Onomatopoeia/Mimetic words-2 〜っと ( = tto)
「眠いから昼ごはんまでそっとしておいてね。」
= ねむいからひるごはんまでそっとしておいてね。
= Nemui kara hirugohan made sotto shite oitene.
= I’m sleepy so leave me alone until lunch, OK?
Hi everyone! I’m Torajiro. I’m back to teach you Japanese. It’s been a while since Maggie last made an onomatopoeia lesson.
In that lesson we focused on the ones with repetitive sounds like いらいら (= ira ira ) →いら x 2 (= ira x 2) = to be irritated
In this sequel lesson, let me introduce you to single word (non-repetitive) onomatopoeia followed by っと ( = tto).
→いらっと = iratto = to get irritated/to get annoyed
Note: Before we begin, let’s review…
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