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Expressions that I can't understand

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sodapple
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Expressions that I can't understand

Postby sodapple » March 5th, 2008 7:28 pm

:shock: Well you know japanese is an amazin language and I have to say that in the spoken japanese I found something I can't understand... if you can help me, please help me... and thanks!! In this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD1TZomuXK8 I saw a girl, and in the part where she is drinking mango juice, she at the end says something I can't find in a dictionary: chounoko yaba or something like this... any one can help and say me what this means... arigatou gozaimasu... :P

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Postby Psy » March 6th, 2008 2:03 am

When I listen I hear 「超濃厚、ヤバッ!」 (chou noukou, yaba!) Which means literally "super rich, awesome." Slangy. Girly. Extract of the kind of stuff the bitter oyaji's complaints are made from. Of course, just because this is what I hear, doesn't mean that's what she's actually saying. :?

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Postby Javizy » March 6th, 2008 2:41 am

Try using this online dictionary, it's in there. If you click the [Ex] link next to the entry, it has a list of example sentences, which is what I use it for.

About「やばっ」, I'm pretty sure this is a pattern for slangy i-adjectives: you just take off the 「い」and cut it short (written「っ」). I'm not sure if it works with every one, but I've heard it a lot. You can slang it up further by corrupting certain endings, like「やべっ」.

Edit: if you were trying to look up 'chounoukou', 'chou' is a prefix meaning 'super' like Psy said, so remember to omit that when using the dictionary in future.

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Thanks!

Postby sodapple » March 7th, 2008 12:43 am

:ojigi: Arigatou Gozaimashita!! I learned a lot. Thanks for taking some of your time to see the video and explain me...

mata ne!!

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Postby zakojanai » March 10th, 2008 7:11 am

A little something you guys forgot about やばい (やばっ). In this case it may mean awesome (I haven't watched the video, but I'm assuming you're right) but it can also mean "terrible". It depends on how the word is being used, kind of like the English "bad".

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Hai. sou desu ne!!

Postby sodapple » March 10th, 2008 10:56 pm

:shock: Yeah! you're right, but like in this video the expression is in a positive way, It is correct. Anyway thanks a lot!! :ojigi:

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