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The positive comments you make about food, things, activities and shows, plus boring as the let-down.

oishii

polite oishii desudrama rank #302

delicious, tasty

おいしい おいしいです

Says food or drink tastes good, at nearly every meal; often a one-word reaction ('oishii!') or the past oishikatta as thanks to the cook.

casual

kore, oishii ne

This is delicious.

これ、おいしいね

polite

kore, oishii desu ne

This is delicious.

これ、おいしいですね

umai is a blunter casual 'tasty' (more common from men, but not male-only) and also means 'good at'; oishii is safe for everyone and the safe choice with desu.

kawaii

polite kawaii desudrama rank #334

cute, adorable

かわいい かわいいです

A reaction to anything cute or charming (animals, babies, clothes, design, people), used much more widely and freely than English 'cute'.

casual

sono fuku, kawaii ne

That outfit is cute.

その服、かわいいね

polite

sono fuku, kawaii desu ne

That outfit is cute.

その服、かわいいですね

Don't confuse it with kowai (scary): ka-wa-i-i has four beats, ko-wa-i has three. kawaisou is a different word meaning 'poor thing, what a shame', not 'looks cute'.

tanoshii

polite tanoshii desudrama rank #283

fun, enjoyable

楽しい たのしい 楽しいです

Says an activity or time is fun for the people taking part, most often in the past after an event (tanoshikatta).

casual

kono shigoto, tanoshii ne

This job is fun.

この仕事、楽しいね

polite

kono shigoto wa tanoshii desu ne

This job is fun.

この仕事は楽しいですね

It doesn't mean 'happy': that is ureshii (glad about something).

Learn alongside: omoshiroi, tsumaranai

omoshiroi

polite omoshiroi desudrama rank #558

interesting, funny

面白い おもしろい 面白いです

Says something is interesting or entertaining (shows, ideas, people, places) and also 'funny' (a joke, a person); it is the default praise for content.

casual

kono shigoto, omoshiroi ne

This job is interesting.

この仕事、面白いね

polite

kono shigoto wa omoshiroi desu ne

This job is interesting.

この仕事は面白いですね

tanoshii is about the fun of doing something; omoshiroi is about the thing itself being interesting or entertaining. For a game, show or book, omoshiroi is the normal praise ('it's good').

Learn alongside: tanoshii, tsumaranai

tsumaranai

polite tsumaranai desudrama rank #2645

boring, dull

つまらない つまらないです

Says something is boring or dull (a show, a job, a person, a day); the opposite of omoshiroi, and in fast speech often tsumannai.

casual

kono shigoto, tsumannai ne

This job is boring.

この仕事、つまんないね

polite

kono shigoto wa tsumaranai desu ne

This job is boring.

この仕事はつまらないですね

The -nai is part of the word, not a negative. Its own negative is tsumaranakunai. Casual speech mostly says tsumannai; use the full tsumaranai with desu.

Learn alongside: tanoshii, omoshiroiLearn first: omoshiroi