Clothes and weight
Core words, Stage 1chunk 2 of 55Verbs: home and routine
Talk about what you wear, how it looks on you, and gaining or losing weight.
- kiruwear, put on (shirts, jackets, dresses)
- niausuit, look good on
- futoruput on weight, get fat
- yaserulose weight, get thin
Mix-ups futotta and yaseta are past forms used for how someone is now.
kiru
polite kimasu
wear, put on (shirts, jackets, dresses)
Upper-body or whole-body clothes; trousers and shoes are haku, hats kaburu.
kite iru = is wearing. Sounds like kiru 'cut', but goes kimasu, kite.
ashita no paatii, nani kiru?
What are you wearing to the party tomorrow?
明日のパーティー、何着る？
ashita no paatii ni wa nani o kimasu ka?
What will you wear to the party tomorrow?
明日のパーティーには何を着ますか？
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niau
polite niaimasu
suit, look good on
Mostly a compliment on clothes, hair or glasses, often as niatteru.
oniai desu is the polite version shop staff use.
sono fuku, sugoku niau ne.
That outfit really suits you.
その服、すごく似合うね。
sono fuku, totemo niaimasu ne.
That outfit looks great on you.
その服、とても似合いますね。
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futoru
polite futorimasu
put on weight, get fat
futotta = I've put on weight; futotte iru = is fat.
Opposite: yaseru. Telling someone else futotta is rude.
saikin chotto futotchatta kamo.
I might've put on a bit of weight lately.
最近ちょっと太っちゃったかも。
saikin sukoshi futotte shimatta kamo shiremasen.
I may have put on a little weight lately.
最近少し太ってしまったかもしれません。
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yaseru
polite yasemasu
lose weight, get thin
yaseta? (have you lost weight?) is a common compliment.
yasete iru = is thin. Opposite: futoru.
yaseta? nanka kirei ni natta ne.
Have you lost weight? You look great.
痩せた？なんか綺麗になったね。
yasemashita ka? kirei ni narimashita ne.
Have you lost weight? You look lovely.
痩せましたか？綺麗になりましたね。
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