Cold (to touch) in Japanese 🇯🇵

つめたい info.

Tips to Remember the Japanese Word:
– Associate the word "つめたい" (tsumetai) with the English word "cold" by remembering that both start with a "t" sound.
– Visualize touching something icy or cold and saying "Tsu! It's cold!" to remind yourself of the sound "tsu" at the start of the word.
– Break down the word: "tsume" (爪) means nail/claw, reminiscent of sharp and cold claws.

Explanations:
– "つめたい" (tsumetai) is used to describe inanimate objects that are cold to the touch, like water, metal, or ice.

Other Words That Mean the Same Thing:
– 冷ややか (ひややか, hiyayaka) – More literary and poetic way to say something is cold or chilly.
– 冷える (ひえる, hieru) – To become cold, used for describing the process of becoming colder.

Alternate Meanings including Slang:
– "つめたい" can also mean "cold" in an emotional sense, like describing a person who is emotionally cold or distant.
– It can convey unfriendliness, like "cold treatment" in English.

Examples of Sentences that Use It:
1. この水はつめたいです。
– Kono mizu wa tsumetai desu.
– This water is cold.

2. 冬の日の夜はとてもつめたいです。
– Fuyu no hi no yoru wa totemo tsumetai desu.
– Winter nights are very cold.

3. 彼はいつもつめたい態度をとります。
– Kare wa itsumo tsumetai taido wo torimasu.
– He always has a cold attitude.

4. つめたいお茶を飲みますか？
– Tsumetai ocha wo nomimasu ka?
– Do you want to drink cold tea?

5. 彼女はつめたい視線を送りました。
– Kanojo wa tsumetai shisen wo okurimaa.
– She gave a cold stare.

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