How your body feels
Core words, Stage 1chunk 34 of 55Adjectives: feelings
Lets you say you're sleepy, sick, run-down or itchy, or that something feels good.
- nemuisleepy
- kimochi waruigross; creepy; (I) feel sick
- kimochi iifeels good; pleasant; refreshing
- daruisluggish; heavy and tired; run-down
- kayuiitchy
Mix-ups Kimochi warui is both 'gross' and 'I feel sick'; darui (heavy body) gets mixed with nemui (sleepy).
nemui
polite nemui desu
sleepy
Tsukareta is worn out from effort; nemui only means you want to sleep.
kinou osoku made okitete, nemui.
I stayed up late last night, so I'm sleepy.
昨日遅くまで起きてて、眠い。
kinou osoku made okite ita node, nemui desu.
I stayed up late last night, so I'm sleepy.
昨日遅くまで起きていたので、眠いです。
Written 眠い · ねむい · 眠いですRank #2976 in 3,030 TV dramas
kimochi warui
polite kimochi warui desu
gross; creepy; (I) feel sick
Covers both something disgusting and your own nausea: on its own, 'kimochi warui' often means 'I feel sick'.
Slang short form kimoi is rude when aimed at a person. Opposite: kimochi ii.
nomisugite kimochi warui.
I drank too much, I feel sick.
飲みすぎて気持ち悪い。
nomisugite kimochi warui desu.
I drank too much, I feel sick.
飲みすぎて気持ち悪いです。
Written 気持ち悪い · きもちわるい · 気持ち悪いですRank #1740 in 3,030 TV dramas
kimochi ii
polite kimochi ii desu
feels good; pleasant; refreshing
For physical comfort: a breeze, a hot bath, a massage, a good stretch.
Past is kimochi yokatta, not kimochi iikatta.
kaze ga kimochi ii ne.
The breeze feels nice.
風が気持ちいいね。
kaze ga kimochi ii desu ne.
The breeze feels nice.
風が気持ちいいですね。
Written 気持ちいい · きもちいい · 気持ちいいですRank #2005 in 3,030 TV dramas
darui
polite darui desu
sluggish; heavy and tired; run-down
Your body feels heavy and slow, often before a cold or after bad sleep.
Young people also use it like mendokusai: gakkou darui = school is such a drag.
nanka karada ga darui.
My body feels kind of heavy.
なんか体がだるい。
chotto karada ga darui desu.
I feel a bit run-down.
ちょっと体がだるいです。
Written だるい · だるいですRank #10091 in 3,030 TV dramas
kayui
polite kayui desu
itchy
Kaku = to scratch: kakanaide = don't scratch it.
ka ni sasarete, sugoku kayui.
A mosquito bit me and it's really itchy.
蚊に刺されて、すごくかゆい。
ka ni sasarete, totemo kayui desu.
A mosquito bit me and it's really itchy.
蚊に刺されて、とてもかゆいです。
Written かゆい · かゆいですRank #7457 in 3,030 TV dramas