Praise and telling off
Core words, Stage 2chunk 10 of 80Verbs: talking
Lets you talk about being praised, warned, lectured, or someone showing off.
- homerupraise; compliment
- chuui suruwarn; tell off; watch out
- sekkyou surulecture; tell off at length
- jiman suruboast, show off; be proud of
Mix-ups Chuui is a short warning; sekkyou is a long lecture.
homeru
polite homemasu
praise; compliment
Often heard in the passive: homerareta = I got praised.
kyou, buchou ni homerareta!
My manager praised me today!
今日、部長に褒められた!
kyou, buchou ni homeraremashita.
My manager praised me today.
今日、部長に褒められました。
Written 褒める · ほめる · 褒めますRank #1108 in 3,030 TV dramas
chuui suru
polite chuui shimasu
warn; tell off; watch out
Chuui sareta = I got told off; signs and announcements use chuui for 'caution'.
For 'be careful' in speech, ki o tsukete is more usual; chuui shite sounds like a warning.
mata sensei ni chuui sareta.
I got told off by the teacher again.
また先生に注意された。
mata sensei ni chuui saremashita.
I was told off by the teacher again.
また先生に注意されました。
Written 注意する · ちゅういする · 注意しますRank #1809 in 3,030 TV dramas
sekkyou suru
polite sekkyou shimasu
lecture; tell off at length
A long telling-off, usually from a parent or boss; also a sermon.
Mostly heard in the passive: sekkyou sareta. Chuui is the short version.
mata oya ni sekkyou sareta.
My parents lectured me again.
また親に説教された。
mata oya ni sekkyou saremashita.
My parents lectured me again.
また親に説教されました。
Written 説教する · せっきょうする · 説教しますRank #2973 in 3,030 TV dramas
jiman suru
polite jiman shimasu
boast, show off; be proud of
Jiman no musuko = a son someone is proud of. Jiman ja nai kedo = not to brag, but.
mata kanojo no jiman shiteru.
He's bragging about his girlfriend again.
また彼女の自慢してる。
mata kanojo no jiman o shite imasu.
He's bragging about his girlfriend again.
また彼女の自慢をしています。
Written 自慢する · じまんする · 自慢しますRank #1639 in 3,030 TV dramas