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Learn Japanese: gurai - about; approximately

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/Using ごろ and ぐらい for approximation
/gurai

gurai

Word

ぐらいgurai

Meaning

about; approximately

Part of speech

adverb

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Using ごろ and ぐらい for approximation

Usages of gurai

一いっ週しゅう間かん　ぐらい　かかりました。issyuukan gurai kakarimasita.

It took about a week.

六ろく十じゅう　ドル　ぐらい　でした。rokuzyuu doru gurai desita.

It was about sixty dollars.

彼かれ　に　十じゅっ回かい　ぐらい　聞ききました。kare ni zyukkai gurai kikimasita.

(I) asked him about ten times.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

あの　映えい画が　は、　二に時じ間かん　ぐらい　かかります。

あの　映えい画が　は、　二に時じ間かん　ごろ　かかります。

ano eiga ha, nizikan gurai kakarimasu.
ano eiga ha, nizikan goro kakarimasu.

That movie takes about two hours.

彼かの女じょ　は、　五ご十じゅっ歳さい　ぐらい　です。

彼かの女じょ　は、　五ご十じゅっ歳さい　ごろ　です。

kanozyo ha, gozyussai gurai desu.
kanozyo ha, gozyussai goro desu.

She's about fifty years old.

この　市し　の　人じん口こう　は　五ご十じゅう万まん人にん　ぐらい　です。kono si no zinkou ha gozyuumannin gurai desu.

The population of this city is about 500,000.

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