Not crowded in Japanese 🇯🇵

からから info.

Tips to remember the Japanese word:
– Imagine yourself parched in a desert and the sound "kara kara" mimicking the dryness of your throat.
– Think of the empty sound when rattling an empty can ("kara" means empty in Japanese). Connecting the idea of being completely empty and dry.

Explanations:
– からから (kara kara) often describes the state of being extremely dry or thirsty.
– It can be associated with the dryness of weather, an environment, or even a dry throat.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– 渇いた (kawaita) which means "dry" in the adjective form.
– 嗄れる (kareru) which can mean "to become dry" or "to become hoarse" (when referring to a voice).

Alternate meanings like slang:
– While からから generally means dry or thirsty, it can also imply a state of emptiness, like a rattling sound when shaking something empty.

Examples of sentences that use it:
1. ローマ字: Nodoga kara kara desu.
– Japanese: のどがからからです。
– English: My throat is very dry.

2. ローマ字: Atamano naka kara kara dakedo, ganbatte misemasu.
– Japanese: 頭の中からからだけど、頑張ってみせます。
– English: My mind is completely empty, but I'll do my best.

3. ローマ字: Kareta kawa wa kara kara ni kawaita.
– Japanese: 枯れた川はからからに乾いた。
– English: The dried-up river became completely dried out.

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がらがら info.

Tips to remember the Japanese word:
– Picture a place being as empty and rattling as a "gargle" (the sound resembles "がらがら").
– Visualize a train or bus where you can hear the loud echoing of footsteps because it's so empty.

Explanations:
– "がらがら" (garagara) can describe a place that is very empty or not crowded.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– すいている (suiteiru) – This means "empty" or "not crowded" in a more formal or less onomatopoeic way.

Alternate meanings:
– がらがら can also be used to describe the sound of a rattling or clattering noise.
– It can describe the state of being very dry or hoarse, as in a "hoarse voice."

Examples of sentences that use it:
1. 駅は朝早くがらがらです。
– Eki wa asa hayaku garagara desu.
– The station is not crowded early in the morning.

2. 平日の昼間はレストランがらがらですよ。
– Heijitsu no hiruma wa resutoran garagara desu yo.
– The restaurant is not crowded during weekdays at lunchtime.

3. 彼は風邪をひいて、声ががらがらだった。
– Kare wa kaze o hiite, koe ga garagara datta.
– He had a cold, and his voice was hoarse.

4. 地下鉄ががらがらだったので、座ることができました。
– Chikatetsu ga garagara datta node, suwaru koto ga dekimaa.
– The subway wasn't crowded, so I was able to sit.

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