Feels good or bad
Collocations, Stage 1chunk 7 of 22Senses & mind
How something feels to you (kimochi), your mood (kibun), someone's temper (kigen) and a place you like being in (igokochi).
- kimochi ga iifeels good, feels nice
- kimochi ga waruifeel queasy, feel nauseous; gross, creepy
- kibun ga iibe in a good mood; feel well
- kigen ga waruibe in a bad mood, grumpy
- igokochi ga iicomfortable to be in, cosy
Mix-ups English 'feel good/bad' covers all of these: kimochi ii is a physical sensation, kibun ii is your mood, igokochi ii is a place you're at ease in. kimochi warui is queasy or gross, while a grumpy mood others can see is kigen ga warui, not kibun ga warui (feel sick).
kimochi ga ii
polite kimochi ga ii desufeels good, feels nice
気持ちがいい きもちがいい 気持ちがいいです
adjectiveii いいgood, fine; here the feeling is goodtypical 16% of kimochi
trap English 'feel good' covers mood and health, but kimochi ii is only a physical sensation: a bath, a breeze, a massage. For 'I feel good today', say kyou choushi ii or kibun ii. A bath isn't tanoshii (fun) either; it's kimochi ii.
A reaction to a bath, a breeze, a massage or a stretch, almost always said as one word without ga: aa, kimochi ii. kimochi ii ne asks the other person to agree.
aa, kaze ga kimochi ii ne.
Ah, the breeze feels nice.
ああ、風が気持ちいいね。
aa, kaze ga kimochi ii desu ne.
Ah, the breeze feels nice, doesn't it.
ああ、風が気持ちいいですね。
Also used for 'satisfying', like a tidy desk or a crisp sound.
Same adjective: igokochi (how comfortable a place is), kibun (kibun ga ii: in a good mood), choushi (choushi ga ii: in good shape)Learn alongside: kibun ga ii, igokochi ga iiMain list: ii (Stage 1), tanoshii (Stage 3)
kimochi ga warui
polite kimochi ga warui desufeel queasy, feel nauseous; gross, creepy
気持ちが悪い きもちがわるい 気持ちが悪いです
adjectivewarui 悪いbadtypical 14% of kimochi
trap English 'feel sick' covers both nausea and illness, but kimochi warui is only nausea or disgust. With a cold or the flu, say guai ga warui; kimochi warui sounds like you're about to throw up. For 'gross', learners say kirai, which only means dislike.
Usually said as one word, kimochi warui. It covers both 'gross/creepy' (a bug, a weird message) and 'I feel queasy' (chotto kimochi warui).
nomisugite chotto kimochi warui.
I drank too much, I feel a bit sick.
飲みすぎてちょっと気持ち悪い。
nomisugite, chotto kimochi ga warui desu.
I drank too much, I feel a bit sick.
飲みすぎて、ちょっと気持ちが悪いです。
About a person, kimochi warui means creepy and is insulting, and the slang clip kimoi (キモい), which only means gross or creepy, is ruder still. To say someone looks unwell, say guai warui sou.
Same adjective: guai (guai ga warui: feel unwell, not queasy), kibun (kibun ga warui: feel sick, without the 'gross' sense)Learn alongside: kigen ga warui, guai ga warui, taichou ga warui, choushi ga warui, choushi ga ii, kibun ga warui, kaoiro ga warui (Stage 4)Main list: warui (Stage 1), kirai (Stage 2), iya (Stage 2)
kibun ga ii
polite kibun ga ii desube in a good mood; feel well
気分がいい きぶんがいい 気分がいいです
adjectiveii いいgood, fine; here your mood is goodtypical 43% of kibun
trap English 'feel good' covers everything, but kimochi ii is how something feels to you (a bath, a breeze, finally finishing), while kibun ii is your mood or how you feel overall. The negative isn't the mirror: kibun warui means feel sick, or feel put off (sonna koto iwarete kibun warui). Someone else being grumpy is kigen ga warui (kachou kigen warui); for yourself, iraira shiteru (I'm irritable) is more usual.
About your mood, usually with ga dropped: kyou kibun ii (I'm in a good mood today). It also covers feeling well again after feeling sick: kibun yoku natta? (feeling better?). After a shower or a walk, sukkiri shita is more usual.
kyou wa nanka kibun ii n da.
I'm in a good mood today for some reason.
今日はなんか気分いいんだ。
kyou wa nanka kibun ga ii n desu.
I'm in a good mood today for some reason.
今日はなんか気分がいいんです。
ii kibun (a nice feeling) is common too: nanka ii kibun. gokigen da ne means 'you're in a good mood'.
Same adjective: kigen (temper: kigen ga ii, cheerful), choushi (condition: choushi ga ii, doing well), kimochi (kimochi ii: something feels nice)Learn alongside: kimochi ga ii, igokochi ga iiMain list: ii (Stage 1)
kigen ga warui
polite kigen ga warui desube in a bad mood, grumpy
機嫌が悪い きげんがわるい 機嫌が悪いです
adjectivewarui 悪いbad; here someone's mood is bad and it showstypical 37% of kigen
trap For 'in a bad mood', learners say kibun ga warui, which means feeling sick or put off. A mood others can see is kigen ga warui: kare kyou kigen warui.
Said mostly about someone whose mood shows, with ga often dropped: kyou kachou kigen warui. It's also the word for a fussy, cranky baby or child (nemukute kigen warui); for yourself, iraira shiteru (I'm irritable) is more usual.
kyou kachou kigen warui ne.
The boss is in a bad mood today.
今日課長機嫌悪いね。
kyou wa kachou, kigen ga warui desu ne.
The boss is in a bad mood today, isn't he.
今日は課長、機嫌が悪いですね。
fukigen (sulky, grumpy) is common too, and kigen naoshite asks someone to stop sulking. For a good mood, kigen ii (kyou kigen ii ne) and gokigen (gokigen da ne) both work.
Same adjective: kibun (kibun ga warui: feel sick, not grumpy), taido (taido ga warui: rude, surly)Learn alongside: kimochi ga warui, guai ga warui, taichou ga warui, choushi ga warui, choushi ga ii, kibun ga warui, kaoiro ga warui (Stage 4)Main list: warui (Stage 1), okoru (Stage 3)
igokochi ga ii
polite igokochi ga ii desucomfortable to be in, cosy
居心地がいい いごこちがいい 居心地がいいです
adjectiveii いいgood, nice; here being there feels goodtypical 58% of igokochi
trap For a place or people you feel at ease with, learners reach for kaiteki (comfortable), which is physical comfort and sounds like an ad; say igokochi ii. Don't stretch it to objects: a comfy chair is raku or suwarigokochi ii, comfy shoes are hakiyasui.
Said about a place or a group you feel at ease in, usually without ga: kono kafe igokochi ii. It also works for people: kare to iru to igokochi ii (I feel at ease with him).
kono mise, nanka igokochi ii yo ne.
There's something really cosy about this place.
この店、なんか居心地いいよね。
kono mise, igokochi ga ii desu ne.
This place is so cosy, isn't it?
この店、居心地がいいですね。
The opposite, igokochi warui, means you feel awkward or out of place.
Same adjective: suwarigokochi (how a seat feels), norigokochi (how a ride feels), kigokochi (how clothes feel), negokochi (how a bed feels)Learn alongside: kimochi ga ii, kibun ga iiMain list: ii (Stage 1)