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Learn Hardcore Japanese: kowai - scary

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 6
/kowai

kowai

Word

怖こわいkowai

Meaning

scary

Part of speech

i-adjective

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Japanese

Lesson

Usages of kowai

私わたし　は　空港くうこう　で　飛行機ひこうき　に　乗のるの　が　少すこし　怖こわい　かも　しれません。watashi wa kuukou de hikouki ni noruno ga sukoshi kowai kamo shiremasen.

I might be a little afraid of boarding a plane at the airport.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

この　映画えいが　は　怖こわい　です。kono eiga wa kowai desu.

This movie is scary.

ジェットコースター　が　怖こわければ、　池いけ　の　周まわり　を　散歩さんぽしたり　写真しゃしん　を　撮とったり　して　も　いい　です。jettokoosutaa ga kowakereba, ike no mawari o sanposhitari shashin o tottari shite mo ii desu.

If roller coasters are scary, you can just walk around the pond and take photos.

横断歩道おうだんほどう　の　前まえ　で　止とまらない　車くるま　が　いて、　少すこし　怖こわかった　んです。oudanhodou no mae de tomaranai kuruma ga ite, sukoshi kowakatta ndesu.

There was a car that didn’t stop in front of the crosswalk, and it was a little scary.

この　映画えいが　は　怖こわそう　です　が、　実際じっさい　は　悲かなしい　です。kono eiga wa kowasou desu ga, jissai wa kanashii desu.

This movie looks scary, but in reality it is sad.

この　映画えいが　は　怖こわくなくて、　面白おもしろい　です。kono eiga wa kowakunakute, omoshiroi desu.

This movie is not scary, and it is interesting.

さっき　大おおきな　雷かみなり　の　音おと　が　して、　少すこし　怖こわかった　です。sakki ookina kaminari no oto ga shite, sukoshi kowakatta desu.

A little while ago there was a loud sound of thunder, and it was a little scary.

夜よる　に　外そと　で　変へんな　音おと　が　する　と、　少すこし　怖こわい　です。yoru ni soto de henna oto ga suru to, sukoshi kowai desu.

When I hear a strange sound outside at night, it is a little scary.

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