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Master Abbreviated Japanese Words to Sound like Native Speakers

June 9, 2021

This post gives you an example of casual speech in Japanese, with a special focus put on Japanese abbreviated words. Let’s try to read it first and then check the English translations below!

Table of Contents

  • 日本語
  • 日本語 and English
  • 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
    • Others
      • マジ: really/very
  • Other Conversation Practice

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

昨日きのう、会場かいじょうまでの行いき方かたを紙かみにメモったんだけど無なくしちゃってさー。
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そいで電車でんしゃに乗のったら、ミスって反対はんたい方向ほうこうの電車でんしゃに乗の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 train going in the opposite direction.

もう時間じかんがないから次つぎの駅えきで降おりてタクったら途中とちゅうで事故じこ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”

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

30+ Japanese Words for “Very”: Synonyms of とても (totemo)

Other Conversation Practice

Japanese Conversation Exercise to Master How to Use 気 (き, ki)

 

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