kirei

Word
きれいkirei
Meaning
pretty, beautiful; clean
Part of speech
na-adjective
Pronunciation
Course

Usages of kirei

わたし は きれい です か?watasi ha kirei desu ka?
Am I pretty?
ほん は きれいな くに です。nihon ha kireina kuni desu.
Japan is a beautiful country.
どれ が きれい です か?dore ga kirei desu ka?
Which one is beautiful?
きれい です ね。 〜 そう です ね。kirei desu ne. 〜 sou desu ne.
(She)'s pretty, isn't she?
- That's so, isn't it.
つき は きれい です ね。tuki ha kirei desu ne.
The moon is beautiful, isn't it?
りんご は きれい でした けれど、 おいしく なかった です。ringo ha kirei desita keredo, oisiku nakatta desu.
The apple was pretty, but it was not delicious.
それ は きれいな しゃしん です。sore ha kireina syasin desu.
That is a beautiful picture.
かのじょ は あたらしい  が とても きれい です。kanozyo ha atarasii e ga totemo kirei desu.
Her new paintings are really beautiful.
その くに は ちいさくて あつくて きれい です。sono kuni ha tiisakute atukute kirei desu.
That country is small, hot, and beautiful.
かのじょ は きれいで あかい ドレス が ほしかった です。kanozyo ha kireide akai doresu ga hosikatta desu.
She wanted a beautiful, red dress.
かのじょ は きれいな おんな の ひと でした。kanozyo ha kireina onna no hito desita.
She was a beautiful woman.
じょうきょう は きれい じゃ ない。zyoukyou ha kirei zya nai.
The situation is not pretty.
あなた の かのじょ は きれいに うたう。anata no kanozyo ha kireini utau.
Your girlfriend sings beautifully.
かのじょ は げんで きれい です。kanozyo ha genkide kirei desu.
She is lively and pretty.
くう は きれい じゃ なかった。kuuki ha kirei zya nakatta.
The air was not clean.
きれいにkireini
beautifully; cleanly
くるま は きれい です。 しかし、 たかい です。kuruma ha kirei desu. sikasi, takai desu.
The car is beautiful. However, it is expensive.
この りんご は きれい です。 でも、 おいしく ない です。kono ringo ha kirei desu. demo, oisiku nai desu.
This apple is pretty, but it's not delicious.
その かわ は うつくしい です。 しかし、 その みず は きれい じゃ ありません。sono kawa ha utukusii desu. sikasi, sono mizu ha kirei zya arimasen.
That river is beautiful. However, its water is not clean.
その はな は きれい でしょう?sono hana ha kirei desyou?
That flower is pretty, isn't it?
きれい だ なあ。kirei da naa.
It's so beautiful.

なあ is used here to express emotional emphasis

ゆうがた の そら は とても きれい です。yuugata no sora ha totemo kirei desu.
The evening sky is very beautiful.
 が きれい で、 ち が いい です。heya ga kirei de, kimoti ga ii desu.
The room is clean, so it feels nice.
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