Second floor (of a building) in Japanese 🇯🇵

にがい info.

Tips to Remember the Japanese Word:
– Associate the taste of something bitter with the word "にがい (nigai)".
– Think of the phrase "knee guy" where bitterness might be a reaction to a painful hit on the knee, thus associating the sound with the taste.

Explanations:
– にがい (nigai) is an adjective used to describe something with a bitter taste.
– It is often used in the context of food and drink.

Other Words That Mean the Same Thing:
– 苦味 (にがみ, nigami) – bitterness (as a noun)
– 渋い (しぶい, shibui) – can mean "bitter" but also "astringent" or "refined taste"

Alternate Meanings:
– "にがい" (nigai) does not have significant slang meanings but can be used metaphorically to describe a bitter experience or feeling.

Examples of Sentences:
– この薬はにがいです。 (このくすりはにがいです。)
– Kono kusuri wa nigai desu.
– This medicine is bitter.

– 彼の言葉はにがかった。 (かれのことばはにがかった。)
– Kare no kotoba wa nigakatta.
– His words were bitter.

– グレープフルーツはにがいですね。 (グレープフルーツはにがいですね。)
– Gurēpufurūtsu wa nigai desu ne.
– Grapefruits are bitter, aren't they?

– にがい思い出がたくさんあります。 (にがいおもいでがたくさんあります。)
– Nigai omoide ga takusan arimasu.
– I have many bitter memories.

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にかい info.

Tips to Remember the Japanese Word:
– Associate "にかい" (nikai) with "n" for the number 2 and "kai" as levels or floors.
– Picture a two-level cake, where "ni" sounds like "knee" and "kai" sounds like "sky," imagining you're reaching the second layer in the sky.

Explanations:
– "に" (ni) directly translates to the number two.
– "かい" (kai) means "floor" or "story" of a building.
– Therefore, "にかい" (nikai) literally means "second floor" or "second story."

Other Words that Mean the Same Thing:
– "二階" (にかい, nikai): Direct kanji representation.
– "フェーズ2" (fezu ni): Phase 2, can be conceptually similar in certain business or project settings but not a direct substitute for physical floors.

Alternate Meanings and Slang:
– In specific contexts, "にかい" could refer to the second level or phase of something non-physical like a plan or strategy, though this is less common.

Examples of Sentences:
1. 日本語: 彼はにかいに住んでいます。
Romanized: Kare wa nikai ni sundeimasu.
English: He lives on the second floor.

2. 日本語: お手洗いはにかいにあります。
Romanized: Otearai wa nikai ni arimasu.
English: The restroom is on the second floor.

3. 日本語: にかいに行きましょう。
Romanized: Nikai ni ikimashou.
English: Let's go to the second floor.

4. 日本語: にかいからの眺めがとてもいいです。
Romanized: Nikai kara no nagame ga totemo ii desu.
English: The view from the second floor is very nice.

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