Japanese

<p>
	<strong>ちょっと</strong> is one of the most commonly used words in the Japanese language.
	It essentially means <strong>a little bit</strong>;
	however, it is also regularly used to soften one's tone when making a request or to refuse a request in a polite manner. 
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<p>
	In the last example, <strong>A</strong> proposes tomorrow to <strong>B</strong> (as a date to do something).
	<strong>B</strong> politely refuses by uttering the incomplete sentence <strong><ruby>明a日sitaはちょっと…</ruby></strong>
	The <strong>o</strong> sound at the end of <strong>ちょっと</strong> is a bit extended.
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The word ちょっと

hiragana character

kanji

adnominal

adverb

auxiliary

conjunction

compound

i-adjective

interjection

noun

na-adjective

numeral

particle

case particle

conjunctive particle

discourse particle

prefix

pronoun

suffix

verb

sentence

hiragana writing

kanji writing

kanji component

reading vocabulary

katakana writing

katakana character

godan - group 1

itidan - group 2

group 3

transitive

intransitive

proper noun

discourse

phrase

expression

Word	話はなすhanasu
Meaning	to speak
Part of speech	verb, godan - group 1, transitive
Pronunciation
Course	Japanese
Lesson	The word ちょっと

You speak Japanese a little.	あなた　は　ちょっと　日に本ほん語ご　を　話はなします。anata ha tyotto nihongo wo hanasimasu.
Mr. Tanaka can speak Arabic.	田た中なか　さん　は　アラビア語ご　が　話はなせます。tanaka san ha arabiago ga hanasemasu.
(I) can speak Japanese.	日に本ほん語ご　を　話はなすこと　が　できます。nihongo wo hanasukoto ga dekimasu.
He is good at speaking Japanese.	彼かれ　は　日に本ほん語ご　を　話はなすの　が　上じょう手ず　です。kare ha nihongo wo hanasuno ga zyouzu desu.
She has a really kind way of speaking.	彼かの女じょ　の　話はなし方かた　は　とても　優やさしい　です。kanozyo no hanasikata ha totemo yasasii desu.

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