - not as much, not as,
conjunctions
だが- Daga - but, although, just, otherwise, although, except, entertaining, however
(な) のに - (na) Noni - although, still, however, although
- 勉強してのに,いつも失敗
- noni benkyou shite, itsumo shippai;
- Though I study, I always fail;
(な) ので - (na) node - then, because, by reason, since, instead of
- 日本語は難しいのでもっと勉強します;
- Nihongo wa muzukashīnode motto benkyō shimasu;
- Because Japanese is difficult, I will study more;
Others
とにかく - tonikaku - anyway, in any case, anyway
について - nitsuite - about, for, for, in relation to, in favor
- くまのプーさんについて話しましょう;
- Kuma no pū-san ni tsuite hanashimashou;
- Let's talk about Winnie the Poo
ため - tame - For this reason, for his/her benefit, cause
- 由美のためにプレゼントを買った
- Yumi no tame ni purezento o katta
- I bought a present for Yumi
ように~ youni - So, in this way, as
- 私のようにして下さい
- Watashi no youni shite kudasai;
- Please do as I do;
まるで - marude - as well as, quite, as
くれぐれも - kure guremo - one and another time; repeatedly; seriously
しても - shitemo - even if, even though, if
らしい - Rashii - it seems, it seems, they say, appear
- その絵はとてもピカソらしいですね
- Sono e wa totemo Pikaso Rashii desu ne;
- Isn't the painting very much like Picasso?
特に - tokuni - especially, particularly, in particular
- 特に素晴らしいことです
- It's really wonderful;
- It is an especially wonderful thing!
はず - hazu - must be, must be, must have
- あの店はあるはずです
- Ano mise wa aru hazu desu;
- This store must have;
その上 - sono ue - in addition, in addition, in it
など - nado - and so on, such as, &c.
すなわち - sunawachi - that is, ie, or
むしろ - mushiro - instead (that)
しかも - shikamo - moreover, and yet
These were some adverbs and small expressions in Japanese, I hope you liked it, and that this list of words was helpful.
