Describing a room
Core words, Stage 2chunk 62 of 80Adjectives: things and situations
Comment on a room or place: noise, light, mess and smell.
- urusainoisy, loud; annoying; fussy
- shizukaquiet, calm
- akaruibright, well-lit; cheerful
- kitanaidirty, messy; dirty, unfair
- kusaismelly, stinky; fishy, suspicious
Mix-ups Urusai is also 'annoying' and 'Shut up!', not just loud.
urusai
polite urusai desu
noisy, loud; annoying; fussy
Said alone, 'Urusai!' means 'Shut up!' and is rude. 'Aji ni urusai' means picky about taste.
tonari no heya, urusai ne.
The room next door is noisy, huh.
隣の部屋、うるさいね。
tonari no heya ga urusai desu ne.
The room next door is noisy, isn't it.
隣の部屋がうるさいですね。
Written うるさい · うるさいですRank #517 in 3,030 TV dramas
shizuka
polite shizuka desu
quiet, calm
'Shizuka ni!' or 'Shizuka ni shite' means 'Be quiet!'
Opposite: 'urusai' (noisy).
kono kafe, shizuka de ii ne.
This cafe is nice and quiet.
このカフェ、静かでいいね。
kono kafe wa shizuka de ii desu ne.
This cafe is nice and quiet.
このカフェは静かでいいですね。
Written 静か · しずか · 静かですRank #1715 in 3,030 TV dramas
akarui
polite akarui desu
bright, well-lit; cheerful
Common for personalities: an 'akarui hito' is an upbeat person.
Opposite: 'kurai' (dark; gloomy).
kono heya, akarukute ii ne.
This room's nice and bright.
この部屋、明るくていいね。
kono heya wa akarukute ii desu ne.
This room is nice and bright.
この部屋は明るくていいですね。
Written 明るい · あかるい · 明るいですRank #1331 in 3,030 TV dramas
kitanai
polite kitanai desu
dirty, messy; dirty, unfair
Also for cheating: 'Kitanai!' means 'That's dirty!'
Opposite: 'kirei' (clean). Messy handwriting is also 'kitanai'.
gomen, heya kitanai kedo.
Sorry, my room's a mess.
ごめん、部屋汚いけど。
sumimasen, heya ga kitanai desu kedo.
Sorry, the room is a mess.
すみません、部屋が汚いですけど。
Written 汚い · きたない · 汚いですRank #1561 in 3,030 TV dramas
kusai
polite kusai desu
smelly, stinky; fishy, suspicious
'X kusai' means smells of X: 'tabako kusai'.
As an ending it also means '-ish, seems like': 'mendokusai' (a pain), 'uso kusai' (sounds like a lie).
nanka kono heya, kusakunai?
Doesn't this room smell?
なんかこの部屋、臭くない？
kono heya, chotto kusai desu ne.
This room smells a bit.
この部屋、ちょっと臭いですね。
Written 臭い · くさい · 臭いですRank #2804 in 3,030 TV dramas