This post provides an example of a casual conversation in Japanese, with a special focus on Japanese abbreviated words. Let’s try to read it first and then check the English translations below!
(Similarly, this separate post provides a longer casual conversation example where lots of words/idioms containing “気” are used naturally, e.g. 気のせい, 気が小さい, 気を使う)
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日本語
昨日、会場までの行き方を紙にメモったんだけど無くしちゃってさー。
それでスマホでググって急いで電車に乗ったら、ミスって反対方向の電車に乗っちゃったんだよね。
それでもう時間がないから次の駅で降りてタクったら、途中で事故ってマジパニクったわ。
日本語 and English
昨日、会場までの行き方を紙にメモったんだけど無くしちゃってさー。
Yesterday, I took a note on paper about how to get to the venue, but I lost it.
それでスマホでググって急いで電車に乗ったら、ミスって反対方向の電車に乗っちゃったんだよね。
So, I googled it using my smartphone and got on a train in a hurry, but I mistakenly got on the one going in the opposite direction.
もう時間がないから次の駅で降りてタクったら途中で事故ってマジパニクったわ。
I didn’t have time, so I got off the train at the next station and I took a taxi, but got into a (car) accident on the way and I panicked so much.
Vocabulary
Abbreviated words
メモる: take a memo/note
ググる: to google
スマホ: smartphone
タクる: take a taxi
パニクる: become panic
事故(じこ)る: be in an accident
See the following post to learn more: “List of Japanese Abbreviated Words and Phrases”
Others
マジ: really/very
Meaning and Difference of ガチ (gachi) and マジ (maji) in Japanese
Other Conversation Practice
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