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Learn Hardcore Japanese: takai - high

Hardcore Japanese
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/takai

takai

Word

高たかいtakai

Meaning

high

Part of speech

i-adjective

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Japanese

Lesson

Usages of takai

授業料じゅぎょうりょう　が　高たかい　ので、　割引わりびき　が　ある　と　助たすかります。jugyouryou ga takai node, waribiki ga aru to tasukarimasu.

Since the tuition fee is high, a discount would be helpful.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

この　山やま　は　高たかい　です。kono yama wa takai desu.

This mountain is high.

私わたし　の　家賃やちん　は　あまり　高たかく　ありません。watashi no yachin wa amari takaku arimasen.

My rent is not very high.

電気代でんきだい　が　高たかい　なら、　省しょうエネ家電かでん　に　替かえた　ほう　が　いい。denkidai ga takai nara, shouenekaden ni kaeta hou ga ii.

If your electricity bill is high, you’d better switch to energy-saving appliances.

この　部屋へや　の　天井てんじょう　は　高たかい　です。kono heya no tenjou wa takai desu.

The ceiling of this room is high.

空気清浄機くうきせいじょうき　の　修理代しゅうりだい　は　思おもった　より　高たかかった　です。kuukiseijouki no shuuridai wa omotta yori takakatta desu.

The repair cost of the air purifier was higher than I expected.

明日あした　雪ゆき　が　降ふる　確率かくりつ　は　高たかい　です。ashita yuki ga furu kakuritsu wa takai desu.

The probability that it will snow tomorrow is high.

今日きょう　の　気温きおん　は　高たかい　です　が、　湿度しつど　は　低ひくい　です。kyou no kion wa takai desu ga, shitsudo wa hikui desu.

Today's temperature is high, but the humidity is low.

明日あした　も　気温きおん　が　高たかい　でしょう　から、　エアコン　を　つける　と　思おもいます。ashita mo kion ga takai deshou kara, eakon o tsukeru to omoimasu.

The temperature will probably be high tomorrow too, so I think I will turn on the air conditioner.

夏なつ　は　湿度しつど　が　高たかい　と、　エアコン　を　つけない　と　眠ねむれません。natsu wa shitsudo ga takai to, eakon o tsukenai to nemuremasen.

In summer, when the humidity is high, I can’t sleep without turning on the air conditioner.

体温たいおん　が　高たかい　ので、　今日きょう　は　家いえ　で　休やすみます。taion ga takai node, kyou wa ie de yasumimasu.

Because my body temperature is high, I will rest at home today.

今月こんげつ　の　水道代すいどうだい　は　思おもった　より　高たかかった　です。kongetsu no suidoudai wa omotta yori takakatta desu.

This month's water bill was higher than I expected.

この　店みせ　の　ケーキ　は　人気にんき　が　高たかくて、　めったに　特売とくばい　に　ならない。kono mise no keeki wa ninki ga takakute, mettani tokubai ni naranai.

The cakes at this shop are very popular and rarely go on sale.

蛇口じゃぐち　を　開あけた　まま　で　は、　水道代すいどうだい　が　高たかく　なって　しまいます。jaguchi o aketa mama de wa, suidoudai ga takaku natte shimaimasu.

If you leave the faucet open, the water bill will get expensive.

管理費かんりひ　が　思おもった　より　高たかかった　ので、　契約書けいやくしょ　の　内容ないよう　を　もう　一度いちど　修正しゅうせいして　もらいました。kanrihi ga omotta yori takakatta node, keiyakusho no naiyou o mou ichido shuuseishite moraimashita.

Because the maintenance fee was higher than I expected, I had them revise the contents of the contract one more time.

この　部屋へや　は　駅えき　に　近ちかい　し、　日当ひあたり　も　いい。　家賃やちん　が　高たかい　わけ　だ。kono heya wa eki ni chikai shi, hiatari mo ii. yachin ga takai wake da.

This room is close to the station, and it gets good sunlight too. No wonder the rent is high.

サビ　は　キー　が　高たかくて、　音程おんてい　を　合あわせる　の　が　難むずかしい。sabi wa kii ga takakute, ontei o awaseru no ga muzukashii.

The chorus is in a high key, so matching the pitch is difficult.

入館料にゅうかんりょう　は　高たかい　です。nyuukanryou wa takai desu.

The admission fee is high.

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